Taking First Steps Toward a Transit Friendly Future
Join us for this hands-on event for communities looking to transition from vision to action on transit friendly planning.
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Events
Filling the Gaps: Highlights from Our Infill and Transit Connected Communities Forum
On September 30, NJTOD, NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) program, and Downtown New Jersey hosted Filling the Gaps: Infill for Transit Connected Communities at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick.
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Filling the Gaps: Infill for Transit Connected Communities
Join us on September 30, 2025 to see how vacant lots, brownfields, and underused parcels can become walkable, vibrant neighborhoods near transit. NJTOD and NJ TRANSIT’s TFP Program will bring together developers, municipal leaders, and experts to share real-world strategies for sustainable, transit-oriented infill development.
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Recap: Gentle Density: Unlocking the Missing Middle in Housing
On May 29, NJTOD, NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) program, and Downtown New Jersey hosted “Gentle Density: Unlocking the Missing Middle in Housing” at NJ TRANSIT’s new headquarters in Newark, as part of the TOD in Your Downtown Forum Series.
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Gentle Density: Unlocking the Missing Middle in Housing
Thursday, May 29, 2025 | 9:30A-12:00P | Newark, NJ
This event, hosted by NJTOD, Downtown New Jersey, and NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) Program will bring together experts from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to share their experiences implementing gentle density and missing middle housing across New Jersey.
Recap: Affordable Housing + TOD: Obligations and Opportunities
Affordable Housing + TOD: Obligations and Opportunities, a TOD in Your Downtown event held on February 7, 2025, and hosted by NJTOD, Downtown New Jersey, and NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) Program, convened experts from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to discuss affordable housing, equitable transit-oriented development, and the fourth round of the Mount Laurel Doctrine.
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Affordable Housing + TOD: Obligations and Opportunities
Friday, February 7, 2025 | 9:30A-12:00P | New Brunswick, NJ
This event, hosted by NJTOD, Downtown New Jersey, and NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) Program will bring together experts from public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector to share their experiences with affordable housing in downtowns across New Jersey.
Recap: Cultivating Community, Commerce, and Transit Oriented Development: The 2024 NJTOD Symposium
The New Jersey TOD Symposium: Cultivating Community, Commerce, and Transit Oriented Development offered a day of collaboration and innovation focused on transit friendly planning and transit oriented development.
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Recap: People, Parking, and Planning
Underpriced and over-supplied parking has long hindered the efficient use of valuable urban space. Explore the challenges due to current parking standards, ongoing legislative developments, and creative strategies to use existing underutilized parking spaces.
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Recap: Retail and Redevelopment
Best practices for enhancing downtown areas in urban, suburban, and rural locations, as well as instances of new development, redevelopment, and existing properties.
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