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The Week in TOD News April 23-29, 2022

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, carfree living, Chicago Transit Authority, Cleveland OH, Connecticut, Denver CO, electric vehicle funds, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Jersey City NJ, Las Vegas NV, masks, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Brunswick NJ, NJ TRANSIT, parking, Raleigh NC, Raleigh Union Station, Regional Green Gas Initiative, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Smart Growth, Tampa FL, zoning and segregation

Why wear a mask on public transportation. Suburban living without a car. Zoning and segregation in Connecticut. Smart growth for Nevada. IPCC calls for systemic change in transportation and urban planning

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News January 8-14, 2022

January 18, 2022January 19, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo 15-minute city, Adaptive reuse, Boston MA, Chicago Il, cycling network, Draper UT, Duluth MN, East Orange NJ, fare caps, Highland Park NJ, highway removal, homelessness, Jersey City NJ, Milan Italy, missing middle housing, Newark NJ, Smart Growth, social housing, stadium redevelopment

New plans for Newark Bears Stadium, South Amboy attracts commuters, MTA to cap fares, a vision Duluth’s I-35, and Milan’s planned bicycle network

TOD News Briefs

The Week in TOD News August 14-20, 2021

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo accessibility, Boston MA, Brisbane Australia, fares, Garfield NJ, Hoboken NJ, Indianapolis IN, land trusts, Lebanon TN, Millbrae CA, New York NY, Newark NJ, Smart Growth, Somerset NJ, TOD zoning, Toronto Canada, transit equity, universal design, walking distance, Washington DC, zoning

Transit agencies ‘reopen’ with lower fares and increased service, TODs open on the Raritan Valley Line, and alleys prove to be hidden opportunities for densification.

TOD News Briefs

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.

TOD News Briefs

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.