Transit projects to support middle class ● Post-pandemic transit ● Perth Amboy redevelopment plans ● Learning from KC’s fare free program ● TOD & the fight again global warming ● Green TOD in Indonesia
Read moreRebuilding 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
Read moreWork 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
Read moreThe 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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Although we still have almost two months until spring, this week’s news brings reports of “thawing” on TOD, transit, and redevelopment projects. Gateway, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Newark, Jersey City … all have taken, or will soon take, a step forward.
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Sweeping transit service cuts remain a strong possibility, unless a second federal pandemic relief package arrives soon. New technologies and a focus on resiliency offer hope, as does advances that promote equitable TOD housing.
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Concerns about the impact of the pandemic on public transit continue. Achieving affordable housing through TOD, density, and infill development. Plus improving bus service and reliability.
Read moreThe City of Hackensack taps into the arts to plan an inclusive public space in a changing downtown.
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Making (and changing) plans for the post-pandemic period. Chicago, Denver, and Fort Worth advance TOD projects. Mega projects in Indonesia and South Africa.
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This week’s NJ TOD news: Performing Arts Center to open near Avenel Station, Raritan plans station area upgrades, Queen Latifah-backed project will have summer groundbreaking, and a Weehawken project now leasing. Also news from Chicago, Fullerton CA, Indianapolis, Malden MA, a TOD critique of the Green New Deal, a housing plan for Exeter, UK, and a TO Affordable Housing Study in Vancouver, BC.
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