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The Week in TOD News August 12-18, 2023

August 22, 2023August 22, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael affordable housing, airline taxes, complete streets, France, free fare, greenhouse gas emissions, HCMC, health districts, hospital-oriented development, Las Vegas NV, light rail, MUTCD, NJ TRANSIT, parking, parking pricing, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, satellite towns, snob zoning, Steven Fulop, street design, Transit Village Initiative, Vietnam

Reshaping the MUTCD • NJ’s Transit Village Initiative • Snob Zoning • Mixed-Use Health Districts • France Raises Airline Taxes to Invest in Rail

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The Week in TOD News December 3-9, 2022

December 12, 2022December 13, 2022 Steph_Admin accessibility, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Ashby Station, BANGLADESH, Bangladesh Railway, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Berkley CA, Brick Church Street Station, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, Broad Street Station, bus, Center for Regional Analysis and Center for Real Estate Entrepreneurship, covid, COVID-19, crashes, Dhaka, disability, East Orange NJ, Edmonton, Edmonton Transit Service, elevator, emissions, ETS, Every Day Counts, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, free fare, George Mason University, Glendora Village CA, Grand Paris Express, Lafayette LA, Lafayette Transit System, land use, LTS, Meda Avenue, missing middle, missing middle housing, MTA, Netherwood Flats, Netherwood NJ, Netherwood Station, New York, New York City, Newark NJ, NJ TRANSIT, North Berkeley Station, Northeast Corridor, Northern Virginia Association of Realtors, parklets, physical activity, Plainfield NJ, public health, Tejgaon Railway Station, transportation, Urby Newark, USDOT, Vancouver, Washington DC, Waterfront Station, WMATA, zoning

Auto-centric zoning & health ● Pandemic-inspired parklets gain permanence ● East Orange TOD ● DC approves free bus rides ● Why is building U.S. public transportation so expensive ● Transit-oriented business hub in Dhaka

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

December 5, 2022December 7, 2022 Steph_Admin 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 September 17-23, 2022

September 26, 2022September 28, 2022 Steph_Admin 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 Steph_Admin 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 Steph_Admin 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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