Features – Page 5 – The Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter

In February 2011, StreetFilms launched its new video series “Moving Beyond the Automobile” with a 3-minute look at TOD efforts in Hudson County.

Who in New Jersey Lives Near Transit?

Throughout the nation, for a large and growing part of the population living near transit is an important consideration when choosing where to live.

At the occasion of Mayor James Kennedy’s final term of office, we had the opportunity to ask him a few questions about Rahway’s TOD efforts.

Following is a sampling of programs designed to support TOD in New Jersey.

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

The Senate Banking Committee introduced legislation in August that, if passed, would spur better land use practices.

A pair of much needed new passenger rail tunnels underneath the Hudson River connecting New Jersey and New York City is becoming a reality.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation in February recently granted $2 million in low interest loans to Enterprise Community Partners.

Tysons Corner, Virginia, has launched effort to retrofit its sprawling landscape into a more dense environment that could serve as a national model.