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Navigating High-Density Development Under HB24-1313: The Transit‑Oriented Development Act

On May 13, 2024, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 24-1313 (HB24-1313) into law. This act incentivizes transit-oriented development (TOD) by providing $35 million in grants to transit-oriented communities (TOCs) to help...more

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Illinois Employers Required to Provide Public Transit Benefits in 2024

Many employers with at least fifty employees in the six-county Chicago area will have to provide their full-time employees with pre-tax public transit benefits starting January 1, 2024, under a new Illinois law....more

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Los Angeles Transit Oriented Communities Program Sees Its Wings Clipped … Somewhat

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In Fix the City, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (L.A. Sup. Ct. Case No. 20STCP03529, order filed May 24, 2022), the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled that conflicts between qualifying Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Guidelines...more

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Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities

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On December 15, 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released draft guidelines for the Commonwealth’s recently-adopted Multi-Family Zoning Requirement for MBTA Communities. A public...more

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San Luis Obispo Regional Transportation Authority Closes First TIFIA Loan Under Rural Projects Initiative

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On September 3, 2020, San Luis Obispo Regional Transportation Authority (SLO RTA) closed the first TIFIA loan under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (Department’s) Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation...more

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Efforts at Reviving Redevelopment Continue

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There is an ongoing global pandemic and the world is rightly focused on news related to COVID-19.  Given the circumstances, other news is slipping below the radar.  Something you may have missed is another effort to revive...more

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COVID-19 Outbreak Creates Disclosure and Due Diligence Challenges

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Disclosure to municipal bond investors of material risks stemming from the coronavirus outbreak presents a serious concern in the municipal securities industry. This is particularly true in certain sectors, including bonds...more

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Rapid Transit Zones in Miami-Dade County

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Land use and zoning attorneys, Stanley B. Price and Anthony De Yurre, explore the history of rapid transit zones in Miami-Dade County and what challenges developers face in the expansion of rapid transit impact zones today....more

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Big Changes in the Village of Westbury: Zoning Amendment Sows the Seeds for New Transit-Oriented Development

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On December 5, 2019, the Village of Westbury Board of Trustees adopted legislation creating the Maple Union Transit-Oriented Development District (or “Maple Union TOD”)....more

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Connecting Housing and Transportation for Livable Cities

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a strong warning to cities and counties early this year: Meet your state housing goals or forfeit your Senate Bill 1, or “Gas Tax,” road repair dollars. Originally published in...more

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When Birds Finally Find a Nest

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If you’ve walked outside your office building or downtown condo over the past few months, you’ve probably seen electric scooters parked on sidewalks, in bike racks, in the street, on the steps, or even in a local tree. To...more

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Town of Hempstead Adopts Sweeping Zoning Changes to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development in North Lawrence and Inwood

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The Hempstead Town Board recently approved a sweeping rezoning of portions of North Lawrence and Inwood that are designed to encourage mixed-use, commercial and transit-oriented developments....more

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Parking Impacts Warrant Only Limited Consideration under CEQA for Infill Projects in Transit Priority Areas - Court Upholds City...

Parking impacts (as distinguished from secondary impacts related to parking) associated with infill development in transit priority areas are exempt from environmental review under certain circumstances, a California...more

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Land Use Matters: Alston & Bird LLP, January 2016

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On January 4, 2016, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the nomination of Vince Bertoni as the new General Manager of the Department of City Planning (DCP). Bertoni has served five years as the City of Pasadena’s Planning and...more

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$5 Billion Honolulu Rail Transit Project Gets Green Light

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In a decision of national importance for rail transit and highway projects, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected NEPA and Section 4(f) challenges to the 20-mile Honolulu Rail Transit Project. HonoluluTraffic.Com v....more

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Four Teams Short-listed for the Maryland Purple Line P3

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On January 8, 2014, the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administration announced that four teams were short-listed to submit proposals to design, build, construct, finance, operate and maintain...more

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