Sponsored by HDR
Regency Ballroom, 3rd Floor AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Sponsored by WSP
As we open our 25th conference, we’ll look closely at how our cities and regions are being transformed into livable places. We’ll explore the history of the Vancouver region, what’s unique about the area and how those distinct characteristics inform land use and transit perspectives. Then we’ll widen our focus. How have we made our communities healthier, more economically vibrant and socially equitable? More environmentally sustainable? How did we arrive at this moment? And where, as a true Rail~Volution, are we heading?
As usual, this year we’ll draw lessons and wisdom from our local host region, and we’ll also share our experiences with each other. We come together, especially at this first plenary meeting, to energize and open ourselves to new knowledge and understanding. Engagement expert Roger Haskett will round out our gathering with fun, energy and powerful insights. Discover true engagement and why it’s important for us, as adults, in learning, retention and building networks. What he has to say may change the way you walk into every workshop and networking opportunity this week.
Moderator: Sarah Ross, Director System Planning, Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
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Bowinn Ma, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for North Vancouver-Lonsdale/Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink, Vancouver, BC
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Also – listen to the Rail~Volution podcast with Bowinn Ma
Jonathan X. Coté, Mayor, City of New Westminster, BC
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Earl Blumenauer, Congressman, 3rd District, Oregon/Rail~Volution, Board of Directors
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Roger Haskett, President, Engagement Unlimited, Vancouver, BC
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Sarah Ross, Moderator
Director of System Planning, TransLink, New Westminster, British Columbia
Sarah Ross is director of System Planning at TransLink, the regional transportation authority in Metro Vancouver. Sarah’s fascination with how our environment shapes social and individual patterns of behavior has driven her work as a planner. Earning degrees in sociology and planning from McGill University, University of Toronto and University of British Columbia, her passion led her to TransLink in 2004. She became the organization’s director of System Planning in 2016. As a leader, Sarah oversees a wide range of issues and areas, including transit network planning; planning for accessibility; planning for regional cycling, walking and road programs; as well as advancing integrated land use and transportation through collaborations with municipalities.
Bowinn Ma
Member, British Columbia Legislative Assembly, North Vancouver–Lonsdale; Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink
Elected as the MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale in 2017, Bowinn Ma is also a licensed professional engineer and certified project management professional. Prior to being elected to the assembly, she managed terminal expansion and redevelopment projects at the Vancouver International Airport. Her work in the assembly focuses on housing, transportation and child care. MLA Ma spearheaded the Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project and chairs the INSTPP Steering Committee. She also serves as parliamentary secretary for TransLink and on several cabinet and parliamentary committees. Her degree in civil engineering focused on transportation engineering serves her well in efforts to improve transportation on the North Shore and throughout the Lower Mainland. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business.
Jonathan X. Coté
Mayor, City of New Westminster, British Columbia
First elected in 2005, Jonathan X. Coté served three terms on New Westminster City Council before being elected as mayor in 2014. In 2018, he was elected for a second term. As mayor of New Westminster, Jonathan has earned a reputation as a strong leader around such issues as transportation, affordable housing and urban planning. He is a chair of the TransLink Mayors’ Council and a member of the TransLink Board. Jonathan represents New Westminster on several Metro Vancouver committees and currently serves as chair of the Regional Planning Committee. Locally, he leads a number of task forces on challenging issues facing our community. Jonathan resides in the city with his wife and three daughters.
Earl Blumenauer
Congressman, 3rd District, Oregon; Board Member, Rail~Volution
Elected to the US House of Representatives in 1996, Earl Blumenauer is Congress’ chief spokesperson for livable communities. Visiting more than 200 communities across the country, he’s worked with local governments, citizens and civic organizations to strengthen local efforts to manage growth, provide transportation options and foster sustainable economic growth. Congressman Blumenauer founded the Livable Communities Task Force, the Bicycle Caucus and several other caucuses. He is co-chair of the Passenger Rail Caucus and the Trails Caucus, and a member of the Open Spaces and Land Trust Caucus. In 1991, he founded Portland‘s Regional Rail Summit which evolved into the national Rail~Volution conference in 1995.
Roger Haskett
President, Engagement Unlimited, Vancouver, British Columbia
An award-winning international keynote speaker, Roger Haskett ties stories, theory and application together to ignite positive transformational change and prime every participant to learn. Roger’s contagious positive energy and unique perspective is coupled with an impressive background in teaching and acting. He has a BA in history, a BFA in acting and a master’s in education. He has appeared in over 100 movies, TV shows and commercials, including such shows as X-Files, Supernatural, iZombie and iRobot. Roger’s first book, the me you want to be, was recently published.
Sponsored by Gannett Fleming
It’s all happening in the Rail~Volution Public Square. Breakfast, breaks and box lunch pickup. Exhibitor booths and presentations. Live podcast interviews. The Square is buzzing throughout the conference. Wrap up your Monday at the Exhibitor Reception at the Square, complete with Mentorship Speed Networking with the New Rail~Volutionaries.
Exhibitor Booths Open during breakfast, lunch and all breaks as well as during the Exhibitor Reception.
Bookstore 7:00 am – 6:30 pm Take home books on relevant topics.
Consultant’s Corner Presentations noon – 1:30 pm. Hear from our exhibitors about case studies and real-world solutions.
Talking Headways Podcast – Live!: 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Join Jeff Wood and his guest for stories at the intersection of sustainable transportation, urban planning and economic development. In the Consultant’s Corner. [we should change Monday to match this]
Social Wall What’s trending on social media? Check the traffic from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in real time. Add your own post #railvolution. Sponsored by TransLoc
Exhibitor Reception 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Mentorship Speed Networking at the Exhibitor Reception 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (Prince of Wales-Oxford, just off the Public Square) Enjoy the balcony and the networking.
Sponsored by Stantec
Each has an additional fee, requires preregistration and may have sold out before the conference start. To find out about vacancies, check at the Registration desk. Full descriptions can be found on the Rail~Volution website and the mobile app. If you’ve already registered for a Mobile Workshop, meet on the 2nd Floor, 15 minutes before your scheduled tour.
