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The Week in TOD News July 3-9, 2021

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Noah Harper Austin TX, Boston MA, BRT, Buffalo NY, engagement, Estonia, Galloway NJ, Hoboken NJ, India, light rail, Los Angeles CA, Milpitas CA, multimodal transportation, New York NY, Newark NJ, Orange NJ, P3, Paterson NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, public-private partnerships, ridership, San Francisco CA, St Paul MN, Washington DC

A transit-oriented building boom in NJ continues, with planners considering transit expansions too.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 26-July 2, 2021

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Noah Harper affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Costa Rica, Dallas TX, environmental justice, equity, equity tool, Federal Opportunity Zones, Garden City NJ, Jersey City NJ, joint development, Los Angeles CA, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Morristown NJ, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, Redmond WA, transit payment, USDOT, Vancouver Canada, Washington DC, West Hartford CT

Equity in transportation – from many perspectives and at different levels of government – from USDOT looking at systemic bias to local transit agencies making progress on transit-oriented affordable housing.

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The Week in TOD News June 19-25, 2021

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Noah Harper Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, Bangkok Thailand, Berlin Germany, Brockton MA, BRT, Cambridge UK, Camden NJ, Chicago Il, Cleveland OH, equity, eTOD, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, New Orleans NY, New York NY, Oakland CA, parking, Philadelphia PA, redevelopment, service levels, Washington DC

Three affordable housing projects in Camden, Hoboken, and Tarrytown, NY show various approaches to equitable TOD in the region.

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The Week in TOD News June 5-11, 2021

June 14, 2021June 16, 2021 Noah Harper affordable housing, Boston MA, Burlington VT, central business districts, Chicago Il, Delhi India, Dunellen NJ, Elizabeth NJ, essential workers, Fort Worth TX, Galloway NJ, Jersey City NJ, Kansas City MO, La Mesa CA, Lagos Nigeria, land pooling, LBGTQ+, Los Angeles CA, new service models, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, post-pandemic

Planners ponder lessons learned from the pandemic: Will we return to normal, or something better?

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The Week in TOD News May 22-28, 2021

June 1, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Bethesda MD, bus rapid transit, Calgary Canada, Denver CO, electric buses, equity, equity loan funds, Jersey City NJ, London UK, Mumbai India, Nashville TN, online tools, Orange NJ, Paterson NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, regional rail

Planners chart the future of public transit—and implementing equity into their agencies.

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The Week in TOD News May 1-7, 2021

May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Atlanta GA, bus rapid transit, Hanoi Vietnam, Jersey City NJ, land value tax, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, Philadelphia PA, Raleigh NC, reopening, safe streets, San Jose CA, St Paul MN, Transit Village, Wales United Kingdom, West Orange NJ

The light at the end of the tunnel: cities and states relax regulations, and transit agencies plan to boost service. But is it too soon?

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The Week in TOD News April 10-16, 2021

April 19, 2021April 21, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, air rights, Amsterdam Netherlands, anti-displacement, Chicago Il, COVID-19, Covina CA, Jakarta Indonesia, Newark NJ, Paterson NJ, Peekskill NY, Philadelphia PA, PILOT, Port Jefferson NY, Santa Fe NM, Thatcham England, Toronto Canada, Trenton NJ, Zoning Reform

This week’s news highlights the hyper-local politics of implementing denser, more equitable development.

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The Week in TOD News February 20-26, 2021

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Affordable Housing Development, Artificial Intelligence, Berkeley CA, Berkeley Heights NJ, Brooklyn NY, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Camden NJ, East Chicago IN, health, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, King of Prussia PA, Melbourne Australia, New York NY, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, PILOT Tax Abatements, Rahway NJ, Reading PA, smart cities, Smart Growth, Toronto Canada, Transit Development Districts (TDD), Vancouver Canada, Woodbury MN, Zoning Reform

A likely transit bailout leads agencies to plan for the future. California chips away at single-family housing regulations.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News November 14-20, 2020

November 24, 2020November 26, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo 14th Street NYC, Bengaluru India, busway, Camden NJ, equity, Flushing Main Street, innovation, Jersey City NJ, Metro, New Brunswick NJ, Orange NJ, Philadelphia PA, referendum, San Diego CA, SEPTA, transit demand, Washington DC

Ballot measures, ticketing innovations, agencies facing financial constraints, a busway advanced (and one stymied). Plus projects move forward in New Brunswick, Jersey City, Camden & Orange, NJ.