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The Week in TOD News December 17-30, 2022
Transit agencies awarded federal grants to make stations more accessible • NY-MTA surpasses 1 billion subway riders • The past & future of the Dinky • Carbon footprint of Washington, D.C...
The Week in TOD News December 10-16, 2022
Rising transit usage among Gen Z ● NJ TRANSIT ridership bouncing back ● HBLR extension TOD study ● Planning grants change cities ● Exploring Land Value Taxes ● Marketing transit-friendly housing in Jakarta...
The Week in TOD News December 3-9, 2022
Auto-centric zoning & health ● Pandemic-inspired parklets gain permanence ● East Orange TOD ● DC approves free bus rides ● Why is building U.S. public transportation so expensive ● Transit-oriented business hub in Dhaka...
The Week in TOD News November 26-December 2, 2022
Transit projects to support middle class ● Post-pandemic transit ● Perth Amboy redevelopment plans ● Learning from KC’s fare free program ● TOD & the fight again global warming ● Green TOD in Indonesia...
The Week in TOD News November 19-25, 2022
Chicago launches eTOD program ● DC ponders transit subsidies for residents ● GCL to boost local economies ● Phoenix advances affordable TOD neighborhood ● Will ADUs gain acceptance in NYS? ● Montreal Metro improves accessibility...
The Week in TOD News November 12-18, 2022
FTA TOD pilot grants • Returning workers take transit • Hoboken-Jersey City Bike Lane • Tax-increment financing in Chicago • DC’s new train to the plane • Manila’s multimodal MRT-Ayala Station...
The Week in TOD News November 5-11, 2022
How COVID changed urban mobility. Funding transit. South Amboy ferry. Zero-emissions & industrial modernization. Delays cost access to new BRT. African megacities & mass transit...
The Week in TOD News October 29-November 4, 2022
Repurposing a bus yard. Evolving transit for a post-COVID world. New Markets Tax Credit Program. Artist housing. Fare-free transit and the future of cities...
The Week in TOD News October 22-28, 2022
Removing highways and breaking down barriers ● Rising infections but MTA has no plans for masks ● Glassboro-Camden Line takes next step ● Tech solutions without smartphones ● Montgomery County MD approves plans, promotes density & transit ● Montréal’s Côte-St-Luc embraces 15-minute city principles...
Transit Friendly Spotlight: Dunellen Active Transportation Planning Study
The NJ TRANSIT Transit Friendly Planning Program begins Dunellen active transportation planning study, engaging with the community at rail station, Music in the Park event...
The Week in TOD News October 15-21, 2022
Rebuilding with a new generation of riders ● The return of masks ● Morristown headquarters project tops out ● CTA’s equity pledge ● Transit-friendly housing boom in Minneapolis ● Oslo strives toward zero-emission transit network...
How a Transit Oriented Development Approach Can Rejuvenate Bus Rapid Transit Ambitions
Despite advantages in affordability and adaptability, implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has proved challenging. One strategy to advance BRT and development around BRT facilities is to pay greater attention to land use...