The cost to society of traffic crashes is over three times that of congestion, according to a new report from AAA. The report makes a clear case for the importance of traffic safety projects – road, bike, and sidewalk improvements that typically cost less than road widenings sold to the public as congestion relievers (but [...]
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New Jerseyans support smart growth, a statewide planning strategy, expanding transit, and maintaining existing roads, according to a new poll released today by the Monmouth University Polling Institute. The poll was commissioned by Tri-State Transportation Campaign, New Jersey Future, the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, and Smart Growth America. New Jerseyans strongly support statewide planning and livable communities. [...] Downtown Summit, NJ, near the NJ Transit station. Calling Summit, NJ “almost a poster for what a Transit Village is,” the Summit planning board recently approved a motion to recommend the City Council apply to NJDOT for Transit Village designation. Clearly, municipalities still see the benefit transit-oriented development can bring. But given the defunding of the [...]  A rendering of what the development could look like, from the Harrison Station Conceptual Master Plan. This summer, the MTA/Metro-North put out its first ever Request for Proposals for transit-oriented development (TOD). Branded “It’s Happening in Harrison,” this project involves transforming 3.28 acres of surface parking adjacent to Westchester County’s Harrison train station [...] At a press conference in May discussing the Christie Administration’s decision to offer approximately $200 million in financing, in the form of tax breaks, to Mall of America developer Triple Five, Triple Five Senior Vice President Paul Ghermezian called American Dream Meadowlands (the planned northern NJ mall formerly known as Xanadu) “the center of [...] Westchester County's "Platinum Mile" of office parks has been hit hard by the economic downturn. Built up in the 1970s and ‘80s, Westchester County’s “Platinum Mile” is a cluster of corporate office parks along the I-287 corridor that once brought good jobs and tax dollars to the county. In recent years, however, big-name [...] Farmingdale aims to revitalize its downtown through the addition of new office, retail, and residential development. (Click to view larger.) Over the years, and multiple administrations, the Village of Farmingdale has moved steadily towards remaking itself into a more transit-oriented, walkable and vibrant place. The goals of the Long Island village’s efforts have [...] Xanadu, the half-finished mall complex in the Meadowlands. Two developers have failed to complete the project; NJ is hoping the third time's the charm. Who knew it was possible to make Xanadu uglier? Gov. Chris Christie announced last month that the state will provide $200 million in low-interest financing and forfeit a similar amount [...] Like many other U.S. cities that have experienced significant industrial decline, high rates of poverty and racial and ethnic segregation, Camden is often presented as a virtual “lost cause.” Negative coverage of the city has only intensified since it was forced to lay off nearly half of its police officers and a third of its firefighters [...] Planned developments on the West Side, as described in the Wall Street Journal. The dormant parcel of West Side land known as the Hudson Yards is finally seeing some activity. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the site’s developer, Related Cos., has begun clearing the land in preparation for future construction. It’s [...] |
 
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