Articles

Land Development at Selected Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Stations

Researchers examine real estate development near the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail line, focusing on new residential construction at five stations in Bayonne, Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken and Union City...

New York’s Sustainability Commission and the MTA Recommend TOD

New York’s Commission on Sustainability and the MTA have released interim recommendations to promote environmental sustainability through transit...

Bayonne Launches 22nd Street Station/Broadway Corridor Redevelopment

The city of Bayonne has added its Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Line station at 22nd Street to its transit-oriented planning efforts...

A New Face of TOD—Bus Rapid Transit

Bus Rapid Transit has emerged as an efficient and affordable investment concept for converting urban bus routes into a modern, fast, reliable service...

Special Feature: A Housing Market Perspective of TOD

With the deep slump in New Jersey’s housing market, one bright spot remains—locations that are transit-rich...

Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

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The Urban Land Institute has issued this report to address growth and developmental strategies designed to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...

Bursting the Bubble: Determining Transit-Oriented Development’s Walkable Limits

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Canepa challenges the “half-mile circle” that currently defines the limit of TOD by examining new research that cites variability in this assumption...

Strengths and Weakness of Bus in Relation to Transit Oriented Development

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Currie offers an assessment of the strengths and weakness of bus transit-oriented development (BTOD) and discusses the issues confronting BTOD...

Towers Rise in Journal Square

The Jersey City Planning Board has granted site plan approval for two mixed-used towers adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station...

Metuchen Takes its Next Step

Metuchen has received a Smart Future grant of $50,000 to continue its public outreach efforts in support of redevelopment...

Cleveland Moves Forward with Bus-Supporting TOD

Cleveland has big plans for the Euclid Avenue Corridor that are anchored by the bus-rapid transit Euclid Corridor Transportation Project...

NY Governor Creates Smart Growth Cabinet

Governor Eliot Spitzer has created a New York Smart Growth Cabinet to determine how best to discourage sprawl and promote smart land use practices...