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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 November 12-18, 2022

November 21, 2022November 22, 2022 Tim Staub 15-minute city, Austin TX, bike lanes, Buffalo NY, CDC, Chicago Il, Citibike, covid, COVID-19, Dulles International Airport, Fairfax County VA, federal transit administration, FTA, Hoboken NJ, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, Hudson County, India, inequality, inequity, Intelligent Transportation Society of New Jersey, Jersey City NJ, light rail transit, LRT, Metro Rail, microtransit, mixed-income development, MRT, Nashville TN, NJ TRANSIT, Northern Branch, One Ayala, parking minimums, Philippines, physical activity, public transit, Red Line, Silver Line, South Red Line Extension, TIF, TIF Districts, TOD, transit desert, transit-oriented development, USDOT, Via, Vision Zero, Washington DC

FTA TOD pilot grants • Returning workers take transit • Hoboken-Jersey City Bike Lane • Tax-increment financing in Chicago • DC’s new train to the plane • Manila’s multimodal MRT-Ayala Station

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The Week in TOD News August 27-September 2, 2022

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Tim Staub affordable TOD, Austin TX, autocentric design, Boston MA, built environment, bus operators, complete streets, Complete Streets Coalition, DDOT Reimagined, Detroit Department of Transportation, Detroit MI, digital equity, El Paso TX, equity, federal transit administration, Gateway Development Commission, Greater Bandung, Houston TX, Java Indonesia, Jersey City NJ, LIRR, Mayor Wu, MBTA, Miami FL, microtransit, Olga Muzician, Project Connect, PT TransJakarta, Richmond VA, ridership, sprawl, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, transit art, Underline, Urban Land Institute, Vancouver Canada, Via, Vision Zero, Woodbridge NJ, zoning

California fights NIMBYs. Detroit needs bus operators. Gateway project delays and cost increases. Miami repurposes public space to bridge the digital divide. Richmond VA expands TOD zoning. Can SkyTrain expansions spur affordable housing in Vancouver?

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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 August 6-12, 2022

August 15, 2022August 17, 2022 Tim Staub 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 June 11-17, 2022

June 20, 2022June 22, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable, bicycle-pedestrian travel, Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC), Cincinnati OH, cyclists, East Norwalk CT, fatalities, federal transit administration, ferry, grants, inequity, infrastructure, Jersey City NJ, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Milwaukee WI, Morristown NJ, Newark NJ, pre-pandemic, ridership, San Jose CA, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, Seattle WA, Transit Village, Tri-State Transportation Campaign, Veronica Vanterpool, Washington DC

Non-Hispanic Black cyclists and pedestrians bare higher risk. Post-pandemic transit demand. Newark’s own Shaq backs new TOD high rise. Riding the slow bus in Queens.

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The Week in TOD News June 12-18, 2021

June 21, 2021June 22, 2021 Steph_Admin accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, Albany NY, Baton Rouge LA, Chicago Il, climate change, community development, commuter rail, East Orange NJ, federal transit administration, inclusive design, Jersey City NJ, land banks, Lewisham UK, Los Angeles CA, Newark NJ, PILOT funding, regional rail, sustainability, Toronto Canada, transit equity, Villa Park IL, Washington DC

How transit agencies can change their service to meet the post-pandemic commute, and the potential of transit for the climate fight.

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