Smart Growth – NJTOD

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.

Features

Opportunity Zones 101: A Primer

March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Asbury Park, Bound Brook, Brownfields, Financing, Newark, NJ TRANSIT, opportunity zones, passaic, Plainfield, redevelopment, Smart Growth, tax incentives, Transit Village

A 2017 tax incentive provides opportunities to redirect capital gains into redevelopment projects to receive a reduction in tax liability. This financing tool has created opportunities for NJ Transit Villages to redevelop areas that have historically been underserved and neglected.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News November 23-29, 2019

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Calgary and Edmonton Alberta, Chicago Il, community land trust, Gateway cities, highways, Jersey City NJ, Kapolei City HI, Massachusetts Gateway Cities, mixed use development, NJ TRANSIT, North Brunswick NJ, North Brunswick Station, Oradell NJ, parking minimums, real estate development, redevelopment, rezoning, Smart Growth, Tarrytown NY, transit development funds, transit-oriented development

Redevelopment, parking minimums, mixed-use development, transit oriented development, NJ Transit, real estate development, community land trust, North Brunswick Station, Massachusetts Gateway cities, smart growth, rezoning, transit development funds, affordable housing, questioning the value of urban highways

A Phase Map of the Radial Core Bus Corridors Emerging Preferred Routes for the BusConnects project. Image courtesy of BusConnects.

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News July 27-August 2, 2019

August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo bitcoin, bus and bike network, contactless ticketing, Fortaleza BR, Hoboken NJ, Middletown NJ, New South Wales AU, North Dublin IR, NY MTA, NY Waterway, OMNY system, Orangetown NY, PATH, Pittsburgh PA, Plainfield NJ, Portal North Bridge, Redwood City CA, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, San Diego CA, Smart Growth, South San Francisco CA, Sydney AU

Visions of a NJ TOD Smart Growth future, Portal North Bridge funding, Plainfield housing, NY Waterway lawsuit dismissed, Campbell Junction redevelopment plan, PATH improvement plan, Proposed Pfizer Campus redevelopment. San Diego zoning changes, Pittsburgh’s new vision, MTA OMNY system, S. San Francisco & Redwood City redevelopment, Ridesharing in NV, Bus & Cycle Paths in North Dublin, Sydney Uber expands info, Bitcoin for transit fares in Brazil, Contactless payment in NSW.

US EPA: Smart Location Mapping

June 25, 2014August 20, 2019 Steph_Admin accessibility, demographics, Development, EPA, GIS, jobs, Smart Growth

Report link: US EPA: Smart Location Mapping
The EPA’s Smart Location Mapping is a valuable resource for assessing the linkage between land use/urban form and its effects on transportation.

Features National TOD News

California Enacts Smart Growth Bill

December 24, 2008April 19, 2019 Steph_Admin California, Issue 9, policy, Smart Growth

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed into law SB 375, declaring it an “historic state-local partnership” to fight suburban sprawl.

Regional TOD News

NY Governor Creates Smart Growth Cabinet

January 23, 2008September 6, 2018 Steph_Admin Issue 7, New York State, Smart Growth

Governor Eliot Spitzer has created a New York Smart Growth Cabinet to determine how best to discourage sprawl and promote smart land use practices.

Regional TOD News

Vision Long Island Launches Smart Growth Agenda

July 20, 2007September 6, 2018 Steph_Admin Farmingdale NY, Issue 6, Smart Growth, Vision Long Island

Vision Long Island has unveiled a 10-point “Smart Growth Agenda” that discusses housing affordability, sustainable development, and mixed-use.

NJ TOD News

Somerville Plans for the Future

July 18, 2007August 21, 2018 Steph_Admin Issue 6, New Jersey Smart Growth Awards, redevelopment, Smart Growth, Somerville NJ

Somerville is currently revising its Landfill Redevelopment Plan to incorporate the adopted consensus vision plan.

Getting to Smart Growth II: 100 More Policies for Implementation

May 25, 2006May 14, 2019 Steph_Admin Issue 3, manual, policy, redevelopment, Smart Growth

Report link: Getting to Smart Growth II
This manual for Smart Growth implementation offers 10 policy recommendations for each of 10 Smart Growth goals.

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