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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 If you are looking for a specific name or workshop or you came to this page via a search link, use the "Expand All/Contract All" tools to display all content on the page. 8:00 AM-9:30 AM OPENING PLENARY
10:00 am–11:30 am WORKSHOPS  Playing the Game to Engage Communities in Transit Planning CM 1.5Public involvement in transportation and land-use decision-making is much more than just advisory committees and talking heads. Learn how to use interactive tools on the Web, in real time, to help community members engage in planning processes and produce meaningful results.
Moderator: Ron Endlich, Deputy Project Director, North Link, Sound Transit, Seattle, Washington Kristin Hull, Senior Project Manager, CH2M Hill, Portland, Oregon Matt Craig, Senior Transportation Planner, TransLink, Burnaby, British Columbia Ellie Casson, Campaign Organizer, Greenbelt Alliance, San Jose, California View Hull presentation View Craig presentation View Casson presentation Innovative Public Sector Approaches to Regional Planning: How to Bridge Divides and Meaningfully Engage Community Stakeholders CM 1.5Planning on a regional scale requires broad participation by a diverse group of people from cities, big and small. At the same time, helping people understand how issues in their community can benefit from regional strategies requires effective tools to engage and educate. In this session, hear from public sector leaders from Ohio, Florida and Washington, DC about breaking through barriers of fragmented politics, and redefining and improving decision-making structures. Learn what tools — including data and analysis — they used to help stakeholders engage in regional planning issues.
Moderator: Effie Stallsmith, Transportation and Livability Consultant, Arlington, Virginia Gregory Stuart, Executive Director, Broward Metropolitan Organization, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Marvin G. Hayes, Director, Urban Policy & Infrastructure, Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Cleveland, Illinois Sarah Crawford, Transportation Planner, Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Washington, DC View event presentation Advancing Complete Streets: New Tools and Guides for Implementation CM 1.5Complete streets policies are on the rise! Across states, regions and local governments, these policies consider all users: pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, people with disabilities and motorists. Find new policy assessment and implementation tools, as well as technical assistance resources to help you create more effective complete streets policies. Discuss practical information about incorporating sustainability elements into complete streets. Review new urban bikeway design guides from the National Association of City Transportation Officials, as well as recommendations from Easter Seals Project ACTION, to help design safe and secure pathways. Especially suited for advocates and planners!
Moderator: Richard Weaver, AICP, Director of Planning, Policy and Sustainability, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC Rachel Beyerle, Resources and Publications Manager, Easter Seals Project ACTION & National Center on Senior Transportation, Washington, DC Mandi Roberts, AICP, RLA, ASLA, Principal, OTAK, Kirkland, Washington Christine G. Green, Strategic Partnership Manager, National Complete Streets Coalition, Washington, DC Charles Denney, Senior Associate, Alta Planning + Design, Arlington, Virginia Gabe Klein, Commissioner, Chicago Deparment of Transportation, NACTO Board Member, Chicago, Illinois View Beyerle presentation View Roberts presentation View Green presentation View Klein presentation The Fast Train to Revitalized Downtowns CM 1.5Funding for high-speed trains in the NE Corridor between Washington and Boston brings the promise of speed. The real opportunity is in leveraging those fast trains to help accelerate the slow process of rebuilding and revitalizing downtowns along the corridor. A series of HUD Sustainable Communities Initiative grants are providing the resources and capacity building to help do that. This session will look at some of the efforts underway in Center City Philadelphia, Connecticut and New York to create large supportive development at stations.
Moderator: Paul Skoutelas, Market Leader, Transit, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Christopher "Kip" Bergstrom, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic and Community Development, State of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut Paul R. Levy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center City District, Central Philadelphia Development Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania David Kooris, Vice President and Director, Connecticut Office, Regional Plan Association, Stamford, Connecticut View Levy presentation View Kooris presentation Linear Thinking as Creative Thinking: Planning at the Corridor Scale CM 1.5Given the linear impacts of new transit lines, corridors are the most appropriate planning unit for high-capacity transit and related land use planning. Corridor planning can maximize the efficiency of public investments and catalyze development at the corridor scale by connecting nodes. It can create momentum within the community, balancing redevelopment demand along a line and allowing for phased implementation and investment plans. The land use development potential of corridors can guide the selection of the best alignments for a high-capacity transit line (consistent with FTA New Starts funding). Take a look at the application and advantages of corridor-scale planning that has taken place in recent years with case studies from across the nation (Cleveland, Alexandria, Birmingham, Denver and the Twin Cities). See how some regions got it right and hear how the broader lessons can be applied to many communities.
