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The Week in TOD News August 20-26, 2022

August 29, 2022August 31, 2022 Tim Staub Americans with Disabilities Act, BRT, bus rapid transit, capital project, climate crisis, congestion pricing, COVID-19, crashes, environmental justice, FTA, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, Kelcie Ralph, King County Metro, MTA, NACTO, National Association of City Transportation Officials, New York City, NJ TRANSIT, NJ Turnpike, Paramus NJ, park and ride, Pittsburgh PA, police reports, public art, RAISE, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, Toronto, Toronto Transit Commission, transit to trails, universal design

Massachusetts sets multifamily housing rules. Upgrade delays threaten MTA system. More Turnpike lanes won’t relieve congestion. Equitable access to America’s National Parks. Move That Bus! to reduce emissions & increase ridership. Electric bus service in Africa.

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The Week in TOD News August 13-19, 2022

August 22, 2022August 24, 2022 Tim Staub Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Baton Rouge LA, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Canada, Capital Area Transit System, CARES Act, Chicago Il, contactless fare, COVID-19, Detroit MI, District of Columbia, Dublin, electric bus, Englewood Nature Trail, fare free, farebox, farebox recovery, federal transit administration, free fare, I-90, India, Ireland, Karnataka, land use, land use planning, Los Angeles CA, Low-No Emissions buses, Metropolitan Transit System, mobility app, mobility corridor, MTA, New York City, NJ TRANSIT, Office of Research Analytics, pandemic, parking, Pittsburgh PA, Pittsburgh Regional Transit, Port Authority of Allegheny County, PRT, RAISE, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, ridership, RIPTA, Rutgers University, Salt Lake City UT, San Diego CA, shared use, SmarTrip, Spokane WA, student discount, transit-oriented development, Umo, Union City Bus Garage, Union City NJ, US 395, Utah Transit Authority, vehicle miles traveled, Voorhees Transportation Center, Washington, Winnipeg

FTA funds new Union City bus terminal. NY-MTA’s ongoing ridership woes. New features for NJ TRANSIT Friendly Data application. RAISE grants fund shared-use multi-modal corridor in Detroit and several Chicago-area projects. Winnipeg mayoral candidate proposes surface parking tax to match that of built properties.

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The Week in TOD News July 2-8, 2022

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 Tim Staub Amtrak, BANGLADESH, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bicycle, bicycle-pedestrian travel, bike share, Brussels, CA, Connecticut, CTFastrak, Dhaka Bangladesh, Gateway, housing, India, Indonesia, Java, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, Metrobus, Metrorail, missing middle housing, Montclair, New Carrollton transit hub, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Noroton Heights CT, Office parks, Oregon, parklets, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, reconnecting communities, San Diego, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA, Scottsdale AZ, segregation, Singapore, single family zoning, social housing, Spokane WA, St. Augustine FL, UCLA, UTA, Utah, Utah Transit Authority, Vijayawada, Washington D.C., Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Water, WMATA, work from home, Yonkers NY, zoning

Transit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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

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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.

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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.

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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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