Brownfields – The Transit Friendly Planning Newsletter

This review examines current research and policy perspectives on infill development and its potential to support housing, transit, and community revitalization.

Announcements Events

August 25, 2025September 3, 2025

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.

TOD News Briefs

April 13, 2021February 12, 2024

The Week in TOD News April 3-9, 2021

State Legislatures in Oregon, Colorado, and Connecticut consider expanding opportunities for TOD through zoning and other legislation—following a path already taken by Massachusetts

Features

March 4, 2020February 13, 2024

Opportunity Zones 101: A Primer

A 2017 tax incentive provides opportunities to redirect capital gains into redevelopment projects to receive a reduction in tax liability. This financing tool has created opportunities for NJ Transit Villages to redevelop areas that have historically been underserved and neglected.

NJ News

July 9, 2019February 12, 2024

Harrison TOD: Development Gathers Pace in Former “Beehive of Industry”

The Town of Harrison was once a manufacturing powerhouse known as the “Beehive of Industry.” Decades after the assembly lines fell silent, Harrison is once again alive with activity. Moving away from – but not forgetting – its industrial past, the town has embraced a vision of a walkable, mixed-use community with prime access to the region’s job market.

TOD News Briefs

April 22, 2019February 12, 2024

The Week in TOD News April 13-19, 2019

News, news, news… In NJ, redevelopment of The Record’s former headquarters, NJEDA Brownfield Loan Program, Parsippany mixed-use project & early reopening of the ACL & Princeton Dinky. Beyond NJ, Omaha’s BRT, affordable housing in Chicago, revamped zoning code in Charlotte, White Plains Station renovation, Herndon (VA) TOD, eTOD/land trust in Vancouver & increasing rail ridership in Hyderabad.

Transit Village News

August 6, 2018February 12, 2024

Planning & Engagement Advance Somerville’s Goals

Years of planning and public engagement have contributed to Somerville’s resurgence—a pedestrian street, new businesses, and new housing all bring a new vibrancy to its downtown.