NJ News – Page 7 – The Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter

In October, Somerville’s development plans for its former landfill received a boost when it was designated as a Brownfield Development Area.

NJDOT Designates City of Orange as New Transit Village

The NJ Department of Transportation has designated Orange and the area around its NJ TRANSIT Orange Station as the state’s 20th Transit Village.

In spite of the bleak economy, Morristown’s new transit village is coming alive.

The Rutherford Station is undergoing a two-year restoration of the historic station’s original exterior and improvements to its interior.

New Brunswick has been redeveloping its rail station area in recent years by strengthening educational, cultural, health care and residential uses.

Work has finally begun on the redevelopment of a former supermarket site in Metuchen.

The first redevelopment project at The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor has been completed at the 430-acre, two-mile long stretch of land.

Construction of the highly anticipated Montclair Residences at the NJ TRANSIT Bay Street Station in Montclair is near completion.

The Delaware River Port Authority presented its recommendations in May for introducing a PATCO light rail service between Camden and Glassboro.

The township of Cranford has been focusing on downtown issues for over two decades since it gained the downtown Special Improvement District.