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Reimagining Bloomfield Streets

This fall 2018 studio led by VTC's Stephanie DiPetrillo and Leigh Ann Von Hagen explored ways to improve access by all modes of travel to the Watsessing Avenue Station and provided recommendations to enhance existing assets in support of overall health, wellness, and equity in Bloomfield Township, New Jersey...

The Week in TOD News March 20-26, 2021

Long term restoring public confidence in transit will help fight climate change—as will encouraging more TOD...

The Week in TOD News March 13-19, 2021

Using TOD to address equity concerns through zoning, redevelopment, and affordable housing. Transit agencies work to ready themselves for a post-pandemic world...

TOD and Park-and-Ride: Which is Appropriate Where?

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Researchers from San Jose State University explore the short-term and long-term impacts of Park-and-Rides and TOD upon transit ridership...

The Week in TOD News March 6-12, 2021

New COVID relief bill spurs growing optimism. Transit agencies step up efforts to get riders to vaccination locations. More TOD projects embrace affordable and workforce housing...

The Week in TOD News February 27- March 5, 2021

Transit agencies, and the jurisdictions where they operate, are looking for ways to address budget shortfalls that have resulted from the pandemic. Plus lots of New Jersey news...

Promoting Transit-Oriented Developments by Addressing Barriers Related to Land Use, Zoning, and Value Capture

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Researchers from San Jose State University explore the land use, zoning, and value capture-related barriers that stymy the construction of TODs as well as strategies used or that could be used to surmount these hurdles...

The Week in TOD News February 20-26, 2021

A likely transit bailout leads agencies to plan for the future. California chips away at single-family housing regulations...

Value Capture Implementation Manual: Capitalizing on the Value Created by Transportation

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This August 2019 U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) manual presents value capture techniques, features, and tools that can be employed by public agencies and state departments of transportation to facilitate decision-making...

The Week in TOD News February 13-19, 2021

NY-NJ Gateway project advances, mass transit expands its hours, and TOD parking issues spark new research and new policy...

The Week in TOD News February 6-12, 2021

Transit agencies are asking for billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. Will a transit-friendly crop of leaders in Washington be able to deliver?...

The Week in TOD News January 30-February 5, 2021

Transit agencies ramp up mask enforcement. Challenges and opportunities abound in TOD planning. Projects move forward in Clifton, Newark, Mahwah and Somerville...