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The Week in TOD News April 16-22, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, BART, Brisbane Australia, California Assembly Bill 2097, DART Light Rail system, e-scooters, Enhanced Minister's Zoning Orders (EMZO), first-mile last-mile, Hackensack NJ, Low-Income Housing Institute (LIHI), masks, MTA, Ontario Canada, Perth Amboy NJ, Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, Seattle WA, SEPTA, Serving a Vulnerable Entity (SAVE), Superpedestrian, Texas, vulnerable population, Waterfront Metro station, Woodbridge NJ

Work starts on Perth Amboy Station. Affordable TOD boom in Seattle. Philadelphia pilots “Serving a Vulnerable Entity” (SAVE) program. San Diego Mayor advocates for people over parking. How to better integrate scooters with public transit.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News March 26-April 1, 2022

April 4, 2022April 6, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo Airport City Newark, Atlanta GA, Canada, data, Enterprise Community Loan Fund, gas prices, increasing ridership, Lahore Pakistan, Manheim PA, MARTA, Newark NJ, NewBus redesign, Ogden UT, Philadelphia PA, Port Chester NY, post-pandemic, Prudential Foundation, Rediscover Your Ride, Seattle WA, Somerville NJ, Sound Transit, South Jersey, Suffolk NY, transportation equity, UBC SkyTrain, Virginia

Increasing the housing supply through TOD. Rising fuel prices spur transit usage. Better bus service in South Jersey. How data support transportation equity.

Features

How to Build More Inclusive TOD: Learning from Black Developers

November 5, 2021November 8, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Baltimore MD, Black communities, Black developers, community development, Financing, Philadelphia PA, Plainfield NJ

Three Black development professionals discuss their work and ways that policy, and transit-oriented development, can be shaped to be more effective and inclusive

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News October 23-29, 2021

November 1, 2021November 2, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessory dwelling units, Camden NJ, equity, Escondido CA, eTOD, Glasgow Scotland, Jersey City NJ, New Brunswick NJ, Newark NJ, Omaha NE, Owings Mills MD, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, public housing, redevelopment, Seoul South Korea, sustainability, transit fares, Transit Village Initiative, transit-friendly planning

Newark designated NJ Transit Village ■ Policy to support America’s downtowns ■ Jersey City’s SciTech Scity ■ Build Back Better to build or preserve affordable housing ■ Omaha’s new ADU code ■ Glasgow transforms to fight climate change

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News September 25-October 1, 2021

October 4, 2021October 5, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Asheville NC, density bonuses, Dunellen NJ, Jakarta Indonesia, Jersey City NJ, joint development, mobility, New Delhi India, Newark NJ, Omaha NE, parking, Philadelphia PA, Richmond VA, Rutherford NJ, Seattle WA, TOD zoning, Transit Village, Washington DC, Westbury NY

Transit agencies seek alternative revenue streams, Newark’s development boom, Seattle community plans for new light rail service, and the DC region looks to prioritize equity in transportation and land use planning

TOD News Briefs

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.