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Rail~Volution 2007 Presentations
Note: Presentations from Rail~Volution 2007, held in Miami, Florida, October 31-November 3, have been provided as a courtesy of the presenters. All rights to the text and images in these presentations are reserved by the author(s). These presentations may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission from the author(s).
Presentations can be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free program that can be downloaded here. Some presentations are large and may take time to download; if a broadband connection is not available, you can save the presentation to your computer by right-clicking the link and choosing the "Save Target As" option.
Brief descriptions of each event can be viewed by passing your mouse over the event titles listed below, or you may download the full 2007 Rail~Volution program as a PDF file by clicking here.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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8:00 AM-6:00 PM |
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Offsite at Golden Glades Tri-Rail Station, 8:00 am-4:00 pm
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Golden Glades Tri-Rail Station (8 hours)
GB Arrington, Vice President, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
Shailendra Singh, Urban Design Driector, Department of Planning and Zoning, Miami-Dade County, Miami, Florida
View Arrington presentation (13 pages / 1.7mb)
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Offsite at Lake Worth
Tri-Rail Station,
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Lake Worth Tri-Rail Station (10 hours)
Jeffrey Tumlin, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, San Francisco, California
Thomas Brennan, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, Portland, Oregon
View summary paper (19 pages / 4.6mb)
View Tumlin presentation (63 pages / 10.5mb)
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MOBILE WORKSHOPS |
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#1 Everglades Eco Tour (10:00 am-4:00 pm)
#2 Fort Lauderdale Walking Tour (10:00 am-3:00 pm)
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7:00 PM-9:00 PM |
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Welcome Reception
The Fifth Nightclub, 1045 Fifth Street, Miami Beach
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Thursday, November 1, 2007 |
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8:00 AM |
MOBILE WORKSHOPS |
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#3 Coral Gables Walking Tour (8:00 am-12:00 pm)
#4 City of South Miami Downtown Walking Tour (8:00 am-12:00 pm)
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8:30 AM-9:30 AM |
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Poinciana Room 2
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Advocates Networking and Conference Orientation
Moderator: Thomas R. Shrout, Jr., Executive Director Citizens for Modern Transit, St. Louis, Missouri
Mentors: Meeky Blizzard, Advisor for Livable Communities, Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer, 3rd District, Oregon
Kathleen Osher, Executive Director, Denver Transit Alliance, Denver, Colorado
Gloria Ohland, Vice President for Communications, Reconnecting America, Los Angeles, California
Katherine Perez, Vice President, Development, Forest City, Los Angeles, California
Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President for Policy, Transportation, and Community, Center for Neighborhood Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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Poinciana Room 1
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Livable Community Building for Elected Officials
Overview: Targeted toward policymakers, this workshop will help elected officials learn how to become change agents for livability in their own communities.
Moderator: Tommy Wells, Councilmember, DC City Council, Washington, DC
Moderator: Rex Burkholder, Councilor, District 5, Metro Council, Portland, Oregon
Marie York, Director, Florida Public Officials Design Institute at Abacoa, Jupiter, Florida
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9:00 AM |
MOBILE WORKSHOP |
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#5 Florida East Coast Railway Tour (9:00 am-3:00 pm)
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10:00 AM-12:00 PM |
OPENING PLENARY SESSION |
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Americana Ballroom
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Welcome to Miami! ¡Bienvenidos a Miami!
emcee: Allen Harper, Former Chair, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Miami Expressway Authority and Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami, Florida
Harpal Kapoor, Director, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, Florida
Jack Stephens, Deputy Executive Director, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Pompano Beach, Florida
Matti Bower, Commissioner, City of Miami Beach, Florida
Kendrick Meek, Congressman, 17th District, Florida
George Gadson, Coordinator-South Florida Regional Resource Center, Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions, Florida Atlantic University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
View Gadson presentation (18 pages / 1.8mb)
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State of the Rail~Volution
William W. Millar, President, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
TopTransportation and Global Warming: Two Halves of One Whole
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York, New York
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1:00 PM-3:00 PM |
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Poinciana Room 2 |
Streetcars and Cities in the 21st Century
Overview: Hear a recap of Reconnecting America’s three streetcar workshops and the lessons learned.
