A surge in development is transforming Newark. Since 2020, the City has approved 6,783 housing units—61% more than from 2007 to 2019. But Newark faces a challenge: how to sustain this growth without displacing longtime residents...

Fix the past with housing, not highways • Camden strategic innovation center • Bipartisan Build More Housing Near Transit Act • Zoning for greater density • Curbing urban sprawl...

NJ Affordable Housing Fund • NJ mansion tax • Hotel-to-residential conversion • Federal TOD bill • Housing investment in Mexico City...

NJ towns adopt housing plans • NJ age-friendly housing • CA post-fire housing • High costs of highways • TOD in Melbourne...

Report Link: 95th Street Corridor Plan

The Chicago Plan Commission (CPC) adopted a detailed, community-informed, transit-oriented development (TOD) plan in February 2025, establishing fundamental principles for future growth and investment in the 95th Street Corridor.
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California passes housing bills • Paterson gets NJEDA grant • NYC may limit council power • Chicago’s downtown solution • Experts discuss high-speed rail...

Report Link: Unlocking the TOD Potential of the MARC Penn Line Corridor

This report discusses the potential economic benefits of TOD projects in station areas along the Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) system’s Penn Line...

NJ TRANSIT’s value • New rentals at Wesmont Station • CT Housing bill voted • New Haven developer picked • Africa's first urban cable car...

US states lead housing reform • PANYNJ airport project enhances access • Architects embrace retrofits • MDOT funds TOD projects • Ontario plans subway TOD...

Red Bank approves NJ TRANSIT TOD • Sale planned for 2,400-unit site in Newark • Honolulu TOD RFQ • DART approves TIRZ program • Indonesia builds transit hub...

How gentrification’s killing the bus • NJ’s primary candidates on housing • Sacramento as housing reform test case • CA TOD housing bill advances • Madrid’s ghost towns revived...

On May 29, NJTOD, NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) program, and Downtown New Jersey hosted “Gentle Density: Unlocking the Missing Middle in Housing” at NJ TRANSIT’s new headquarters in Newark, as part of the TOD in Your Downtown Forum Series...