Transit Agencies and MPOs: Stepping Up to Lead TODs

How can agencies that lack land use authority nonetheless try to shape local jurisdictions’ planning and zoning regulations? How can regional players collaborate to set goals for density near transit, affordable housing, parking management and multimodal station access? Learn how to develop or advocate for a consistent transit-oriented development (TOD) or transit-oriented communities (TOC) policy on a regional level and how to lean on state laws to help pass the policy. Hear from stakeholders involved about the key issues and questions they have struggled with along the way and the lessons learned. Come away with a clearer understanding of how to create a region-wide policy that is specific enough to advance meaningful change yet flexible enough to accommodate the diversity of land use and transportation contexts throughout the region. It’s all about creating communities that work better for people.

Moderator: Craig Sklenar, Global Lead, Transit-Oriented Communities/Urban Designer, Stantec Consulting, Montreal, QC
Ian Carlton, Senior Economic Advisor, ECONorthwest / Co-Founder, MapCraft.io, Portland, OR
Kara Vuicich, AICP, Principal Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), San Francisco, CA
Maribeth Feke, AICP, Director of Programming and Planning, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, OH
Matthew Moss, Manager, Strategic Initiatives, City of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland, OH
Julie White, Deputy Secretary for Multi-Modal Transportation, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Raleigh, NC