Moderator: Zafar Alikhan, National Transit and Environmental Planning Leader, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, California David Whyte, Senior Planner, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Herndon, Virginia Darrell Howard, AICP, PTP, Deputy Director of Planning, Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama Maribeth Feke, AICP, Lead Planner, Department of Planning and Development, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, Ohio Elizabeth Wampler, Program Associate, Reconnecting America, Oakland, California View Whyte presentation View Howard presentation View Feke presentation View Wampler presentation Value Capture: An Overview CM 1.5What is value capture? What are the key ingredients to a viable value capture program? What are the obstacles and opportunities involved in capturing value created by a public transit investment to financing mixed use development? This session will look at the state of the art with respect to value capture and provide some examples of how it's actually being implemented in general and at both the corridor and station level.
Moderator: Jeff Ordway, Department Manager, Property Development, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California Vivian Baker, Assistant Director, Transit-Friendly Land Use & Development, NJ TRANSIT, Newark, New Jersey Ian Carlton, Director of Development Services, TransACT, San Francisco, California Nadine Fogarty, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California View Baker presentation View Carlton presentation View Fogarty presentation Making the Case: Benefits of Smart Growth, TOD and Walkable Communities CM 1.5Local communities are focusing more and more on smart growth and TOD as a means to enhance mobility and economic vitality, as well as reducing vehicle miles travelled (VMT) and greenhouse gas (GHG). What does that truly mean at the local level? Hear from some of the brightest minds writing and researching today on smart growth and livability, as they drill down to help us understand the real benefits of smart growth and TOD for local governments, businesses and individual households. Hear about real-world examples of smart growth principles increasing property values and retail sales, attracting private investment, reducing energy and infrastructure costs and consumption, creating jobs, enhancing public health and improving overall quality of life.
Moderator: Steve Winkelman, Director, Transportation Program, Center for Clean Air Policy, Montreal, Quebec Dennis Leach, AICP, Director, Division of Transportation, Arlington County Department of Environmental Services, Arlington, Virginia Nat Bottigheimer, Assistant General Manager Planning and Joint Development, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC Christopher Leinberger, Visiting Fellow, Brookings Institute, Washington, DC View Winkelman presentation View Leach presentation Last Mile: Critical Bike-Walk Connections to Transit CM 1.5Examine the latest thinking in bridging the last mile to transit through better design, new insights and innovative strategies. Explore ideas from the Middle East, the UK and US cities. Hear about tradeoffs and lessons learned to make better bike-walk connections, including site-specific high-speed rail station area design.
Moderator: Alan Lehto, Director of Project Planning, TriMet, Portland, Oregon Tim Stonor, Managing Director, Space Syntax, London, United Kingdom Rory Renfro, AICP, Associate, Alta Planning + Design, Portland, Oregon Rob Inerfeld, AICP, Transportation Planning Manager, City of Eugene, Eugene Public Works, Eugene, Oregon View Lehto presentation View Stonor presentation View Renfro presentation View Inerfeld presentation Planning Beyond the Station Box CM 1.5Good planning goes beyond the station. Integrating stations into the surrounding community to maximize access, capacity and development opportunities is key to the success of any system. A site-specific plan that fits the look, feel and needs of the community is equally important. Take home valuable tips and tools as you learn how world-class systems are accomplishing both successful integration and planning.
