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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 February 20-26, 2021

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Affordable Housing Development, Artificial Intelligence, Berkeley CA, Berkeley Heights NJ, Brooklyn NY, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Camden NJ, East Chicago IN, health, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam, King of Prussia PA, Melbourne Australia, New York NY, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, PILOT Tax Abatements, Rahway NJ, Reading PA, smart cities, Smart Growth, Toronto Canada, Transit Development Districts (TDD), Vancouver Canada, Woodbury MN, Zoning Reform

A likely transit bailout leads agencies to plan for the future. California chips away at single-family housing regulations.

New and long-time residents are discovering and rediscovering Rahway's public spaces, such as the Rahway District Arts Park, amid social distancing measures. Image credit: The RA+BP

Practitioner Spotlight

Arts and Public Spaces Keep Rahway “Stronger Every Day”

October 9, 2020November 4, 2021 Steph_Admin arts, COVID-19, public space, Rahway NJ

While COVID-19 remains a threat and the future is still uncertain, downtown Rahway has once again sprung to life. In some ways it’s busier than usual.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News June 13-19, 2020

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Bengaluru, bridge repair, bus rapid transit, coronavirus pandemic, federal grant, Federal Highway Authority, innovation district, Jakarta, mixed use development, multi-family housing, pandemic response, public transportation, Rahway NJ, redevelopment, regional transit, ridership, street design, Toronto, transit-oriented development, Twin Cities

COVID-19 has sparked renewed interest in street design but may have also caused undue concerns about safety on public transit and urban flight. Rahway project nears completion, Portal North Bridge funding. TOD redevelopment projects abound — many with pedestrian and other mobility improvements. Bengalura agency expands to address TOD; Jakarta upgrades stations.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News March 21-27, 2020

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Adaptive reuse, Financing, first-mile last-mile, form-based code, Hoboken NJ, India, Metuchen NJ, Miami FL, opportunity zones, pandemic, Rahway NJ, rail trail, ridership, Somerville NJ, student housing

NJ TOD work continues with a property sale in Metuchen, construction in Somerville, a project completion in Rahway, and progress in Hoboken. Also meeting Opportunity Zones challenges, TOD student housing in Miami, a 19-mile multi-use trail in Denton, Texas, learning to understand and address pandemics, and form-based code in India.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News February 15-21, 2020

February 24, 2020August 14, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessibility, affordable housing for seniors, arts district, Atlanta MARTA, Bayonne NJ, bus rapid transit, complete streets, high-density housing, LRT, mixed-use, NIMBY, pedestrian access, Rahway NJ, redevelopment, transit accessibility, Transit Village, transit-oriented development, walkable cities, YIMBY

Rebranding Rahway using art, Redevelopment in Bayonne. Ride-hailing & congestion, Building housing near transit, Charlotte transit projects, Senior TOD in Miami, YIMBY movement, Green cities and affordability. Paris seeks 15-minute city, Building transit and TOD in Jakarta.

Features

Creating Places for People: Placemaking in Transit-Friendly Downtowns

February 11, 2020September 1, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Art, Collingswood NJ, communities of circumstance, creative placemaking, engagement, Jersey City NJ, NJ TRANSIT Arts, Project for Public Spaces, Rahway NJ, Silverman Building, Urban Essex Coalition

Planners, municipal officials, members of the real estate community, and placemaking experts gathered in New Brunswick on December 6th for the 2nd TOD in Your Downtown Forum – Creating Places for People: Placemaking in Transit-Friendly Downtowns – and shared the how-tos of placemaking, discussed outcomes and impacts of implementing placemaking strategies, and answered the question, “What makes a great place?”

A street view of Newark Penn Station at dusk. Image by user King of Hearts, licensed by CC BY-SA 3.0.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News August 17-23, 2019

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Brick Church Station, Broadway Junction, data, Detroit MI, East Brooklyn NY, East Orange NJ, Harrison train station, KL North Malaysia, Mansfield MA, Metro-North Railroad, Newark Penn Station, NJ TRANSIT, Orange NJ, Providence Rail Station, QLine, Québec City QC, Rahway NJ, Sydney AU, universal payment system, Vancouver BC

Newark Penn Station upgrades; Redevelopment moves forward in East Orange, Orange & Rahway; NJ Transit riders to get more info on delays & cancellations. East Brooklyn transit hub, Detroit adopts smart payments, Providence RI state update, Miami FL & Mansfield MA projects, Metro-North as TOD developer. Rail to Québec City, TOD in Malayasia, Vancouver BC & Sydney AU.

TOD News Briefs

New & Noteworthy: July 2018

July 31, 2018September 6, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Atlanta GA, Boston MA, density, Fairfield CT, first-mile last-mile, Hicksville NY, Hoboken NJ, Job access, Los Angeles CA, Madison NJ, millennials, Orange NJ, parklets, Rahway NJ, school-age children, St Paul MN, Toronto ON

News on millennials relocating to the suburbs, the number of school-children in NJ rental housing, projects in Montclair, Linden, and Hoboken. Also visions for clean transport in the Northeast, new TOD in Toronto, increasing density at LA stations, and Boston efforts to help commuters.

TOD News Briefs

What We Are Reading: May-June 2015

June 29, 2015August 27, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Boston MA, Downtown NJ, Homebuilding, Hudson Exchange West, Jersey City NJ, millennials, Minneapolis MN, New Balance, Newark NJ, parking, PlanSmart, Pope Francis, Rahway NJ, Somerville NJ, stranded assets

News briefs on redevelopment in Jersey City, Newark, and Somerville as well as the reuse of suburban office parks, millennial settlement patterns, the decline of home ownership, reduced parking requirements in Minneapolis, and New Balance buying its own station in Boston.

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