Sherrill signs FAIR Act (right) • HBLR expansion push • Ashby BART project underway • 2,975-unit Virginia TOD • Australia’s light rail visions (left top-to-bottom)
Article of the Week
Governor Sherrill Signs the Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act Into Law to Protect Renters from Algorithmic Rent Setting
Press Release, Office of Governor Mikie Sherrill | July 20, 2026
Governor Sherrill signed the Forbidding the Algorithmic Inflation of Rent (FAIR) Act into law, regulating the use of algorithms to set rents in an effort to reduce housing costs. The practice has come under increased scrutiny amid allegations that it enables collusion and undermines fair competition.
NJ TOD News
NJ TRANSIT Report Says World Cup Transportation Plan Moved Record 370,000 Passengers
Jay Edwards, WRNJ | July 23, 2026
NJ TRANSIT released an after-action report of its FIFA World Cup operations, highlighting a record 370,000 passengers served. The report credits more than 700 transit ambassadors, multilingual signage, and supplemental bus service for the operation’s success. It also recommends incorporating American Dream parking into future event transportation plans.
Push Is On to Expand Commuter Rail Service in This Overcrowded Part of N.J.
Larry Higgs, NJ.com | July 23, 2026
Hudson County Complete Streets launched a campaign to urge NJ TRANSIT to increase Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service frequency and build support for system expansion. NJ TRANSIT plans to study HBLR operations this fall and launch its Draft Environmental Impact Study for the proposed extension into Bergen County.
JERSEY CITY—Long Planned 27-Story Tower in Jersey City Gains Approval
Chris Fry, Jersey Digs | July 20, 2026
The Jersey City Planning Board approved a 27-story development that has been in the pipeline for five years. The project includes 584 apartments, 1,900 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail, 44,000 sq. ft. of office space, and 293 bicycle parking spaces within walking distance of the Journal Square Transportation Center.
JERSEY CITY—Could a Plan to Build Hundreds of Affordable Apartments in Jersey City be a Model for the State?
Mike Hayes, Gothamist | July 18, 2026
Hudson County and Jersey City officials plan to redevelop publicly owned parking lots with 700 apartments, including 200 affordable units. If approved, Hudson County would become the state’s first county to own and manage housing by remaining the landlord after development. Similar efforts are underway on the state level following Governor Sherrill’s Executive Order 17.
Transit and Equity News
CALIFORNIA—Ashby BART Parking Lot Set to Return to Housing in Historically Black Neighborhood
Alice Conry, The Daily Californian | July 22, 2026
BART plans to redevelop a former parking lot at Ashby BART Station into a 600-unit mixed-use development with 300 affordable homes and community space to help support the Black neighborhood disrupted by the station’s construction in the 1960s. The project advances BART’s TOD goal of building 20,000 homes on agency-owned land by 2040.
COLORADO—Denver Mayor Mike Johnston Unveils Mile High Line Project at State of the City
Adrian O’Farrill, Rocky Mountain PBS | July 22, 2026
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston unveiled the Mile High Line, a plan to connect neighborhoods with transit and bike infrastructure while adding 20,000 homes along the corridors. The initiative aims to expand housing affordability, improve mobility, and support planned growth.
MICHIGAN—Proposed Ann Arbor High-Rise Would Be First 100% Affordable Building Along Stadium and Maple Corridor
Jack Springgate, CBS News | July 21, 2026
The Ann Arbor City Council approved a PILOT agreement for a proposed 12-story affordable housing development along the recently rezoned Stadium and Maple transit corridor. The project would provide 343 apartments affordable for households earning 50 to 70 percent of Area Median Income.
WISCONSIN—Madison OKs Rent-Restricted Apartments Ahead of Federal Deadline
Will Briggs, The Cap Times | July 21, 2026
The Madison City Council approved a 163-unit affordable housing development at a Madison Metro transit hub. The development area has added 553 affordable units in recent years, but officials expect construction to slow after the area lost its HUD Qualified Census Tract designation.
Regional and National TOD News
VIRGINIA—Merrifield Redevelopment Plan Adds Nearly 3,000 Homes Near Metro
Michael O’Connell, Patch | July 24, 2026
The Fairfax County Planning Commission endorsed a Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow a 35-acre site to be redeveloped into a mixed-use neighborhood. The development features 2,975 housing units, retail space, parks, and improved pedestrian and cycling infrastructure near the Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro Station.
FLORIDA—Phase One Completed at $1 Billion Upland Park Transit-Oriented Development in West Miami-Dade
Oscar Nunez, Florida YIMBY | July 23, 2026
The first phase of Upland Park at the Miami-Dade County Dolphin Park-and-Ride Transit Facility has opened, with leasing underway. The development includes 578 apartments, while a second phase will add another 484 units. The transit facility is expected to anchor the future East-West Corridor commuter rail line.
MARYLAND—Transit-Oriented Development Planned for Bowie State, but It Could Take Years to Complete
William J. Ford, Maryland Matters | July 22, 2026
MDOT plans to partner with developers on a transit-oriented development at Bowie State University MARC Station. The project would include more than 400 housing units, retail and office space, and improved pedestrian and bicycle access between the campus and station.
WASHINGTON—Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes Historic Seattle Transit Measure
Natalie Graham, The Stranger | July 22, 2026
The Seattle City Council approved the Seattle Transit Measure, which would double the city’s transit sales tax to fund more than 100,000 additional hours of transit service over the next decade. The measure also expands transit infrastructure and requires annual reports from SDOT and King County Metro. Seattle voters will decide the measure this November.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Think Outside the Circle, DC OP
Payton Chung and Alex Baca, Greater Greater Washington | July 22, 2026
In this op-ed, Payton Chung and Alex Baca urge the District’s Office of Planning to allow greater density beyond transit-oriented development areas in the City’s new Land Use Map. They argue that the housing shortage extends beyond existing transit corridors and that additional density could support future transit investment.
International TOD News
AUSTRALIA—Stockholm of the South: Steel’s Mid-Rise Vision for Light Rail Corridor
Ian Bushnell, Region | July 23, 2026
The Australia Capital Territory (ACT) government plans to encourage transit-oriented development through mid-rise housing, expanded shopping centers, and walkable neighborhoods near future light rail and rapid bus stations. Planning Minister Chris Steel said the strategy is to create new urban villages modeled after Stockholm to accommodate Canberra’s future growth.
KENYA—Nairobi Zoning Policy 2026: Will New Building Rules Push Rent Prices Higher?
Aloys Michael, People Daily Digital | July 19, 2026
Nairobi adopted a new zoning policy that lowers allowable density in many areas while allowing higher densities near Bus Rapid Transit and commuter rail. The City aims to direct growth to neighborhoods with existing infrastructure while limiting development pressure elsewhere.