Moderator: Alden S. Raine, PhD, VP and National Practice Leader, AECOM, Boston, Massachusetts Lisa Padilla, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, CITYWORKS DESIGN, Pasadena, California Caryn Wenzara, Principal City Planner, Denver Community Planning and Development, Denver, Colorado Neal Payton, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Torti Gallas and Partners, Inc., Los Angeles, California Wendy Jia, AICP, Manager, Capital & Systems Analysis, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC View Raine presentation View Padilla presentation View Wenzara presentation View Payton presentation View Jia presentation 10:00 am-12:00 pm RAIL~VOLUTION 101 An Introduction to Building Livable Communities With Transit CM 2The Rail~Volution is dynamic and complex. Where should you begin? Start here for an introduction to the key issues being explored by your fellow Rail~Volutionaries. Rail~Volution 101 sets the stage with an overview of the principles of building livable, walkable communities. Talk to people who are in the trenches every day, working to promote smart growth around transportation investments. The interactive forum includes leaders from transit agencies, cities, advocacy groups and the development field. Engage in an in-depth dialogue about the challenges and opportunities of building livable communities. This is your chance to pick the brains of some of the most knowledgeable individuals working for smart growth today. Plus, you'll have a solid foundation for the rest of the Rail~Volution program.
Moderator: Tim Baldwin, AICP, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, Denver, Colorado GB Arrington, Vice President, PB's PlaceMaking Group, Portland, Oregon Michael A. Allegra, General Manager, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah Ann Cheng, Director, TransForm, Oakland, California Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Washington, DC Emerick J. Corsi, President, Real Estate Asset Services, Forest City, Cleveland, Ohio View Baldwin presentation View Arrington presentation View Allegra presentation 12:00 PM-1:30 PM LUNCHTIME OPPORTUNITIES NAPTAThe National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates (NAPTA) is a national organization representing grassroots transit groups that support increasing investment in public transportation. NAPTA is the grassroots voice for coalitions and individuals alike. Stay up-to-date on important issues facing public transportation at this NAPTA luncheon. Hear an update from Washington and an overview of upcoming elections and ballot measures. Learn about the different trends in advocacy and coalition building, and take the opportunity to network and share ideas with other advocates and NAPTA members.
Moderator: Linda McMinimy, Advisory Board Member, National Alliance of Public Transportation Advocates; Executive Director, Virginia Transit Association, Richmond, Virginia View event presentation Words Matter: Message Training for Livable Communities CM 1.5For the average American, it's difficult to understand the concept of a sustainable community over the roar of partisan politics and media overload. Well-worn smart growth catch phrases like "transit-oriented development" and "density" may alienate — rather than entice — potential supporters. Using recent polls, communication experts will help you understand where the public really stands on key livability issues. Plus, they'll show you how to create messages that resonate culturally, economically and financially with the audiences you seek.
Jim Middaugh, Communications Director, Metro, Portland, Oregon Ilana Preuss, Chief of Staff, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC View event presentation Planning Policy Goals: Aligning Transit Investments and TOD Strategies CM 1.5Simply building transit lines doesn't automatically provide economic, environmental and community benefits. Hear how three cities — Charlotte, Phoenix and Sacramento — aligned their broader development goals with a TOD strategy. Three case studies, presented by the ULI Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, will illustrate the challenges of investing in infrastructure in historically neglected sections of town (Charlotte's Independence Boulevard/US 74 corridor); how expectations can contribute to a climate of uncertainty near development (Phoenix's first rail line) and how intermodal facilities can create physical barriers to development (Sacramento's Union Pacific Railyards).
Gideon Berger, AICP, Fellowship Director, Urban Land Institute, Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use, Washington, DC View event presentation TOD and FTA Managers ForumJoin your peers at this new take on TOD networking. This year Sharon Pugh (FTA) and Jeff Ordway (BART) will facilitate. Hear representatives from the federal government, cities, transit agencies and the private sector. They'll discuss recent projects and innovative approaches, government funding sources, development agreements, public entitlement processes and the Art of the Deal. Share accomplishments, challenges and strategies from your own community and meet TOD managers from around the country.
Facilitators: Jeff Ordway, Department Manager, Property Development, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California Sharon Pugh, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Budget and Policy, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC Streetcar Ridership and Livability: Is there a Connection? CM 1.5What is the true value of streetcar development? How does it contribute to livability? Take the data beyond traditional streetcar ridership forecasts and hear how new methodologies link streetcar ridership to land use. Take home practical tools to use in your community to show the true value of streetcar investment.
