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The Week in TOD News May 14-20, 2022

May 23, 2022May 24, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Bronzeville IL, BRT, Canada, Chicago Il, cost-burdened, Cottage Grove Station, Dar es Salaam, free bus pass, gentrification, India, Jersey City NJ, Journal Square Urby, King Memorial Station, land-use policies, Logan Square station, Mask Only, mixed-use, Navy Yard metro station, New Hampshire, Newark NJ, parking, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Salem MA, SkyTrain, South Norwalk CT, Surrey BC, Tanzania, urban density, US HUD, USDOT, Washington DC, Waterfront Metro station

Suburban design is a tragedy of the commons. Rural transit improvements in NH. Housing affordability and TOD. Atlanta advances TOD at King Memorial Station.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News January 15-21, 2022

January 24, 2022February 15, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, Amtrak, Aspire program, Atlanta Georgia, BRT, COVID-19 response, Dunellen NJ, FTA, Gateway Project, London UK, MARTA, Nairobi Kenya, NJ EDA, parking, Plainfield NJ, Rhode Island, Route 9, service reductions, smart road pricing, technology, transit hubs, upzoning, Washington State, zoning, zoning and permitting reform

NJ TRANSIT selected for FTA’s TOD Pilot Program. Feds clear the way for Gateway Tunnel project. MA wants suburbs to build apartments near transit. NY Governors supports ADUs & TOD legislation.

Top left: RTD Boulder Junction entrance rendering, right: a lone bus on a busway in pittsburgh approaching a station with a new TOD, and bottom left, a BRT corridor in downtown Cleveland

Features

Bus TOD: Smart Growth Spurred by Bus Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Denver

September 14, 2021 Steph_Admin BRT, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Cleveland OH, Denver CO, East Liberty Station, Flatiron Flyer, HealthLine, Pittsburgh PA

Bus Rapid Transit service has helped leverage billions of dollars in transit-oriented development in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and the Denver metropolitan area

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

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News September 4-10, 2021

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Steph_Admin 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.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 3-9, 2021

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Steph_Admin 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.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 19-25, 2021

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Steph_Admin Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, Bangkok Thailand, Berlin Germany, Brockton MA, BRT, Cambridge UK, Camden NJ, Chicago Il, Cleveland OH, equity, eTOD, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, New Orleans NY, New York NY, Oakland CA, parking, Philadelphia PA, redevelopment, service levels, Washington DC

Three affordable housing projects in Camden, Hoboken, and Tarrytown, NY show various approaches to equitable TOD in the region.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News October 10-16, 2020

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Boston MA, BRT, Buenos Aires Argentina, changing travel patterns, Clifton NJ, essential workers, exclusionary zoning, funding public transportation, High Line, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, long-term impacts, Metropolitan Council, Metuchen NJ, Montgomery County MD, Montreal QC, Newark NJ, NJTPA, passenger limits, post-pandemic, real-time data, Sacramento CA, Shenzhen China, work from home, zoning

The future of public transportation in a post-pandemic world still figures large in the week’s news, complicated by changing work and travel patterns, perceptions of safety, and issues of funding. Plus a look at how zoning practices affect the supply of affordable housing.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News September 26-October 2, 2020

October 5, 2020October 6, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, antiracism, Berkeley Heights NJ, BRT, corporate location, COVID-19, Delhi India, Detroit MI, developers of color, electric buses, funding, Green Line, post-pandemic, service reductions, smart cities, Staten Island NY

The future is on everyone’s mind this week… how the pandemic will affect cities, transportation, economic activity, corporate locations, and more. Doomsday scenarios look at the impacts of transit service reductions, while glimmers of hope can be seen in Detroit, Boston, and elsewhere.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 9-15, 2020

May 18, 2020May 21, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, BRT, CARES Act, density, equity, Financing, funding, GRTC, Honolulu HI, housing, Jakarta, Newark Downtown District, Newark NJ, post-pandemic, poverty, Pulse BRT, reopening, rezoning, Richmond VA, San Diego CA, Santa Rosa CA, SB 375, Stratford CT, streets for people

COVID-19 impacts give rise to adaptation & experimentation, transit advocacy, slow service rollout, housing shortage & transportation equity concerns, and an examination of housing design. NJ TRANSIT to receive CARES Act funding. A look at the Newark Downtown District. Financial market tightening concerns, Fast housing in San Diego CA. New projects in Santa Rosa CA, Stratford CT & Honolulu HI. Rezoning along BRT in Richmond VA. MRT Jakarta seeks innovative product and service partners.

TOD News Briefs

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.