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The Week in TOD News January 14-20, 2023

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo BRT, car-free, density, fare free, G20, Ghaziabad, housing, Houston TX, India, Madison WI, Millbrae Station, parking, Washington, Westfield NJ, zero fare, zoning

CA project tests whether transit is still a draw ● Rutgers launches parking study ● Washington State needs housing ● Houston to get car-free neighborhood ● G20 discusses TOD & urban infrastructure

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The Week in TOD News December 10-16, 2022

December 20, 2022December 20, 2022 Tim Staub Bergen County, Bikeway, Birmingham AL, Bound Brook NJ, BRT, bus, Bus Éireann, bus rapid transit, Co-Op City, commuter rail, COVID-19, Donald Shoup, East Bronx, Eric Adams, Expressway, fare free, federal transit administration, FTA, Governer Murphy, Henry George, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, Hunts Point, Indonesia, Ireland, Jakarta, Kathy Hochul, land value tax, light rail, LVT, Metro-North Railroad, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Microbility, Minneapolis MN, Minnesota, Morris Park, MRT Jakarta, MTA, MTS, New York City, NJ TRANSIT, Northern Branch, Parkchester, parking minimums, Parking Requirements, Phil Murphy, Phoenix AZ, Pittsburgh PA, public transportation, Raritan Valley Line, remote work, rezoning, safe streets, San Diego CA, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, San Diego Trolley, San Jose CA, SDMTS, Single Tax, St Paul MN, subway, Tax Reform, The Bronx, Transit Village, transit-oriented development, Transportation Research Board, Twin Cities, WAMATA, Washington DC, work from home, zoning

Rising transit usage among Gen Z ● NJ TRANSIT ridership bouncing back ● HBLR extension TOD study ● Planning grants change cities ● Exploring Land Value Taxes ● Marketing transit-friendly housing in Jakarta

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The Week in TOD News November 26-December 2, 2022

December 5, 2022December 7, 2022 Tim Staub Austin TX, Brick Church Station, BSD City, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Chicago Il, COVID-19, depopulation, Dunellen NJ, East Orange NJ, employment policy, Equitable TOD, eTOD, fare free, federal transit administration, fiscal cliff, folk economics, free fare, Hiera, housing economics, housing supply, Indonesia, Japan, JR East, Kansas City MO, Kari Watkins, Los Angeles CA, mixed-use, mixed-use TOD, Perth Amboy NJ, Perth Amboy Redevelopment Agency, purple line, ridership, rural TOD, TOD, University of California Berkeley, University of Maryland

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

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The Week in TOD News October 29-November 4, 2022

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Tim Staub affordable housing, age, APTA, BayPass, Boston MA, car dependency, Chicago Il, Dulles, fare free, IIJA, India, Kansas City MO, Luxembourg, Mask, mask mandate, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, New Jersey Community Capital, New Markets Tax Credit Program, NJCC, Nubian Square, Penn Station, Penn Station redevelopment, Phoenix AZ, Potrero Bus Yard, Red Bank, San Francisco CA, SCOTUS, Silver Line, Sleepy Hollow NY, Supreme Court, traffic hazards, TSA, Tukwila WA, Washington D.C., Woodbridge NJ

Repurposing a bus yard. Evolving transit for a post-COVID world. New Markets Tax Credit Program. Artist housing. Fare-free transit and the future of cities.

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The Week in TOD News September 17-23, 2022

September 26, 2022September 28, 2022 Tim Staub BRT, bus lane, bus lane enforcement, commute, East Link Extension, Equitable Mobility, EV, EV criticisms, fare free, free fare, Inflation Reduction Act, IRA, light rail, Metuchen Downtown Alliance, Metuchen NJ, New Brunswick NJ, New Jersey State Council, New York City, NJ TRANSIT, office TOD, parking fines, public art, San Diego CA, Seattle WA, Southern Maryland, TRANSITional Art Project, work week

CA drops parking requirements. RTO and transit ridership. New Brunswick Station gets art. Fares, technology & equitable transit. Philly’s bus lane enforcement initiative. Infill projects for the environment.

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The Week in TOD News August 13-19, 2022

August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 Tim Staub 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 Tim Staub 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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