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The Week in TOD News June 3-9, 2023

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 Hiyabu Habtemichael 30th Street Station, air quality, Art, Atlanta GA, Bound Brook NJ, bus electrification, Canada, Central Ohio Transit Authority, electric buses, equity, Federal Railroad Administration, historic preservation, Hoboken NJ, Laval Canada, Madison Square Garden, New York Penn Station, Philadelphia PA, placemaking, Rahway NJ, reduced fares, safety, stimulus funding, Zoning Reform

NJ to use COVID Stimulus $ for NJT bus projects • Student mural enlivens Bound Brook Station tunnel • Incentive zoning model in Atlanta • Philly’s 30th Street Station and a new, transit-centered neighborhood • Laval’s air quality triggers fare reductions

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News August 21-28, 2021

August 31, 2021September 1, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, Andover MA, community engagement, Copenhagen Denmark, Harrison NY, Jersey City NJ, Newark NJ, Oakland CA, placemaking, Red Bank NJ, San Jose CA, sustainability, tax credits, TOD zoning, Toronto Ontario, UEZ program

Transit faces a protracted pandemic recovery, NJ announces its renewed UEZ program, and Copenhagen commences a new mixed-use, sustainable district.

Announcements

Call for Applications: NJ DCA Neighborhood Preservation Program

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Steph_Admin DCA, funding, placemaking

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced the opening of the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) 2022 Partner Application, an opportunity for municipalities and non-profits to receive assistance for neighborhood stabilization and revitalization.

NJ TOD News

Bringing Demarest Place to Life

August 25, 2020 Steph_Admin bike ped, bus TOD, creative placemaking, Equitable TOD, eTOD, Hackensack, pedestrian, placemaking, public space, the arts, TOD

The City of Hackensack taps into the arts to plan an inclusive public space in a changing downtown.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 27-July 3, 2020

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo 30-minute city, bus rapid transit, California, Ho-Ho-Kus NJ, Kearny NJ, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, mixed use development, multi-family housing, placemaking, public spaces, public transit, rail transit, redevelopment, TODTOWN, transit corridor development, transit-oriented development, Winnipeg

COVID spurs the re-purposing of public space and real-time crowding data. Redevelopment projects in Ho-Ho-Kus and Kearny. Automated buses in Connecticut, BRT in Omaha, and more TOD. TODTOWN in Shanghai, Winnipeg gets its first TOD, and the 30-minute city.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News May 11-17, 2019

May 22, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Argentina, bikeshare, bus rapid transit, Cleveland OH, Connecticut, Dallas TX, Doha Qatar, Gateway funding, greenway, Maryland, Montclair NJ, NJ TRANSIT, placemaking, Princeton NJ, purple line, tolls, transit-oriented development, Trenton Artwalk, Trenton NJ, Washington DC, WMATA

Weekly TOD news briefs. In NJ, the Princeton Dinky and Atlantic City Line return, politics in Gateway funding, Trenton Artwalk receives sustainability grant, Montclair rents soar. In other news, WMATA seeks joint developer for Huntington site, placemaking efforts around MD transit, Dallas residents protest bikesharing & Buenos Aires gets an elevated viaduct on the Tigre Line.