historic preservation

The Week in TOD News June 3-9, 2023

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael 30th Street Station, air quality, Art, Atlanta GA, Bound Brook NJ, bus electrification, Canada, Central Ohio Transit Authority, electric buses, equity, Federal Railroad Administration, historic preservation, Hoboken NJ, Laval Canada, Madison Square Garden, New York Penn Station, Philadelphia PA, placemaking, Rahway NJ, reduced fares, safety, stimulus funding, Zoning Reform

NJ to use COVID Stimulus $ for NJT bus projects • Student mural enlivens Bound Brook Station tunnel • Incentive zoning model in Atlanta • Philly’s 30th Street Station and a new, transit-centered neighborhood • Laval’s air quality triggers fare reductions

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News November 20-26, 2021

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, all-door boarding, Baltimore MD, Bellevue WA, Bengaluru India, COVID relief, Harrison NJ, historic preservation, Houston TX, London Ontario, Los Angeles CA, managing growth, mixed use development, Orange NJ, Pittsburgh PA, repurposing, Savannah GA, Scotch Plains NJ, solar buses, suburban malls, Tirana Albania, “$1 house” program

COVID-19 effects, infrastructure funding, and the future of transportation. Managing redevelopment. “$1 house” program. Repurposing suburban malls.

Guide to Facilitate Historic Preservation through Transit-Oriented Development

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo historic preservation, New Orleans LA, transfer of development rights

While transit-oriented development may be seen as acting in conflict with historic preservation, this 2016 Guidebook and Video explain how city officials and planners can use transfer of development rights and other techniques to simultaneously promote both transit-oriented development and historic preservation efforts.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News Feb 2-8, 2019

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Avenel NJ, buses, Chicago Il, engagement, Equitable TOD, Exeter UK, Fullerton CA, Green New Deal, historic preservation, Indianapolis IN, Malden MA, Newark NJ, performing arts center, Raritan NJ, Vancouver BC, Weehawken NJ

This week’s NJ TOD news: Performing Arts Center to open near Avenel Station, Raritan plans station area upgrades, Queen Latifah-backed project will have summer groundbreaking, and a Weehawken project now leasing. Also news from Chicago, Fullerton CA, Indianapolis, Malden MA, a TOD critique of the Green New Deal, a housing plan for Exeter, UK, and a TO Affordable Housing Study in Vancouver, BC.