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New Year, New Start to TOD in New Jersey

Facing the ongoing implications of the state’s economic situation, we can reflect on the past and take the opportunity to reassess priorities...
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Seven New Jersey Resources Supporting TOD

Following is a sampling of programs designed to support TOD in New Jersey...
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Briefing Report Number 3: Case Studies for Transit Oriented Development

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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...
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Revitalizing Main Street: A Practitioner’s Guide to Comprehensive Commercial Revitalization

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

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

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

Transit-oriented redevelopment efforts in Rahway continue, though not without setbacks along the way.
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TOD Comes to Baltimore, Maryland

The City of Baltimore has taken a bold step toward making transit-oriented development a reality near its existing and future transit stations...
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Somerville Landfill Project Receives Boost

In October, Somerville’s development plans for its former landfill received a boost when it was designated as a Brownfield Development Area...
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Proposed Federal TOD Grants & Interagency “Sustainable Communities” Initiative

The Senate Banking Committee introduced legislation in August that, if passed, would spur better land use practices...
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Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Moving Cooler asserts that the US must encourage compact development, reduce driving and expand mass transit use in order to reduce GHG emissions...
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Job Sprawl Revisited: The Changing Geography of Metropolitan Employment

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A new analysis by the Brookings Institution sheds light on the decentralization of employment that took place in nearly all of the country’s 98 largest metropolitan areas between 1998 and 2006...