The Week in TOD News October 28-November 3, 2023
New CA law support social housing • NJDOT Complete Street Awards • The U.S. needs 3.9 million more housing units • Americans are walking less • Mumbai’s chawls
Read MoreNew CA law support social housing • NJDOT Complete Street Awards • The U.S. needs 3.9 million more housing units • Americans are walking less • Mumbai’s chawls
Read MoreAuto-centric zoning & health ● Pandemic-inspired parklets gain permanence ● East Orange TOD ● DC approves free bus rides ● Why is building U.S. public transportation so expensive ● Transit-oriented business hub in Dhaka
Read MoreChicago launches eTOD program ● DC ponders transit subsidies for residents ● GCL to boost local economies ● Phoenix advances affordable TOD neighborhood ● Will ADUs gain acceptance in NYS? ● Montreal Metro improves accessibility
Read MoreU.S. transport history & lackluster transit systems. Riders return→boosting agency finances. Residential instead of office in Haddon Twp. Equity and the Purple Line. Houston Metro to leverage park-and-rides. Indian Railways undertakes sustainable station redevelopment.
Read MoreTransit agencies struggle to bring back riders. U.S. to provide $1B to reconnect communities. CT advocates hope to correct the record on density and TOD. Japan invests in Bangladeshi transit.
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
Read MoreWeekly TOD news briefs. In NJ, the Princeton Dinky and Atlantic City Line return, politics in Gateway funding, Trenton Artwalk receives sustainability grant, Montclair rents soar. In other news, WMATA seeks joint developer for Huntington site, placemaking efforts around MD transit, Dallas residents protest bikesharing & Buenos Aires gets an elevated viaduct on the Tigre Line.
Read MoreOur weekly TOD news briefs. Staten Island proposes gondola to Bayonne, NJ congressmen fight NY congestion tax, housing at planned South Amboy ferry terminal, Belmar festival moves downtown, Hackensack streetscape grant. Chicago BRT, Denver land trusts, Atlanta air rights, Amazon’s big land purchase, WMATA offsets station closures with free parking, and Bengaluru, India supports more walking, biking and transit use.
Read MoreNews, news, news… In NJ, redevelopment of The Record’s former headquarters, NJEDA Brownfield Loan Program, Parsippany mixed-use project & early reopening of the ACL & Princeton Dinky. Beyond NJ, Omaha’s BRT, affordable housing in Chicago, revamped zoning code in Charlotte, White Plains Station renovation, Herndon (VA) TOD, eTOD/land trust in Vancouver & increasing rail ridership in Hyderabad.
Read MoreThis week’s NJ TOD news… Jersey City loses No. 4 bus, owner offers Somerville Station for sale, state senator proposes one-seat ride legislation, NJ & NY lawmakers react to Gateway funding denial, and deal reached to keep Portal Bridge closed during rush hour. Also… amendments to CA Transit-Housing Bill, capping highways with parks in Atlanta, living near but not traveling by transit, Las Vegas TOD and TOD policy from Delhi, India
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