PCRG’s Second Annual Community Development Summit
May 24, 2012
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Reconnecting America and Center for Transit-Oriented Development staff will be attending the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group’s Second Annual Community Development Summit in Pittsburgh on May 24. The conference attracts more than 500 individuals from across the country to explore new ideas in organizational development, community planning, land recycling, affordable housing, transit-oriented development, and neighborhood revitalization.
Facelift Project for Hollywood Stirs Divisions
March 28, 2012
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Reconnecting America's Abigail Thorne-Lyman, the director of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development, was interviewed as part of a New York Times article on Los Angeles efforts to develop a comprehensive urban plan.
CTOD Webinar Series
March 8, 2012
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The Center for Transit-Oriented Development (CTOD) wrapped up the Federal Transit Administration-sponsored webinar series launched last year in June with a webinar on joint development last month that attracted more than 200 participants.
TOD Series Adds Families Into The Mix
March 8, 2012
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Through collaboration with the Center for Cities & Schools1 (CC&S), CTOD will soon publish an educational and action-oriented guidebook for integrating families and schools into planning for transit-oriented development.
How to team up to build around transit stations
March 8, 2012
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Better! Cities & Towns has published a lengthy article on the Feb. 14 webinar "Making Joint Development Work: the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Perspective"
Updated and Expanded H+T Index
February 27, 2012
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The Center for Neighborhood Technology will hold a webinar Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. CST to discuss the latest updates to the Housing + Transportion Affordability Index.
Webinar on Joint Development
February 14, 2012
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The monthly CTOD webinar will be held 2pm to 3:30pm.
Making Joint Development Work: the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Perspective
February 8, 2012
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The Center For Transit-Oriented Development held a webinar on "Making Joint Development Work: Perspectives from the Federal, Transit Agency and Business Roles." The webinar was co-sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and the American Public Transportation Association.
Webinar on Climate and TOD
January 17, 2012
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The monthly CTOD webinar will be held 2pm to 3:30pm Eastern.
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.