Mobile Workshop #4 10:00 am – 1:00 pm AICP CM 3.0 PIBC CPL 3.0
Build It and They Will Come: Cycling for Everyone
Mobile Workshop #5 10:00 am – 3:00 pm AICP CM 5.0 PIBC CPL 5.0
More Complex than Mortar and Brick: Understanding Heritage in the Changing City
Mobile Workshop #6 10:30 am – 2:30 pm AICP CM 4.0 PIBC CPL 4.0
Jazzing Up the Bus Exchange
Mobile Workshop #7 11:00 am – 3:00 pm AICP CM 4.0 PIBC CPL 4.0
Driving the Driverless Train: The SkyTrain OMC
Mobile Workshop #8 11:30 am – 4:30 pm AICP CM 5.0 PIBC CPL 5.0
Coquitlam Centre: The Past and Future
Mobile Workshop #9 noon – 4:00 pm AICP CM 4.0 PIBC CPL 4.0
Vancouverism: Past, Present and Future
Mobile Workshop #10 noon – 4:30 pm AICP CM 4.5 PIBC CPL 4.5
Livable + Workable? Planning for Goods, Industry and People
Mobile Workshop #11 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm AICP CM 4.0 PIBC CPL 4.0
A Walkable and Equitable City: Can it be Done?
Mobile Workshop #28 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm AICP CM 4.0 PIBC CPL 4.0
Ride the RapidBus
Mobile Workshop #12 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm AICP CM 3.5 PIBC CPL 3.5
Granville Island: Parking, Parks and the Journey
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
AICP CM 2.0 PIBC CPL 2.0
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Communications
Topic Community Engagement, Community Development, Equity
Level Fundamental
Where to start at Rail~Volution? With the basics, of course! Hear the experiences of leaders from a variety of sectors and learn how their personal experiences shaped their worldviews about the Rail~Volution movement: Why is building livable communities with transit so important to regions and communities everywhere? Hear why community impact – economic development, community development and equity considerations – are essential goals for a project. Discover ways to frame issues to increase public momentum for building livable communities. Learn about involving community stakeholders in planning processes. What role do partners play in successfully implementing projects? Explore partnerships with advocates, activists and developers and with federal and local governments and transit agencies. Plenty of advice about navigating the conference, as well. Make this your first stop.
Moderator: Janet Gonzalez-Tudor, ENV SP, LEED AP BD+C, STP, Transportation Consulting Services Director, HDR, Inc., Chicago, IL
Earl Blumenauer, Congressman, 3rd District, US Congress; Board of Directors, Rail~Volution, Portland, OR
Holly Foxcroft, Manager, Translink,Vancouver, BC
Vivian Williams, NEPA MOVES Transportation Coordinator, Scranton Area Community Foundation, Scranton, PA
Angie Rivera-Malpiede, Executive Director, Stapleton Foundation, Denver, CO
Megan Gibb, AICP, Land Use and Urban Development Manager, Metro (Portland), Portland, OR
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline TOD
Topic Community Development, Economic Development, Equity
Level Intermediate
Visionary planning, brave decision-making and good timing built Metro Vancouver’s reputation for excellence in TOD, sustainability and livability. But TOD in Metro Vancouver is not without its challenges. Learn from a panel of regional experts from TransLink, the City of Vancouver, a housing corporation and a real estate advisor about how vision becomes reality. What new approaches are they taking to partnerships, agreements and practices of innovation? How must transit further evolve to develop sustainable communities? How has TOD success created new challenges in affordable housing, speculation, overcrowding, funding and development approvals? Hear solutions being developed to leverage future planning opportunities from the panelists’ diverse perspectives.
Moderator: Georg Josi, PhD, P Eng, Principal, DIALOG, Edmonton, AB
Jennifer Podmore Russell, Senior Vice President, Operations, Rennie Group, Vancouver, BC
Joanna Brownell, Manager, Partner Planning, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
Andrew Browne, MCIP RPP, Development Manager, Starlight Investments, Vancouver, BC
John Grottenberg, Planner II, Special Projects Office, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Equity, Technology, Wellness
Level Intermediate
The way people travel has drastically changed. Transit ridership is down in many places. Mobility options have increased. Technology has brought new transportation options: shared mobility, bike sharing, car sharing and ride-hailing. But these modes are not accessible to all, especially individuals with disabilities, elderly riders and others who are transportation-disadvantaged. Removing barriers to transportation provides better access to community resources. It supports healthier communities. How can we design mobility to improve accessibility for these customers? Hear how to engage disabled customers to better understand the challenges they face with the new mobility options. Learn about technology solutions to address barriers faced by disabled, elderly and transportation-disadvantaged customers. See how to use technology to address the health needs of a community.
Moderator: Thomas Waldron, Global Transit Director, HDR, Inc., Newark, NJ
Nirit Glazer, Founder/Chief Executive Officer, LookingBus, Palo Alto, CA
Mitch LaRosa, Program Director, Mobility Development Foundation, Buffalo, NY
Harmony Lloyd, Chief Operating Officer of Planning and Innovation, City of Flint-Mass Transportation Authority, Flint, MI
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Technology, Sustainability/Green/Resilience, Wellness
Level Intermediate
Explore the evolution of first- and last-mile trips. How are micromodes adding to or replacing biking and walking trips? How are emerging mobility technologies (e-scooters, e-bikes and microtransit) leveraging public transit systems to make shorter trips more accessible? Gain context with an overview of micromodes. How are they being deployed inside and outside the US? Hear case studies about pilot programs and ordinances that seek to deploy micromodes as part of a comprehensive transportation approach to providing sustainable mobility.
Moderator: Veronica Siranosian, AICP, LEED GA, Vice President, AECOM, Oakland, CA
Caroline Samponaro, Head of Micromobility Policy, Lyft, Seattle, WA
Derek Chisholm, Associate Vice President, AECOM, New Orleans, LA
Rani Narula-Woods, Senior Director, Special Projects, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO), Los Angeles, CA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Equity, Community Engagement, Implementation
Level Fundamental
Take a close look at mobility justice and transportation equity principles and values. Hear examples from Los Angeles, New York City, Seattle and its surrounding King County, and various cities in California. Explore The Principles of Mobility Justice 1.0 developed by The Untokening, a national multiracial network that provides black, indigenous and other people of color (BIPOC), as well as other marginalized mobility justice leaders, with examples of peer-to-peer learning, healing and strategy support. Learn to apply and embed transportation equity and mobility justice principles into your practices for fair and just outcomes in local communities. Hear how these principles can be applied to emerging mobility, including autonomous vehicles.
