Stephanie Dipetrillo – Page 50 – The Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter

The New Jersey Department of Transportation recently awarded its first Safe Streets to Transit grants to 15 communities.

The Case for Sustainability Through Transit-Oriented Development

Sustainability through TOD means reducing auto dependency, restoring transit infrastructure, and recycling urban land.

Despite the ongoing housing slump (and the economic collapse), inner-ring towns with rail service to New York City have outpaced the overall market.

The Walter Rand Transportation Center shows promise as an anchor of development in a city regarded as the poster child for the state’s urban woes.

Among Orange’s assets is the city’s two rail stations located one mile apart on the Morris & Essex Line, Brick Church and East Orange.

Over the past several years, Rahway has undertaken an intensive effort to attract new residential and commercial development to its downtown.

Report link: Effects of TOD on Housing, Parking, and Travel
This new TCRP report attempts to clarify the relationship between livable communities and transit.

Report link: Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty
Post Carbon Cities provides a sobering view of the realities faced by local governments with fading energy supply and global climate change.