The theme running through this week’s news is efforts to make cities and communities more livable for all of their residents. Ideas include the “15-minute city”, subsidizing taxi services for seniors and people with disability who have been affected by COVID-19 related transit service cuts, and reexamining urban redevelopment efforts.
Read MoreNJT 10-Year Strategic & 5-Year Capital Plans. Safe transit riding in France & Japan. The value of parks. Hackensack project moves forward. Development & parking. Equitable access to transportation. Advancing TOD through BRT, zoning changes, improving access, and affordable housing. Vancouver’s Translink explores Value Capture.
Read MoreRebranding Rahway using art, Redevelopment in Bayonne. Ride-hailing & congestion, Building housing near transit, Charlotte transit projects, Senior TOD in Miami, YIMBY movement, Green cities and affordability. Paris seeks 15-minute city, Building transit and TOD in Jakarta.
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Recent redevelopment in Metuchen represents a leap forward for the community — new housing, new retail, and a new plaza.
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When completed, years of planning will result in new housing, retail, parking and a public piazza in Metuchen’s center.
Read MoreTwo new Transit Villages, updates on the Gateway Tunnel, Haddon Township, Rutherford, Somerville, and Woodbridge, as well as the value of mixed-use development and walkable downtowns.
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Redevelopment of a former industrial in site in Wood-Ridge as a transit-oriented development near the new Wesmont station is making progress.
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In May 2010, The Avenue at South Orange officially opened to the public.
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When completed in mid-2012, the Gateway will combine residential, commercial and educational uses, and provide additional parking in the downtown.
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The first phase of a mixed-use transit-oriented development community in Bordentown will likely begin this year.
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