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The Week in TOD News January 14-20, 2023

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo BRT, car-free, density, fare free, G20, Ghaziabad, housing, Houston TX, India, Madison WI, Millbrae Station, parking, Washington, Westfield NJ, zero fare, zoning

CA project tests whether transit is still a draw ● Rutgers launches parking study ● Washington State needs housing ● Houston to get car-free neighborhood ● G20 discusses TOD & urban infrastructure

2022 AARP Livable Communities Workshop: Housing for People of All Ages

A Free Workshop on Housing Choice, Design, Stability & Equity

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 16-22, 2022

July 25, 2022July 26, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlantic City NJ, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bayfront, CATS, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte NC, Chicago Il, complete streets, Connected Communities, Cook County, COVID-19, Dallas TX, Decarbonization, Dublin, gentrification, high-speed rail, Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, homelessness, housing, Houston TX, India, Los Angeles CA, Maywood IL, Metrolink, Metropolitan Transpotation Authority, missing middle housing, MTA, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Institute of Technology, New York NY, Newark NJ, NJDCA, NJDOT, NJIT, One Calgary Transit, Plainfield NJ, Redlining, Republic of Ireland, Road Diet, Salt Lake City UT, San Francisco CA, San Mateo County, Shinkansen, Spokane WA, Teacher Housing, Texas Central Railway, Traffic Calming, transit-oriented development, TRAX Light Rail, Turnstiles, unhoused, UTA, Utah Transportation Authority

Atlantic City starts anti-crash diet. Jersey City approves 1st Bayfront building. MTA removes yellow COVID posters. Bus operators in crisis. History of redlining and housing inequity in Cook County, Illinois.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 2-8, 2022

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 Tim Staub Amtrak, BANGLADESH, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bicycle, bicycle-pedestrian travel, bike share, Brussels, CA, Connecticut, CTFastrak, Dhaka Bangladesh, Gateway, housing, India, Indonesia, Java, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, Metrobus, Metrorail, missing middle housing, Montclair, New Carrollton transit hub, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Noroton Heights CT, Office parks, Oregon, parklets, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, reconnecting communities, San Diego, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA, Scottsdale AZ, segregation, Singapore, single family zoning, social housing, Spokane WA, St. Augustine FL, UCLA, UTA, Utah, Utah Transit Authority, Vijayawada, Washington D.C., Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Water, WMATA, work from home, Yonkers NY, zoning

Transit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.

Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo Development, displacement, eTOD, gentrification, housing

Resource link: Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends?
Tackling an under-researched connection between transit-oriented development (TOD) and displacement, Karen Chapple and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris establish the case for greater consideration of how TOD projects affect vulnerable residents within their geographic pull.

Retrofitting Bedroom Communities for an Equitable and Sustainable Future

This webinar explores how cities and counties adjacent to major employment centers like San Francisco and Silicon Valley have plans for retrofitting these communities to accommodate much needed housing growth and mobility expansion in a way that is equitable and sustainable, both environmentally and economically.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News August 1-7, 2020

August 10, 2020August 11, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bayonne NJ, housing, Newark NJ, redevelopment, Riverside NJ, safety, tuk-tuk

This week… riding transit may be safer than you think. Also transit-friendly development in NJ, California, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Ontario. Taiwan Railways seeks fiscal stability through TOD.

Announcements

Webinar: Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis (7/28)

July 23, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordabie housing, equity, housing, missing middle housing

Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network at 1 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, July 28, when Parolek, author of the new book, Missing Middle Housing, illustrates how these housing types, when designed well, can be a powerful tool to create the communities that people both want and can afford.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 9-15, 2020

May 18, 2020May 21, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, BRT, CARES Act, density, equity, Financing, funding, GRTC, Honolulu HI, housing, Jakarta, Newark Downtown District, Newark NJ, post-pandemic, poverty, Pulse BRT, reopening, rezoning, Richmond VA, San Diego CA, Santa Rosa CA, SB 375, Stratford CT, streets for people

COVID-19 impacts give rise to adaptation & experimentation, transit advocacy, slow service rollout, housing shortage & transportation equity concerns, and an examination of housing design. NJ TRANSIT to receive CARES Act funding. A look at the Newark Downtown District. Financial market tightening concerns, Fast housing in San Diego CA. New projects in Santa Rosa CA, Stratford CT & Honolulu HI. Rezoning along BRT in Richmond VA. MRT Jakarta seeks innovative product and service partners.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News April 18-24, 2020

April 27, 2020April 28, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, auto-centric, Calgary CAN, Chicago Il, climate change, electric cars, environmental justice, Garfield Avenue Station, housing, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, inequity, Jersey City NJ, long-range planning, Madison WI, MLK Station, racial disparity, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, social distancing, Toronto CAN, Washington DC

COVID news: racial disparities, affordable housing, public transit, safe guarding operators & passengers, serving those in need. NJ: electrifying transport, reopening HBLR stations. Regional/National: fighting NIMBY, climate change, TOD projects, more affordable housing, congestion. International: new station & mixed-use and when zoning doesn’t match up with current needs.

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