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TOD: the future of transit • Fair Lawn development • Atlanta Beltline affordable housing • Early SB 79 impact • 15-minute city creator on Melbourne...

TOD can help create more supportive environments for people of all ages and abilities, but simply building near transit stops is rarely enough. Successful age-friendly TOD integrates housing, transportation, and amenities to meet the needs of residents across the lifespan...

Report Link: Rutgers Regional Report: An Analysis of Economic, Demographic and Market Trends

A report on the history of housing economics and demographics in New Jersey, authored by James W. Hughes and Connie Hughes, estimates that housing production in the 2020s will likely exceed that of each of the previous three decades and come close to matching the housing production boom of the 1980s...

Low-cost affordable housing by CO • Harrison PATH TOD Phase 4 • 880 affordable homes at Willets Point • Event planning to boost ridership • TransLink real estate strategy...

Sherrill signs FAIR Act • HBLR expansion push • Ashby BART project underway • 2,975-unit Virginia TOD • Australia's light rail visions...

NJ seeks Bayonne + Linden TOD • NJ Future Smart Growth winners • New TOD bill in Congress • Oregon op-ed backs homes near transit • Surrey expands inclusionary transit zoning...

Report Link: Next‑Gen TOD: Transforming Transit-Oriented Development to Embrace New Challenges and Opportunities

Ming Zhang’s TOD 2.0 (Next-Gen Transit-Oriented Development) reimagines urban planning by expanding the traditional framework to address income inequality, climate change, and emerging transportation technologies through five key dimensions: Efficiency, Equity, Eco-Adaptability, Evaluation, and Education...

The River LINE's long-term success depends not only on improving service reliability but also fostering TOD. Communities like Riverside, Burlington, Pennsauken, and Camden demonstrate how walkable, mixed-use station areas can strengthen ridership, housing, and local economic growth...

Cities cut parking minimums • Hackensack PILOT audit finds $5.4M unpaid • Madison, WI bus TOD • Texas: density before rail • Vancouver advances transit villages...

NJ housing shortage hurts growth • East Orange Transit Village project • Single-stair apartments • LA adopts new TOD zoning • Singapore opens housing for bus drivers...

Sherrill unveils housing initiative • Somerville Station Phase II • Portland opens senior TOD • Growth on Cleveland transit corridor • Cameroon plans for BRT...

Municipal officials, planners, and residents gathered at NJ TRANSIT headquarters for Taking First Steps Toward a Transit Friendly Future, a forum featuring state agency experts, small-group discussions, and practical strategies for advancing transit-friendly planning, housing, economic development, and mobility across New Jersey...