Comments on: Transit-Oriented Development in Jersey City

By: Alec Appelbaum

Alec Appelbaum — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 16:27:11 +0000

Looks exciting, as a project and as a concept. As to the latter, I ask the planners out there: how can regional governments work together to site TOD in commuter cities along train lines to Manhattan? How can these regional groups weaken the corruption that has marked government in New Jersey and Connecticut for decades? And what's the relationship between the number of local governments in an area and the smoothness of TOD in that area?

By: AD

AD — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 05:25:35 +0000

Steveo, yes, that's the place all right. Nice OFSS

By: Glenn

Glenn — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:23:45 +0000

Urban in-fill. Good stuff.

Every open air parking lot should be looked at as a development opportunity.

By: Orcutt

Orcutt — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:12:09 +0000

People have been calling Hoboken the "6th boro" since the 1980s...

By: brent

brent — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:00:33 +0000

Wouldn't it be great if NJ actually became competetive with NYC's boros for urban living, rather than competing with the suburbs of Long Island.

By: steveo

steveo — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:40:36 +0000

AD- Is this Grove Pointe (pronounced "pointy"?)?

http://www.grovepointecondos.com/

It's hard to get too excited when the first link at that site (once you wade through the Obligatory Flash Slide Show (OFSS)), titled "Building" proudly showcases the driveway and sidewalk-hogging garage entrance.

(But at least they include a light rail vehicle in their OFSS. And yeah, it's better than a parking lot.)

By: P

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:38:23 +0000

True- I'm typically a homer pulling for NYC to get new development on the belief that it is more pedestrian and ecologically friendly. But I have to say the allure of a two-waterfront city like Vancouver has a strong allure.

Bring on the water taxis!