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The Week in TOD News November 6-12, 2021

NY, NJ and CT reach agreement on COVID-19 aid. Major renovations to Perth Amboy Station. Universal Basic Mobility. Sustainability through urban design...

The Week in TOD News October 30-November 5, 2021

A modified proposal to upgrade Penn Station; inter-agency tensions over ARP funds; cooperative mixed-use development in Michigan; and examples of adaptive reuse from Mexico City...

How to Build More Inclusive TOD: Learning from Black Developers

Three Black development professionals discuss their work and ways that policy, and transit-oriented development, can be shaped to be more effective and inclusive...

TOD Finance:  Why Finance Matters

While the world of finance may seem complex, it is an incredibly important aspect of development. With this knowledge, communities and policy makers can devise better planning and public policy solutions to achieve their goals, and imagine and implement more effective incentives and statutory requirements to improve the next generation of TOD...

The Week in TOD News October 23-29, 2021

Newark designated NJ Transit Village ■ Policy to support America’s downtowns ■ Jersey City’s SciTech Scity ■ Build Back Better to build or preserve affordable housing ■ Omaha’s new ADU code ■ Glasgow transforms to fight climate change...

The Week in TOD News October 16-22, 2021

Cleveland plans more BRT and TOD ▪ Remote work, immigration, and the future of urban centers ▪ Proposed TOD at Wesmont Station in Wallington NJ▪ A car-free future for Downtown Brooklyn...

The Week in TOD News October 9-15, 2021

New York leverages density bonuses to help make more stations accessible, strategies for resiliency planning in Hoboken, and TODs taking shape in China and Indonesia...

The Week in TOD News October 2-8, 2021

Electric-powered modes spawn new transit options, approvals for mixed-use development straddling Hoboken and Jersey City, outlining equity goals (and steps to achieve them) in Richmond VA...

The Week in TOD News September 25-October 1, 2021

Transit agencies seek alternative revenue streams, Newark’s development boom, Seattle community plans for new light rail service, and the DC region looks to prioritize equity in transportation and land use planning...

The Week in TOD News September 18-24, 2021

New guidebook when considering transit equity, planned TODs in Bound Brook and Newark, and a model for quality affordable housing from Vienna, Austria...

The Week in TOD News September 11-17, 2021

Development without displacement in Chicago, diversifying office-centric Tysons Corner, analyzing San Jose’s transit village policy, and equitable housing initiatives in Newark...
Boulder Junction CO anchored by the Flatiron Flyer at Depot Square (top left); a HealthLine shelter and reserved bus lane in downtown Cleveland OH (bottom left); the East Liberty TOD overlooking the MLK Jr. East Busway in Pittsburgh PA (right)

Bus TOD: Smart Growth Spurred by Bus Rapid Transit in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Denver

Bus Rapid Transit service has helped leverage billions of dollars in transit-oriented development in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and the Denver metropolitan area...