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LA Metro to partner on 10,000 homes (top-left); RAISE grants (middle-left); Perth, Australia's top five TOD stations (bottom-left); Penn Station New York renovation moves into preliminary design (right)

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The Week in TOD News June 24-30, 2023

July 3, 2023July 3, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Biden-Harris Administration, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, electric bus, free fares, joint development, LA Metro, M Station Development, Malaysia, Maplewood, Morristown, movement, Newark, NJ TRANSIT, Penn Station New York, Perth Amboy NJ, Perth Australia, RAISE grants, transit-oriented development, urban ecology

Reconstruction of Penn Station NY • Perth Amboy designates areas in need of redevelopment • NJT gets e-bus grant • LA Metro to partner on 10,000 homes • RAISE grants announced • Perth’s – Australia! – top five TOD stations

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The Week in TOD News May 13-19, 2023

May 22, 2023May 24, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, Chicago Il, electric bus, equity, Jersey City NJ, loneliness, Manila, Morristown NJ, Paraguay, parking, Philippines, public spaces, Raleigh NC, surface parking, transit-oriented development, Yonkers NY

U.S. Surgeon General addresses loneliness • Funds for Morristown affordable housing renovations • BRT advances in Raleigh • New book explores parking dependency • Paraguay plans for electric mobility

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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 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 August 6-12, 2022

August 15, 2022August 17, 2022 Steph_Admin BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bickerdike, bikeshare, Boston MA, California, CDC, Chicago Il, contactless payment, COVID-19, Dangerous by Design, digital payment, electric bus, EMTA, Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority, eTOD, EV bus, EZ fare, fare-capping, federal transit administration, funding, GREENbike, Logan Square Blue Line, Mask Mandates, mobile payment, MTBA, NEOride, Newport RI, NJ TRANSIT, North Jersey Coast Line, Ogden UT, pedestrian safety, Perth Amboy NJ, RAISE, Raritan River Bridge, relief funds, research funding, RIPTA, San Francisco CA, Smart Growth America, smart ticketing, South Amboy NJ, Traction Line Trail, trolley bus, US Department of Transportation

Capping Atlanta’s Midtown Connector. COVID-19 relief comes to transit agencies. Raritan River Bridge is halfway there. LA initiative seeks to fast track pedestrian and bicycle improvements. Revitalization underway near Old Montreal.

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The Week in TOD News July 4-10, 2020

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessibility, bike/ped infrastructure, bus electrification, Citibike, cyclist, e-bikes, electric bus, electric-bikes, fleet electrification, Germany, green transportation, incremental development, Jersey City NJ, light rail transit, Lime, neighborhood revitalization, New York City, Newark NJ, PILOT, Plainfield NJ, rail transit, redevelopment, Revel, train stations, transit-oriented development, transportation equity, Tyson's Corner VA, walkability, Yulu

As stories from the U.S., Europe, and India indicate, micro-mobility via bikes, e-bikes, and walking is emerging as an alternative to traditional transit. TOD in Newark, Plainfield, and Jersey City also makes the news.

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