FY2026 Work Program

This program supports the goals of Connections 2050 by providing technical assistance, and facilitating collaboration among agencies in the region involved in creating and maintaining livable communities to encourage transit-oriented development, age-friendly communities, zoning reform, urban revitalization, and multimodal transportation.

This program supports NJDOT's planning priorities of promoting interagency cooperation, supporting community livability through integrated transportation and land use planning, maximizing the efficiency of the transportation system, and assisting NJDOT’s Transit Village Initiative and other smart growth strategies.

Staff will conduct planning, outreach, and advocacy activities designed to help communities throughout the region provide a greater range of transportation and housing choices and prioritize infill and redevelopment in existing neighborhoods. 

Rethinking Parking Requirements–Phase II Residential: Inefficient parking standards for various types of housing can lead to excessive parking spaces being built, which increases development costs, reduces the land available for homes, and encourages car dependency. Staff will evaluate residential parking standards in light of recent land use, transportation, and development trends. This work will build on research focused on commercial parking standards and management conducted in FY2025. 

Housing Policy Support: Staff will share resources with and provide technical assistance to local governments seeking to increase the supply and variety of housing types available in their community. This work will build on research and recommendations developed through the  Regional Housing Initiative.

TOD Technical Assistance: Staff will provide technical assistance to transit providers and local governments seeking to enhance multimodal access to transit and promote transit-supportive development. This work will continue to support SEPTA’s Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Program and Phase II of the Pottstown Station Concept Plan (26-52-140).

Completion of this project may require the purchase of materials, supplies, and services.

1. Provide technical assistance on smart growth planning topics and livable community initiatives.
2. Gather data on parking utilization at select multifamily buildings that can help communities right-size parking requirements.
3. Support research and provide technical assistance to local governments seeking to increase the supply and variety of housing types available in their community. 
4. Conduct research and share resources designed to support TOD implementation. 
5. Conduct research and facilitate community engagement that can be used to inform a vision for transit-supportive development in Pottstown, PA.
6. Share and inform partners about recent smart growth studies and relevant planning trends through workshops, webinars, and conferences.

1. Report summarizing the factors driving parking demand for various types of residential uses and key takeaways from our observations of parking utilization at multifamily properties. 
2. Materials summarizing the planning context, economic conditions, and/or physical characteristics of properties being considered for development near transit infrastructure. 
3. Data analyses and presentations, as requested.
4. Presentations at local, regional, and/or national meetings and conferences, or as requested.

Member governments, DOTs, transit agencies, private sector, and nonprofits.