Carlos Hernandez, AICP, Associate, Fehr & Peers, Denver, Colorado View event presentation Lessons from Europe: Linking Transit with Walking and Biking CM 1.5How will the Dutch remake their largest train station? What about current efforts to develop a five-line light rail system in Utrecht? What are their lower-cost strategies for bicycle and pedestrian access to transit, bicycle parking, and traffic safety strategies to safely integrate tracks into roadways? Join a roadway and transit designer for the cities of Amsterdam and Utrecht, to learn how the Europeans do it — and what lessons we can learn from their success.
Moderator: Catherine Ciarlo, Transportation Director, Office of the Mayor, City of Portland, Oregon Ronald Tamse, Traffic Consultant, City of Utrecht, The Netherlands View event presentation 1:00 PM-5:00 PM MOBILE WORKSHOP #13 COMPREHENSIVE REVITALIZATION: THE ANACOSTIA HISTORIC DISTRICT CM 4One of the district's original suburbs, it was designed to be financially accessible to DC's working class, and retains much of its mid-to-late-19th-century low-scale, working class character. Come learn how agencies, developers and the community are working together to reenergize the area. Visit projects ranging from housing restoration to public space improvements to both new and enhanced transit options.
2:00 PM-3:30 PM WORKSHOPS The Gravitational Pull of the Transit Corridor CM 1.5The transit corridor has proven to be an attractive and tangible driving force behind community development. Learn how two housing authorities in the Denver region worked together to ensure that expanded affordable housing choices for low- and moderate-income people were available in high-access locations along the West Corridor. Hear how the Atlanta Beltline secured public ownership of that transit corridor using art, history, data and educational tools. Learn about a multi-jurisdictional planning effort along the Grand Boulevard, a future BRT corridor in the San Francisco Bay Area, from the San Mateo County Transit District (a HUD and FTA grantee).
Moderator: David Vozzolo, Senior Vice President, HDR, Vienna, Virginia Ismael Guerrero, Executive Director, Denver Housing Authority, Denver, Colorado Fred Yalouris, Director of Design, Atlanta Beltline, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia Corinne Goodrich, Manager of Strategic Development, San Mateo County Transit District, San Carlos, California View Yalouris presentation From Car Cities to Transit Cities — Impossible? CM 1.5Under the right framework impossible is possible. More growth does not have to mean more and more traffic and a diminished quality of life. Hear about two real world examples where impossible was not a fact, it was a dare: two places where it was possible to have growth, a better quality of like and fewer car trips (if fact, a minority of total travel). The people who made it happen in the District of Columbia and its suburban neighbor Arlington County, will reveal the secrets to their success.
Moderator: Tom Miller, Director, Bureau of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon Harriet Tregoning, Director, Office of Planning, Washington, DC Christopher Zimmerman, Chairman, Arlington County Board, Arlington, Virginia Empowering Practitioners: Recent Analysis and Research Findings in TOD CM 1.5For years, the promise and efficacy of TOD in promoting transit lifestyles and enhancing livability, especially in new transit markets, was largely based on anecdotal accounts and theory. Now that a number of new transit systems have matured and expanded, the body of quantitative analysis and academic research reporting positive transportation and livability outcomes has grown. Take home the latest industry research methods and findings to share with transit and livability proponents — and opponents — in your own community.
Moderator: Sam Zimbabwe, Technical Assistance Program Director, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC Wesley Marshall, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado Glenn Kellogg, Principal, Urban Advisors Ltd., Washington, DC Ellen Greenberg, AICP, Associate Principal, ARUP, San Francisco, California Matthew Sussman, Fellow, Transportation, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, Illinois View Marshall presentation View Greenberg presentation View Sussman presentation Building Grass Roots Advocacy: Stories From the Front Lines CM 1.5How do you recruit, educate and keep your project supporters motivated? Three successful US transit initiatives outline the coalition-building and political actions that can power a community-based campaign around land-use and transportation issues. Think about how you can begin or expand your own community engagement while examining these advocacy fundamentals and compelling examples.