Moderator: Keith Jones, Regional Transit Director, West Central Region, URS, Dallas, Texas
Rick Gustafson, Executive Director, Portland Streetcar Inc., Portland, Oregon
Gloria Ohland, Vice President of Communications, Reconnecting America, Los Angeles, California
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For the Health of It: Making the Connection to Land Use and Transportation
Overview: This workshop will connect the dots between healthy people and healthy communities.
Moderator: Paul Zykofsky, Director, Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission, Sacramento, California
Art Pearce, Project Manager, Office of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
View Zykofsky presentation (132 pages / 10.5mb)
View Pearce presentation (49 pages / 2.8mb)
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Implementing Infill with Form Based Codes: The Miami Experience
Overview: Learn how to reshape existing communities by blending infill opportunity with transit-shaped codes that encourage TOD.
Moderator: Theresa O’Donnell, Planning Director, City of Dallas, Texas
Subrata Basu, Deputy Planning Director, Miami Dade Planning and Zoning, Miami, Florida
James Brown, President, J. L. Brown Development Corporation, Miami, FL
Maria deLeon-Fleites, President, Fleites deLeon-Fleites Architects Town Planners, Miami, FL
View Basu presentation (23 pages / 1.8mb)
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Innovations in Regional Transportation Plans Across the Globe
Overview: Hear how some industry leaders around the world have developed innovative approaches to build sustainable transportation futures within the realities of challenging fiscal, social and economic situations.
Moderator: Susan B. Keil, Director, Office of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
Michael Brown, Senior Transportation Engineer, Wilbur Smith Associates, Salt Lake City, Utah
Alan Jones, Associate, Steer Davies Gleave, London, United Kingdom
Rex Burkholder, Councilor, District 5, Metro, Portland, Oregon
View Brown presentation (36 pages / 2.1mb)
View Jones presentation (63 pages / 2.7mb)
View Burkholder presentation (27 pages / 2.7mb)
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Cowrie Salon 1
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Planning for the Future: Moving Goods From Here to There
Overview: Learn why the agenda for building livable cities should include goods movement as a new emerging urban issue.
Moderator: Diego Cardoso, Executive Officer, Transportation Development and Implementation, Metro, Los Angeles, California
Roy Choi, Project Manager, I-710 EIR/EIS, Gateway Cities/Southeast Area Team, Metro, Los Angeles, California
Michelle Smith, Goods Movement Project Manager, Transportation Development and Implementation, Metro, Los Angeles, California
Malcolm Quint, Principal Planner, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California
View Choi presentation (18 pages / 1.5mb)
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1:00 PM-5:00 PM |
RV 101: INTRODUCTION TO BUILDING LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WITH TRANSIT |
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Cowrie Salon 2
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Building Livable Communities with Transit
Overview: Hear firsthand the techniques for using transit as a foundation for creating communities that promote alternative forms of transportation.
Moderator: GB Arrington, Principal Practice Leader, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
What are Livable Communities
Meeky Blizzard, Advisor for Livable Communities, Office of Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Portland, Oregon
Understanding the Fundamentals of TOD
GB Arrington, Principal Practice Leader, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
View Arrington presentation (58 pages / 3.5mb)
The Economic Importance of Transportation Investments: Current Trends and Initiatives
Art Guzzetti, Director of Policy and Advocacy, APTA, Washington, DC
View Guzzetti presentation (29 pages / 0.6mb)
The Community Perspective
Tom Shrout, Executive Director, Citizens for Modern Transit, St. Louis, Missouri
Ann Becklund, Director, Community Relations, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
The Developer's Perspective
Katherine Perez, Vice President, Development, Forest City, Los Angeles, California
Marilee Utter, President, Citiventure Associates LLC, Denver, Colorado
View Perez presentation (18 pages / 1.3mb)
The Planner and Public Agency Perspective
Laura Harmon, Economic Development Program Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, Charlotte, North Carolina
Jack Wierzenski, Director, Economic Development and Planning, DART, Dallas, Texas
View Harmon presentation (17 pages / 1.0mb)
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1:00 PM |
MOBILE WORKSHOPS |
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#6 Metromover Miami Skyline Tour (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
#7 Renaissance of the Miami River (1:00 pm-5:00 pm)
#8 Metrorail Tour (1:00 pm-6:00 pm)
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2:30 PM-3:30 PM |
COFFEE BREAK IN THE TRADE SHOW AREA |
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3:00 PM-4:30 PM |
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Poinciana Room 3 |
Role of Public Private Partnerships for Transit and TOD
Overview: Learn the latest trends in public-private partnerships and how this type of financing structure can be applied successfully in your community.
