FTA announces $10.5M TOD Planning Grant Opportunity ● Planning Transit Friendly Pennsauken ● Austin approves eTOD density bonus incentives & guidelines ● Promoting housing through zoning reform ● Tokyo fish market ➡ mixed-use hub
Read MoreNJ’s new affordable housing rules ● Perth Amboy launches $110M waterfront redevelopment ● Court tells wealthy town it’ll decide affordable housing location ● A way to make transit-oriented housing easier to develop ● Mixed-use is reshaping Kenya
Read MoreHow COVID changed urban mobility. Funding transit. South Amboy ferry. Zero-emissions & industrial modernization. Delays cost access to new BRT. African megacities & mass transit.
Read MoreFTA funds new Union City bus terminal. NY-MTA’s ongoing ridership woes. New features for NJ TRANSIT Friendly Data application. RAISE grants fund shared-use multi-modal corridor in Detroit and several Chicago-area projects. Winnipeg mayoral candidate proposes surface parking tax to match that of built properties.
Read MoreSweeping transit service cuts remain a strong possibility, unless a second federal pandemic relief package arrives soon. New technologies and a focus on resiliency offer hope, as does advances that promote equitable TOD housing.
Read MoreRecent research once again finds that increasing transit usage is an important contributor to attaining climate goals and reducing greenhouse gases. But questions remain whether the public will return to using transit in post-pandemic times.
Read MoreAccess to quality, reliable transportation has a major impact on one’s life. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this disparity has been even more apparent as those living in high-risk areas have suffered more health impacts from the virus. Solutions related to more reliable transportation options and increased density may lead to greater health equity outcomes.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreCOVID impacts on public transit, mobility, urban life and the nation’s infrastructure. A path toward a green recovery for NJ, Portal Bridge funding. Historic preservation. TOD. BRT. Zoning. New vehicle funding in Ontario. 5G smart bus route pilot in China. Station area upgrades in Singapore.
Read MoreNJ TOD work continues with a property sale in Metuchen, construction in Somerville, a project completion in Rahway, and progress in Hoboken. Also meeting Opportunity Zones challenges, TOD student housing in Miami, a 19-mile multi-use trail in Denton, Texas, learning to understand and address pandemics, and form-based code in India.
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