Moderator: Sue Comis, AICP, Project Manager, Sound Transit, Seattle, Washington Brian McCarter, AICP, FASLA, Principal Urban Designer, ZGF Architects, LLP, Portland, Oregon Benjamin Ross, Vice President, Action Committee For Transit, Bethesda, Maryland Nick Caston, Partner, Truillo | Caston Solutions, Santa Rosa, California View event presentation Cars Need a Home, Too: Principles of Parking in the Livability Community CM 1.5Parking: Can't live with it and can't live without it. A successful livable community plans for the right amount of parking at the right price. Learn the fundamentals of parking economics, from the standpoint of a public sector parking manager and a private sector developer. Examine "right sizing," reducing the financial challenge of structured parking, connectivity and management for shared use. We may even turn a few traditional theories on their heads. Lessons will come from recent success stories.
Moderator: William C. Van Meter, Assistant General Manager of Planning, Regional Transportation District, Denver, Colorado Alice Tolar, Project Manager Transportation Planning, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Los Angeles, California James Zullo, AICP, LEED AP, CAPP, Vice President, Timothy Haahs & Associates, Inc, New Brunswick, New Jersey Jason Schrieber, AICP, Principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Boston, Massachusetts View Tolar presentation View Zullo presentation View Schrieber presentation Equitable Sustainable Community Development — Lessons From Around the US CM 1.5How are we unlocking the potential for equitable sustainable community development? How do we track progress? How do we know we are moving in the right direction? What are we ultimately trying to achieve in our communities, in our regions, in our states and in our country? Hear how these questions are being answered across the US. Discover the innovative strategies, partnerships and approaches to equitable sustainable community development. Evaluate the metrics for: improving access for low-income people; production and preservation of affordable housing near transit; reduced greenhouse emissions; and more. Are you part of an emerging collaborative (or considering one) to address challenges at the regional level? This will be a particularly valuable session.
Moderator: Allison Brooks, Chief of Staff, Reconnecting America, Oakland, California Cheryl Cort, Policy Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, Washington, DC Melinda Pollack, Vice President, Enterprise Community Partners, Denver, Colorado Adie Tomer, Senior Research Analyst, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC Amy Cotter, Director of Regional Plan Implementation, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, Boston, Massachusetts View Cort presentation View Pollack presentation View Cotter presentation TDM: Smart Choices to Promote the Trip Not Taken CM 1.5Transportation demand management (TDM) strategies are critical for ensuring high performance of investments in livable communities. Learn about workplace, school and individual programs, including examples from UK and US cities. Hear about the latest research and models to document the impact of alternative programs and services.
Moderator: Kim DeLaney, PhD, Growth Management Coordinator, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Stuart, Florida Geoff England, Senior Consultant, Steer Davies Gleave, Vancouver, British Columbia Howard Jennings, Research and Development Director, Arlington County Commuter Services, Arlington, Virginia Justin Schor, Regional Director, UrbanTrans, Washington, DC Brian Shaw, President, Association for Commuter Transportation, Washington, DC View event presentation Value Capture: Legal Tools and Challenges CM 1.5Hear about the specific value capture tools for TOD implemented by agencies, the legal challenges that may arise when implementing these tools, and the solutions crafted by each agency to overcome such challenges. Explore tax increment financing (TIF) districts, ground leases and transit-benefit fees. Hear a panel discuss specific federal TOD regulatory guidance supporting the use of such value capture tools and examine the challenges or limitations to such support.
Moderator: Jayme Blakesley, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC Minming Wu, Attorney, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Office of General Counsel, Oakland, California Allison Fultz, Attorney, Kaplan, Kirsch & Rockwell, LLP, Washington, DC Mark Pollak, Partner, Ballard Spahr, LLP, Baltimore, Maryland View Pollak presentation New Models for Transit: Streetcar and LRT Interoperability CM 1.5Building an integrated transit network using different modes, such as streetcars and light rail, can be riddled with challenges: accommodating diverse environments, navigating urban and suburban landscapes, as well as planning for different densities and land uses. Hear about new strategies and models for achieving cost and operational efficiencies while supporting good transit and land use integration. The pros and cons of streetcar and LRT interoperability? They'll all be covered.
