Smart Growth

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.