Moderator: Mary Buchanan, Research Associate, TransitCenter, New York, NY
Naomi Doerner, Transportation Equity Program Manager, City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Adonia Lugo PhD, Affiliate Faculty in Urban Sustainability, Antioch University, Culver City, CA
Hana Creger, Environmental Equity Program Manager, The Greenlining Institute, Oakland, CA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Policy
Level Fundamental
Labor unions have long played important roles in public transit. The relationship between employer and employee continues to evolve. Driverless train systems displace operators and require retraining. Autonomous systems bring safety into the discussion. Who’s responsible for retraining? How do artificial intelligence and machine learning factor? What is labor’s role in public partnerships? Should trade unions invest as private partners to stretch government’s ability to serve the community? Is subsidized public transportation a benefit worthy of collective bargaining for the service sector? Is there cross-conversation between unions to advocate that lines run late and early to accommodate work shifts? How do we balance the equities and still ensure viable, reliable public transit systems? Explore all the hot issues.
Moderator: Ikaika Anderson, Chair, Honolulu City Council, Honolulu, HI
Max Gardiner, Coordinator, Sustainable Communities Initiative, Vancouver, BC
Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Executive Director, Hawaiʻi Construction Alliance, Honolulu, HI
Grace Crunican, General Manager, Rail~Volution, Board of Directors, Oakland, CA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Policy
Topic Equity, Community Engagement, Community Development
Level Intermediate
Transportation planning decisions have significant and diverse equity impacts. Residents living along major transit corridors struggle to remain in their neighborhoods as economic pressures from station area development create conditions that lead to involuntary displacement of low-wealth communities of color. Explore strategies to preserve housing and economic opportunities while leveraging the benefits of new transit investment. Hear how three cities – Honolulu, Dorchester and Minneapolis – help residents stay in place and thrive. Learn about creative solutions: revamping TOD practices, initiating landmark upzoning policies, implementing anti-displacement zones, developing cultural corridors, assembling equity advisory committees, and passing proactive renter protection ordinances.
Moderator: C. Terrence Anderson, Director of Community-Based Research and Community, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Joey Manahan, City Council Member, Honolulu City Council, Honolulu, Hawaii
Mela Bush-Miles, Director of Transit Oriented Development and EJ, Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE), Boston, MA
Jeremiah Ellison, City Council Member, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Rail
Discipline Policy
Topic Economic Development, Community Development, Equity
Level Intermediate
Underutilized land assets can provide important support for affordable housing and equitable development – especially in high-cost cities. How are transit agencies partnering with other regional players to create and map their inventories of publicly owned lands? How are community advocates helping create new incentives and regulations to encourage public agencies to identify underutilized sites that can support new housing? Learn to manage real estate assets and revise disposition policies to balance social and market return. Hear how policies, land inventories and innovation disposition policies and redevelopment proposals can accelerate the use of public lands for public benefit. Explore examples from the Bay Area, Seattle and Minneapolis-St. Paul, along with model ordinances created by Enterprise Community Partners and MZ Strategies.
Moderator: Mariia Zimmerman, AICP, Principal, MZ Strategies, LLC, Richmond, VA
Lucy Galbraith, AICP, Director, Transit Oriented Development, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Brooke Belman, Deputy Executive Director, Land Use Planning and Development, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
Heather Hood, Deputy Director, Northern California, Enterprise Community Partners, San Francisco, CA
Pedro Galvao, State and Regional Policy Manager, Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Policy
Topic Equity, Community Development, Technology
Level Intermediate
How can we adapt transit to meet demand and achieve equity goals? Dive into both theory and practice. Explore how data reshaped the Valley Metro transit system. Learn about the Safe Shift pilot program, a technology-based partnership that fills equity gaps in transportation business models (and won the Ford Cities of Tomorrow Challenge). Hear about job insecurity from both the employee and employer points of view. Discuss the impact of spatial disparity on economic mobility and equity; the hidden transportation “pink tax” exacted on women; and real-time, data-driven implementations of various scales.
Moderator: Chris Sandvig, Director of Policy, Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group, GoBurgh Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA
Courtney Ehrlichman, Principal, Ehrlichman Group, Pittsburgh, PA
Hannah Katz, North American Operations Manager, Moovit, Philadelphia, PA
Flora M. Castillo, President, Pivot Strategies, LLC, Former Board Member, NJ Transit, Newark, New Jersey
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Discipline Communication
Topic Community Engagement
Level Intermediate
Calling communications and engagement professionals, advocates, planners, elected officials… Bring us your big challenges. Trying to move beyond basic outreach? Seeking a full community engagement strategy? Struggling to turn your stakeholder contact information into a living, working database? Wondering how to compensate community stakeholders for their feedback and engagement? Stop by! Whether you’ve got a question – or a solution to share – work through communications and engagement challenges with your peers. Share experiences from the field and grow your network. Come away better equipped to meet your next big challenge. Submit your challenges ahead of time at bit.ly/RVChallengeForum or at the start of the forum.
Paige Miller, Senior Communications Manager, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, San Francisco, CA
Teddy Krolik, Chief of Engagement, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
Allentza Michel, Director, Powerful Pathways, Mattapan, MA
Adele Hall, AICP, Senior Associate Transit Planner, SRF Consulting Group, Saint Paul, MN
Peter Lauterborn, Senior Strategic Advisor, Civic Edge Consulting, San Francisco, CA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Advocacy
Topic Equity, Sustainability/Green/Resilience
Level Intermediate
Transportation plays a crucial role in shaping the health, resiliency and sustainability of our businesses, institutions, communities and people. While divisive practices such as redlining are no longer legal, vestiges of discriminatory policies and exclusionary remnants of the past continue to disproportionately burden low-income communities and communities of color. We must understand the root causes and no longer mistake inequities for cultural behavior or lack of ability. Explore ways to rethink our systems: How can we integrate economic resilience into all phases of transportation development? How can we support local wealth creation and protect against displacement and gentrification in minority communities? How can we make program, procurement and contracting practices more equitable for disadvantaged and minority business enterprises (DBE/MBE), especially in publicly funded transit projects?
