New Jersey's Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter
Massachusetts sets multifamily housing rules. Upgrade delays threaten MTA system. More Turnpike lanes won’t relieve congestion. Equitable access to America’s National Parks. Move That Bus! to reduce emissions & increase ridership. Electric bus service in Africa.
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As the effects of climate change intensify, communities of color will continue to suffer the most from excessive urban heat, flooding, displacement, poor water and air quality, and other environmental and economic harms. Join the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy for a webinar on how to seek environmental justice and equity at the local level.
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New Jersey’s affordable housing funding. Recognizing TOD’s historic roots in Connecticut. Federal funding for electric transit fleets. Improving equity through transit access and walkability in Maryland.
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A federal infrastructure deal allocates funds for transit, a potential TOD with a new public park in Hoboken, and Denver lowers parking minimums to boost affordable housing production.
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Equity in transportation – from many perspectives and at different levels of government – from USDOT looking at systemic bias to local transit agencies making progress on transit-oriented affordable housing.
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Join the US DOT FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty (HEP) for an update from the EJ IWG NEPA
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COVID news: racial disparities, affordable housing, public transit, safe guarding operators & passengers, serving those in need. NJ: electrifying transport, reopening HBLR stations. Regional/National: fighting NIMBY, climate change, TOD projects, more affordable housing, congestion. International: new station & mixed-use and when zoning doesn’t match up with current needs.
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