Transit Friendly Planning Program Makes Great Strides in 2023
With the start of the New Year, let’s take a moment to review all that the Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) program at NJ TRANSIT accomplished in 2023.
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Announcements
NJ TRANSIT Seeks Comment on Draft TOD Policy Statement
NJ TRANSIT has released a draft of its first Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Policy Statement for public comments.
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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
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The Transit Friendly Data App
NJ TRANSIT & VTC present version 2.0 of the Transit Friendly Data App!
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Public Roads Student Writing Competition
Public Roads has announced its first Student Writing Competition, designed to encourage high school and college students interested in or actively pursuing STEM majors to demonstrate their knowledge by writing an article that relates to the transportation industry.
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TOD in Your Downtown Forum – May 18th Event
RETAIL & REDEVELOPMENT:
Attract and Retain Local Businesses in Your Downtown
Thursday, May 18, 2023 | 9:30-12:00 | New Brunswick, NJ
Rethinking the Right-of-Way
In recent years, communities have re-envisioned the public right-of-way (ROW) to reduce the amount of space dedicated to cars, and increase space for pedestrians, active transportation, public transit, and other uses. Panelists will share regional best practices on how to maximize sidewalk space, implement street closures, and program for pedestrian spaces in an effort to revitalize downtowns, as well as provide empirical evidence that rethinking the ROW works.
Read MoreBuild a Better Mousetrap Competition
We are looking for submissions from employees of local or state public agencies who have created innovative solutions to problems or found better ways of doing things. Whether it’s a new gadget that improves the quality and safety of a project, or an innovative process that reduces costs and improves efficiency, it is typically the people on the front lines who discover the latest and best practices!
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Dollars and Sense: Financing TOD
Experts from public, private, and non-profit entities discuss their experiences with available financing tools and how they are used in transit-oriented development.
Read MoreCall for Applications: NJ DCA Neighborhood Preservation Program
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced the opening of the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) 2022 Partner Application, an opportunity for municipalities and non-profits to receive assistance for neighborhood stabilization and revitalization.
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