Past Conferences

The 2026 Mpact Transit + Community Conference is September 14 - 17 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Mpact Transit + Community 2025

Portland, OR, October 26-29, 2025 - Celebrating 30 Years!

3 plenaries, 50+ sessions, 28 mobile workshops, numerous networking events

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Scroll down for videos of conference plenaries and selected sessions, or watch on YouTube here.
Click here for videos from the Mpact Innovators' PK Slam
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Thank you to our local hosts:

Plenary Videos

Opening Plenary - 30 Years Forward

Tuesday Plenary - Reconnecting Communities

Wednesday Plenary - Mobility for Everyone

Session Videos

Laboratories of Democracy: Effective Coalitions in Uncertain Times

Transit & Growth without Displacement: Research and Remedies in the Evolving Toolbox

Community Benefits from Capital Projects:
A Conversation

Culdesac and Towerside: Bringing Connected, Community-Centered TOD to Life

Are Highway Caps Good for Communities?

Let Knowledge Shape the City: Youth-Led, Collaborative, Silo-busting Change

Mpact Transit + Community 2024, Philadelphia, PA

Cover of the Guide to Mpact Transit + Community 2024 in Philadelphia

Browse the Guide to Mpact Transit + Community Philadelphia to get a sense of the conference flow and the array of sessions, plenaries and networking events. Huge thanks to all our sponsors and exhibitors!

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) led the Local Host Committee. Here's the lineup of Pre-Conference Events, Mobile Workshops and Regional Day - all organized by the Local Host Committee - along with the Welcome Reception and volunteers.

Podcast: Advancing Active Transportation in the Delaware Valley

Blogs:

Mpact Transit + Community 2023, Phoenix, AZ

Guide to Mpact Transit + Community Phoenix Browse the guide to get a sense of the conference flow and the array of sessions, plenaries and networking events.

A group of people outside near trees and a diaphanous sculpture - a walking tour at Mpact Transit + Community in Phoenix 2023

Women plenary speakers at Mpact Transit + Community conference in Phoenix 2023

small group laughing during plenary at Mpact Transit + Community in Phoenix 2023. Photo credit Valley Metro

A group of people talking outside, as part of a Mobile Workshop at Mpact Transit + Community Conference Phoenix 2023

2023 Session Videos
For more videos, see our YouTube Playlist from the 2023 Conference, including videos from Plenary sessions and of PK Slam presentations in the style of PechaKucha™.

Conference Session
Making the Case for Transit from an Economic Development Lens

Moderator: Debbie Frank, Director of Transit Oriented Development, Office of TOD and Real Estate, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA
Michael Krantz, PE, LEED AP-ND, Senior Manager, TOD, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Alison Nemirow, Principal, Sustainable Economics, AECOM
Frank White III, Chief Executive Officer, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Kansas City, MO

Conference Session
The Never Ending Importance of a Story Told Well

Moderator: Kim Pallari, Vice President, Strategic Communications, HDR, Sacramento, CA
Jerome Gray, Executive Vice President & Chief Communications Officer, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Houston, TX
Tara Jones, Communications Manager, AECOM, Atlanta, GA
Mary Jo Pitzl, Reporter, The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ

Conference Session
Pushing the Joint Development Envelope: Jurisdictional Partnerships

Moderator: Al Raine, PhD, Vice President and National Practice Leader, AECOM, Boston, MA
Shannon Price, Executive Director of Integrated Development, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Vancouver, BC
Jack Wierzenski, AICP, Director, Economic Development, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Dallas, TX
Sherri Ziller, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority, Crown Point, IN

Posts and Podcasts about Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

Mpact Podcast Episode 71: Developing with Creativity, with Tim Sprague, Principal, Habitat Metro - LISTEN
Mpact Podcast Episodes 69 & 70: Do It for the Neighborhood, a conversation with David Longoria, LISC Phoenix, and Ryan Winkle, RAIL CDC - LISTEN
Mpact Podcast Episode 56 : Inside the Phoenix TOD Community Plan, a conversation with Elias Valencia, a planner with the City of Phoenix, and Victor Vidales, a local resident and business owner - LISTEN