Learn how NJ TRANSIT and private partners are transforming one of New Jersey’s busiest commuter stations into a new model for transit-oriented development. With the recently Hackensack Meridian Health and Wellness Center and planned residential development, this innovative project is reducing transportation barriers to healthcare while redefining the modern transit hub.
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This back-to-basics guide explores how New Jersey communities leverage smart growth and transit-oriented development to create walkable, vibrant neighborhoods that boost local economies and expand housing choice.
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New Jersey adopted the 2025 State Development & Redevelopment Plan in December 2025 after years of planning and review. As a comprehensive statewide framework, the Plan covers economic development, natural resource preservation, urban growth, and infrastructure investment. Across these topics, the Plan consistently emphasizes transit-oriented and transit-friendly planning.
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People gravitate toward places that are enjoyable to use and easy to access. Placemaking helps create these environments through practices that attract diverse groups of people with different interests.
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While rail stations get the spotlight, New Jersey’s bus terminals are the real engines of urban growth. This look at four “Bus Transit Villages” shows how high-frequency service is transforming downtowns and expanding housing access statewide.
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As we enter 2026, we’re celebrating a landmark year for NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning (TFP) program. Throughout 2025, the program advanced the future of New Jersey’s communities by merging technical research with robust public engagement.
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A study by NJ TRANSIT’s Transit Friendly Planning Program of the Pennsauken Transit Center area highlights opportunities for transit-oriented development to boost ridership, expand housing options, and create a more connected downtown.
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Bernardsville, now New Jersey’s 37th Transit Village, is leveraging its train station to revitalize downtown, expand housing, and create a more walkable, transit-oriented community.
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Towns along the Raritan Valley Line are leveraging the New Jersey Transit Village Initiative to add housing, revitalize downtowns, and grow local economies.
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NJ TRANSIT’s Route 9 Corridor TOD Study shows how bus-based transit-oriented development could expand housing, repurpose underused retail, and improve walkability along one of New Jersey’s busiest commuter routes—offering a model for sustainable growth beyond the state’s rail stations.
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