The Case for Sustainability Through Transit-Oriented Development
Sustainability through TOD means reducing auto dependency, restoring transit infrastructure, and recycling urban land.
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Issue 9
Transit-Oriented Housing – Shelter in a Storm?
Despite the ongoing housing slump (and the economic collapse), inner-ring towns with rail service to New York City have outpaced the overall market.
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Transit Terminal Anchors Camden Redevelopment
The Walter Rand Transportation Center shows promise as an anchor of development in a city regarded as the poster child for the state’s urban woes.
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Mixed-Use and Arts Come to East Orange
Among Orange’s assets is the city’s two rail stations located one mile apart on the Morris & Essex Line, Brick Church and East Orange.
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Mixed-Use Projects Continue in Rahway
Over the past several years, Rahway has undertaken an intensive effort to attract new residential and commercial development to its downtown.
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TCRP Report 128: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
Report link: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
This new TCRP report attempts to clarify the relationship between livable communities and transit.
Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
Report link: Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
Post Carbon Cities provides a sobering view of the realities faced by local governments with fading energy supply and global climate change.
Morristown Projects Move Forward
Morristown will soon see the completion of two mixed-use projects, the Highlands at Morristown and the redevelopment of Epstein’s Department Store.
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California Enacts Smart Growth Bill
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law SB 375, declaring it an “historic state-local partnership” to fight suburban sprawl.
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New Program: Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia
In July 2008, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission named 11 communities as inaugural members of the Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia.
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