Moderator: Bill Sirois, TOD Manager, RTD FasTracks Team, Denver, Colorado
Martin Robins, Senior Fellow, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Tom Rousakis, Vice President, Goldman, Sachs, & Company, New York, New York
Art Guzzetti, Director of Policy and Advocacy, APTA, Washington, DC
Richard Steinmann, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Federal Transit Administation, Washington, DC
View Robins presentation (10 pages / 0.4mb)
View Rousakis presentation (16 pages / 0.2mb)
View Guzzetti presentation (14 pages / 0.1mb)
View Steinmann presentation (18 pages / 0.1mb)
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TOOLBOX Media: To Blog or not to Blog
Overview: Experience the relatively new world of blogging – learn how it can boost discussions about, and support for, transit projects in your community.
Moderator: Cliff Henke, Senior Analyst, BRT and Streetcars, PB Americas Inc., Arcadia, California
Jeff Wood, Program Associate, Reconnecting America, Oakland, California
Steve Patterson, Blogger, Urban Review St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Effie Stallsmith, C Community Planner, Office of Planning & Environment, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Phillip Jacques, Graphic Designer, URS Corporation, Denver, Colorado
View Stallsmith presentation (31 pages / 9.1mb)
View Steve Patterson’s Blog
View Jeff Wood’s Blog
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Cowrie Salon 1 |
Putting the Horse Before the Cart: ‘Station First’ LRT Design
Overview: Explore the benefits of designing LRT stations at the beginning of the concept design process, not at the end.
Moderator: Sam Adams, Commissioner, Office of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
David Knowles, Vice President, Planning and Development, David Evans and Associates, Portland, Oregon
Marcy McInelly, Architect, UrbsWorks, Portland, Oregon
Catherine Cox-Blair, Principal City Planner, City/County of Denver, Colorado
View Knowles/McInelly presentation (30 pages / 0.8mb)
View Cox-Blair presentation (13 pages / 0.8mb)
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Poinciana Room 4 |
4 TODs and Responsible Development in Lower Income Communities
Overview: Hear how TODs are being used to create reinvestment and market
interest in lower-income communities in Austin, Baltimore and Miami.
Moderator: Robert Apodaca, Director of Business Development, McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Oakland, California
John Spillman, Chief of System Planning, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, Florida
James Hencke, Senior Urban Designer, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
Paul Zaleski, Senior Associate Partner, McLarand Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Oakland, California
Michael Willis, Principal, Michael Willis & Associates, San Francisco, California
View Hencke presentation (38 pages / 3.0mb)
View Zaleski presentation (40 pages / 4.7mb)
View Willis presentation (20 pages / 2.0mb)
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The Mega-Infrastructure Needs of MegaRegions
Overview: Get a fascinating look at what may lie ahead in planning for infrastructure and other needs for future “megaregions” around the U.S.
Moderator: Diane Filippi, Director, Urban Center, San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, San Francisco, California
Carolyn Dekle, Executive Director, South Florida Regional Planning Council, Hollywood, Florida
Catherine Ross, Director, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Petra Todorvich, Director, America 2050, Regional Plan Association, New York, New York
View Ross presentation (18 pages / 0.7mb)
View Todorvich presentation (18 pages / 1.0mb)
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Implementing TOD at the Regional Level
Overview: Find out how the principles and implementation of transit-oriented development can be applied effectively on a regional level.
Moderator: Marsha Kaiser, Urban Policy and Public Policy Practice Leader, PB PlaceMaking, Washington, DC
Tom Boone, TOD Project Manager, Denver Regional Council of Governments, Denver, Colorado
Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California
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5:00 PM-7:00 PM |
NETWORKING EVENT |
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Americana Ballroom
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Trade Show Reception Sponsored by URS
Join us for the conference’s trade show evening reception, where attendees can spend time talking with representatives from the country’s leading firms.
