first-mile last-mile

Beyond the Half-Mile Circle: Expanding First-Mile, Last-Mile Access to Transit

July 8, 2022July 14, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo first-mile last-mile, TOD areas

Too often we assume that first-mile and last-mile travel is fairly short. It’s time too think more expansively about the trip to/from the station or stop.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News April 16-22, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, BART, Brisbane Australia, California Assembly Bill 2097, DART Light Rail system, e-scooters, Enhanced Minister's Zoning Orders (EMZO), first-mile last-mile, Hackensack NJ, Low-Income Housing Institute (LIHI), masks, MTA, Ontario Canada, Perth Amboy NJ, Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, Seattle WA, SEPTA, Serving a Vulnerable Entity (SAVE), Superpedestrian, Texas, vulnerable population, Waterfront Metro station, Woodbridge NJ

Work starts on Perth Amboy Station. Affordable TOD boom in Seattle. Philadelphia pilots “Serving a Vulnerable Entity” (SAVE) program. San Diego Mayor advocates for people over parking. How to better integrate scooters with public transit.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News March 21-27, 2020

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Adaptive reuse, Financing, first-mile last-mile, form-based code, Hoboken NJ, India, Metuchen NJ, Miami FL, opportunity zones, pandemic, Rahway NJ, rail trail, ridership, Somerville NJ, student housing

NJ TOD work continues with a property sale in Metuchen, construction in Somerville, a project completion in Rahway, and progress in Hoboken. Also meeting Opportunity Zones challenges, TOD student housing in Miami, a 19-mile multi-use trail in Denton, Texas, learning to understand and address pandemics, and form-based code in India.

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Tech-Driven Mobility Opportunities & Transit-Oriented Development

January 5, 2020January 22, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo bikeshare, carshare, dockless bikes, first-mile last-mile, GTSF, Lyft, micromobility, mobility apps, parking, predictive analytics, real time information, ride-hailing, SMS services, TNCs, trip planning, Uber

The rise of technology-driven mobility presents important opportunities for TOD, making transit more convenient while also opening up a whole new world of flexible mobility options.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News Dec 29, 2018-Jan 4, 2019

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, bicycling, Boston MA, East Orange NJ, first-mile last-mile, FTA Pilot Program for TOD Planning, Greenville County SC, Migration, Minneapolis MN, Newark NJ, Orange CT, PATH, San Jose CA, Washington DC

Our weekly look at TOD news. NJ stories from East Orange and Newark as well as those about the PATH and migration patterns. News from elsewhere includes bikes on the DC Metro, TOD development in Boston, Minneapolis, and San Jose, and Greenville SC gets an FTA TOD planning grant.

TOD News Briefs

New & Noteworthy: July 2018

July 31, 2018September 6, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Atlanta GA, Boston MA, density, Fairfield CT, first-mile last-mile, Hicksville NY, Hoboken NJ, Job access, Los Angeles CA, Madison NJ, millennials, Orange NJ, parklets, Rahway NJ, school-age children, St Paul MN, Toronto ON

News on millennials relocating to the suburbs, the number of school-children in NJ rental housing, projects in Montclair, Linden, and Hoboken. Also visions for clean transport in the Northeast, new TOD in Toronto, increasing density at LA stations, and Boston efforts to help commuters.