green infrastructure

The Week in TOD News July 11-17, 2020

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo 15-minute city, accessibility, affordable housing, Atlanta, C40 Urban Leaders, Columbus, coronavirus, COVID-19, energy efficient infrastructure, engagement, equitable solutions, equity, green infrastructure, Jakarta, LinkUS, Los Angeles, Metro Los Angeles, Minneapolis, mixed-use, MRT Jakarta, Ohio, pandemic, people of color, quality growth, redevelopment, regional planning, renewable energy investment, Salt Lake City, sustainable transportation, sustainable urban mobility, tax abatement, train station, transit hub, transit-oriented communities, transit-oriented development, transportation equity, Utah, walkability

The theme running through this week’s news is efforts to make cities and communities more livable for all of their residents. Ideas include the “15-minute city”, subsidizing taxi services for seniors and people with disability who have been affected by COVID-19 related transit service cuts, and reexamining urban redevelopment efforts.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 16-22, 2020

May 26, 2020August 17, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, compact development, complete streets, COVID-19, electric vehicles, electrified transit fleet, Elizabeth NJ, EV, green infrastructure, green space, Hoboken NJ, Houston TX, infill development, live-work-play, mixed use development, NJ TRANSIT, Open Streets, pandemic-resilient, PILOT, public transit, recovery fares, redevelopment, rehabilitation, residential, Slow Streets, social distancing, sustainable transportation, transit service expansion, transit-oriented development, urban renewal district, walkable urbanism

Cities and transit providers consider ways to achieve a new “post-pandemic” normal. Projects in Garfield, Elizabeth, Hoboken, and Harrison. Houston’s green future, Chicago Metra improvements, Open Streets for all, TOD in San Diego & San Jose, and Boise plans urban renewal district. Developer seeks new heights in Vancouver.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News April 25-May 1, 2020

May 4, 2020May 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordabie housing, Anaheim CA, Bayonne NJ, Broomfield CO, bus, campaigns, cars, Culver City CA, Dehli India, distributed density, equity, Evanston IL, funding, green infrastructure, HBLR, Jersey City NJ, Kent WA, light rail, NJ Turnpike, NY MTA, Ottawa Canada, Paris FR, post-crisis, transportation funding, Union City NJ, women in transportation

Post-pandemic planning, restoring faith in transit, “Distributed Density,” promoting equity. NJ: adaptive reuse, alternatives for Turnpike revenues, Jersey City & Bayonne proposals. Also TOD in Illinois, Colorado, California, DC’s early street car, green infrastructure & Link Light Rail expansion. Dehli’s commuter rail & redevelopment in Ottawa.