The Week in TOD News March 2-8, 2024
A new vision for Metropark Station ● Master plan update challenges in Haddonfield ● Federal program for TOD conversions hits snags ● SEPTA & Conshohocken approve MOU ● Malaysia revives HSR plans
Read MoreA new vision for Metropark Station ● Master plan update challenges in Haddonfield ● Federal program for TOD conversions hits snags ● SEPTA & Conshohocken approve MOU ● Malaysia revives HSR plans
Read MoreCleveland… 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
Read MoreExploring 30 years of TOD planning in the DC region. US DOT announces grants to address homelessness through transit planning. Using short stories to reengage transit riders. DART’s new transit line inspires development north of Dallas.
Read MoreThis week’s highlights include fighting gentrification, promoting transit ridership, learning from women, planning for the future, and building supportive TOD housing.
Read MoreThe news this week offers equals parts hope and dread. Spirits have been brightened by the prospect of a new administration that seems genuinely interested in transit infrastructure investment. Yet, the ongoing pandemic, and the financial impacts of reduced transit ridership, still challenges transit agencies. Nonetheless efforts to advance TOD continue.
Read MoreChange is the watchword of the week. Nationally—renewed commitment to bus customers and approved transit initiatives. Locally—planning efforts for the Glassboro-Camden Line and NJ TRANSIT advances TOD projects. Plus a look at how Fairfax County, Virginia advanced multifamily housing.
Read MoreThe question remains … how do we rebuild trust in public transportation? Plus funding service, rethinking design, affordable housing, new projects, and much more.
Read MoreFrom doomsday scenarios to flexing to new models, transit agencies throughout the U.S. and the world face uncertainty in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, transit-friendly projects are moving forward, both here in New Jersey and elsewhere.
Read MoreNJ TRANSIT’s Transit art program, station improvements, one-seat ride restoration. Englewood Cliff’s affordable housing suit, Cranford’s downtown boom, Riverside redevelopment. Vision Zero, all things buses (BRT, bus lanes, better bus stops, new service), too much parking in Pittsburgh (at bus centers!) TOD in China, bus lanes in India, sustainable transport in Malaysia.
Read MorePATH OMNY fare system, mixed-use at Woodbridge Station, Camden market-rate housing, NJT & Bayonne to partner at 34th St Station, Montvale’s Mercedes HQ redevelopment. Seattle’s public housing residents get transit passes, Sound Transit plans light rail that spurs development, active transport projects in CA, WMATA pilots late-night worker Lyft program, Art & transit in Stockholm, Driverless train for Calgary Airport, Waterloo’s new light rail, Penang Transport Master Plan
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