Moderator: Cheryl King, AICP, Assistant General Manager of Planning and Transit System Development, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Atlanta, Georgia Robert Spillar, PE, Director of Transportation, City of Austin, Texas Mark Dorn, Vice President, URS, Portland, Oregon Erum Afsar, P Eng, General Supervisor, City of Edmonton, Facility and Capital Planning, Edmonton, Alberta Christopher Proud, AICP, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, Denver, Colorado View Spillar presentation View Afsar/Proud presentation 4:00 PM-5:30 PM WORKSHOPS Greening Up the Neighborhood CM 1.5With increasing attention to transit availability and transportation choices, new developments are looking more to the LEED and LEED for Neighborhood Development rating systems. This certification program for large and small developments incorporates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green design. Take an in-depth look at LEED-ND and LEED rating systems transit-related credits and see what's on the horizon for the program. Learn about other emerging ideas, including EcoDistricts, a way to plan more efficient district-wide systems to help green up the neighborhood.
Moderator: Ronald Kilcoyne, General Manager, Lane Transit District, Eugene, Oregon Charles Kelley, Architect and Urban Designer, ZGF Architects, LLP, Portland, Oregon Anthony W. Greenberg, Vice President, The JBG Companies, Chevy Chase, Maryland Sophie Lambert, AICP, Director, LEED for Neighborhood Development, US Green, Building Council, Washington, DC View Kelley presentation The Politics of Community Change: Race, Class and Displacement in America CM 1.5Community change can simultaneously enrich and unsettle. The nation's capital has seen a surge in population in the last few years — 30,000 new residents, many white — settling in neighborhoods that have been majority-minority for decades. Displacement of long-time residents is a growing concern. A backlash against livability improvements that some believe may attract whites, such as bike lanes and dog parks, is well under way. Explore how we can reduce displacement, as well as address the politics of livability improvements by showcasing how they can positively affect social equity and justice.
Moderator: Darnell C. Grisby, MPP, Deputy Policy Director, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC Eloisa Raynault, MS, Program Manager, Transportation, Health and Equity, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC Rodney Harrell, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP, Washington, DC Jeremie Greer, Senior Program Officer — Federal Policy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Washington, DC Today's Market: A Realistic Picture CM 1.5As the character of transit-oriented development evolves, so do the stakeholders. TOD is more than housing, employment and services — it's about real estate and development. Although developers influence transit location as well as financing mechanisms, transit agencies and local governments remain critical parties in these negotiations. Learn from experts about the different perspectives and processes for implementing TOD in today's marketplace.
Moderator: Marilee Utter, Executive Vice President, District Councils, Urban Land Institute, Denver, Colorado Matt Steenhoek, LEED AP, Associate, PN Hoffman & Associates, Washington, DC Steven E. Goldin, Director of Real Estate, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, DC Caryn Wenzara, Principal City Planner, Denver Community Planning and Development, Denver, Colorado View Wenzara presentation Livable Communities + Commuter Rail: Can We Have Both? CM 1.5We've all come to understand the power of early commuter rail systems in helping to create livable communities. Move the clock forward 100 years and virtually every new system has painted a similar picture of what could be. Unfortunately, the opportunity and reality have rarely connected. Examine the opportunities and challenges in realizing the dream of leveraging commuter rail to build livable communities.
Moderator: Marsha Kaiser, Managing Principal, PB's PlaceMaking Group, Washington, DC Matt Look, Commissioner, Anoka County; Chair, Anoka County Regional Railroad Authority; Anoka, Minnesota Meredith Judy, AICP, LEED AP, Senior Planner, Rhodeside & Harwell, Alexandria, Virginia Lucy Galbraith, AICP, Manager, Transit Oriented Development, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, Texas Introduction to Design Guidelines for Livable Communities CM 1.5Design guidelines are an essential element in making livable communities. They create the shared rules for constructing places where we all want to be. They enable us to coordinate between public and private entities. In the public realm, they organize the streets, parks and transit stations that provide the framework in which we move. Guidelines are needed for private developments — the housing and businesses that use the streets and places — as well as in the many bureaus of local government, as they review private development and design and build streets, parks and other public spaces. Of course, guidelines are also needed by the transit agencies that build and operate the transit system. Touch on all these important areas with a panel that includes consultants and staff from local governments, transit agencies and private developers.
