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The Week in TOD News February 19-25, 2022

February 28, 2022March 1, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo Dhaka Bangladesh, East Windsor, Jakarta Indonesia, Maryland, Maryland Department of Transportation, Maryland Transit Authority, NJ Bikeway Grant program, Norwalk CA, Norwalk Transit Village, Oakland CA, Pittsburgh PA, Purple Line Transit, Rahway NJ, SEPTA, universal basic mobility, West Windsor

Testing universal basic mobility. Promoting active and engaged communities along Maryland’s new Purple Line. Adapting to rider needs post-pandemic.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News November 20-26, 2021

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, all-door boarding, Baltimore MD, Bellevue WA, Bengaluru India, COVID relief, Harrison NJ, historic preservation, Houston TX, London Ontario, Los Angeles CA, managing growth, mixed use development, Orange NJ, Pittsburgh PA, repurposing, Savannah GA, Scotch Plains NJ, solar buses, suburban malls, Tirana Albania, “$1 house” program

COVID-19 effects, infrastructure funding, and the future of transportation. Managing redevelopment. “$1 house” program. Repurposing suburban malls.

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

Top left: RTD Boulder Junction entrance rendering, right: a lone bus on a busway in pittsburgh approaching a station with a new TOD, and bottom left, a BRT corridor in downtown Cleveland

Features

Bus TOD: Smart Growth Spurred by Bus Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Denver

September 14, 2021 Noah Harper BRT, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Cleveland OH, Denver CO, East Liberty Station, Flatiron Flyer, HealthLine, Pittsburgh PA

Bus Rapid Transit service has helped leverage billions of dollars in transit-oriented development in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and the Denver metropolitan area

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 24-30, 2021

August 2, 2021August 3, 2021 Noah Harper accessibility, accessibility apps, affordable housing, Beijing China, Chicago Il, coordination of services, COVID-19, Denver CA, environmental justice, equity, federal funding, Hoboken NJ, Lancaster CA, minimum parking requirements, New York NY, Newark NJ, Oakland CA, Pittsburgh PA, redevelopment, San Jose CA, Somerville MA, Surat India, Tampa FL, zoning

A federal infrastructure deal allocates funds for transit, a potential TOD with a new public park in Hoboken, and Denver lowers parking minimums to boost affordable housing production.

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.

TOD News Briefs

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.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News October 12-18, 2019

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Art, Austin TX, autonomous vehicles, Bangalore, BRT, bus lanes, bus transit, China, Cranford NJ, Englewood Cliffs NJ, Malaysia, NJ TRANSIT, one-seat ride, parking, Pittsburgh PA, Riverside NJ, station improvements, technology, transit desert, TRANSITional Art Program, Vision Zero

NJ TRANSIT’s Transit art program, station improvements, one-seat ride restoration. Englewood Cliff’s affordable housing suit, Cranford’s downtown boom, Riverside redevelopment. Vision Zero, all things buses (BRT, bus lanes, better bus stops, new service), too much parking in Pittsburgh (at bus centers!) TOD in China, bus lanes in India, sustainable transport in Malaysia.

A Phase Map of the Radial Core Bus Corridors Emerging Preferred Routes for the BusConnects project. Image courtesy of BusConnects.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 27-August 2, 2019

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo bitcoin, bus and bike network, contactless ticketing, Fortaleza BR, Hoboken NJ, Middletown NJ, New South Wales AU, North Dublin IR, NY MTA, NY Waterway, OMNY system, Orangetown NY, PATH, Pittsburgh PA, Plainfield NJ, Portal North Bridge, Redwood City CA, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, San Diego CA, Smart Growth, South San Francisco CA, Sydney AU

Visions of a NJ TOD Smart Growth future, Portal North Bridge funding, Plainfield housing, NY Waterway lawsuit dismissed, Campbell Junction redevelopment plan, PATH improvement plan, Proposed Pfizer Campus redevelopment. San Diego zoning changes, Pittsburgh’s new vision, MTA OMNY system, S. San Francisco & Redwood City redevelopment, Ridesharing in NV, Bus & Cycle Paths in North Dublin, Sydney Uber expands info, Bitcoin for transit fares in Brazil, Contactless payment in NSW.

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