Throughout the conference, visit the booths and displays from 24 exhibiting companies
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Friday, November 2, 2007
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7:00 AM-8:00 AM |
NETWORKING EVENT |
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Poinciana Room 1
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Community Streetcar Coalition Gathering
Jeffrey Boothe, Partner/Chair, Holland and Knight/New Starts Working Group, Washington, DC
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8:00 AM-12:00 PM |
MOBILE WORKSHOPS |
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#9 Bicycle Tour of Miami Beach (8:00 am-12:00 pm)
#10 Miami Streetcar and Midtown Miami Mobile Workshop (8:00 am-12:00 pm)
#11 Dadeland South Metrorail Walking Tour (8:00 am-12:00 pm)
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8:30 AM-10:00 AM |
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Poinciana Room 4 |
TALKSHOW Building Effective Partnerships
Overview: Hear from community leaders who have learned what it takes to get a wide range of stakeholders moving in the right direction when it comes to creating livable communities.
Moderator: Jack Stephens, Deputy Executive Director, South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, Pompano Beach, Florida
Ferdinand Belz, President, Cherokee Denver LLC, Denver, Colorado
Catherine Cox-Blair, Principal City Planner, City/County of Denver, Colorado
Maria Garcia Berry, CEO, CRL Associates, Denver, Colorado
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The Latest on Joint Development Policy Guidance
Overview: Learn how a new federal policy makes it easier to create joint development and inter-modal projects.
Moderator/Speaker: Jonathan Davis, Deputy General Manager and Chief Financial Officer, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Boston, Massachusetts
Jayme Blakesley, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Paul Marx, Interim Director of Planning Studies, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, California
View Davis presentation (19 pages / 1.2mb)
View Blakesley presentation (24 pages / 0.7mb)
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The Dilemma of TODs Versus Park-n-Rides
Overview: Hear how communities have made the complex decision of whether to create parking or TOD around their rail stations.
Moderator: Jeffrey Tumlin, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, San Francisco, California
Rick Willson, Professor, Department of URP, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, California
Craig Lamothe, Manager-Facilities Planning, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bill Van Meter, Director of System Planning, Regional Transportation District, Denver, Colorado
Phil Selinger, Project Planning Director, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
View Van Meter presentation (16 pages / 0.9mb)
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Building Livable Communities
Overview: Livable communities don’t happen by accident – instead, they require thoughtfully applied plans, policies and deliberate actions.
Moderator: Effie Stallsmith, Community Planner, Office of Planning & Environment, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Bill Dodd, Chair, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Napa County Board of Supervisors, Napa, California
Chris Zimmerman, Councilman, Arlington County Board, Arlington, Virginia
Katherine Perez, Vice President, Development, Forest City, Los Angeles, California
View Stallsmith presentation (14 pages / 0.1mb)
View Dodd presentation (20 pages / 1.6mb)
View Zimmerman presentation (105 pages / 5.2mb)
View Perez presentation (9 pages / 0.4mb)
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TOOLBOX Building Support Through Community Activism
Overview: Learn strategies for creating grassroots support and effective community involvement when it comes to rallying the troops for creating meaningful land-use and transportation changes.
Moderator/Speaker: Kathleen Osher, Executive Director, Transit Alliance, Denver, Colorado
Dee Leggett, Communications/Marketing Manager, Denton County Transportation Authority, Lewisville, Texas
Joan Isaacson, Senior Associate, EDAW, San Diego, California
Adam Burck, Executive Director, Edgewater Development Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
View Osher presentation (11 pages / 0.4mb)
View Leggett presentation (14 pages / 0.4mb)
View Isaacson presentation (23 pages / 1.2mb)
View Burck presentation (14 pages / 0.7mb)
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Designing Transit with Development in Mind
Overview: You CAN have it both ways -- development-friendly transit facilities and great transit performance. Learn how to design transit for TOD and place making.
GB Arrington, Vice President, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
View Arrington presentation (76 pages / 6.5mb)
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Case Studies of Green TOD
Overview: Explore ways that communities are learning about and implementing environmentally responsible practices in TODs.
