Report Link: Eliminating Barriers to Transit-Oriented Development

This report looks at three conditions that could be barriers to transit-oriented development: impacts on schools; impacts to local auto traffic; and, impacts on local parking...

Facing the ongoing implications of the state’s economic situation, we can reflect on the past and take the opportunity to reassess priorities...

Following is a sampling of programs designed to support TOD in New Jersey...

Report link: Briefing Report Number 3: Case Studies for Transit Oriented Development

This report offers a useful summary of some of the wide variety of land use and planning techniques that have been used to encourage TOD...

Report link: Revitalizing Main Street

A resource from the National Trust for Historic Preservation offers readers a detailed look at the many aspects of downtown growth and development...

In November 2009 Pleasantville signed a master developer’s agreement with River Development, LLC for the City Center Redevelopment project...

The Delaware River Port Authority is currently examining proposals to help transform the 9.1-acre Collingswood Station Transit Village...

Transit-oriented redevelopment efforts in Rahway continue, though not without setbacks along the way.
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The City of Baltimore has taken a bold step toward making transit-oriented development a reality near its existing and future transit stations...

In October, Somerville’s development plans for its former landfill received a boost when it was designated as a Brownfield Development Area...

The Senate Banking Committee introduced legislation in August that, if passed, would spur better land use practices...

Report link: Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Moving Cooler asserts that the US must encourage compact development, reduce driving and expand mass transit use in order to reduce GHG emissions...