The Week in TOD News February 13-19, 2021
NY-NJ Gateway project advances, mass transit expands its hours, and TOD parking issues spark new research and new policy.
Read moreNY-NJ Gateway project advances, mass transit expands its hours, and TOD parking issues spark new research and new policy.
Read moreTransit agencies are asking for billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Will a transit-friendly crop of leaders in Washington be able to deliver?
Read moreCOVID 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.
Read moreTOD advances in Morristown, Red Bank, Jersey City & East Orange. Affordable housing ordinance in Asbury Park. Exploring density after COVID-19, Portage IN, accessory dwelling units in San Luis Obispo. How cities cope with coronavirus.
Read moreNJ TOD news! NJT Hudson River tunnel contingency planning RFP, Gateway Devt Corp recruits repair expertise, Jersey City’s University Place fills last retail spot, Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment to begin, NJ EDA launches Small Business Lease Assistance program & NJT/Matawan seek redevelopment partners. Other TOD news! Baltimore’s efforts to rehab former black culture hub, Congestion pricing in NYC, Seattle’s “Tech-Train” TOD, What’s next for GoTriangle?, Malaysian Tech Hub & German parking-free neighborhood.
Read moreThe latest news on commuters to Panasonic in Newark, development in Bayonne, Camden, Hackensack, Jersey City, Metuchen, and Somerville as well as bus TOD in Pittsburgh, FTA planning projects, and much more.
Read moreIn February 2011, StreetFilms launched its new video series “Moving Beyond the Automobile” with a 3-minute look at TOD efforts in Hudson County.
Read moreReport link: Land Development at Selected Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Stations
This study builds on a previous VTC study of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line, and also examines development near other stations on the line.
Report link: Communicating the Benefits of TOD
This report examines two sub-regions that have capitalized on the benefits realized from transit-oriented “redevelopment” in New Jersey and Illinois.
In Jersey City, three blocks from the West Side Avenue Station, new townhomes and lofts are being built by Centex Homes.
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