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The Week in TOD News May 21-27, 2022

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo BART, Blue Line, Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), Elizabeth NJ, Framingham MA, Gardena CA, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS), LA Metro, light-rail extension, Los Angeles CA, Lyn Park, Malaysia, mayoral election, Minneapolis MN, Montgomery MD, multifamily development, Nanaimo Station, Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC), pedestrian safety, Riverhead NY, SkyTrain

Exploring 30 years of TOD planning in the DC region. US DOT announces grants to address homelessness through transit planning. Using short stories to reengage transit riders. DART’s new transit line inspires development north of Dallas.

Transit Village Update

With Station Reconstruction, Elizabeth Sees Growing Interest in Transit-Oriented Development

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Elizabeth NJ, Northeast Corridor, redevelopment, station improvement, Transit Village

Considerable investment in Elizabeth Station complements planned and in-progress developments in the Union County seat.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News October 30-November 5, 2021

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, alternative development, Atlanta GA, COVID relief, density bonuses, Elizabeth NJ, finance, Glen Rock NJ, housing cooperative, Los Angeles CA, Mexico City Mexico, mixed-use, New York NY, Oakland CA, Paterson NJ, Ronkonkoma NY, San Jose CA, Transit Village, Traverse City MI, value capture, Vancouver Canada

A modified proposal to upgrade Penn Station; inter-agency tensions over ARP funds; cooperative mixed-use development in Michigan; and examples of adaptive reuse from Mexico City.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 5-11, 2021

June 14, 2021June 16, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, Boston MA, Burlington VT, central business districts, Chicago Il, Delhi India, Dunellen NJ, Elizabeth NJ, essential workers, Fort Worth TX, Galloway NJ, Jersey City NJ, Kansas City MO, La Mesa CA, Lagos Nigeria, land pooling, LBGTQ+, Los Angeles CA, new service models, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, post-pandemic

Planners ponder lessons learned from the pandemic: Will we return to normal, or something better?

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News August 22-28, 2020

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo COVID-19, Elizabeth NJ, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, Malaysia, Missoula MT, mixed use development, Newark NJ, opportunity zones, public transit, recovery, redevelopment, resilence, San Francisco CA, Saudi Arabia, Scotch Plains NJ, sustainable transportation, transit-oriented development

From doomsday scenarios to flexing to new models, transit agencies throughout the U.S. and the world face uncertainty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, transit-friendly projects are moving forward, both here in New Jersey and elsewhere.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 16-22, 2020

May 26, 2020August 17, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, compact development, complete streets, COVID-19, electric vehicles, electrified transit fleet, Elizabeth NJ, EV, green infrastructure, green space, Hoboken NJ, Houston TX, infill development, live-work-play, mixed use development, NJ TRANSIT, Open Streets, pandemic-resilient, PILOT, public transit, recovery fares, redevelopment, rehabilitation, residential, Slow Streets, social distancing, sustainable transportation, transit service expansion, transit-oriented development, urban renewal district, walkable urbanism

Cities and transit providers consider ways to achieve a new “post-pandemic” normal. Projects in Garfield, Elizabeth, Hoboken, and Harrison. Houston’s green future, Chicago Metra improvements, Open Streets for all, TOD in San Diego & San Jose, and Boise plans urban renewal district. Developer seeks new heights in Vancouver.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News September 28-October 4, 2019

October 7, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bordentown City NJ, Chicago Il, Cleveland OH, Deira Dubai AE, Elizabeth NJ, Jersey City NJ, Lindenhurst LI, Mall of the Emirates, Metra, NJ EDA, NJ TRANSIT, NJ Transit Hubs, pedestrian plaza, RiverLINE, Riyadh SA, Rutherford NJ, San Diego CA, SANDAG, Sedona AZ, station upate, Vancouver BC

NJ TRANSIT & NJ EDA to partner on Transit Hubs, Elizabeth Station upgrades, TOD in Bordentown & Rutherford, Jersey City’s pedestrian plaza. San Diego funds former Navy base redevelopment, Sedona’s transit plan, Cleveland banks on mobility, Metra breaks ground on Rock Island Line station, TOD in Lindenhurst. Riyadh’s 85 new stations, TOD in Dubai, & Vancouver’s 6 new SkyTrain stations.

TOD News Briefs

What We Are Reading: January-February 2015

March 9, 2015August 27, 2018 Steph_Admin Alexandria VA, Carteret NJ, Elizabeth NJ, Hawthorne NJ, Hudson County NJ, Morris and Essex Line, parking, Somerville NJ, transit-oriented development

News briefs on Carteret, Elizabeth, Hawthorne, the Hudson Gold Coast, stations along the Morris & Essex Line, Morristown, and Somerville, as well as parking, Washington, DC, and living near transit.