Mpact is excited to announce the inaugural Mark J. Bassett Design Scholarship, created to support the attendance of three scholarship recipients to the annual Mpact Transit + Community conference. The […]
Every year, we commission original artwork for the Mpact Transit + Community conference. We work with a small team from the host city, talking about the elements of the city
Deadline update: Thank you to all proposers who submitted by June 30th. The Mpact Innovators will review the first round of proposals by mid-July and let proposers know if they
by Trinity Ek, Mpact and Luke Distelhorst, King County Metro The Mpact Innovators are a national networking group that welcomes the next generation of industry leaders and thinkers. The Innovators
Ascent Apartments in Kansas City is a market-rate transit-oriented development project in Kansas City. Slated to open in fall of 2026 it will bring 300+ apartments and townhomes near transit,
A Pioneering Spirit Drives Us By Tia York, Manager of Media Relations, TriMet Public Affairs Division Throughout its 55+ year history, TriMet, Oregon’s largest transportation provider, has always led with
Mpact Transit + Community Conference Returning to Portland to Celebrate 30 Years Founded in 1995 in Portland as Rail~Volution [Portland, Oregon, April 22, 2025] – The
by Trinity Ek, Director of Emerging Professional Programs at Mpact When I was younger, I dreamed of being an artist or a pastry chef. I didn’t turn out to be
Now is an excellent time to speak up for transit and transit-oriented communities. Why speak up? As practitioners, leaders and advocates in this space, we have an opportunity to highlight
Six questions about how people experience transit spaces, with concepts from human-centered design By Christine Mondor, FAIA, LEED AP, EcoDistricts AP, Principal, evolveEA, Pittsburgh, PA At the Mpact Transit +
The Call for Speakers is open for the 2025 Mpact Transit + Community conference (formerly Rail~Volution), coming to Portland, Ore., October 26-29. How are you working to invest in stronger
Mpact:LAB offers place-based stakeholder development and capacity building. Read this piece, originally published in APTA’s Passenger Transport, to understand how and where the LAB works. Building Local Momentum with Mpact:LAB
The 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference was a huge success, drawing nearly 1100 attendees from the US, Canada, Mexico and beyond for four days of learning, exploring and connection.
Are you attending Mpact Transit + Community 2024 in Philadelphia? Let everyone know! Grab one of the social graphics below for your posts. Hashtag: #MpactPhilly Tag: @mpactmobility Short URL for
A former technical high school in South Philadelphia is now a space for makers, businesses, nonprofits and artists – and the venue for the 2024 Mpact PK Slam, presented by
If you live in the Philadelphia area and are not able to attend the full Mpact Transit + Community conference, consider volunteering. It’s a great way to share your love
Mpact:LAB is now in its third year of working in communities across the United States through its partnership with AARP Livable Communities. In 2024, many LAB projects address transit-related challenges
Mpact Transit + Community 2024 is coming to Philadelphia Cross-sector thinking and innovative solutions for building transit-oriented communities Registration is open for the 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference, coming
Everyone knows Philadelphia is a city rich with history. Conveying history, vitality and movement, the artwork for the 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference is an invitation to join us
Scholarship applications for the 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference in Philadelphia are open through July 19. Conference scholarships help bring a diversity of viewpoints and experience to the conference.
The 2024 Mpact Transit + Community Conference is just under 5 months away. The details are starting to take shape! Join us October 20-23 in Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley
Transit industry leaders Carolyn Flowers and Dorval R. Carter, Jr., are new members of the Board of Directors of Mpact! Carolyn Flowers, a Partner with InfraStrategies LLC, brings 30
Mural Capital of the World Philadelphia is known by many names – The City of Brotherly Love (and Sisterly Affection), The Birthplace of America and The City of Neighborhoods. Did
With stations coming as part of an extension of Honolulu’s Skyline rail system, Move Oahu Forward, a coalition of Hawaii business and community leaders, worked with Mpact:LAB to convene local
An accomplished transit industry leader, Kammy Horne, AICP, takes over today as the Chief Executive Officer of Mpact. The Mpact Board of Directors selected her in a unanimous vote, following
We’ve been learning about the Philadelphia region in anticipation of the 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference coming up in October. Last fall, we gathered regional stakeholders to talk about
The Call for Speakers for the 2024 Mpact Transit + Community conference in Philadelphia is now open, through March 29. Information about how to submit is available at mpactmobility.org/speakers. Individuals
Over the last couple of years, with support from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Mpact:LAB has been working with stakeholders in legacy cities. Both Lincoln and Mpact share a
Have you ever left a meeting having identified a great idea or core challenge but without a sense of how to tackle it or what comes next? If it’s the
The Mpact Board of Directors appointed long time Mpact Board Member and transit industry leader Grace Crunican to serve as interim CEO starting January 1, 2024. The board of directors
Looking back on 2023 generates a lot of numbers, as evident in the infographic below. Behind the numbers are a lot of stories – of collaboration with a whole array
We’re hosting a fundraiser during the 2023 Mpact Transit + Community conference to support one-n-ten, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to serving and assisting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
Greening #MpactPHX At Mpact, addressing the climate crisis is one of our three main priorities, along with building equitable transit-oriented communities and centering equity and justice. Our long-term goal for
We’ll soon be in Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun for the 2023 Mpact Transit + Community conference. Take a look at the Guide, pre-conference version! It’s a day
Canals weave through metro Phoenix and provide residents of the Valley with year-round access to water. One-hundred eighty miles of canals bring water to 2.5 million people in the region.
