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The Week in TOD News March 28-April 3, 2026

Seattle accelerates housing plan • NJT launches microtransit pilot • Chicago invests $300M in affordable housing • West Allis, WI stages comeback • TOD in Metro Manila...

The Week in TOD News March 21-27, 2026

Bay Area 2050+ Plan • Montclair development PILOT • Street design & affordability • 541 units in New Haven • Paris prioritizes pedestrians...

The Week in TOD News March 14-20, 2026

NJ TRANSIT real estate open house • Affordable housing plans milestone • New housing drove Austin rents down • Housing policy is bipartisan climate policy • India’s rail spurs growth...

The Week in TOD News March 7-13, 2026

eTOD in Chicago • NJT open Portal Bridge • CO Senate approves HOME Act • Philly proposes TOD expansion • Transit area safety...

The New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan (2025): A Transit-Friendly Perspective

New Jersey adopted the 2025 State Development & Redevelopment Plan in December 2025 after years of planning and review. As a comprehensive statewide framework, the Plan covers economic development, natural resource preservation, urban growth, and infrastructure investment. Across these topics, the Plan consistently emphasizes transit-oriented and transit-friendly planning...

Creating Quality, Transit-Oriented Places in New Jersey

People gravitate toward places that are enjoyable to use and easy to access. Placemaking helps create these environments through practices that attract diverse groups of people with different interests.
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The Week in TOD News February 28 – March 6, 2026

Transit ROI • Rahway's TOD • Vermont's middle housing • The true cost of highways • New South Wales growth trends ...

S.B. 79: Moving Towards Transit-Oriented Housing in California

California’s S.B. 79 shows how statewide TOD zoning standards can help increase housing capacity near transit through clean density rules and streamlined approvals, offering a useful model for evaluating how policy affects transit-oriented housing production.
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The Week in TOD News February 21-27, 2026

The value of TOD • Supreme Court backs housing mandate • Colorado pushes density near transit • Indiana’s first purpose-built TOD • Vietnam plans for 110,000 units...

The Week in TOD News February 14-20, 2026

100 years of zoning • Gov Sherrill outlines affordable housing plan • San Antonio incentivizes missing middle • Gov Pritzker's Middle Housing plan • China revitalizes Nantou Ancient City...

The Week in TOD News February 7-13, 2026

eTOD in Austin • West Side apartments in Jersey City • Seattle code changes unlock housing • South Florida RTA starts $100M project • Estonia shifts industrial district to mixed-use...

From Challenge to Resilience: The Evolution of NJ TRANSIT Funding and a Roadmap to a Reliable Future 

Report Link: From Challenge to Resilience: The Evolution of NJ TRANSIT Funding and a Roadmap to a Reliable Future



The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) has released a new report examining the history of public transit funding in New Jersey and its lasting implications for system performance today. Sponsored by NJ TRANSIT, the report documents how past funding decisions have shaped the agency’s current operations and future opportunities...