Moderator/Speaker: Jennifer Henry, Director, LEED for Neighborhood Development, U.S. Green Building Council, Washington, DC
Lisa Padilla, Principal, CITYWORKS DESIGN, Pasadena, California
Darin Smith, Principal, Economic & Planning Systems, Inc., Berkeley, California
View combined presentations (55 pages / 3.4mb)
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Entitlement Process: The Importance of Transparency and Certainty in Development Regulations
Overview: See how some jurisdictions such as Dallas, Denver and Montgomery County (Maryland) are undertaking a critical examination of the market reality of development regulations to ensure the vision is an economic and regulatory possibility.
Moderator: Charlie Siemon, Principal, Siemon & Larsen, P.A., Boca Raton, Florida
Lee Einsweiler, President, Code Studio, Inc., Austin, Texas
Peter Park, Director of Planning and Development, City and County of Denver, Colorado
Nkosi Yearwood, Senior Planner, Community Based Planning, Montgomery Planning Board, Silver Spring, Maryland
View Einsweiler presentation (38 pages / 2.8mb)
View Park presentation (108 pages / 12.5mb)
View Yearwood presentation (14 pages / 1.1mb)
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10:00 AM-10:30 AM |
COFFEE BREAK AVAILABLE IN THE TRADE SHOW AREA |
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Approaches to Planning New Transit Corridors
Overview: Learn how to use a strategic approach in juggling multiple coordination efforts, development and funding priorities when planning your transit corridor.
Moderator: Gary Thomas, President/Executive Director, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, Texas
T.R. Hickey, National Transit Planning Manager, Gannett Fleming Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allan Zreet, Vice President, Carter & Burgess, Dallas, Texas
Donna Drummond, Senior Planner, City of St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development, St. Paul, Minnesota
James Cromar, Principal Planner, Broward County Urban Planning and Redevelopment Department, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
View Drummond presentation (32 pages / 10.5mb)
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Transit Oriented Development Design Guidelines
Overview: Get the latest thinking about how to integrate TOD design guidelines into standard local practices, codes and regulations.
Moderator: Steve Dotterrer, Principal Planner, City of Portland Bureau of Planning, Portland, Oregon
Ronald Stewart, Principal, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, Portland, Oregon
Peter Albert, Manager, Long Range Planning, San Francisco MTA, San Francisco, California
Marcy McInelly, Architect, UrbsWorks, Portland, Oregon
View Albert presentation (13 pages / 0.8mb)
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Understanding and Using Federal Legislation and Regulations
Overview: Learn how to navigate through the regulatory and legislative maze so that you can build effective federal agency partnerships.
Moderator: Rich Weaver, Senior Project Manager, Planning and Programs, APTA, Washington, DC
Richard Steinmann, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
David Vozzolo, Senior Vice President, HDR, Alexandria, Virginia
Mariia Zimmerman, Vice President for Policy, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC
View Vozzolo presentation (7 pages / 0.5mb)
View Zimmerman presentation (11 pages / 1.0mb)
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TALKSHOW How Should TOD Fit Into a Transit Agency’s Work?
Overview: Experience a fast-paced dialogue among key transit agency officials as they discuss the who, what, when, where and why of the complex dynamics between TODs and transit agencies.
Moderator: Bill Elfenbein, First Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Regional Transportation District, Denver, Colorado
John Spillman, Chief of System Planning, Miami-Dade Transit, Miami, Florida
Fred Arnold, Director of Real Estate, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, California
Jeff Ordway, Manager of Property Development, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California
Tina Votaw, Transit Oriented Development Specialist, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, North Carolina
Jack Wierzenski, Director, Economic Development and Planning, DART, Dallas, Texas
Bill Sirois, TOD Manager, RTD FasTracks Team, Denver, Colorado
View Ordway presentation (33 pages / 2.2mb)
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The Fundamentals of Creating and Capturing Value with TOD
Overview: TOD creates value that can be captured by both the private and the public sectors and can be reinvested in community benefits.