Moderator: Karen Campblin, AICP, Founder | Planner, ktcPLAN, Fairfax, VA
Melanie Wilson, Executive Director, Chatham County – Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission, Savannah, GA
Renee Banks, President/Chief Communications Officer, GW Peoples Contracting Company, Arlington, VA
Judith Williams Dangerfield, Owner, Metro Source, New Orleans, LA
Monday, September 9
10:00 am – 11:30 am
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL to come
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Policy
Topic
Level Intermediate
What does it take to move your agency into the future? How do you face the obstacles cropping up every day? Exploit the opportunities? General managers must navigate day-to-day occurrences, but still keep a clear eye on the big picture. Which trends are game changers for mobility and our cities? Hear from three general managers who have plotted their own courses. How did they deal with daily issues? What advice can you take home for your own journey?
Moderator: Dorval Carter Jr., President, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago, IL
Doug Kelsey, General Manager, TriMet, Portland, OR
Tina Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Kevin Desmond, Chief Executive Officer, TransLink, Vancouver, BC
Peter Rogoff, Chief Executive Officer, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
badges required
Monday, September 9
Noon – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Equity, Community Engagement, Implementation
Level Intermediate
LA Metro recently concluded a landmark study to understand gender differences for making trips, trip frequency and mobility-related issues in accessing services and employment. Take home key findings about women’s travel, including economic, cultural, physical and psychological behavior. How do these shape the way in which women travel and, potentially, constrain their access to opportunities? Use the gender disaggregated data to better understand and address systemic issues and improve safety, reliability and convenience for female riders. Get started on developing a gender action plan. Explore the nonconventional and innovative methods used to collect data from hard-to-reach riders and nonriders, including immigrants, those from diverse ethnographic groups, and people experiencing homelessness.
Moderator: Meghna Khanna, Senior Director, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO), Los Angeles, CA
Chelsea Richter, Senior Transportation Planner, Fehr & Peers, Los Angeles, CA
Claudia Galicia, Principal Transportation Planner, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO), Los Angeles, CA
Monday, September 9
Noon – 1:30 pm
Grab your box lunch and pull up a chair. All are welcome. Listen as public agency TOD managers discuss trends, concerns and questions about hot topics: markets, projects, site constraints and challenges, and TOD policies. After the managers kick off the discussion, join in with your own comments and questions.
Facilitator: Lucy Galbraith, AICP, Director, Transit Oriented Development, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Facilitator: Jack Wierzenski, AICP, Director Economic Development, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), Dallas, TX
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline TOD
Topic Community Development
Level Fundamental
Explore some of the great mysteries of real estate development from nonprofit and for-profit perspectives: What to look for in a site. How to assess the development potential of transit agency land. How to balance housing and transportation costs to benefit lower-income or under-resourced households. How to build partnerships across communities, including transit agencies, municipalities and housing authorities. How to manage resources to locate affordable housing with direct access to transit in TOD. How to test the feasibility of affordable housing in transit-oriented communities. Discover unique approaches with equally distinctive outcomes. Mysteries solved.
Moderator: Christopher Ferguson, Councilmember, District 3, Metropolitan Council-Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Chessy Brady, AICP, TOD Manager, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
Andrew Knudtsen, AICP, CCIM, Managing Principal, Economic & Planning Systems, Denver, CO
Daniel Rotenberg, Director, Department of Real Estate and Asset Management, City of Miami, Miami Florida/Partner, Beach Hill Capital
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Buses/BRT
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Engagement, Implementation, Equity
Level Fundamental
A BRT corridor can change lives. It can connect people to new employment and educational opportunities or simply provide freedom to navigate their region. But how do you select the right corridor? Explore ways to combine the interests and voice of receiving communities with best practices for implementing BRT. Hear about corridor screening at the system level; alternative mode screening processes; community engagement techiques – old and new; standards and performance measures; branding through design elements; shelter design and procurement. Discuss how to improve an existing BRT system, learning from mistakes, building on successes, and always setting the bar higher.
Moderator: Mark Huffer, National BRT Practice Leader, HNTB, Houston, NC
Holly Buck, Principal, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Englewood, CO
Joe Clemens, Principal Planner, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin, TX
Ali Imansepahi, Project Manager – Engineering, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
Victor Stover, Project/Program Manager III, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Mode Streetcars
Discipline Advocacy
Topic Community Development, Economic Development, Revitalization
Level Intermediate
Learn learn about the mission and vision of the Community Streetcar Coalition. The CSC is comprised of more than 70 local governments, transit agencies, architectural and engineering firms, rail car manufacturers, advocacy groups, community coalitions and other private sector firms. Hear about recent streetcar openings. Explore the evolving role of streetcars. What are the key challenges? What about cost growth? How do we integrate streetcars with transit-oriented communities, bike-ped facilites and last-mile connections?
Moderator: Adelee Le Grand, AICP, Vice President, Transit Planning/Chief Strategy Officer, Transdev North America, Inc., New Orleans, LA
Ethan Melone, Treasurer, Parsons Transportation Group, Seattle, WA
Jeffrey Boothe, Managing Principal, InfraStrategies LLC, Washington, DC
Gina Trombley, Vice President Sales Americas, Bombardier Transportation, New York, NY
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Georgia A, 2nd Floor
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is conducting a major study to examine what steps transit agencies can take to assure that new mobility services, such as transportation network companies, carsharing, bike-sharing, scooter-sharing, and micro-transit, can be complementary to, rather than competitive with, public transit. The TRB study will also examine the role transit agencies can play in becoming mobility managers and integrating the ever-growing suite of options into a “Mobility as a Service” business model. This interactive conversation will raise the knowledge level of panelists and audience alike. This meeting is planned and will be run by the TRB Committee on Mobility Management.
