Rising transit usage among Gen Z ● NJ TRANSIT ridership bouncing back ● HBLR extension TOD study ● Planning grants change cities ● Exploring Land Value Taxes ● Marketing transit-friendly housing in Jakarta
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CA drops parking requirements. RTO and transit ridership. New Brunswick Station gets art. Fares, technology & equitable transit. Philly’s bus lane enforcement initiative. Infill projects for the environment.
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Japan’s pedestrian safety success. NYC MTA drops mask mandate. Upgrades begin at Exchange Place. Will Houston widen its highways? Plans for Ybor City, Tampa. Germany’s transit sale yields environmental benefits.
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America is short nearly 4 million homes. Hoboken Terminal area due for an upgrade. Routes return to MUNI. Chicago’s eTOD Ordinance draws discussion. Pedestrian deaths continue to rise nationally. How Free Transit worked out for Luxembourg.
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New Jersey’s affordable housing funding. Recognizing TOD’s historic roots in Connecticut. Federal funding for electric transit fleets. Improving equity through transit access and walkability in Maryland.
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A transit-oriented building boom in NJ continues, with planners considering transit expansions too.
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Recent research once again finds that increasing transit usage is an important contributor to attaining climate goals and reducing greenhouse gases. But questions remain whether the public will return to using transit in post-pandemic times.
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Embracing TOD post-pandemic. Land swap in Hoboken, housing proposal for Newark Broad Street Station area. Affordable housing in Dallas, Critiquing rail-to-airport, TOD projects in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Colorado, VMT fees in California. And Sidewalk Labs walks away from its Toronto “Smart City” plans.
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Post-pandemic planning, restoring faith in transit, “Distributed Density,” promoting equity. NJ: adaptive reuse, alternatives for Turnpike revenues, Jersey City & Bayonne proposals. Also TOD in Illinois, Colorado, California, DC’s early street car, green infrastructure & Link Light Rail expansion. Dehli’s commuter rail & redevelopment in Ottawa.
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Fort Monmouth Revitalization advances, HBLR to expand westward, Linden project moves forward, Hackensack named best for commuters, Newark seeks Transit Village designation. Spatial mismatch, YIMBY Act, Challenges to building transit in the US, Sunnyside Development Plan, Google Transit Village, Funding transit in Michigan. Getting priced out of the Toronto housing market.
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