The Week in TOD News May 10-16, 2025
NJ towns seek affordable plan extensions • Bayfront breaks ground • CA Gov. endorses YIMBY bills • US building permits plummet • Calgary gets affordable TOD
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PILOT
What’s Taxes Got to Do with It? Exploring PILOTs
New Jersey municipalities are increasingly using Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreements to attract affordable housing and redevelopment projects. While PILOTs can spur growth and generate revenue, concerns persist over funding impacts and the need for stronger oversight.
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The Week in TOD News April 12-18, 2025
Somerville approves final Transit Village phase • JC greenlights tower • Saving NOAH • WA Senate OKs major TOD bill • Paris cuts pollution with bikes
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The Week in TOD News March 1-7, 2025
NJ may redistribute housing obligations • Project in Bayonne progresses • Cambridge MA zoning overhaul • SEPTA plans TOD • Dubai’s new TOD plan
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South Amboy Plans Housing and Multimodal Connections
Designated as a NJ Transit Village in 1999 for the area around its rail station, South Amboy now plans its transit friendly future around both its rail and ferry connections and displays an openness to change and collaboration that can help the small city move forward with its redevelopment plans.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News April 10-16, 2021
This week’s news highlights the hyper-local politics of implementing denser, more equitable development.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News July 4-10, 2020
As stories from the U.S., Europe, and India indicate, micro-mobility via bikes, e-bikes, and walking is emerging as an alternative to traditional transit. TOD in Newark, Plainfield, and Jersey City also makes the news.
Read MoreThe Week in TOD News May 16-22, 2020
Cities and transit providers consider ways to achieve a new “post-pandemic” normal. Projects in Garfield, Elizabeth, Hoboken, and Harrison. Houston’s green future, Chicago Metra improvements, Open Streets for all, TOD in San Diego & San Jose, and Boise plans urban renewal district. Developer seeks new heights in Vancouver.
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Panelists Offer Up Guidance on Making TOD Real
A recap of our first TOD in Your Downtown Forum, Making TOD Real: Planning & Building Transit-Oriented Development in NJ, and link to the video.
Read MoreWhat We Are Reading: September-October 2015
The latest news on commuters to Panasonic in Newark, development in Bayonne, Camden, Hackensack, Jersey City, Metuchen, and Somerville as well as bus TOD in Pittsburgh, FTA planning projects, and much more.
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