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The Week in TOD News November 18-24, 2023

November 27, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Buffalo NY, bus rapid transit, China, Detroit MI, electric buses, Europe, high-speed rail, Hoboken NJ, IIJA, Madison WI, MBTA, mobility budget, Newark NJ, North Carolina, parking, Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development, S-Line, Vancouver BC, Vision Zero

MBTA’s bus garage update frees up ~7 acres for TOD • Hoboken strives toward Vision Zero • RI state agency proposes taxes and TIFs to support TOD housing • With record ridership, NC looks to expand rail • Mobility budgets & the future of transportation

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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

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The Week in TOD News October 2-8, 2021

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, Adelaide Australia, affordable housing, Bergen Norway, Berlin Germany, Bogota Colombia, Boston MA, COVID transit, Dublin Ireland, East Orange NJ, electrification, equitable service planning, Hoboken NJ, Houston TX, Jacksonville FL, Jersey City NJ, Madison WI, Montclair CA, New Haven CT, parking minimums, Richmond VA, sustainability, Toronto Canada, transit equity, Woodbridge NJ

Electric-powered modes spawn new transit options, approvals for mixed-use development straddling Hoboken and Jersey City, outlining equity goals (and steps to achieve them) in Richmond VA

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The Week in TOD News February 27- March 5, 2021

March 9, 2021March 11, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Chicago Il, COVID-19, Dallas TX, Delhi India, East Orange NJ, Harrison NJ, Heidelberg Germany, Jersey City NJ, Kahului HI, land banks, London England, Los Angeles CA, Madison WI, micro-housing, multifamily housing, municipal revenue generation, New York NY, Newark NJ, real estate development, Santa CLara CA, Seattle WA

Transit agencies, and the jurisdictions where they operate, are looking for ways to address budget shortfalls that have resulted from the pandemic. Plus lots of New Jersey news.

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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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The Week in TOD News May 18-24, 2019

May 28, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Charlotte NC, East Brunswick NJ, Harrison NJ, health, Jersey City NJ, Madison WI, New Orleans LA, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Seattle WA, Toronto ON, Transportation Alternatives grants

Harrison & Jersey City projects completed, NJDOT awards Transportation Alternatives grants, East Brunswick rethinks redevelopment plan, NY & NJ advance bus terminal plans. Also BRT for Madison WI, mixed-use in Charlotte, gaps in NOLA transit system, better health through better transit, new stations in Seattle & Toronto’s “least-used” Bessarion Station.