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The Week in TOD News September 16-22, 2023

September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Aspire program, BRT, Canada, climate justice, free public transport, Housing Accelerator Fund, Jersey City NJ, London ON, Luxembourg, micromobility, Newark NJ, opportunity zones, parking, parking minimums, pedestrian bridge, post-pandemic, public transportation funding, Richmond VA, tax credits, work from home

RU study finds overbuilt multifamily parking • $90M Aspire credit for Newark transit village • Affordable & accessible public transport for social & climate justice • City of Yes! to eliminate parking mandates on all new housing • Canada’s landmark agreements to build more homes

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The Week in TOD News September 2-8, 2023

September 11, 2023September 13, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, Canada, car ownership, Collingswood NJ, federal funding, high-speed rail, housing, NJ TRANSIT, North Bergen NJ, parking, PATCO, Phoenix AZ, racism by design, solar power, tax policy, Thailand, third places, Transit Village, Utah City

Racism by Design: The Building of Interstate 81 • NJ to receive $425M for transportation projects • Phoenix’s parking stifles affordable housing • A cure for loneliness • Thailand’s rail to go solar

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The Week in TOD News August 5-11, 2023

August 14, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, air travel, Amtrak, Canada, Dallas TX, Europe, FTA, housing crisis, Lackwanna Cut-Off, Montreal QC, post-pandemic, remote work, rent burden, Sacramento CA, segregation, Sussex County NJ, TOD grants, train travel, Trenton NJ, USDOT, West Palm Beach FL, work from home, YIMBY, zoning

How zoning led to our housing crisis • Trenton tops most unaffordable list • Affordable TOD in CA’s capital • Lagging downtown travel • Train vs. air in Europe

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The Week in TOD News July 1-7, 2023

July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, California, Canada, China, Colorado, connectivity, Dehli India, Denver CO, Edison NJ, environment, free fares, India, light rail, Macau China, Middlesex County, pedestrian, pedestrians, rapid transit, redevelopment, survey, TOD, transit-oriented development, walkable, Winnipeg Canada

Building for Proximity • NJ TRANSIT updates bus service • Address rising pedestrian deaths • Will Research Triangle finally get rail? • Macau Light Rapid Transit

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The Week in TOD News June 3-9, 2023

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael 30th Street Station, air quality, Art, Atlanta GA, Bound Brook NJ, bus electrification, Canada, Central Ohio Transit Authority, electric buses, equity, Federal Railroad Administration, historic preservation, Hoboken NJ, Laval Canada, Madison Square Garden, New York Penn Station, Philadelphia PA, placemaking, Rahway NJ, reduced fares, safety, stimulus funding, Zoning Reform

NJ to use COVID Stimulus $ for NJT bus projects • Student mural enlivens Bound Brook Station tunnel • Incentive zoning model in Atlanta • Philly’s 30th Street Station and a new, transit-centered neighborhood • Laval’s air quality triggers fare reductions

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The Week in TOD News May 26-June 2, 2023

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, Amtrak, Arlington VA, Baltimore MD, BRT, Caledon Ontario, Canada, Charlotte NC, Denver CO, East Brunswick NJ, Europe, gentrification, infrastructure, innovation, light rail, Milwaukee WI, North Brunswick NJ, open space, Red Line, shared parking, train route expansion, Veterans, zoning

Will Baltimore get its Red Line? • North Brunswick Station • Veterans’ TOD • Expanding Amtrak • Canada’s New Infrastructure Plan

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The Week in TOD News October 15-21, 2022

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Steph_Admin ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Blue Line, Canada, CDC, Chicago Il, community land trust, Concordia University, CTA, demographics, Edmonton, electric bus, electrification, Equitable TOD, equity, ETS, Financing, green financing, greenway, Housing Production Trust Fund, IIJA, inclusionary zoning, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Lehi UT, Los Angeles CA, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, mask mandate, Metropark, Milwaukee WI, Minneapolis MN, Montreal, Morristown NJ, multi-use path, New Brunswick NJ, Newark NJ, NJ TRANSIT, Norway, Oslo, Parking Reform, Parking Requirements, Princeton NJ, Rail-to-Rail Corridor, REM, Réseau express métropolitain, social housing, South Logan, Spokane WA, TOD Index, Tonronto, TransLink, Trenton NJ, TTC, Vancouver, Washington D.C.