Moderator: Gloria Ohland, Vice President for Communications, Reconnecting America, Los Angeles, California
Catherine Riverbank, Development Director, City of Coral Gables, Florida
Neil Pogorelsky, Principal Economist, HDR Decision Economics, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
Nadine Fogarty, Principal, Strategic Economics, Berkeley, California
Bernard Weinstein, Director, Center for Economic Development and Research, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
View Pogorelsky presentation (10 pages / 0.4mb)
View Fogarty presentation (16 pages / 0.2mb)
View Weinstein presentation (9 pages / 0.1mb)
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Master Developers: Approaches and Benefits for TOD
Overview: Learn from a panel of experts about the advantages and disadvantages of using a master developer approach in transit-oriented development.
Moderator: Lynn Flint Shaw, Assistant Secretary, Board of Directors, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Dallas, Texas
Eric Heffner, Senior Vice President, Windstar Communities, La Jolla, California
Craig Briner, Managing Partner, Greenhawk Partners LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina
Karl Zavitkovsky, Director of Economic Development, City of Dallas, Texas
View Heffner presentation (12 pages / 1.5mb)
View Briner presentation (11 pages / 0.3mb)
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TALKSHOW How Streetcars Affect Real Estate Market Dynamics
Overview: Streetcars have proven to be a magnet for high-quality high-density development. Find out why and the factors that ensure success.
Host: Sam Adams, Commissioner, Office of Transportation, City of Portland, Oregon
Christine Burdick, President, Downtown Tampa Partnership, Tampa, Florida
Winsome Bowen, Senior Transportation Planner, HDR/S.R. Beard & Associates, Phoenix, Arizona
Keith Jones, Regional Transit Director-West Central Region, URS, Dallas, Texas
Lilia Medina, Assistant Transportation Coordinator, City of Miami, Florida
View Adams presentation (38 pages / 3.3mb)
View Bowen presentation (63 pages / 6.2mb)
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Urban Land Institute Presents: Today’s Urban Centers (Why Mixed Use Works)
Overview: Mixed use has morphed into high demand; learn what ingredients are needed to cook up a spectacular mixed-use project in your community.
Moderator: Neisen Kasdin, Shareholder/Former Chair, Akerman Senterfitt/Beacon Council, Miami, Florida
Michael Hammon, Managing Partner, Ram Real Estate, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Jeff Koons, County Commissioner, District 2/Board Member, Palm Beach County/South Florida Regional Transportation Authority, West Palm Beach, Florida
Michael Masanoff, Chairman, RDJ Group, Boca Raton, Florida
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Case Studies of Community Building Partnerships
Overview: Learn how to bring the right partners into a transit planning process at the right time to produce the best results.
Moderator: Kathy Albert, Community Outreach Program Manager, Sound Transit, Seattle, Washington
Pauletta Tonilas, Public Information Manager, Public Involvement, RTD FasTracks Team, Denver, Colorado
Martha Baker, Community Planner, Office of Planning, Maryland Department of Transportation, Hanover, Maryland
David Dahlstrom, Project Manager, South Florida Regional Planning Council, Hollywood, Florida
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12:15 PM-1:45 PM |
PLENARY SESSION |
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Americana Ballroom |
emcee: GB Arrington, Vice President, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
Announcement of the Julie Hoover Scholarship Fund
Invitation to Rail~Volution 2008 in the San Francisco Bay Area
Lynette Sweet, President, Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors, Oakland, California
Bill Dodd, Chair, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Napa, California
FTA’s Perspective on Transit's Value to the Development Community
Sherry Little, Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administrator, Washington, DC
Developers are Making a Difference in Our Communities
Oscar Rodriguez, Vice President of Development, The Related Group of Florida, Miami, Florida
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MOBILE WORKSHOPS |
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#12 Miami and Miami Beach by Water Tour (1:00 pm-4:00 pm)
#13 Transit-Oriented Developments along the Busway (1:00 pm-6:00 pm)
#14 Trains and Planes -- Henry Flagler’s Coach Tour (1:00 pm-6:00 pm)
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2:00 PM-5:30 PM |
TOD MARKETPLACE |
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Cowrie Salon 1 & 2 |
Rail~Volution’s TOD Marketplace
Moderator: Shelley Poticha, President and CEO, Reconnecting America and the Center for Transit Oriented Development, Oakland, California
Jeff Ordway, Manager of Property Development, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Oakland, California
Craig Briner, Managing Partner, Greenhawk Partners LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina
John Carroll, Principal, Carroll Investments, Inc, Portland, Oregon
Fred Harris, Senior Vice President of Development, AvalonBay Communities, New York, New York
Marilee Utter, President, Citiventure Associates LLC, Denver, Colorado
Michael Hammon, Managing Partner, Ram Real Estate, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Art Lomenick, Managing Director, Trammell Crow Company, Dallas, Texas
Katherine Perez, Vice President, Development, Forest City, Los Angeles, California
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WORKSHOPS |
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Poinciana Room 2 |
Making Sure Transit Fits Comfortably into Existing Communities
Overview: Join this session for an exploration of how transit improvements often follow local development decisions -- for better or for worse.
