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Welcome to Volume 4, Issue 2 of Transit-Friendly Development, a newsletter designed to keep municipal officials, planners and advocates up-to-date on the potential for development and redevelopment around transit stations. This joint effort between NJ TRANSIT and the Bloustein School’s Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC) at Rutgers University aims to enrich the transit-oriented development (TOD) conversation in New Jersey’s diverse communities by highlighting what is happening in the state and around the country: best practices, model programs, legislation and local problem-solving experiences.

In this issue, we highlight the recently enacted Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit legislation and some of the communities that may benefit from this effort.

We hope local leaders and the public find these articles of value as all of us strive to create livable, sustainable and thriving communities. We always appreciate reader comments, so send us your comments, criticisms and ideas for future articles. We can be reached via email at: vtc@policy.rutgers.edu

Thanks for reading and we hope you enjoy!

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July 2008
Volume 4, Number 2
What's New
Transit Village Update
Bloomfield Center Redevelopment

Collingswood Moves Ahead with Station Area Plans
Regional TOD News
NY’s Sustainability Commission & MTA recommend TOD
NJ TOD News
Bayonne Launches 22nd St Station/Broadway Corridor Redevelopment
Editorial Board
Vivian E. Baker, NJ TRANSIT
Jef Buehler, Main Street NJ/NJ
Office of Smart Growth
William G. Dressel, NJ State League
of Municipalities
Monica Etz, NJDOT
Tim Evans, NJ Future
Jack Kanarek, NJ TRANSIT
Chuck Latini, Heyer, Gruel &
Associates/NJAPA
Martin Robins, VTC

Transit-Friendly Development is published three times a year through funding by NJ TRANSIT. This newsletter is produced by the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC), part of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

Please direct all comments to: vtc@policy.rutgers.edu

Editorial Staff:
Stephanie E. DiPetrillo
Graydon Newman

Photo/Map Credit:
VTC (unless noted)
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  NJ’s Urban Employment Centers Get a Boost
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Earlier this year New Jersey enacted the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit, a program designed to direct new employment to our urban centers at locations proximate to transit stations.

  What's Happening in NJ's Urban Hubs
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Nine cities are eligible as locations for the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit. We take a look at four of these communities:

We will examine Camden, East Orange, Elizabeth, Hoboken, and Jersey City in our next issue.
  Recommended Reading
Books

See our reviews of recent publications about TOD. In this issue we highlight articles which look at the issues of bus-supported TOD, walking distances and TODs impact on the environment.

For past reviews, see our online annotated bibliography. (more)
  Tell Us What You Think!
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Let us know what you liked and didn't like in this issue.

Send your comments, criticisms and ideas for future articles to: vtc@policy.rutgers.edu
  Previous Issues
 

In case you missed anything, you can delve into our archives to see previous issues. (more)

 
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