SANDAG Nears Deal to Develop Clairemont Trolley Station Site After Threatening to Seize Property
“For months, San Diego’s regional planning agency, SANDAG, has been threatening to seize a valuable piece of land at the site of a planned trolley station in Clairemont. The agency wanted to build a parking…
Tell Congress to support transit oriented development
“Communities across the country are eager to build more homes and offices near transit stations. These projects can create walkable neighborhoods, and great returns on public investment, but are often complicated and difficult to finance….
OP-ED | Eminent Domain on Steroids? A New Bill Threatens Cities and Towns
“How would you feel if a group of people who lived elsewhere in the state and whom no one had elected were to take over certain planning and zoning functions in your town or city…
We Can’t Let the State Push Our Towns Around
“I’d like to share with you the testimony I gave today before the General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee strongly opposing governor’s bill HB 6851, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Transit Corridor Development Authority. The…
Fund for affordable housing in transit-oriented developments to expand beyond Denver
“Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and other dignitaries gathered Tuesday to launch an expansion of the Denver Transit-Oriented Development Fund for affordable homes, a $24 million endeavor. The fund, which was created to operate within the…
State OKs condemnation for 37 parcels for high-speed rail in Fresno, Madera
“About three dozen pieces of property in Fresno and Madera counties were targeted for condemnation Friday by the state Public Works Board to make way for high-speed rail construction. The Public Works Board, comprised of…
More condemnations ahead for Valley’s high-speed rail route
“California may be picking up the pace on getting land it needs to build the state’s first stretch of high-speed rail in the Valley. The state’s Public Works Board, meeting next week in Sacramento, will…
Wheat Ridge determined to tap potential of its only FasTracks station
“Tuesday’s meeting will specifically focus on the future of West Ridge Road. It is considered the future lifeline connecting Ward Road station, at Ridge Road and Tabor Street, to Arvada Ridge station, the Gold Line’s…
TOD biggest trend of century, says new report
“Transit Oriented Development (TOD) has emerged as the most substantial development trend of the early 21st century, according to real estate experts. Releasing a new report exploring the consequences of rapid population growth in ten…
Boulder Junction symbolic of divide over building boom
“The hotel and apartment buildings, the new streets and bustling construction at 30th Street and Pearl Parkway are the result of a plan that has been on the books since 2007, and yet they seemed…