Moderator: Sarah A. Lewis, RA, LEED-AP, CNU-A, Principal, Ferrell Madden Lewis, Washington, DC Scott Polikov, AICP, CNU, Principal, Partnership for Livable Communities, LLC, Fort Worth, Texas Ian Druce, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, Vancouver, British Columbia Margaret K. Rifkin, AICP, Urban Designer, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Silver Spring, Maryland View Druce presentation Affordable Housing Basics CM 1.5Transit-oriented development should accommodate all income levels to create a truly diverse mixed-use environment. That's a given. But accommodating those goals in these economic times can be challenging. Providing housing for people who make less then median income is possible. Listen to a range of opinions about how to make affordable housing a key element of TOD.
Moderator: Robert Voelker, Shareholder, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC, Dallas, Texas G. Sasha Forbes, AICP, Policy Associate, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC Deirdre Oss, AICP, Senior City Planner, City of Denver, Colorado View Forbes presentation View Oss presentation Shifting City Structures: The Suburbs Grow Up CM 1.5No longer just bedroom communities, many suburbs are evolving into economic engines and destinations in their own right. This trend means suburban communities are reevaluating their roles and creating plans for urban centers using high-capacity transit to focus development. Explore the shift to more urban suburbs with a look at the development along Metrorail's Purple Line connecting Maryland suburban activity centers outside of Washington, DC; plans for the City of Rockville; Maryland's main commercial corridor, the Rockville Pike; and the town-center development planned in Prince William County, Virginia being sparked by the provision of new commuter rail service.
Moderator: Elizabeth Mros-O'Hara, AICP, Senior Planner/Project Manager, Associate, David Evans and Associates, Inc., Portland, Oregon Gregory Benz, Senior Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland David B Levy, AICP, Chief of Long Range Planning, City of Rockville, Maryland Dale Zehner, Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Railway Express, Alexandria, Virginia View event presentation Finance: An Overview CM 1.5Financing mixed use development and transit improvements have always been a challenge. Real estate products never want to follow the same investment cycle as public funding and when you start mixing the uses within a project you end up with lenders walking away from the deal. This session will examine the key ingredients to financing mixed use development as an overview and from the perspective of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. It will also examine financing transit investments, specifically street car systems — what works and what doesn't?
Moderator: Lydia Tan, Executive Vice President, Related California, San Francisco, California Ron Golem, Principal, BAE Urban Economics, Emeryville, California Sasha Page, Vice President, Infrastructure Management Group, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland Shanti Breznau, Principal, Strategic Economics, Seattle, Washington View Breznau presentation 6:00 PM-8:00 PM NETWORKING EVENTS APA Transportation Planning Division — Business Meeting and Joint Reception With National Capital Area and Virginia APA ChaptersYou're invited to the APA Transportation Planning Division's Semi-Annual Business Meeting, co-sponsored with our local APA hosts from the National Capital Area and Virgina chapters. The American Planning Association's largest division will present its on-going efforts in policy, outreach, and coordination with peer professional organizations. In addition, APA's Office of Congressional Affairs will update guests on the current state of legislative affairs.
Facilitator: Larry Lennon, AICP, Assistant Vice President, Parsons Brinckerhoff, New York City, New York Rail~Volution FilmfestDoors Open 6:00 pm; Filmfest: 6:30 pm — Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1530 P Street, NW; Reception: 8:00 pm — The Big Hunt in Dupont Circle, 1345 Conneticut Ave, NW
A sell-out success from Rail~Volution 2010, the Filmfest is headed to DC in full force. This new and inspiring collage of short films, centered around the themes of transit and livable communities, is sure to be a conversation starter. From bus rapid transit, to streetcar, to cycletracks and more, you'll want to be a part of this virtual multimodal journey and social event. Co-hosted by the DC New Rail~Volutionaries and Coalition for Smarter Growth (CSG). All proceeds will support CSG's mission to build livable communities around transit in the DC region. |
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