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The Week in TOD News October 22-28, 2022

October 31, 2022November 1, 2022 Tim Staub 15-minute city, accessibility, Ambler PA, Boston MA, Bristol England, car crash fatalities, Colorado Department of Transportation, Côte-St-Luc QC, East Brunswick NJ, equitable access, Glassboro Camden Line, highway removal, Houston TX, mask mandate, Montgomery County MD, MTA, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission, parking, reconnecting communities, restroom access, River Development Equities, smartphone, South Orange NJ, Vision Zero

Removing highways and breaking down barriers ● Rising infections but MTA has no plans for masks ● Glassboro-Camden Line takes next step ● Tech solutions without smartphones ● Montgomery County MD approves plans, promotes density & transit ● Montréal’s Côte-St-Luc embraces 15-minute city principles

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The Week in TOD News July 30-August 5, 2022

August 8, 2022August 9, 2022 Tim Staub affordability, affordable rent, Amtrak, Anand Vihar, APTA, award, bike share, Bird, British Columbia, Bronzeville IL, BRT, bus drivers, bus rapid transit, California, Canada, Chicago Il, Colorado, commuter rail, Delhi, Equitable TOD, eTOD, Exchange Place, FAR, fare cap, fare free, floor area ratio, free fare, free public transit, Gateway Program, Hochul, India, Infrastructure Canada, Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation, Karkardooma, Lime, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, mask mandate, Metro-North Union, Montgomery County MD, MTA, New York City, Newark, Newark Penn Station, NJ TRANSIT, North Jersey, PATH, Pittsburgh, Portal North Bridge, PRT, restoration, ride-share, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, union, Vancouver BC, Vermont, West Hollywood CA, zoning

The Portal Bridge begins. Who enforces mask mandates on transit? NJ TRANSIT seeks input on Newark Penn Station restoration. Can displacement be prevented while building TOD? Should transit be free? Passenger rail returns to Burlington VT. British Columbia partners with Japan on transit.

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The Week in TOD News October 10-16, 2020

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Boston MA, BRT, Buenos Aires Argentina, changing travel patterns, Clifton NJ, essential workers, exclusionary zoning, funding public transportation, High Line, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, long-term impacts, Metropolitan Council, Metuchen NJ, Montgomery County MD, Montreal QC, Newark NJ, NJTPA, passenger limits, post-pandemic, real-time data, Sacramento CA, Shenzhen China, work from home, zoning

The future of public transportation in a post-pandemic world still figures large in the week’s news, complicated by changing work and travel patterns, perceptions of safety, and issues of funding. Plus a look at how zoning practices affect the supply of affordable housing.

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The Week in TOD News August 8-14, 2020

August 17, 2020August 19, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo anti-displacement, Atlantic City NJ, bike ped, climate, coronavirus, COVID-19, Fairfax VA, gentrification, high-speed rail, local workforce development, mixed-use spaces, Montgomery County MD, New Jersey, Omaha NE, opportunity zones, parking minimum, Pawtucket RI, pedestrian oriented, pedestrian oriented infrastructure, Philadelphia PA, pike and pedestrian oriented infrastructure, Plainfield NJ, public transportation, redevelopment, revitalization, sprawl, tax abatement, Thailand, transit access, transit-oriented communities, transit-oriented development, transportation equity, zoning

This week’s news… staying safe when riding transit, the enduring appeal of urban places, and thinking beyond zoning to promote affordable housing.

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