Moderator: Jean Sanson, Senior Planner, URS Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Al Raine, Vice President/National TOD Practice Leader, DMJM+Harris, Boston, Massachusetts
Franklin Conaway, Redevelopment Consultant, Franklin B. Conaway & Associates, Chillecothe, Ohio
Darrel Babuk, Senior Associate, DLK Civic Design, Chicago, Illinois
View Raine presentation (33 pages / 3.8mb)
View Conaway presentation (29 pages / 1.5mb)
View Babuk presentation (24 pages / 2.6mb)
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Poinciana Room 4 |
Rail Corridors as Catalysts for Economic Development
Overview: Learn about what works and what doesn’t when it comes to economic development around streetcar and light rail lines.
Moderator: Paul Marx, Interim Director of Planning Studies, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, California
Bernard Weinstein, Director, Center for Economic Development and Research, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas
Nadine Fogerty, Principal, Straftegic Economics, Berkeley, California
View Marx presentation (16 pages / 0.4mb)
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Poinciana Room 3 |
Complete Streets: Making Them Friendly For Everyone
Overview: See how your community can create a system of streets that works for motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians and people of all ages and abilities.
Moderator: Rich Weaver, Senior Project Manager, Planning and Programs, APTA, Washington, DC
Scott McCarey, Transportation Planner, Charlier Associates, Boulder, Colorado
Robert Hastings, Project Architect, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
Jana Lynott, Strategic Policy Advisor-Transportation and Livable Communities, AARP Public Policy Institute, Washington, DC
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Periwinkle Room |
Message and Media: Building a Communications Campaign
Overview: The media can be an important tool for getting the word out about your transit project -- attend this workshop and learn how to work effectively with the media on your messaging.
Moderator: David Goldberg, Communications Director, Smart Growth America, Decatur, Georgia
Jason Jordan, Program Director, Center for Transportation Excellence, Washington, DC
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Crown Conch Room |
Fear of Density: What’s the Antidote?
Overview: Learn how to stare fears of density in the face – and help your community understand that good design can quell their misgivings.
Moderator: Kim DeLaney, Growth Management Coordinator, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Stuart, Florida
David Dixon, Principal-in-Charge of Planning & Urban Design, Goody, Clancy and Associates, Boston, Massachusetts
Paul Zykofsky, Director, Center for Livable Communities, Local Government Commission, Sacramento, California
View combined presentations (192 pages / 15.7mb)
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3:30 PM-5:00 PM |
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Poinciana Room 4 |
Climate Change and Sustainability: Our Legacy for the Future
Overview: Learn about the very real issues that are behind the headlines on climate change and sustainability. Understand how we can rethink our transportation and land-use choices to leave a better legacy for future generations.
Moderator: Diana Mendes, Senior Vice President, National Director of Transit Planning, DMJM Harris, Arlington, Virginia
Jen McGraw, Climate Change Program Manager, Center for Neighborhood Technology, San Francisco, California
Bruce Riordan, Principal, Elmwood Consulting, Berkeley, California
Steve Winkelman, Manager of Transportation, Center for Clean Air Policy, New York, New York
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Periwinkle Room |
TOOLBOX Parking in the Livable Community
Overview: Learn how parking can create access to transit and support neighborhood needs, while also serving TOD objectives.
Jeffrey Tumlin, Principal, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, San Francisco, California
View Tumlin presentation (127 pages / 6.2mb)
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Poinciana Room 2 |
Beyond Bus and Rail: Alternative and Healthy Options in the Livable Community
Overview: Learn how to create well-scaled environments that are pedestrian-, bike- and transit-friendly.
