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The Week in TOD News October 29-November 4, 2022

November 7, 2022November 8, 2022 Tim Staub affordable housing, age, APTA, BayPass, Boston MA, car dependency, Chicago Il, Dulles, fare free, IIJA, India, Kansas City MO, Luxembourg, Mask, mask mandate, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, MTC, New Jersey Community Capital, New Markets Tax Credit Program, NJCC, Nubian Square, Penn Station, Penn Station redevelopment, Phoenix AZ, Potrero Bus Yard, Red Bank, San Francisco CA, SCOTUS, Silver Line, Sleepy Hollow NY, Supreme Court, traffic hazards, TSA, Tukwila WA, Washington D.C., Woodbridge NJ

Repurposing a bus yard. Evolving transit for a post-COVID world. New Markets Tax Credit Program. Artist housing. Fare-free transit and the future of cities.

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The Week in TOD News October 8-14, 2022

October 17, 2022October 18, 2022 Tim Staub 47-euro pass, access equity, banks, BART, Bing Maps, Bound Brook NJ, bus driver, bus operator, Chicago Il, Connecticut, covid, COVID-19, diabetes, federal government, first-/last-mile, Germany, grants, high-speed rail, Housing Supply Action Plan, India, Japan, JICA, MAHSR, Metropark Station, Miami FL, Miami-Dade County, micromobility, Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail, national fare pass, NJ TRANSIT, parking minimums, shuttles, Silver Line extension, South Amboy NJ, TOD grants, TOD Ordinance, transit equity, Transit Village, walkability, Washington Dulles International Airport, White House, Woodbridge NJ

MetroPark TOD ● White House announces housing goals ● Transit ridership continues to lag ● Transit-friendly living in South Amboy ● Banks & parking ● Germany considers nationwide transit pass

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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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The Week in TOD News April 16-22, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo affordable housing, BART, Brisbane Australia, California Assembly Bill 2097, DART Light Rail system, e-scooters, Enhanced Minister's Zoning Orders (EMZO), first-mile last-mile, Hackensack NJ, Low-Income Housing Institute (LIHI), masks, MTA, Ontario Canada, Perth Amboy NJ, Philadelphia PA, Phoenix AZ, Seattle WA, SEPTA, Serving a Vulnerable Entity (SAVE), Superpedestrian, Texas, vulnerable population, Waterfront Metro station, Woodbridge NJ

Work starts on Perth Amboy Station. Affordable TOD boom in Seattle. Philadelphia pilots “Serving a Vulnerable Entity” (SAVE) program. San Diego Mayor advocates for people over parking. How to better integrate scooters with public transit.

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The Week in TOD News March 19-25, 2022

March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 Stephanie DiPetrillo Arlington VA, Bound Brook NJ, Canada, Capital Metro, Carteret NJ, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte NC, electric vehicle charging stations, Equifare, Fare Card, Female Urban Planners, ferry, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), Kansas MO, Malaysia, Portland ME, San Jose CA, SkyMeridien, supportive housing, Talmage Avenue Apartments, Texas, Transit Plan, Tyler-Vernon Station, Valley Transportation Authority light rail, Woodbridge NJ

This week’s highlights include fighting gentrification, promoting transit ridership, learning from women, planning for the future, and building supportive TOD housing.

Clockwise: Downtown Richmond, a yellow tram in Adelaide, a new TOD in Hoboken, and a new TOD in Woodbridge

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The Week in TOD News October 2-8, 2021

October 11, 2021October 12, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, Adelaide Australia, affordable housing, Bergen Norway, Berlin Germany, Bogota Colombia, Boston MA, COVID transit, Dublin Ireland, East Orange NJ, electrification, equitable service planning, Hoboken NJ, Houston TX, Jacksonville FL, Jersey City NJ, Madison WI, Montclair CA, New Haven CT, parking minimums, Richmond VA, sustainability, Toronto Canada, transit equity, Woodbridge NJ

Electric-powered modes spawn new transit options, approvals for mixed-use development straddling Hoboken and Jersey City, outlining equity goals (and steps to achieve them) in Richmond VA

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The Week in TOD News July 10-16, 2021

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 Steph_Admin affordable housing, Atlanta GA, Buffalo NY, Chicago Il, economic development, equity, Glen Ridge NJ, Jersey City NJ, land use, Manila Philippines, Metropark Station, mobility hubs, Newark NJ, Paris France, post-pandemic, Woodbridge NJ

Buffalo NY combines affordable housing with mobility hubs, public transit as an economic/development tool, and a multibillion-dollar plan to transform the Northeast Corridor announced

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The Week in TOD News March 13-19, 2021

March 23, 2021March 24, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo Adaptive reuse, affordable housing, Chelsea MA, Chicago Il, Connecticut, Covid-adaptation, France, Jersey City NJ, Leander TX, Littleton MA, Miami FL, Newark NJ, PILOT funding, San Francisco CA, segregation, Songjiang China, transit-oriented development districts, Westfield NJ, Woodbridge NJ, Zoning Reform

Using TOD to address equity concerns through zoning, redevelopment, and affordable housing. Transit agencies work to ready themselves for a post-pandemic world.

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The Week in TOD News February 6-12, 2021

February 16, 2021February 18, 2021 Stephanie DiPetrillo air-cleaning technology, Ann Arbor MI, Chicago Il, contactless fares, COVID-19, flexible fares, Hudson Bergen Light Rail, Hyannis MA, Newton MA, Oakland CA, parking, Plainfield NJ, public transportation, redevelopment, Redwood City CA, transit funding, Turlock CA, vaccination, Woodbridge NJ

Transit agencies are asking for billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Will a transit-friendly crop of leaders in Washington be able to deliver?

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Reinventing Metropark Station: From Suburban Park-and-Ride to TOD Community

November 28, 2020December 1, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Amtrak, Avenel, Avenel NJ, Metropark, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, RFQ, sustainability, Woodbridge NJ, Woodbridge Redevelopment Agency

The effort to reinvent the Metropark Station area as a TOD community has taken major steps forward in recent months amid a renewed, State-level push to advance development near transit stations.

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