Moderator: Gary Thomas, President/Executive Director, Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Carlos Cruz-Casas, Assistant Director, Strategic Planning, Miami-Dade County
Whet your appetite for discussion! Meaty topics, lightly facilitated. Bring your ideas – as well as your box lunch – and dig in. Missed these? There’s one more Idea Exchange at 4 pm today.
Monday, September 9
Noon – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Implementation, Economic Development, Community Engagement
Level Intermediate
There’s a lot going on at smaller transit agencies and those in the middle of the continent. In greater Cleveland, the Shelter Community Investment Program saves money by allowing developers, municipalities and community organizations to fund shelter and other bus stop amenities that are installed, owned and maintained by the regional transit authority. Learn how the transit authority in Grand Rapids increased BRT ridership and promoted TOD along their line.
Moderator: Kelley Britt, Senior Transit Planner, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), Cleveland, OH
Facilitator: Vivian Williams, Project Coordinator, Scranton Area Community Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Mandy Metcalf, Planning Team Leader, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Cleveland, OH
Andrew Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, The Rapid, Grand Rapids, MI
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Discipline Planning
Level Fundamental
Learn tips from your peers! Job search? First job insight? Negotiations? Offers? Moving on? Professional organizations? Walk away knowing how to handle difficult situations at work; how to find jobs and network; how to tailor your job to advance your career; and, of course, how to improve communities via transit. Fun, safe and informal, come and speak candidly and connect with other young professionals about growing your career.
Moderator: Akshali Gandhi, Transportation Planner, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
Veronica McBeth, Associate Planner, Kittelson & Associates, Inc, Baltimore, MD
Paige Miller, Senior Communications Manager, San Francisco County Transportation Authority, San Francisco, CA
Q. Aniqua Zahra, Planning Analyst, Port Authority of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
Dena Abakumov, Transportation Engineer, Stantec, Calgary, AB
Monday, September 9
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Discipline Communications
Topic Community Engagement
Level Fundamental
Who’s your audience? What do they need? Learn how to use the tools at your disposal to craft – and deliver – a message that resonates with your audience. Memes, gifs, social media? Got ‘em. Learn to get past a question to a person’s real concern. Explore how to personalize institutional language and speak to real people, like a real person (even while representing an agency, government or organization).
Facilitator: Ernest Ng, Co-Admin, Facbook Group: Expo Line Memes for TransitLink Oriented Teens, Vancouver, BC
Facilitator: Nick Christensen, Public Affairs Specialist, Metro (Portland), Portland, OR
Here’s your chance to learn from our exhibitors. How are companies providing solutions? Explore real-life case studies with the professionals closest to the stories. Take home lessons you can use.
Noon – 12:20 pm
Considering Interoperability in Streetcar Vehicle Design
For cities and transit agencies with both LRV and streetcar fleets, interoperability is a key concern for operators, especially when fleets share the rails. What key modern streetcar vehicle design characteristics you should consider when planning your new or expanding fleet? Find out here.
Presented by Brookville Corporation – Michael White, Director of Sales
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
Small but Mighty: How Microprojects Will Win the War on Declining Ridership
Microprojects increase transit speeds at strategic intersections in a fraction of the time and on a fraction of the scale of more conventional approaches. Explore how hypertargeted programs in Baltimore and greater San Jose, CA increased transit speeds – and ridership – in weeks, not years.
Presented by Swiftly, Inc. – Leslie Taege, Transit Planner
1:00 pm – 1:20 pm
Put Your Riders in the Driver’s Seat with a Mobile App
Ecolane’s mobile app gives riders the freedom to manage their mobility. Changes to scheduled trips and profile information are automatically updated to the driver’s schedule in real-time without manual handling by agency staff. Riders hold the power to access their account, schedule a trip either in advance or the same day, cancel or postpone a trip, see details about an upcoming trip such as pick-up and drop-off times and places, and even track the location of their vehicle via GPS technology right to the moment of arrival.
Presented by Ecolane USA – Rex Clark, Vice President of Business Development
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Revitalization, Economic Development, Equity
Level Intermediate
Can success be too much of a good thing? Look back on the inequity and unintended consequences of BRT revitalization and TOD in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty community over the past 15 years. Look ahead with two Atlanta communities seeking to attract redevelopment and reinvestment. If land use patterns don’t change, transit and future investment are unlikely. If planning efforts succeed, displacement and gentrification threaten. Learn how the City of Vancouver preserved space for employment growth, economic opportunity, and a strong base of jobs for residents over the long term. Explore the definition of success and how low-income communities and a diversity of businesses – including social enterprises, artists, cooperatives, indigenous business owners and workers – can be engaged in planning for TOD.
Moderator: Susan Petheram, Senior Planner, FFKR Architects, Salt Lake City, UT
Matthew Bourke, Senior Planner, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Matthew D’Amico, AICP, ASLA, Senior Principal, Design Collective, Inc., Baltimore, MD
Gregory Floyd, Senior Land Use Planner, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Development, Revitalization, Equity
Level Intermediate
Communities with built environments favorable to automobiles are facing a crisis of place. There are few destinations or hubs where social interactions can take place without an obligation to buy or consume. Historically, transit stations and stops have played an important role as equitable community gathering places. But these portals to public transit – especially bus stops in low-income, transit-dependent commmunities – are losing funding and focus. Learn to accelerate placemaking; transform the image of public transit; connect destinations to achieve reductions in auto trips; address the needs of all users (especially vulnerable populations such as children, caregivers and elderly, differently abled or low-income people); and promote safe facilities that attract and retain riders. Engaging, interactive and packed full of practical placemaking solutions.
Moderator: James Hencke, ASLA, LEED AP, Senior Associate, David Evans and Associates, Inc, Portland, OR
Nidhi Gulati, Program Manager, Project for Public Spaces, Inc., New York, NY
Mary Buchanan, Research Associate, TransitCenter, New York, NY
Ben Bortolazzo, , Otak, Portland, OR
Ryan Kronzer, AIA, LEED AP, Assistant Director of Design and Engineering, Metropolitan Council-Metro Transit, Saint Louis Park, MN
Leah Ephrem, AIA, LEED AP, Assoc. DBIA, HEWITT, Seattle, WA
Drew Ferrari, Arch Tech, BES (Arch), MRAIC, IAP2, Senior Advisor, Public Affairs, Government and Public Affairs, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Discipline Planning
Topic Parking, Implementation, Community Development
Level Intermediate
The nemesis of a good TOD is too much parking, but how do we determine how much is too much? How do we go from theory to reality and use those findings to convince decision-makers to move on from 20th-century codes and norms around parking? Does it mean changing the city code? Getting developers and lenders on board? Or is there another way? Hear from a panel of practitioners at multiple levels of government trying to do just that and determine just how much parking is really needed (and what to do about it).
