Neglected bus stops and infrastructure dollars. A new normal for post-pandemic ridership? Changing NJ’s affordable housing rules. Bike parking at transit hubs. Zoning reform for transit and sustainability goals. Support for taller buildings and high-density housing in Auckland.
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Increasing the housing supply through TOD. Rising fuel prices spur transit usage. Better bus service in South Jersey. How data support transportation equity.
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Ongoing impacts of pandemic on transit ridership, and on car crashes. NJ Safe Streets to Transit grants. Changing the face of real estate development. Locals push back against NY gov’s TOD plans.
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Buffalo NY combines affordable housing with mobility hubs, public transit as an economic/development tool, and a multibillion-dollar plan to transform the Northeast Corridor announced
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Planners ponder lessons learned from the pandemic: Will we return to normal, or something better?
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The future of public transportation in a post-pandemic world still figures large in the week’s news, complicated by changing work and travel patterns, perceptions of safety, and issues of funding. Plus a look at how zoning practices affect the supply of affordable housing.
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The future is on everyone’s mind this week… how the pandemic will affect cities, transportation, economic activity, corporate locations, and more. Doomsday scenarios look at the impacts of transit service reductions, while glimmers of hope can be seen in Detroit, Boston, and elsewhere.
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To address the impacts of COVID, transit agencies join together as do urban mayors throughout the world. Closer to home, Somerville and East Brunswick approve plans, And a look at the O-Bahn in Adelaide, Australia.
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Making (and changing) plans for the post-pandemic period. Chicago, Denver, and Fort Worth advance TOD projects. Mega projects in Indonesia and South Africa.
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Join the International Downtown Association on Friday, August 14th for a discussion on the future of events in a time of public health uncertainty.
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