Rebuilding with a new generation of riders ● The return of masks ● Morristown headquarters project tops out ● CTA’s equity pledge ● Transit-friendly housing boom in Minneapolis ● Oslo strives toward zero-emission transit network

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The Week in TOD News October 1-7, 2022

October 10, 2022October 11, 2022 Steph_Admin affordable TOD, anti-displacement, Austin, BANGLADESH, BRT, Build America Bureau, bus operators, Canada, Chapel Hill NC, Chapel Hill Transit, D.C., displacement, Dunellen NJ, Equitable TOD, Global South, Hoboken Connect, Hoboken NJ, LIRR, Long Island, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, New Jersey, New York, Newark NJ, parking lots, parking minimums, Project Connect, Riverhead, Russo Development, San Diego CA, tax break, tax exemption, Texas, TOC, Toronto, transit oriented community, Vermella Broad Street, Washington

Work begins on Hoboken Connect ● Agencies seek bus operators ● Redeveloping Newark’s Lower Broad Street neighborhood ● Senior housing near Wyandanch Station ● MARTA repurposes surface parking lots ● Planning, transit & the Global South

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The Week in TOD News August 13-19, 2022

August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 Steph_Admin Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Baton Rouge LA, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Canada, Capital Area Transit System, CARES Act, Chicago Il, contactless fare, COVID-19, Detroit MI, District of Columbia, Dublin, electric bus, Englewood Nature Trail, fare free, farebox, farebox recovery, federal transit administration, free fare, I-90, India, Ireland, Karnataka, land use, land use planning, Los Angeles CA, Low-No Emissions buses, Metropolitan Transit System, mobility app, mobility corridor, MTA, New York City, NJ TRANSIT, Office of Research Analytics, pandemic, parking, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Port Authority of Allegheny County, PRT, RAISE, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, ridership, RIPTA, Rutgers University, Salt Lake City UT, San Diego CA, shared use, SmarTrip, Spokane WA, student discount, transit-oriented development, Umo, Union City Bus Garage, Union City NJ, US 395, Utah Transit Authority, vehicle miles traveled, Voorhees Transportation Center, Washington, Winnipeg

FTA funds new Union City bus terminal. NY-MTA’s ongoing ridership woes. New features for NJ TRANSIT Friendly Data application. RAISE grants fund shared-use multi-modal corridor in Detroit and several Chicago-area projects. Winnipeg mayoral candidate proposes surface parking tax to match that of built properties.

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The Week in TOD News July 30-August 5, 2022

August 8, 2022August 9, 2022 Steph_Admin affordability, affordable rent, Amtrak, Anand Vihar, APTA, award, bike share, Bird, British Columbia, Bronzeville IL, BRT, bus drivers, bus rapid transit, California, Canada, Chicago Il, Colorado, commuter rail, Delhi, Equitable TOD, eTOD, Exchange Place, FAR, fare cap, fare free, floor area ratio, free fare, free public transit, Gateway Program, Hochul, India, Infrastructure Canada, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation, Karkardooma, Lime, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, mask mandate, Metro-North Union, Montgomery County MD, MTA, New York City, Newark, Newark Penn Station, NJ TRANSIT, North Jersey, PATH, Pittsburgh, Portal North Bridge, PRT, restoration, ride-share, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, union, Vancouver BC, Vermont, West Hollywood CA, zoning

The Portal Bridge begins. Who enforces mask mandates on transit? NJ TRANSIT seeks input on Newark Penn Station restoration. Can displacement be prevented while building TOD? Should transit be free? Passenger rail returns to Burlington VT. British Columbia partners with Japan on transit.

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