Moderator: Ezra Pincus-Roth, AICP, Associate Planner, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Lindsay Bayley, Senior Planner, Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, Chicago, IL
Alyssa Muto, Deputy Director, Environment and Mobility Planning, City of San Diego, California, San Diego, CA
Travis Liska, Senior Transportation Planner, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), Arlington, TX
Paul Chasan, Senior Urban Planner, Urban Designer, San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco, CA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Technology, Implementation, Community Engagement
Level Intermediate
Where do on-demand services fit in? How can you expand your existing transit network with on-demand shuttles or shared autonomous vehicles? How can they be used in underserved areas? In the 2-3 miles surrounding a transit hub? Learn how partnering with the private sector can provide first- and last-mile or fixed-route solutions. Delve into the challenges and disruptions these new services can bring. Explore innovative partnerships, AV technology and community outreach strategies. Hear case studies from King County, Denver and Gainsville to understand how innovative transit services can increase ridership and reduce the use of single-occupant vehicles.
Moderator: Neal Hemenover, Vice President – Technology, Transdev North America, Inc., Lombard, IL
Cathy Cibor, Senior Associate, Alta Planning + Design, Portland, OR
Charlie Stanfield, Transportation Planner, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
Tessa McClellan, Mobility Policy Program Manager, King County Metro Transit, Seattle, WA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Design
Topic Streets, Technology, Implementation
Level Intermediate
Curbs are an interface between mobility and accessibility. As new mobility options and smart cities infrastructure come online, curbs have become a valuable, yet constrained, asset in public rights-of-way. How can we change our thinking to meet evolving mobility patterns and create flexible curb spaces? What tools are needed to support transit, bicycle, pedestrians, TNCs and loading zone uses? Hear how Pittsburgh uses an integrated hardware-software system that provides real-time control over in-demand curb space. Learn about multiple pilot projects for bus-only lanes in the Boston BRT Initiative. What worked? What didn’t? Explore the tensions created in North Vancouver as modes compete for this valuable physical turf.
Moderator: Caitlin Reff, AICP, LEED AP, ENV SP, Capital Project Manager III, City of Portland, Oregon, Portland, OR
Ryan Winn, Transportation Planner, AECOM, Los Angeles, CA
Ralph DeNisco, Senior Principal, Urban Places Mobility, Stantec Consulting, Boston, MA
Justin Miller, AICP, Senior Planner, Michael Baker International, Moon Township, PA
Jennifer Draper, Deputy Director, Planning and Development, City of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Communications
Topic Equity, Community Engagement, –
Level Intermediate
How can we integrate equity and program development? Explore real-life examples from four cities. See how games and simulations can be an essential part of sustainable community planning. Learn about TransLink’s efforts to achieve a more equitable fare system. What roles did fairness, equity, communication and feedback play? Discover Konohiki, a culturally relevant approach used to create healthy converstaions and relationships as part of HART’s sustainability plan. Hear about the changes BART made – new TransBay tunnel hours, alternative services and communication methods – to address equity. Discover how LA Metro reached out to underrepresented audiences and communities. Ideas to perfect for your own region.
Moderator: Mandi Roberts, RLA, ASLA, AICP, Vice President and Principal, Otak, Redmond, WA
Tabrina Clelland, Senior Planner, Policy Development, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
Rachel Russell, Senior Planner/Project Manager, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA
Benjamin Trevino, Sustainability Planner, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, Honolulu, HI
Robert Cálix, Senior Manager, Transportation Planning, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO), Los Angeles, CA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Advocacy
Topic Equity, Community Engagement, Community Development
Level Intermediate
Transit fare design. Demographic data collection. Policies addressing housing costs. How can communities of color engage with transit agencies to bridge challenges and tensions in these areas? Hear from advocates working with transit agencies to make development more equitable in urban and suburban cities. Learn about transit equity programs in three metro areas that responded to significant displacement of low-wealth people and small, local businesses. As residents have been pushed to lower-cost housing further from job centers, these regions are experiencing changing patterns of transit ridership and transportation need. Connected through their work with the national SPARCC (Strong Prosperous Resilient Communities Challenge) Initiative, local leaders will share their experiences advocating for investment without community displacement.
Moderator: Melissa Jones, MPA, Executive Director, Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII), Oakland, CA
Bob Allan, Policy and Advocacy Campaign Director, Urban Habitat, Oakland, CA
Deyanira Zavala, Director of Programs, Mile High Connects, Denver, CO
Joe Donlin, Associate Director, Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Long Beach, CA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Sustainability/Green/Resilience, Implementation, –
Level Intermediate
The consequences of climate change are increasingly on the minds of agencies, engineers and designers as they look to the future of infrastructure. Planning for uncertainties is never easy, but the consequences of inaction are potentially severe, costly and disruptive. Hear diverse, “soup-to-nuts” perspectives on planning for resiliency: from forging regional partnerships and commitments, to integrating climate considerations into planning, to actually designing facilities to withstand rising sea levels. With climate change becoming less of an abstraction, planning for an uncertain climate future is becoming ever more critical.
Moderator: Gil Kelley, General Manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Allison Brooks, Director, BARC, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), San Francisco, CA
Shirley Qian, Senior Planner, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, Oakland, CA
Martin Lee, Principal, Hassell Studio, San Francisco, CA
James Murley, Chief Resilience Officer, Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Level Fundamental
How are transit agencies evolving in this new age of mobility? Traditional methods can’t address AVs, first and last miles, mobility shares, succession planning, talent development and generational differences in technology, development and agency organization. Hear from a diverse set of leaders at bus-only, multimodal, paratransit and county agencies across North America with backgrounds in politics, aviation, public administration, finance and planning. Different backgrounds and life experiences allow these leaders to draw on a variety of management styles to address common issues from fresh perspectives. What changes do they foresee? As the faces of agency management change, how are they changing leadership? All of these agency leaders have a passion for transit. (And they all just happen to be women.)
