The Week in TOD News November 2 – 8, 2019
Transit oriented development, transit station improvements, NJ TRANSIT, transit workforce housing, affordable housing, community land trust, upzoning, YIMBYism, transportation innovation.
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Plainfield TOD Open for Business
While working closely with developers to push projects through in a streamlined manner, the administration of Mayor Adrian O. Mapp is also working to maximize benefits for existing residents. The City insists on redevelopment agreements that require developers to carry out neighborhood improvements or make financial contributions to local programs.
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OBLR Webinars: RE-Development Academy for Communities
Ever wonder why some sites sit and some get developed? How brownfields issues affect developer decisions. See how the brownfield redevelopment and real estate development process intersect. This is free webinar series for the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization’s (OBLR) RE-Development Academy for Communities.
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Harrison TOD: Development Gathers Pace in Former “Beehive of Industry”
The Town of Harrison was once a manufacturing powerhouse known as the “Beehive of Industry.” Decades after the assembly lines fell silent, Harrison is once again alive with activity. Moving away from – but not forgetting – its industrial past, the town has embraced a vision of a walkable, mixed-use community with prime access to the region’s job market.
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Harrison Follows Its Vision Towards Redevelopment
Good planning and transit improvements are helping Harrison reach its redevelopment and TOD goals.
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The Importance of Placemaking for Suburban TODs
Guest contributor, Debra Tantleff, discusses how focusing on placemaking can help communities achieve their redevelopment goals.
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For Two Midwestern Cities, the Future of Buses is Now The Second in a Two-Part Series on Bus Rapid Transit & TOD in America
Cleveland couples incentives with coordinated plans for land use and bus-rapid transit to yield billions in TOD investment
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For Two Midwestern Cities, the Future of Buses is Now The First in a Two-Part Series on Bus Rapid Transit & TOD in America
In some Pittsburgh neighborhoods, bus rapid transit is playing an integral role in spurring investment for residents rebuilding for the 21st century.
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Resources Highlight Maryland’s TOD Potential
Report link: Planning Tools for Transit-Oriented Development
A new online resource released by the State of Maryland promotes TOD policies and opportunities at the state’s more than 100 transit station.
Redevelopment Plans Lead to Results in Bound Brook
Development, population growth, improved transit service, and planning efforts are helping to create a vibrant TOD community in Bound Brook, NJ.
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