Amtrak pushes costly new station • Bayonne pedestrian bridge planned over Rt. 440 • Affordable rent-to-own housing • Montana looks to limit urban parking • Land use policies can boost metro benefits in Bengaluru
Read MoreU.S. DOT announces new programs and cites Hoboken as a national model. Advancing affordable housing in LA. Transit worker shortages. Toronto offers effective transit-oriented communities roadmap.
Read MoreThe news this week looks at the safety and the future of transit and urban places. Plus equity, accessibility, and affordability figure large in new TOD efforts.
Read MoreFort Monmouth Revitalization advances, HBLR to expand westward, Linden project moves forward, Hackensack named best for commuters, Newark seeks Transit Village designation. Spatial mismatch, YIMBY Act, Challenges to building transit in the US, Sunnyside Development Plan, Google Transit Village, Funding transit in Michigan. Getting priced out of the Toronto housing market.
Read MoreRedevelopment plans for Plainfield, Linden & Jersey City; NJ TRANSIT funding plan; Affordable Housing Trust Fund; Keeping millennials in NJ. Cleveland explores new BRT route, Preserving trees in TOD, Affordable housing in Charlotte, Redevelopment in New Rochelle & Hicksville. German train hubs and Finland’s “One Hour Train” project.
Read MoreCollingswood & Haddon Twp engage on bike-ped master plan, Hoboken revisits station area redevelopment plan, Jersey City to update rent control regs, Linden approves mixed-use project. Boston South Station plans, Brooklyn Park MN rezones, Improving women’s transit using data, New Rochelle testifies on H.R. 4037, Chicago stays development near linear park, Atlanta advances op-zone. UK fights sprawl, Montreal’s ridership growth.
Read MoreIn NJ, Hudson River Tunnel tour, JC affordable housing ordinance, incentive use in Linden, AC’s Ducktown Revitalization Plan & Summit’s Broad Street West Redevelopment Plan. Beyond NJ, proposed MD-to-VA 1-seat ride, CTA breaks ground for Damen Station, Soccer at Stations!!, The Hop expansion in Milwaukee, affordable housing & BRT in Indianapolis, Vancouver home buyers seek transit-friendly locales & Edmonton moves to eliminate minimum parking.
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