Moderator: Sarah Ross, Director System Planning, Transportation Planning and Policy, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
Tina Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV
Kimberly Dunham, Executive Director, Greater New Haven Transit District, Hamden, CT
Debra Johnson, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Long Beach Transit, Long Beach, CA
Nora Slawik, Chair, Metropolitan Council-Metro Transit, Saint Paul, MN
Erinn Pinkerton, Chief Executive Officer, BC Transit, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Engagement, Implementation, Equity
Level Fundamental
Discover new planning techniques for making decisions. Learn from the real-life experiences of professionals in different cities. Probe each case study to understand the appropriate techniques as part of a situational approach to decision-making. Is a highly data-driven method right for your situation? Or do you need to be more community-based? Spoiler alert: A fully integrated approach is necessary to achieve a successful planning process. Real techniques you can put in your planner’s toolbox (but not much help for finding Sasquatch).
Moderator: Aileen Bouclé, AICP, Executive Director, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, Miami, FL
Jason Lawrence, Senior Transportation Planner, Charlotte Area Transit System, Charlotte, NC
Eric Bosman, Senior Urban Designer/Planner, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, Atlanta, GA
Susanne Bell, Senior GIS Administrator, TransLink, New Westminster, BC
Jason King, Parametric Designer / Urban Designer, IBI Group, Los Angeles, CA
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Buses
Discipline Policy
Topic Sustainability/Green/Resilience, Technology, Equity
Level Advanced
As we embrace greenhouse gas reduction, cities and transit agencies are attacking the problem on many fronts. Transit agencies provide mobility, get people out of cars and help build better and more livable cities. However, transit districts use significant amounts of diesel fuel for buses. It’s time for transit agencies to act! Should we convert fleets from diesel to alternative fuels, such as battery electric buses and hydrogen fuel cells? What kinds policies and partnerships with local utilities are needed? How could we fund technology, including charging stations? What kinds of equity issues are involved in the conversion and deployment of service? Experienced experts from across North America are here to help. Come with your questions and get some answers.are being called to action.
Moderator: David Unsworth, Director of Project Development and Permitting, TriMet, Portland, OR
Carly Macias, Senior Transportation Planner, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
Dom Repta, Senior Sustainability Advisor, TransLink, Vancouver, BC
Josipa Petrunic, Executive Director/CEO, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation, Toronto, ON
Monday, September 9
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
AICP CM 1.5 PIBC CPL 1.5
Mode Streetcars
Discipline Planning
Topic Economic Development, Community Development, Revitalization
Level Intermediate
Most new streetcar systems are touted as being catalysts for economic development, especially in declining downtown cores. Three of the newest systems to come online – Tucson in 2014, Kansas City in 2016 and Oklahoma City in 2019 – have already seen significant changes along and near the alignments. But increased development comes at a price. Hear how these three new systems are dealing with the pressures of development.
Moderator: Wendy Perez, Manager of Safety and Security, Herzog Transit Services, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK
Tom Gerend, Executive Director, Kansas City Streetcar Authority, Kansas City, MO
Kristen Torkelson, Community Engagement Liaison, EMBARK, Oklahoma City, OK
Shellie Ginn, Deputy Director, Department of Transportation, City of Tucson, Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Sponsored by Gannett Fleming
Join host Jeff Wood for a live interview
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm in the Consultant’s Corner of the Public Square
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Rail
Discipline Planning
Topic Economic Development, Revitalization, Implementation
Level Intermediate
Jurisdictions love TOD (transit-oriented development). But the operation and maintenance facility (OMF) – essential for the transit in TOD to function – is a different story. These large-scale, self-contained facilities are difficult to integrate into the city fabric. How did Sound Transit locate its new OMF and still support the vision established by the City of Bellevue? Hear how the agencies are working together to accomplish two distinct and somewhat contradictory goals: an efficient OMF facility and a walkable, sustainable TOD that embraces the best urban design, with over 1.1 million square feet of development within a quarter mile of a new light rail station. Meet the design-build team and learn from their integrated planning approach.
Moderator: Tracy Reed, Deputy Executive Director, Project Management – Buildings Infrastructure, Design, Engineering and Construction, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
Kokila Lochan, Director, VIA Architecture, Seattle, WA
Ric Ilgenfritz, Vice President, David Evans and Associates, Inc, Seattle, WA
Sloan Dawson, Land Use Planning Manager, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
Nancy LaCombe, Assistant Director, City Manager’s Office, City of Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Communications
Topic Community Engagement, -, –
Level Fundamental
Turn negative comments on social media into teachable moments. Take a page from BART and Translink’s playbooks. Many see engaging negative comments as risky. These agencies use them to educate the public on the benefits of transit and make the case for investment. Hear how they engage in real time to provide responsive government and quality customer care. Armed with knowledge stored in the cloud, BART empowers staff on social media to speak to customers, influencers and the media. View examples from Twitter feeds. Learn to surprise the public with authentic responses and examples of delivery-driven government. Own your social media narrative and elicit brand affinity with tips on design, deployment and the use of data.
Moderator: Jill Gibson, Project Manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc, San Jose, CA
Robert Willis, Manager, Social Media and Digital Content, TransLink, Vancouver, BC
Alicia Trost, Chief Spokesperson, Department Manager of Communications, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA
Jhenifer Pabillano, Engineering Strategy and Standards, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Streetcars
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Engagement, -, –
Level Intermediate
Great Debates: Lincoln-Douglas, Nixon-Kennedy. Now Streetcars. The hypothetical city of [make up your own city name] is contemplating a 10.8 mile downtown streetcar loop. It’s on the ballot for some city tax financing. An anti-streetcar, anti-tax group is vigorously opposing the upcoming vote. Come hear a moderated debate between the pro- and anti-streetcar groups. Watch them address financing; the impact on existing businesses, housing and downtown streets; and future development in your imaginary city.