Moderator: Mike Wiley, Interim General Manager, Sacramento Regional Transit District, Sacramento, California
Barb Thoman, Program Director, Transit for Livable Communities, St. Paul, Minnesota
Karla Karash, Vice President, TranSystems Corporation, Medford, Massachusetts
James Corless, Senior Planner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California
View Thoman presentation (25 pages / 0.7mb)
View Karash presentation (24 pages / 7.2mb)
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Poinciana Room 1 |
TOOLBOX Principles of Community Supportive Transit
Overview: Be an active participant in shaping the qualities and characteristics of community-supportive transit in this invigorating toolbox workshop.
Cynthia Nikitin, Assistant Vice President, Project for Public Spaces, Inc., New York, New York
Sam Zimmerman-Bergman, Project Director, Reconnecting America, Washington, DC
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Poinciana Room 3 |
Planning for Diversity and Environmental Justice
Overview: Learn how communities can engage in thoughtful, equitable decisions about transit enhancements -- so that all community members can benefit.
Moderator: Jay Duncan, Vice President, DMJM Harris, Boston, Massachusetts
J. David Farren, Senior Attorney, Southern Environmental Law Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sorin Garber, Principal, Sorin Garber Consulting Group, Portland, Oregon
Ron Lewis, Deputy Executive Director, Sound Transit, Seattle, Washington
Tommy Wells, Councilmember, DC City Council, Washington, DC
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Crown Conch Room |
Creating Better Station Environments
Overview: This workshop will help participants think differently about the relationship between station design and development.
Moderator: Diane Legge Kemp, Principal, DLK Civic Design, Chicago, Illinois
Keith Liden, Lead Planner, PB PlaceMaking, Portland, Oregon
View Kemp presentation (43 pages / 3.4mb)
View Liden presentation (31 pages / 1.5mb)
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Saturday,
November 3, 2007 |
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7:00 AM-4:00 PM |
MOBILE WORKSHOP |
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Offsite |
#15 Downtown West Palm Beach Walking Tour
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8:00 AM-3:00 PM |
MOBILE WORKSHOP |
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Offsite |
#16 Biscayne National Park Eco Tour (8:00 am-3:00 pm)
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8:30 AM-10:00 AM |
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Cowrie Salon 2 |
Leadership in an Era of Energy and Climate Crisis
Overview: Hear from top-level transit leaders throughout the country as they discuss their commitment to change and the actions they have taken to advance a green agenda.
Moderator: William Millar, President, American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
Michael Townes, President/Chief Executive Officer, Hampton Roads Transit Norfolk, Virginia
John Inglish, General Manager, Utah Transit Authority, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jeffrey Boothe, Partner/Chair, Holland and Knight/New Starts Working Group, Washington, DC
Ernest Tollerson, Director for Policy and Media Relations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, New York
Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California
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Poinciana Room 2 |
Community Building Partnerships: Creating a Winning Team One Partner at a Time
Overview: Attend this workshop and learn about how to create that near-perfect partnership for your livable community.
Moderator: Ron Lewis, Deputy Executive Director, Sound Transit, Seattle Washington
Ann Becklund, Director, Community Relations, TriMet, Portland, Oregon
Sheryl Dickey, President, Dickey Consulting Services, Inc., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
John Dornoff, CEO, Principal Consultant, Dornoff Consulting Group, Salt Lake City, Utah
Art Guzzetti, Director of Policy and Advocacy, APTA, Washington, DC
View Becklund presentation (42 pages / 3.0mb)
View Dornoff presentation (12 pages / 0.4mb)
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Poinciana Room 3 |
TOD and Transit Use -- State of the Art
Overview: Conference attendees who like to delve for data will learn about factual information that can help inform policy and economic decisions that shape transit-oriented development.
Moderator: Lisa Fontana Tierney, Traffic Engineering Senior Director, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Washington, DC
Robert Cervero, Chair, Dept. of City & Regional Planning; Professor of City & Regional Planning, University of California- Berkeley, Berkeley, California
James Daisa, Senior Project Manager, Kimley Horn & Associates, San Ramon, California
View Daisa presentation (30 pages / 1.3mb)
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