The Week in TOD News January 11-17, 2025
NJ’s congestion pricing • NJ TRANSIT gets new CEO • NJ town’s pass affordability targets • LA fires show danger of sprawl • Upcoming transit projects in 2025
Read MoreNJ’s congestion pricing • NJ TRANSIT gets new CEO • NJ town’s pass affordability targets • LA fires show danger of sprawl • Upcoming transit projects in 2025
Read MoreFTA announces $10.5M TOD Planning Grant Opportunity ● Planning Transit Friendly Pennsauken ● Austin approves eTOD density bonus incentives & guidelines ● Promoting housing through zoning reform ● Tokyo fish market ➡ mixed-use hub
Read MoreTransit cuts linked to poverty ● Lackawanna Plaza redevelopment plan raises concerns ● Zoning reforms to address housing shortfalls ● Plans for West Hartford’s new transit district ● Dubai embraces public transport
Read MoreAmerica is short nearly 4 million homes. Hoboken Terminal area due for an upgrade. Routes return to MUNI. Chicago’s eTOD Ordinance draws discussion. Pedestrian deaths continue to rise nationally. How Free Transit worked out for Luxembourg.
Read MoreNew Jersey announces next round of Transit Village funding. Chicago’s first transit riders’ union holds Transit Equity Day rally. Aligning transit and land use. Reforming zoning.
Read MoreU.S. DOT announces new programs and cites Hoboken as a national model. Advancing affordable housing in LA. Transit worker shortages. Toronto offers effective transit-oriented communities roadmap.
Read MoreNew guidebook when considering transit equity, planned TODs in Bound Brook and Newark, and a model for quality affordable housing from Vienna, Austria
Read MoreThis week’s news highlights the hyper-local politics of implementing denser, more equitable development.
Read MoreState Legislatures in Oregon, Colorado, and Connecticut consider expanding opportunities for TOD through zoning and other legislation—following a path already taken by Massachusetts
Read MoreLong term … restoring public confidence in transit will help fight climate change—as will encouraging more TOD.
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