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Top: rendering of tall residential buildings in Vancouver, bottom left: a walkable transit-oriented community in Tempe, bottom left: several brown and gray buildings planned for downtown Plainfield, center left: a blue and gold minneapolis metro light rail vehicle

The Week in TOD News September 4-10, 2021

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Noah Harper affordable housing, American Rescue Plan, Austin TX, Bound Brook NJ, BRT, Córdoba Argentina, eTOD, Minneapolis MN, mobility management, Morrisville NC, Newark NJ, Newington CT, Norristown PA, Plainfield NJ, redevelopment, right of return, systemic disinvestment, TOD zoning, transit equity, transit passes, Vancouver Canada

Transit agencies and developers explore bundling transit passes with rent. NJ TRANSIT towns to see more growth.

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The Week in TOD News July 3-9, 2021

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Noah Harper Austin TX, Boston MA, BRT, Buffalo NY, engagement, Estonia, Galloway NJ, Hoboken NJ, India, light rail, Los Angeles CA, Milpitas CA, multimodal transportation, New York NY, Newark NJ, Orange NJ, P3, Paterson NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, public-private partnerships, ridership, San Francisco CA, St Paul MN, Washington DC

A transit-oriented building boom in NJ continues, with planners considering transit expansions too.

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The Week in TOD News December 19-25, 2020

January 5, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Allentown PA, Austin TX, Baltimore MD, Clearfield City UT, covid, Fair Lawn, Franklin Square Station, funding, microhousing, MTA, New Delhi India, PATCO, Phoenix Light Rail

The year ends with a Congressional relief package with funds earmarked for transit, which leaves transit agencies guardedly optimistic.

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The Week in TOD News September 12-18, 2020

September 21, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Austin TX, biking, Boston MA, charrette, Chicago Il, COVID-19, density vs. crowding, equity, infill development, Linden NJ, mixed use development, Newark NJ, Phoenix AR, public transit, Queens NY, redevelopment, resilient streets, sustainable transportation, transit-oriented development, Vancouver BC, West Station

The news this week looks at the safety and the future of transit and urban places. Plus equity, accessibility, and affordability figure large in new TOD efforts.

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The Week in TOD News February 22-28, 2020

March 3, 2020March 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Austin TX, BRT, Charlotte NC, Cleveland OH, Finland, Fresno CA, Germany, Hicksville NY, housing density, Jersey City NJ, Linden NJ, millennials, New Jersey 2020 Budget, New Rochelle NY, Plainfield NJ, redevelopment, Snohomish County WA, transit hub, transit-oriented development

Redevelopment plans for Plainfield, Linden & Jersey City; NJ TRANSIT funding plan; Affordable Housing Trust Fund; Keeping millennials in NJ. Cleveland explores new BRT route, Preserving trees in TOD, Affordable housing in Charlotte, Redevelopment in New Rochelle & Hicksville. German train hubs and Finland’s “One Hour Train” project.

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The Week in TOD News January 11-17, 2020

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordability, affordable housing, Austin TX, Chicago Il, China State Railway Group, Coachella CA, decade of the rail, density, downtown redevelopment, Germany, Jersey City NJ, mixed-use developments, Montclair NJ, Morristown NJ, New York NY, pedestrian-friendly downtown, Plainfield NJ, Pune India, Redevelopment projects, transit villages, underground transit system, urban development, walk and bike initiatives, walkable downtown

Building boom in Montclair, Major tenant signs in Morristown, New Jersey City project, and Living in Plainfield. Encouraging density in Chicago, Austin plans transit expansion, Coachella’s transit future, “Rent & Ride” affordability in NYC. Pune, India, advances TOD, China to build 4000 km of new rail, and Germany embraces rail over air.

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The Week in TOD News October 12-18, 2019

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Art, Austin TX, autonomous vehicles, Bangalore, BRT, bus lanes, bus transit, China, Cranford NJ, Englewood Cliffs NJ, Malaysia, NJ TRANSIT, one-seat ride, parking, Pittsburgh PA, Riverside NJ, station improvements, technology, transit desert, TRANSITional Art Program, Vision Zero

NJ TRANSIT’s Transit art program, station improvements, one-seat ride restoration. Englewood Cliff’s affordable housing suit, Cranford’s downtown boom, Riverside redevelopment. Vision Zero, all things buses (BRT, bus lanes, better bus stops, new service), too much parking in Pittsburgh (at bus centers!) TOD in China, bus lanes in India, sustainable transport in Malaysia.

The above ground structure at Pitt Street railway station under construction in July 2018. Image by user Nick-D , licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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The Week in TOD News September 14-20, 2019

September 23, 2019September 24, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Austin TX, Bayonne, Bhubaneswar Railway Station, California-Vegas Train, capital plan, customer service, Malabar India, MTA, Nassau County NY, NJ TRANSIT, on-demand transit, one-seat ride, Raritan Valley, rideshare, subsidized transit, Sydney AU

Enhancing NJT customer experience, hospital rideshares, Bayonne’s 22nd Street Station TOD, one-seat rides, capital planning, on-demand transit in Jersey City, better TOD planning in Austin TX, MTA’s $51.5 Billion Plan, USC subsidizes employee transit, Nassau County’s block grant, private financing for So-Cal-to-Vegas train, two towers in Sydney AU, a smart city station makeover and expanding service in India

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TOD Comes to the Texas Capital

November 17, 2006April 19, 2019 Steph_Admin Austin TX, Issue 4, mixed-use

Austin, TX and nearby Leander have approved construction of a new commuter rail link and have launched comprehensive plans for TOD.