The Week in TOD News February 17-23, 2024
Individualism & public transit • NJ considers ADU legislation • Washington State passes TOD bill • Colorado considers grants & tax credits for housing near transit • Egypt’s first high-speed rail
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The Week in TOD News February 4-10, 2023
Cleveland… America’s most equitably walkable city? • Conceptual design of North Brunswick Station • Gov. Hochul calls for homes to be built near train stations • Cities put women at the heart of their transport strategies • Titiwangsa Terminal to be public transport hub
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The Week in TOD News January 14-20, 2023
CA project tests whether transit is still a draw ● Rutgers launches parking study ● Washington State needs housing ● Houston to get car-free neighborhood ● G20 discusses TOD & urban infrastructure
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News July 16-22, 2022
Atlantic City starts anti-crash diet. Jersey City approves 1st Bayfront building. MTA removes yellow COVID posters. Bus operators in crisis. History of redlining and housing inequity in Cook County, Illinois.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News July 2-8, 2022
Transit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.
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Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities
Resource link: Transit-Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends?
Tackling an under-researched connection between transit-oriented development (TOD) and displacement, Karen Chapple and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris establish the case for greater consideration of how TOD projects affect vulnerable residents within their geographic pull.
The Week in TOD News August 1-7, 2020
This week… riding transit may be safer than you think. Also transit-friendly development in NJ, California, New York, Ohio, Texas, and Ontario. Taiwan Railways seeks fiscal stability through TOD.
Read MoreWebinar: Missing Middle Housing: Thinking Big and Building Small to Respond to Today’s Housing Crisis (7/28)
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network at 1 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday, July 28, when Parolek, author of the new book, Missing Middle Housing, illustrates how these housing types, when designed well, can be a powerful tool to create the communities that people both want and can afford.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News May 9-15, 2020
COVID-19 impacts give rise to adaptation & experimentation, transit advocacy, slow service rollout, housing shortage & transportation equity concerns, and an examination of housing design. NJ TRANSIT to receive CARES Act funding. A look at the Newark Downtown District. Financial market tightening concerns, Fast housing in San Diego CA. New projects in Santa Rosa CA, Stratford CT & Honolulu HI. Rezoning along BRT in Richmond VA. MRT Jakarta seeks innovative product and service partners.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News April 18-24, 2020
COVID news: racial disparities, affordable housing, public transit, safe guarding operators & passengers, serving those in need. NJ: electrifying transport, reopening HBLR stations. Regional/National: fighting NIMBY, climate change, TOD projects, more affordable housing, congestion. International: new station & mixed-use and when zoning doesn’t match up with current needs.
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