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The Week in TOD News February 25-March 3, 2023

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amman City Jordan, Boston MA, Cincinnati OH, data, equity, Indiana, Maryland, Miami FL, Minneapolis MN, minority developers, New York NY, Newark NJ, NJ TRANSIT, Philadelphia PA, Seoul South Korea, Vancouver Canada, Washington, Westfield NJ

Mixed-use in Newark NJ • Boston suburbs building TOD • Miami eTOD projects • Using data to improve transit • Amman (Jordan) Bus Project

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The Week in TOD News August 27-September 2, 2022

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Tim Staub affordable TOD, Austin TX, autocentric design, Boston MA, built environment, bus operators, complete streets, Complete Streets Coalition, DDOT Reimagined, Detroit Department of Transportation, Detroit MI, digital equity, El Paso TX, equity, federal transit administration, Gateway Development Commission, Greater Bandung, Houston TX, Java Indonesia, Jersey City NJ, LIRR, Mayor Wu, MBTA, Miami FL, microtransit, Olga Muzician, Project Connect, PT TransJakarta, Richmond VA, ridership, sprawl, Surrey-Langley SkyTrain, transit art, Underline, Urban Land Institute, Vancouver Canada, Via, Vision Zero, Woodbridge NJ, zoning

California fights NIMBYs. Detroit needs bus operators. Gateway project delays and cost increases. Miami repurposes public space to bridge the digital divide. Richmond VA expands TOD zoning. Can SkyTrain expansions spur affordable housing in Vancouver?

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TOD, Farms Under Threatm CTA Blue Line, Light Rail Train

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The Week in TOD News June 25-July 1, 2022

July 5, 2022July 6, 2022 Tim Staub abandoned railroad, Adult Smart Cycling, Areas of Persistent Poverty (AoPP), Chicago Il, Chicago Mobility Collaborative, congestion, equitable, Farmland Information Center, federal grants, fiscal cliff, gentrification, Hudson County, Infrastructure Australia Priority List, land banking, Los Angeles CA, Miami FL, mixed-use, Morris County, New Bedford MA, New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund, NJ TRANSIT stations, Passaic County, Perth Australia, ridership, Salt Lake City UT, Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD), Tradition Pointe, TransLink, Vancouver Canada, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

What to transportation projects to build? …planners, engineers, and the public have different ideas. Transit agencies may face fiscal crisis. Repurposing railways for active transport. FTA grants for poverty-stricken areas. Preserve farmland by stopping sprawl.

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The Week in TOD News March 5-11, 2022

March 14, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), anti-displacement, Austin TX, Belleville NJ, California, China, Colorado, Connecticut, Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA), environmental justice, Faridabad India, La Guardia Airport, light rail, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Montgomery MD, Orange NJ, Redlining, Safe Streets to Transit, Seattle WA, Vancouver Canada, walkability

New Jersey’s affordable housing funding. Recognizing TOD’s historic roots in Connecticut. Federal funding for electric transit fleets. Improving equity through transit access and walkability in Maryland.

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The Week in TOD News December 4-10, 2021

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Boston MA, Chicago Il, climate change, COVID recovery, equity, Hackensack NJ, Houston TX, infrastructure bill, Jersey City NJ, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, land use, LIHTC, New Brunswick NJ, Palo Alto CA, Prince George’s County MD, Red Bank NJ, Roodepoorte South Africa, supportive housing, Vancouver Canada, zoning

Transit agencies rethink priorities, bus-oriented development in Hackensack, veterans’ TOD in Jersey City, Chicago invests in affordable housing, and car-free (and parking-free) shopping

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The Week in TOD News October 30-November 5, 2021

November 8, 2021November 9, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, alternative development, Atlanta GA, COVID relief, density bonuses, Elizabeth NJ, finance, Glen Rock NJ, housing cooperative, Los Angeles CA, Mexico City Mexico, mixed-use, New York NY, Oakland CA, Paterson NJ, Ronkonkoma NY, San Jose CA, Transit Village, Traverse City MI, value capture, Vancouver Canada

A modified proposal to upgrade Penn Station; inter-agency tensions over ARP funds; cooperative mixed-use development in Michigan; and examples of adaptive reuse from Mexico City.

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The Week in TOD News October 16-22, 2021

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, Bloomfield NJ, Brooklyn NY, Chicago Il, Cleveland OH, community development, equitable transit-oriented development, eTOD, legacy cities, missing middle housing, Netcong NJ, New Zealand, Newark NJ, Norfolk VA, parking, pedestrian overpass, remote work, San Diego CA, transportation and land use, Vancouver Canada, Wallington NJ, Wesmont Station

Cleveland plans more BRT and TOD ▪ Remote work, immigration, and the future of urban centers ▪ Proposed TOD at Wesmont Station in Wallington NJ▪ A car-free future for Downtown Brooklyn

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Top: rendering of tall residential buildings in Vancouver, bottom left: a walkable transit-oriented community in Tempe, bottom left: several brown and gray buildings planned for downtown Plainfield, center left: a blue and gold minneapolis metro light rail vehicle

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The Week in TOD News September 4-10, 2021

September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, American Rescue Plan, Austin TX, Bound Brook NJ, BRT, Córdoba Argentina, eTOD, Minneapolis MN, mobility management, Morrisville NC, Newark NJ, Newington CT, Norristown PA, Plainfield NJ, redevelopment, right of return, systemic disinvestment, TOD zoning, transit equity, transit passes, Vancouver Canada

Transit agencies and developers explore bundling transit passes with rent. NJ TRANSIT towns to see more growth.

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The Week in TOD News July 17-23, 2021

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Caracas Venezuela, Chatham NJ, Columbus OH, equity, Fredericksburg VA, Jersey City NJ, mixed-use, New York NY, parking, Portland OR, San Antonio TX, San Diego CA, sustainability, Trenton NJ, Vancouver Canada

The uneven return of riders to transit, two multifamily projects proposed in Trenton, and Venezuelan architecture offers democratic solutions for low-income housing

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The Week in TOD News June 26-July 2, 2021

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Costa Rica, Dallas TX, environmental justice, equity, equity tool, Federal Opportunity Zones, Garden City NJ, Jersey City NJ, joint development, Los Angeles CA, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, Morristown NJ, Newark NJ, Philadelphia PA, Pittsburgh PA, Redmond WA, transit payment, USDOT, Vancouver Canada, Washington DC, West Hartford CT

Equity in transportation – from many perspectives and at different levels of government – from USDOT looking at systemic bias to local transit agencies making progress on transit-oriented affordable housing.

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