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The Week in TOD News August 7-13, 2021

August 16, 2021August 17, 2021 Noah Harper affordable housing, Asheville NC, Chennai India, COVID recovery, Denver CO, equity, equity toolkit, Fredericksburg VA, Houston TX, inclusionary housing, Jersey City NJ, Los Angeles CA, Paris France, Paterson NJ, Salem MA, San Francisco CA, Seattle WA, Smart Growth, tiny homes

New data shows increasing sprawl in the southwest, Jersey City’s affordable housing ordinance is struck down, and Denver looks to transform a transit parking lot into affordable homes.

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The Week in TOD News February 27- March 5, 2021

March 9, 2021March 11, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Chicago Il, COVID-19, Dallas TX, Delhi India, East Orange NJ, Harrison NJ, Heidelberg Germany, Jersey City NJ, Kahului HI, land banks, London England, Los Angeles CA, Madison WI, micro-housing, multifamily housing, municipal revenue generation, New York NY, Newark NJ, real estate development, Santa CLara CA, Seattle WA

Transit agencies, and the jurisdictions where they operate, are looking for ways to address budget shortfalls that have resulted from the pandemic. Plus lots of New Jersey news.

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The Week in TOD News January 4-10, 2020

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Dubai UAE, electric vehicles, housing, Jakarta Indonesia, Limerick Ireland, Miami FL, Newark DE, NY Penn Station, parking, Seattle WA, transportation improvement districts, West Orange NJ

West Orange redevelopment, NY Penn Station expansion, and electric vehicles. Denser housing, parking pushback in Chicago, redevelopment without parking in Miami, transportation improvement districts in Newark, Delaware, affordable housing in Seattle. Dubai, Jakarta, and Limerick, Ireland, all advancing TOD.

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The Week in TOD News September 21-27, 2019

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo active parks, climate, Denver CO, Dhaka Bangladesh, electric vehicles, Gdansk Airport Poland, Hoboken NJ, Jersey City NJ, LA Metro, Little Silver NJ, Netherwood Station, Newark Light Rail Line, Newark NJ, NJPAC, Paris FR, Plainfield NJ, RiverLINE, Seattle WA, shuttle, sidewalks, Sound Transit, Transit needs of women, Via

Redevelopment: Hoboken Yard, the RiverLINE corridor, near Newark NJPAC, and in Plainfield! Jersey City announces a new shuttle and Little Silver starts sidewalk project. LA Metro releases Women’s Travel study, Seattle system expansion, Denver TOD, activating parks, and electric cars and the environment. Paris’s Ecosystem Neighborhood, Rail in Dhaka, and airport TOD in Poland.

Stockholm transit station art can be seen on the interior façade of the Stadion Metro Station. Image captured by Kevin Cho (Kee Pil Cho), licensed by CC BY-SA 4.0.

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The Week in TOD News June 22-28, 2019

July 1, 2019July 3, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo active transportation, Atlantic Ticket Program, Bayonne NJ, Calgary AB, Camden NJ, contactless fare payment system, driverless rail, free transit, Lyft, Lynnwood WA, Malaysia, Montvale NJ, National City CA, PATH, Penang Transport Master Plan, public art, public-private partnerships, Seattle WA, Stockholm Sweden, Waterlook ON, WMATA, Woodbridge NJ

PATH OMNY fare system, mixed-use at Woodbridge Station, Camden market-rate housing, NJT & Bayonne to partner at 34th St Station, Montvale’s Mercedes HQ redevelopment. Seattle’s public housing residents get transit passes, Sound Transit plans light rail that spurs development, active transport projects in CA, WMATA pilots late-night worker Lyft program, Art & transit in Stockholm, Driverless train for Calgary Airport, Waterloo’s new light rail, Penang Transport Master Plan

Rendering of the High Street development. Source: High Street Atlanta website.

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The Week in TOD News May 25-31, 2019

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Asbury Park NJ, Atlanta GA, bicycling, car share, Copenhagen Denmark, electric vehicles, environmental remediation, Jersey City NJ, Los Angeles CA, on-demand transit, one card, One Metro New York, parking, Plainfield NJ, Seattle WA, Singapore, Somerville NJ, subway extension

Jersey City’s on-demand transit RFP, Plainfield’s affordable TOD, No. 7 extension thoughts, Asbury Park parking & Somerville’s Green Seam wins award. Beyond NJ, LA TOD program spurs affordable housing, NYC taps into transit, new Seattle station raises concern, Atlanta advances development, Singapore reveals transport plans & Copenhagen prioritizes cyclists.

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The Week in TOD News May 18-24, 2019

May 28, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Charlotte NC, East Brunswick NJ, Harrison NJ, health, Jersey City NJ, Madison WI, New Orleans LA, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Seattle WA, Toronto ON, Transportation Alternatives grants

Harrison & Jersey City projects completed, NJDOT awards Transportation Alternatives grants, East Brunswick rethinks redevelopment plan, NY & NJ advance bus terminal plans. Also BRT for Madison WI, mixed-use in Charlotte, gaps in NOLA transit system, better health through better transit, new stations in Seattle & Toronto’s “least-used” Bessarion Station.

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The Week in TOD News March 30-April 5, 2019

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Baltimore MD, car-free neighborhood, congestion pricing, Cyberjaya Malaysia, Frieburg Germany, Gateway Project, GoTriangle, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, Jersey City NJ, Matawan NJ, Montclair NJ, NJ Economic Development Agency, NJ TRANSIT, Seattle WA

NJ TOD news! NJT Hudson River tunnel contingency planning RFP, Gateway Devt Corp recruits repair expertise, Jersey City’s University Place fills last retail spot, Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment to begin, NJ EDA launches Small Business Lease Assistance program & NJT/Matawan seek redevelopment partners. Other TOD news! Baltimore’s efforts to rehab former black culture hub, Congestion pricing in NYC, Seattle’s “Tech-Train” TOD, What’s next for GoTriangle?, Malaysian Tech Hub & German parking-free neighborhood.

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The Week in TOD News Jan 26-Feb 1, 2019

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Eliot Benman affordable housing, Camden NJ, Delhi–Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project, federal shutdown, Green New Deal, Newark NJ, Newton MA, Oslo, public art, Seattle WA, Washington DC

Public art and startup coworking space in Camden and Newark Penn Station leasing revenues. A Green New Deal, affordable housing in Seattle, the effect of the federal shutdown on transit, measuring growth near transit in DC metro area, and proposed shuttles to T stops on the Newton-Needham Line. Car-free downtown Oslo and the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.

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The Week in TOD News Oct 20-26 2018

October 29, 2018 Stephanie DiPetrillo Atlanta GA, Buffalo NY, Chapel Hill NC, Chicago Il, Durham NC, Galway Ireland, GoTriangle, Lathrop CA, Matawan NJ, Morristown NJ, Mt Kisco NY, Napa Valley Wine Train, Newark NJ, Red Bank NJ, San Bruno CA, Santa Rosa CA, Seattle WA, Trenton NJ

This week’s TOD news includes NJ stories from Matawan, Morristown, Newark, Red Bank and Trenton. News from Atlanta, Buffalo, Seattle, and on TOD planning for the Durham-Orange Light-Rail, and a story from Galway, Ireland.

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