housing – NJTOD

The Week in TOD News January 25-31, 2020

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Boise ID, crowdfunding, Hoboken NJ, housing, Jersey City NJ, Los Angeles CA, Middlesex County NJ, parking, Philippines, point-to-point bus routes, Redlands CA, right-sizing, Transit Village Initiative, Williamsburg VA

Advancing Hoboken Yard Redevelopment; Parking Taxes in Jersey City; NJDOT announces local aid grants; Funds for South Amboy Transit Village improvements. Housing costs, density, quality of life, California Measure G, redevelopment in Boise, crowdfunding affordable housing projects, resizing service vehicles. Point-to-point transit in the Philippines.

Practitioner Spotlight

Panelists Offer Up Guidance on Making TOD Real

January 17, 2020January 22, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Development, events, housing, PILOT, success

A recap of our first TOD in Your Downtown Forum, Making TOD Real: Planning & Building Transit-Oriented Development in NJ, and link to the video.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News January 4-10, 2020

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Dubai UAE, electric vehicles, housing, Jakarta Indonesia, Limerick Ireland, Miami FL, Newark DE, NY Penn Station, parking, Seattle WA, transportation improvement districts, West Orange NJ

West Orange redevelopment, NY Penn Station expansion, and electric vehicles. Denser housing, parking pushback in Chicago, redevelopment without parking in Miami, transportation improvement districts in Newark, Delaware, affordable housing in Seattle. Dubai, Jakarta, and Limerick, Ireland, all advancing TOD.

How Residential and Commercial Property Values Rise in Transit Sheds

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo finance, housing

Resource Link: The Real Estate Mantra – Locate Near Public Transportation by the American Public Transportation Association

This study reveals that it is getting increasingly expensive to live near public transit. As more and more cities invest in mixed-use developments, house prices and rents within a half-mile of transit facilities are increasing at a faster rate than those in neighborhoods farther away.

TOD News Briefs

New and Newsworthy: March-April 2016

May 3, 2016October 3, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Charlottle NC, density, housing, Montclair, Newark, office, Orange, Philadelphia PA, Population growth, Retail, Rutherford, Seattle WA, Somerville, Transit Village, Westfield, Workforce housing

The latest from Hackensack, Montclair, Newark, Orange, Rutherford, Somerville, Union, and Westfield. Plus news on embracing density in the suburbs, first floor retail, workforce housing, and the Schuylkill Yards project in Philadelphia.

TOD News Briefs

What We Are Reading: March-April 2015

May 11, 2015August 27, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bound Brook NJ, Cranford NJ, finance, housing, Hudson County, millennials, Montclair NJ, transit-oriented development, Woodbridge NJ

News from Bound Brook, Cranford, the Hudson waterfront, Montclair, and Woodbridge, as well as the relationship between housing and transportation costs.

Reports

Exploring Transportation, Employment, Housing & Location Issues for NJ Veterans with Disability

July 23, 2014July 23, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo employment, housing, locational efficiency, Veterans

This report explores the intersection among transportation, housing, and employment to successful veteran reintegration.

Transit Village Update

South Orange: Early NJ Transit Village Continues to Embrace TOD

June 13, 2014August 6, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo housing, parking, redevelopment, South Orange

Two decades of self-assessment, planning, public engagement, and redevelopment help South Orange achieve its TOD goals.

Location Affordability Portal

November 27, 2013May 13, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordability, housing, tools, transportation

Report link: Location Affordability Portal
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Department of Transportation recently launched the Location Affordability Portal, a web-based tool that estimates the cost of housing and transportation based on location.