Leading developers, cutting edge designers, planners, elected officials, building users, and investors are coming together to network and share the excitement and best practices of Transit Oriented Development. Get involved in the hottest real estate and community development trend sweeping the nation!
THURSDAY MARCH 8, 2018
8:30-9:00 am
NETWORKING & REGISTRATION
9:00-10:00 am
1. DESIGNING GREAT PLACES
-Andy Kunz, President & CEO, Transit Oriented Development Institute
-Vinayak Bharne, Principal, Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists
TOPICS: Creating a Great Public Realm and Spaces, Placemaking Details, Urban Design, Form-Based Codes, Human Scale Buildings & Places, Design for Walkability, Pedestrian-Only Streets, Retrofitting the Suburbs, Getting Parking Right, Design for Successful Retail & Sidewalk Cafe Districts
10:00-10:30 am
NETWORKING BREAK
10:30-11:30 am
2. TOD COMPONENTS, PROJECT TYPES, & BEST PRACTICES
-Vanessa Velasco, Urban Specialist, The World Bank
-Andreas Heym, International Development Director, AREP / SNCF
TOPICS: Project Design, TOD Models, Successful Projects, Lessons Learned, Benefits & Challenges, Development Scenarios, New TOD strategies in International Markets, Removing Obstacles, Transforming the 'Auto Zone', Winning Economics of TOD, Encouraging Diverse Building Sizes & Types, Public and Private Roles and Incentives, Alignment of Goals Codes and Incentives to Encourage TOD, Community Partners, Cultural Shift to Walkable Urbanism
TOPICS: Successful National & International Catalyst Projects, Mega Stations as Catalysts & Neighborhood Centers, Station Area Planning, Leveraging Value for Funding, Development Scenarios, Lessons Learned, Public and Private Roles and Incentives, Refocusing Development Patterns, Promoting Multi-Modal Transportation, Encouraging Diverse Building Sizes & Types, Creating Walkability
1:00-2:00 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
2:00-3:00 pm
4. UNION STATION & TOD IN LOS ANGELES
-Elizabeth Carvajal, Sr. Director for Transit Oriented Communities (TOC), LA Metro -Donald Monti, President & CEO, Renaissance Downtowns
-Joanne Carras, President & CFO, Grapevine Development
-other speakers TBA
TOPICS: Station Redevelopment Plans and Schedules, Creating Development Opportunities and Frameworks, Station Area Planning, Joint Development, Public-Private Partnerships, Planning for Walkability, Bicycle Access, Intersection of Rail & Real Estate, Union Station as a Destination & Community Center
3:00-4:00 pm
5. PLACEMAKING & SHAPING URBAN FORM
-Martin Leitner, Senior Urban Designer, Perkins + Will Architects -Brad Perkins, CEO, Cascadia High Speed Rail
-other speakers TBA
TOPICS: Elements of Placemaking, Project Design, Urban Design, Creating Vibrant and Walkable Places, Fixing Cities, Form-Based & Smart Codes, Human Scale Buildings & Places, Development Oriented Transit Station Design, Pedestrian-Only Streets, Reshaping the Suburbs, Design for Sidewalk Cafe Districts
TOPICS: Corporations Moving to Urbanism, Sweeping National Trend, Attracting Young Employees With Urbanism, Place Management & Role of BIDs, The Value of Lively Mixed-Use Neighborhoods with Transit as Ideal Corporate Setting
6:30-8:30 pm
EVENING RECEPTION
The Transit Oriented Development Institute is a project of the US High Speed Rail Association. For more information, interviews, or consultation, contact us by phone (202) 248-5001 or email: email (@) tod.org Mailing Address: Transit Oriented Development Institute US High Speed Rail Association
