Ashby, North Berkeley BART housing developments aim for affordability
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A $53 million housing investment around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations was approved by Berkeley City Council. According to Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, Berkeley has a memorandum of understanding with BART to reach “35% affordability at both sites.
Last Updated May 3, 2021
Berkeley City Council approved a $53 million investment in building housing around the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations to ameliorate the city’s long-standing affordable housing crisis.
BART will leverage this investment to secure greater federal and state funding for the project, Rebecca Saltzman, vice president of the BART Board of Directors added.
For USDOT, a Scientific Approach, and TOD Funds
Robert C. Hampshire, Ph.D.
Resurrecting a position that was abolished more than 40 years ago, the U.S. Department of Transportation is appointing a Chief Science Officer for the entire agency, and has taken additional steps “to act on the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to address the climate emergency and restore scientific integrity.” And the Federal Transit Administration has made available $10 million in TOD (transit-oriented development) planning grant funds.
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has designated Robert C. Hampshire, Ph.D., as Acting Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, and officially as Chief Science Officer. Hampshire will serve as the principal advisor to Buttigieg on science and technology issues, “ensuring that USDOT’s RD&T (Research, Development & Technology) programs are scientifically and technologically well-founded and conducted with integrity,” DOT said. He was
What are Form-Based Codes For Indian Railways Station Redevelopment Project? All You Need To Know
According to the Indian Railways Station Development Corporation, the form-based codes are simply a comprehensive set of codes, guidelines, or norms prepared by the nodal agency, to plan station redevelopment and regulating the commercial development of railway land. The codes regulate building forms, relationship with the urban environment, and also strengthens the performance of infrastructural spaces. The form-based codes or the handbook are compiled in six parts. They are as follows:
1. Handbook for Station Planning
The station planning handbook comprises tools and norms for the design of station operational areas. It is basically a guide to be followed by all stakeholders involved in the process of station redevelopment.
Comprehensive Guidebooks To Standardise Station Redevelopment Formulated, To Be Released On 19 April
by Arun Kumar Das - Apr 17, 2021 04:51 AM
Engineers discussing railway station redevelopment plans. (Pic via IRSDC website)
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IRSDC is all set to present the first of its path-breaking codes/guidebook/handbook for station redevelopment along with commercial development on railway land on 19 April 2021 through a national webinar as part of the stakeholder engagement exercise.
Pitching for transforming railway station areas into mini-smart cities offering huge business opportunities and improved passenger amenities at redeveloped stations, Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation has formulated comprehensive guidebooks and codes to standardise planning and implementation across Indian Railways.
It may seem like the search for affordable housing is as elusive as a COVID-19 vaccination appointment â a long, arduous process that often includes a waitlist.
For Jeanette Freeman, 24, moving from her familyâs South Side dwelling to live on her own in a one-bedroom apartment took her all of a year â from launching the search to submitting her name for a Chicago Housing Authority unit in Oso Apartments in Albany Park on the North Side.
âI was searching online for affordable housing, applying anywhere and everywhere,â she said. âAnd I said let me try CHA. I applied online to CHAâs site-based projects. Oso was just one of the apartments that pulled me in. I got in, after a week of applying. It was a blessing. Iâm still in disbelief.â