Moderator: Jon Schlegel, Business Development Manager, Herzog Transit Services, Inc., Sunrise, FL
Tim Baldwin, AICP, Owner/Principal, Rocky Mountain West Transit and Urban Planning, Rail~Volution Board of Directors, Denver, CO
Adelee Le Grand, AICP, Vice President, Transit Planning/Chief Strategy Officer, Transdev North America, Inc., New Orleans, LA
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Buses
Discipline Policy
Topic Implementation, -, –
Level Intermediate
Transit riders don’t care who provides their transit service. They just want it to be frequent, easily accessible and headed where they want to go. Transit agencies are a little more complicated. Some have elected boards; some have appointed boards. Some only provide local bus service; others operate at a regional scale. Mission, governance and geographical coverage can affect the efficiency and effectiveness of service. Artificial political boundaries between jurisdictions can impede service to transit-dependent riders. Explore the benefits and challenges of common governance models. Hear real-world examples and discover strategies for mitigating the sometimes negative consequences.
Moderator: Tesse Rasmussen, Principal Consultant, InfraStrategies LLC, El Segundo, CA
Ian Griffiths, Director, Seamless Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
Chad Edwards, Regional Mobility Officer, City of Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth, TX
Cassandra Borchers, Chief Development Officer, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, Tampa, FL
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Communications
Topic Community Engagement, Equity, Technology
Level Intermediate
What is wayfinding? A finishing touch. A necessary evil. A luxury we can’t afford that doesn’t matter much, anyway. Or is it? Bad wayfinding can seem uninviting and inaccessible. It can prejudice one mode over another. Good wayfinding can be empowering – especially to members of marginalized communities. In an era of diminishing ridership, wayfinding matters. Explore ways to put your system on the map. Learn how to create equitable, accessible wayfinding with a small budget. Discover the latest in comprehensive system navigation protocol; trends to engage physically and visually impaired people; and methods to avoid classist transit mode grading. Color selection. Design. Technology. Multilingual signs. Lots of interaction! Find us – and learn.
Moderator: Taiwo Jaiyeoba, Director of Planning, Design and Development for the City of Charlotte, City of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Marc Szarkowski, Transportation Planner, Maryland Transit Administration, Baltimore, MD
Vincent Matthieu Gratton, Brand Specialist, Entro Communications, Inc., Toronto, ON
Jada Stevens, Wayfinding Planner, TransLink, Vancouver, BC
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode High Speed Rail
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Development, -, –
Level Intermediate
Earlier this year, Washington, in coordination with Vancouver BC, Oregon and Microsoft, released a study on an “Ultra High-Speed Ground Transportation System” (UHSGT) connecting Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. The study lays out the economic, environmental and financial business case for high-speed transportation along the corridor. It considers how this new mode of fast travel could benefit people throughout the region. Of particular interest is the linkage of any new system with the existing transportation systems on the corridor, transforming the region and connecting underrepresented communities to affordable housing and competitive jobs. What were the findings and recommendations of the study? The next steps? Dive in here.
Moderator: Jason Beloso, Strategic Planning Manager, Rail, Freight and Parts Division, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Seattle, WA
Paige Malott, Vice President, Cascadia Rail, Seattle, WA
Karen Hedlund, Vice President, WSP USA, New York, NY
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Rail
Discipline TOD
Topic Community Development, Economic Development, Revitalization
Level Intermediate
Learn about the fundamental FTA joint development policies, both proposed and final. What do they mean to your transit agency? What are the pros and cons? Hear from FTA and transit agency staffers. Share your own joint development project and explore the perils and promise of advancing through the new policies. Hypotheticals welcome!
Daniel Schned, Senior Policy Analyst, US Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Washington, DC
Lucy Galbraith, AICP, Director, Transit Oriented Development, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
David Unsworth, Director of Project Development and Permitting, TriMet, Portland, OR
John Hersey, AICP, LEED AP ND, Senior Associate for Transit-Oriented Development, Regional Transportation District (RTD), Denver, CO
Monday, September 9
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
AICP CM 1.0 PIBC CPL 1.0
Mode Multimodal
Discipline Planning
Topic Community Development, Equity, Economic Development
Level Intermediate
Explore the critical linkage between transportation and land use in community and corridor planning efforts from two cities embarking on ambitious plans. Hear real-life examples from Vancouver and Miami. How are their planning landscapes changing? How are their visions for the future being shaped by transit? Learn dynamic ways to work through the project development and environment processes. Share what they’ve learned about innovative and holistic approaches to integrating transit with land use. Affordable housing. Gentrification. Economic mobility. Equitable engagement. Equitable access to transportation. Two cities on two coasts with lots of lessons to share.
Moderator: Kimberly DeLaney, PhD, Director of Strategic Development and Policy, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, Stuart, FL
Dale Bracewell, Manager, Transportation, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Wilson Fernandez, Assistant Director of Mobility Management and Implementation, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, Miami, FL
Karis Hiebert, MPC, LEED, Manager, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Meet the firms and organizations making a difference in the livability movement, from public engagement to mobility options. Ask questions, share plans and mingle with knowledgeable representatives from across industries. Enjoy exhibits, conversation, hors d’ouevres and beverages in a relaxed environment. Cash bar.
Monday, September 9
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Prince of Wales-Oxford, just off the Public Square, Third Floor
Sponsored by Stantec
Expand your business universe at our annual speed networking event. This is the place to establish a mentoring relationship with an industry expert or emerging leader – speed-dating style! After the clock stops, continue to converse during the Exhibitor Reception. Check with event leaders for an open spot.
Facilitator: Steve Granson, Transit Project Development Practice Leader, Atlanta, GA
Facilitator: Alaina Polkki, Associate, Art Engineering, Ottawa, ON
Facilitator: Janet Gonzalez-Tudor, ENV SP, LEED AP BD+C, STP, Transportation Consulting Services Director, HDR, Inc., Chicago, IL
Monday, September 9
6:30 pm Location TBA
Hosted by CivicEdge
Rail~Volution is an approved provider for continuing education credits for the American Planning Association’s AICP Certified Maintenance (CM) program. Accredited conference events are reflected using this notation: AICP CM 1.5.
The 2019 conference is eligible for Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) Organized/Structured CPL units. See workshops descriptions for details.