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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...

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

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...

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

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

PA Gov Shapiro’s $1B housing plan • Jersey City approves HBLR TOD • MD voters want housing • Renton Transit Center • UAE anchors MEA investment...

Harborside 4 breaks ground in Jersey City • New Denville development • San Jose affordable housing • LA's $25B subway plan • Hong Kong & TOD benefits...