Articles

Eric Fang Offers a Vision for Large & Small TOD

Eric Fang, Principal at Perkins Eastman, discusses how to craft an effective vision of TOD. He explores the issues of design, placemaking, and how TOD can work on both the large and small scale...

The Week in TOD News August 17-23, 2019

Newark Penn Station upgrades; Redevelopment moves forward in East Orange, Orange & Rahway; NJ Transit riders to get more info on delays & cancellations. East Brooklyn transit hub, Detroit adopts smart payments, Providence RI state update, Miami FL & Mansfield MA projects, Metro-North as TOD developer. Rail to Québec City, TOD in Malayasia, Vancouver BC & Sydney AU...

The Week in TOD News August 10-16, 2019

NJTRANSIT looks for TOD partners, Murphy signs "stranded asset" legislature, Redevelopment in Bloomfield, Florence, Jersey City & New Brunswick; and Walkable Somerville. Transforming Uber, Projects in Gresham City, OR, Kissimmee, FL & Redwood, CA, New stations for Metra (Chicago) & Metro's Gold Line (LA). Copenhagen advances biking, Adaptive reuse at Farringdon Station (London), & Google Maps now displays Lime vehicle availability...

Robert Goldsmith Discusses NJ Home Rule in the NJTOD Video Series

This interview, taped at the 2019 NJAPA conference, features Robert Goldsmith. Mr. Goldsmith is a Partner at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis where he co-chairs the Redevelopment and Land Use Practice. He discusses the issue of home rule in the state of New Jersey and how it affects the implementation of TOD...

Ricardo Fernandez Joins the NJTOD Video Series

Ricardo Fernandez, Business Administrator, Passaic, NJ, discusses the challenges of implementing TOD. Taped at the 2019 APA-NJ Conference...

The Week in TOD News August 3-9, 2019

Lyft’s Wheels for All Grants Program, new projects in Plainfield & Delanco, proposed projects in Jersey City & West New York, sidewalks in Little Silver, e-scooters in Hoboken. Redevelopment in Popano FL, Denver CO, Carrollton TX, improving subway speed in NYC, wearable payments in LA. Safety improvements in Munich, Vienna rejects scented transit, Sydney light rail and Toronto's newest neighborhood...

Linking People to Opportunity: FTA’s Role in Creating Complete Communities

Video link: Linking People to Opportunity: FTA's Role in Creating Complete Communities

This video from 2017 discusses how transit-oriented development (TOD) can be used to increase access to opportunities via public transportation and how public transportation serves to create more complete communities...

NJTOD Video Series Continues with Mike Manzella

Mike Manzella, Director of Transportation in the City of Asbury Park, NJ. He shares his perspective on how TOD helps to support healthier, more equitable, and more sustainable communities and the role that parking plays in making TOD work. Taped at the 2019 APA-NJ Conference...

The Week in TOD News July 27-August 2, 2019

Visions of a NJ TOD Smart Growth future, Portal North Bridge funding, Plainfield housing, NY Waterway lawsuit dismissed, Campbell Junction redevelopment plan, PATH improvement plan, Proposed Pfizer Campus redevelopment. San Diego zoning changes, Pittsburgh's new vision, MTA OMNY system, S. San Francisco & Redwood City redevelopment, Ridesharing in NV, Bus & Cycle Paths in North Dublin, Sydney Uber expands info, Bitcoin for transit fares in Brazil, Contactless payment in NSW...

NJTOD.org Launches TOD Video Series

Our first video features Debra Tantleff, Founding Principal of Tantum, a real estate development and advisory firm based in Jersey City, NJ. Ms. Tantleff offers her view of the differences between urban and suburban TOD. Taped at the 2019 APA-NJ Conference...

The Week in TOD News July 20-26, 2019

Jersey City’s McGinley Square, Monarch settlement in Hoboken, Gateway Development Commission, High-rise near HBLR. Lyft adds NYC subway & bus directions, Bellevue, WA approves TOD zoning, Rochester, MN pilots Lime scooters, Caltrain to update service, MARTA advances housing, mixed-use development near two DC Metro stations, Toronto megaproject, Scots adopt contactless bus fares & Rome tests recycling for tickets system...

The Week in TOD News July 13-19, 2019

Proposed pedestrian bridges in Camden and Bayonne, NJBIA salutes redevelopment, NJ TRANSIT approves FY2020 budget. TOD projects in Aurora, CO & Vancouver BC. Service improvements in Staten Island, Detroit-area & Chicago, and Manchester & Liverpool UK...