Mpact:LAB focuses on building capacity of local leaders. One of the signature offerings of the LAB is MOVE Roundtables. In 2023, we’re hosting Roundtables in Youngstown, OH; Cleveland, OH; and
A visual and recreational landmark, Tempe Town Lake is a story of transformation, placemaking and collaboration on a grand scale. Tempe Town Lake is a human-made lake in downtown Tempe,
Every year, we commission original artwork for our conference. The goal is to capture the vibe of the conference location and show how mobility options – especially transit – underpin
The first Mpact Transit + Community Conference* is headed to Phoenix this fall! There’s a lot to know about Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun. Here’s a round up
Jump Start Your Local Stakeholder Group with Mpact: LAB Mpact: LAB is working with local stakeholder groups in an array of communities, providing short-term programming designed to jump start
Mpact, through our Mpact:LAB program, is planning a Masterclass Academy designed to equip people working in transit, mobility, land use and development with skills to do the hard work of
At the 2022 Rail~Volution conference in Miami we announced our new name, logo and identity. The ideas that have powered Rail~Volution now power Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Our new name and
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. It’s hard to keep up with the number and variety of challenges coming at us these days. Rising prices.
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. There’s no doubt that we are at a time of changing mobility, with an urgent need to respond to
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. At a time of changing ridership patterns, transit agencies are working in innovative ways to reach and learn from
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Rail~Volution’s staff and National Steering Committee met in early May to start crafting sessions for the 2022 transit and
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. It’s an historic moment for the metro area of Omaha-Council Bluffs. The Nebraska legislature recently passed legislation allowing the
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. During the pandemic, in the spring and summer of 2021, Dee Powell helped transform a vacant lot in south
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. The ACT2 program at Rail~Volution is intended to bring some of the magic of the conference to local communities,
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Thank you to everyone who attended the 2021 Rail~Volution virtual conference and to our speakers and sponsors. We know
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Is it finally infrastructure week? Or year or decade? We’ve been tracking many recent stories about the new US
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. This fall, ACT2 capsule learning continues in Omaha and kicks off in eastern Pennsylvania. In Omaha, after a summer
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Over the summer, the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), in partnership with the Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Omaha
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. This blog post recaps a webinar with stakeholders involved with formulating and enacting Chicago’s Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan.
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Tamar Shapiro to Lead Rail~Volution national transit, equity and community development organization Tamar Shapiro, a policy expert and nonprofit leader
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. The Rail~Volution 2020 virtual conference wrapped up on November 12 and wow, was it good to see all of
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. During the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn, we’ve seen how much we depend on essential workers. We’ve also
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. George Floyd should be alive. His murder is just the latest instance of extreme injustice arising from the racism
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Updated on May 15, 2020. At Rail~Volution we’ve been following closely the ways transit agencies have been impacted by
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. The Rail~Volution Board of Directors and National Steering Committee (NSC) were in Miami this month to set direction for
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. or, Rail~Volutionandia – it started in Portland & with public involvement! Rail~Volution 2019 in Vancouver, BC, marked the 25th
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. The second plenary at Rail~Volution 2019 in Vancouver, BC, featured a strong panel of speakers, led by Frances Bula,
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. Reclaiming the Story of Transit-Oriented Development A Rail~Volution original essay by Antonia Malchik The sole public-private plaza of St.
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. On this episode of the Rail~Volution podcast, we’re joined by Phil Washington, CEO of LA Metro, the transportation agency
THE RAIL~VOLUTION PODCAST: EPISODE 1 Subscribe – Apple Podcasts Subscribe – Stitcher In this (first!) episode of the Rail~Volution Podcast, we hear from Jonathan Sage Martinson, former director of the
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. The risk that transit and other infrastructure projects will result in displacement — pushing out rather than improving the
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. This post is one of a few about Denver’s transit evolution in advance of the Rail~Volution conference in Denver,
Originally published on railvolution.org. Rail~Volution is now Mpact: Mobility, Community, Possibility. A look at what’s at stake with proposed cuts to federal housing and transit programs The Avondale Apartments, a