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The Week in TOD News July 2-8, 2022

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 Tim Staub Amtrak, BANGLADESH, BART, Bay Area Rapid Transit, Bicycle, bicycle-pedestrian travel, bike share, Brussels, CA, Connecticut, CTFastrak, Dhaka Bangladesh, Gateway, housing, India, Indonesia, Java, Los Angeles CA, Maryland, Metrobus, Metrorail, missing middle housing, Montclair, New Carrollton transit hub, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Noroton Heights CT, Office parks, Oregon, parklets, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh PA, reconnecting communities, San Diego, San Diego CA, San Francisco CA, Scottsdale AZ, segregation, Singapore, single family zoning, social housing, Spokane WA, St. Augustine FL, UCLA, UTA, Utah, Utah Transit Authority, Vijayawada, Washington D.C., Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), Water, WMATA, work from home, Yonkers NY, zoning

Transit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.

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The Week in TOD News November 21-27, 2020

December 1, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Arlington VA, Bayonne NJ, Brockton MA, Claremont CA, Gateway, Guelph ON, Honolulu HI, Jersey City NJ, Maharashtra India, Malaysia, MBTA, missing middle, MTA, NY MTA, Penn Station NY, service cuts, Singapore, Slow Streets, transit investments

The news this week offers equals parts hope and dread. Spirits have been brightened by the prospect of a new administration that seems genuinely interested in transit infrastructure investment. Yet, the ongoing pandemic, and the financial impacts of reduced transit ridership, still challenges transit agencies. Nonetheless efforts to advance TOD continue.

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The Week in TOD News June 20-26, 2020

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo 5G, adaptive redesign, affordable housing, Amtrak, China, community spaces, COVID-19, federal transit investments, greenspaces, MTA, multi-family housing, neighborhood revitalization, New Jersey, New York, NJ TRANSIT, Ontario, pandemic, pandemic recovery, pilot programs, Portal Bridge, redevelopment, resilient design, Singapore, social distancing, transit, transit ridership, transit-oriented development, transportation access, zoning changes

COVID impacts on public transit, mobility, urban life and the nation’s infrastructure. A path toward a green recovery for NJ, Portal Bridge funding. Historic preservation. TOD. BRT. Zoning. New vehicle funding in Ontario. 5G smart bus route pilot in China. Station area upgrades in Singapore.

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The Week in TOD News February 8-14, 2020

February 17, 2020February 18, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Bangkok, Bangkok Metro, connected streets, Conor Dougherty, downtown redevelopment, Duluth MN, Duluth Transit Authority, eco-building, greenspace-oriented development, Jersey shore redevelopment, Keansburg NJ, local economic development, main street retail, mixed use development, Monmouth County, Newark NJ, Newark redevelopment, Princeton NJ, public park redevelopment, San Jose CA, Singapore, South Bergen Redevelopment Area, Spokane WA, transit housing, transit service expansion, urban sprawl

Berkeley Heights, Keansburg, Newark’s South Ward, Princeton, covering mass transit costs. Eco-building in Denver, TOD in Duluth, Corner stores, Affordable housing in San Jose, BRT & development in Spokane, fighting NIMBYism in California. Global sprawl, Unified ticketing in Bangkok, Green connections in Singapore.

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The Week in TOD News December 14-20, 2019

December 23, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo Atlanta GA, Gateway Project, Kansas City MO, microloans, NJ EDA, NJ TRANSIT, Portal North Bridge, Singapore, small transportation projecgts, South Philadelphia PA, Toronto ON

NJ TRANSIT to get new trains and buses, advances Portal North Bridge project, and moves forward on Perth Amboy Station improvements. NJ EDA micro-business loans. Kansas City’s free transit experiment, Atlanta plans transit expansion. Small design ideas with big impact. South Philly developers wants less parking. Learning from Singapore and Toronto approves property tax hikes to fund transit & housing.

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The Week in TOD News November 2 – 8, 2019

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Bangkok Thailand, bike lanes, Boston MA, bus lanes, bus rapid transit, Denver, Denver CO, Garfield NJ, Jersey City NJ, Massachusetts, New York, NJ TRANSIT, NY, Raritan NJ, redevelopment, San Francisco CA, Singapore, transit station improvements, transit-oriented development, upzoning, YIMBY

Transit oriented development, transit station improvements, NJ TRANSIT, transit workforce housing, affordable housing, community land trust, upzoning, YIMBYism, transportation innovation.

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The Week in TOD News June 1-7, 2019

June 11, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo e-scooters, EV infrastructure, fare cards, Forest Hills NY, Harrison NY, Hoboken NJ, Singapore, smartphone app, Station Square NY, West Oakland CA

NJDEP seeks electric vehicle (EV) funding, Hoboken introduces e-scooter rules, NJ TRANSIT pilots tap-in payments, NJ Partnership to Plug-In initiative wants to create EV infrastructure. Also, Forest Hills Station Square reopened, Allegheny County, PA gets transit smartphone app, Harrison, NY project breaks ground, large TOD proposed for West Oakland, CA, and Singapore continues to advance its 2040 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.