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Issue 9

Features 

The Case for Sustainability Through Transit-Oriented Development

December 31, 2008August 15, 2018 Steph_Admin affordable housing, climate change, housing, Issue 9, sustainability

Sustainability through TOD means reducing auto dependency, restoring transit infrastructure, and recycling urban land.

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Practitioner Spotlight 

Transit-Oriented Housing – Shelter in a Storm?

December 30, 2008August 15, 2018 Steph_Admin demographics, housing, Issue 9, Jeffery Otteau

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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NJ TOD News 

Transit Terminal Anchors Camden Redevelopment

December 29, 2008August 15, 2018 Steph_Admin Camden NJ, Issue 9, 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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NJ TOD News 

Mixed-Use and Arts Come to East Orange

December 28, 2008August 15, 2018 Steph_Admin arts-based development, East Orange NJ, Issue 9, mixed-use

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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Transit Village Update 

Mixed-Use Projects Continue in Rahway

December 26, 2008August 20, 2018 Steph_Admin Issue 9, Rahway NJ, redevelopment

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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Recommended Reading 

TCRP Report 128: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel

December 26, 2008May 13, 2019 Steph_Admin case studies, housing, Issue 9, parking, Transit Cooperative Research Program

Report link: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
This new TCRP report attempts to clarify the relationship between livable communities and transit.

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Recommended Reading 

Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty

December 26, 2008May 13, 2019 Steph_Admin climate change, environment, Issue 9, sustainability

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.

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Transit Village Update 

Morristown Projects Move Forward

December 25, 2008August 20, 2018 Steph_Admin Issue 9, Morristown NJ, redevelopment

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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Features National TOD News 

California Enacts Smart Growth Bill

December 24, 2008April 19, 2019 Steph_Admin California, Issue 9, policy, Smart Growth

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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Regional TOD News 

New Program: Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia

December 23, 2008September 6, 2018 Steph_Admin Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Issue 9, Philadelphia PA

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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