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Kim Burnett Joins Reconnecting America Board of Directors
January 26, 2012
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Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith today announced the appointment of Kim Burnett to the organization's Board of Directors.
Federal Transportation Infrastructure Investment Critically Important
January 25, 2012
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Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith issued the following response to President Obama's State of the Union address January 24:
Reconnecting America to assist the Gulf Regional Planning Commission as part of Livability Solutions work
January 17, 2012
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Reconnecting America, as a partner in Livability Solutions, has been selected to provide technical assistance to the Gulf Regional Planning Commission in Gulfport, Mississippi. Reconnecting America will be working with the Gulf Regional Planning Commission to develop a typology for transit-oriented development (TOD) and to explore mixed-income TOD strategies to lower housing and transportation costs for residents of the region.
TOD and Climate Change Webinar
January 10, 2012
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This webinar presented research from the Center for Transit-Oriented Development analyzing the potential of TOD to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Planning scenarios for four regions were examined to contrast the GHG reduction potential of compact urban development near transit stations vs. business as usual development. Also, Mike McKeever of Sacramento Area Council of Governments and Tina Hodges at the Federal Transit Administration shared their experience on GHG reduction through transportation and land use planning.











