Articles
The Week in TOD News December 2-8, 2023
Outsized effect of car noise pollution on redlined neighborhoods • Jersey City to gain two residential towers on waterfront • Cambridge MA historic preservation & affordable housing • Carrots, not sticks, to promote housing • Best urban transport: Helsinki!...
The Week in TOD News November 25-December 1, 2023
NYC’s $15 congestion toll • NJ announces Safe Streets to Transit grants • Why isn’t Hawaii building the affordable housing it needs? • Plans for South Norwalk CT brownfield site • Rwanda works to address growing air quality threat...
The Week in TOD News November 18-24, 2023
MBTA’s bus garage update frees up ~7 acres for TOD • Hoboken strives toward Vision Zero • RI state agency proposes taxes and TIFs to support TOD housing • With record ridership, NC looks to expand rail • Mobility budgets & the future of transportation...
The Week in TOD News November 11-17, 2023
Transforming transit safety without more police • NJ TRANSIT plans bus purchase • Fare-capping may increase ridership • Clean energy transit tied to walkable neighborhoods and public transit • Safer public transport for women in Malaysia...
Transit Friendly Planning Program Receives 2023 NJASLA Design Award | Merit Award
The Transit Friendly Planning Program at NJ TRANSIT has received the prestigious 2023 NJASLA Design Award | Merit Award for...
The Week in TOD News November 4-10, 2023
Mixed-use plans for Metropark Station • Feds award $10B for NEC improvements • CA 1st in climate friendly transport investments • Shared micromobility makes great gains but faces financial and affordability challenges • Montpellier (France) rolls out free BusTram service...
The Week in TOD News October 28-November 3, 2023
New CA law support social housing • NJDOT Complete Street Awards • The U.S. needs 3.9 million more housing units • Americans are walking less • Mumbai’s chawls...
The Week in TOD News October 21-27, 2023
Will Chicago adopt congestion pricing? • Advocates call seek solutions for NJ TRANSIT’s financial woes • Better bus access to Head Start Centers • Biden-Harris Administration supports office to residential conversions...
The Week in TOD News October 14-20, 2023
White House announces support for ADUs • Amtrak expands service to New Brunswick & Princeton Jct • St. Paul approves multifamily homes citywide • Cycling and bus transit in Kenya...
The Week in TOD News October 7-13, 2023
Boston goes green by repurposing buildings • Office to apartments in Trenton • Walkable neighborhoods lead to healthier lives for women • Raleigh approves BRT funding • South African provinces consider high-speed rail...
The Week in TOD News September 30-October 6, 2023
Newark amends land use ordinance • TOD comes to Emerson NJ • A vision for New York Penn Station • San Francisco launches new affordable TOD • Will ZEVs be green enough for Norway?...
Recap: People, Parking, and Planning
Underpriced and over-supplied parking has long hindered the efficient use of valuable urban space. Explore the challenges due to current parking standards, ongoing legislative developments, and creative strategies to use existing underutilized parking spaces...