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International Making Cities Livable Conference

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:16:19 -0400

Active Living Research Conference

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:14:28 -0400

Annual conference provides a forum for our grantees and other investigators to share findings and to learn about the latest thinking, methods, and research on policy and environmental issues related to active living.

FTA Webinar

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:41:50 -0500

FTA will conduct informational webinars on February 29th and March 1st for applicants to the Fiscal Year 2012 State of Good Repair Initiative, Bus Livability Initiative and Clean Fuels Grant Program funding opportunities. The webinars will provide an introduction to the programs, information on applicant and project eligibility, and a review of the criteria that will be used to select projects. Participants will also receive step-by-step instructions for completing the required forms and submitting their application in www.grants.gov.

All Webinar Participants must pre-register by 2/24 through the following link: FY 2012 Discretionary Webinars . Due to the limited number of available phone lines, registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

FTA Webinar

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:38:49 -0500

To register for this event, please go here.

Webinar on Joint Development

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:47:52 -0500

The monthly CTOD webinar will be held 2pm to 3:30pm.

This webinar is sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration and the American Public Transportation Association and facilitated by the Center for Transit-Oriented Development. and is open to planners, practitioners, developers, housing advocates, MPOs, local, state and federal DOT’s, transit agencies, sustainable communities grantees, advocates, as well as elected officials and other decision makers.

Hear from:

Sharon Pugh, Senior Policy Analyst, FTA's Office of Budget and Policy
Sarah Kline, Policy Director, Reconnecting America and CTOD
Jayme Blakesley, Attorney-Advisor, FTA's Office of Chief Counsel
Jillian Detweiler, Director of Real Estate, Portland TriMet
John Hagner, Real Estate Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

Signup information will be added when available.

Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:12 -0500

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:07:15 -0500

The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 4,000 presentations in nearly 650 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions.

Webinar on Climate and TOD

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:30:00 -0500

The monthly CTOD webinar will be held 2pm to 3:30pm Eastern.

This webinar is part of the Center For Transit-Oriented Development’s series on topics related to transit-oriented development. This webinar session is sponsored by The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and is open to planners, practitioners, developers, housing advocates, MPOs, local, state and federal DOT’s, transit agencies, sustainable communities grantees, advocates, as well as elected officials and other decision makers. More information coming soon.

Signup information will be added when available.

ULI Colorado - TOD Marketplace

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:04:29 -0500

ULI Colorado’s TOD Marketplace: Real Places, Real Projects, Real Deals provides the opportunity to make a deal at one of dozens of station areas in the FasTracks network

Webinar on Transit and Employment

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:34:46 -0500

The monthly CTOD webinar will be held from 3pm to 4:30pm Eastern.

Signup information is available here.

Congress of Cities and Exposition

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:00:29 -0500

Four concurrent conferences will be held on the topics of Your City’s Families, Green Cities, Economic Development and Infrastructure. Each of these conferences will incorporate keynote speakers, workshops and peer networking sessions..

PolicyLink Equity Summit 2011

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:58:11 -0500

Equity Summit 2011 is the fourth national PolicyLink Summit, bringing together the nation’s equity movement—your fellow advocates, activists, policymakers, foundation officials, and equity leaders—to advance a truly inclusive policy agenda. Join us in Detroit to share in a vision for more sustainable and equitable development with access to jobs, transportation, education, health, and housing for all.

National League of Cities Congress of Cities and Expo

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Phoenix, AZ

Webinar on Value Capture

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:00:00 -0400

The monthly CTOD webinar will feature these expert speakers:

Nadine Fogarty
Shyam Kannan
Scott Polikov

Signup information will be added when available.

2011 ULI Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Los Angesles, CA

AMPO Annual Meeting

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Annual Meeting of the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations - Dallas, TX

Rail~Volution 2011

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Reconnecting America's experts will be participating in the Rail~Volution conference Oct. 16 to Oct. 19 in Washington, DC.

Learn more about RA's participation in Rail~Volution.

Walk21: The International Conference on Walking and Sustainability

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:54:50 -0400

In 2011 the International Walk21 Conference is being hosted by Metro Vancouver. The conference's metropolitan focus involves municipalities in the region, health authorities, Translink, the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, as well as the regional government. Metro Vancouver has teamed together to create an innovative conference focusing on the best practices for urban design, transportation mobility, and health promotion to provide the best places to walk to and through.

Solutions for Sustainable Communities

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:27:02 -0400

Given the severe fiscal challenges that they face, states and localities are looking for more efficient ways of utilizing existing resources to achieve their housing, transportation and environmental goals. Solutions for Sustainable Communities will arm practitioners and policymakers with the best available information on how states and localities are working collaboratively and creatively across these different policy silos to develop more sustainable and inclusive communities while reducing overall government costs.

Center for Housing Policy 2011 Learning Conference on State and Local Housing Policy

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Grand Hyatt - Washington, DC

The theme of this year's conference is "Solutions for Sustainable Communities."

Webinar on TOD Database Utility and Applications

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:18:00 -0400

The monthly CTOD webinar will feature these expert speakers:

Linda Young
Jeff Wood
Sam Zimbabwe
Alia Anderson

Signup information will be added when available.

National Rural Transportation Conference

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:29:02 -0400

With the future direction of statewide and regional planning in question, there is no better time to hear updates from Washington and learn successful practices to enhance small metro and rural planning programs. Also to celebrate RPO America’s five year anniversary serving as the national professional association for rural and small metro transportation professionals.

APTA: Sustainability and Public Transportation Workshop

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza - Los Angeles, CA

Webinar on Corridor Planning

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:10:07 -0400

The monthly CTOD webinar will feature these expert speakers:

Abby Thorne-Lyman
Elizabeth Wampler
Dena Belzer
Catherine Cox Blair
Ismael Guerrero
Peter McLaughlin
Charlie Goodman

Signup information will be added when available.

Suburbs and the 2010 Census

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Arlington, VA

Webinar on Understanding Mixed-Income Transit-Oriented Development

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:58:13 -0400

To sign up, click here.

Webinar Agenda

FTA Introductions and Remarks – Sharon Pugh, Senior Policy Analyst, FTA
Abby Thorne-Lyman – The Concept of Mixed-Income TOD: An Introduction
Melinda Pollack – Denver Initiatives around Mixed-Income TOD
Helmi Hisserich – Linking Affordable Housing and Transit in Los Angeles
Discussion and Q&A
Closing Remarks

Transit Iniatives and Communities Conference

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

St. Louis, MO

National Association of Regional Councils Annual Conference

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

San Diego, CA

CNU 19

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Madison, WI

APTA International Bus Roadeo

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Peabody Memphis - Memphis, TN

2011 Federal Reserve Community Affairs Research Conference

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Arlington, VA

Transportation Equity Network Annual Conference

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Washington, DC

National Brownfields Conference 2011

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia, PA

Social Media for Planners, Advocates and Consultants

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:00:00 -0400

Social media is a fast changing game. Hear how advocates, consultants and planners can use social media and avoid common fatal flaws. Find out how to get more informed participants to get involved and stay involved throughout your project process. Stay up to date on the latest tools and techniques for improving public involvement and accelerating project implementation. Jeff Wood, New Media Director and Chief Cartographer at Reconnecting America, will present the Livable Communities Blogosphere strategy to organize the nationwide effort for Transportation for America and Reconnecting America.

National League of Cities Congressional City Conference

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Washington, DC

Active Living Research Annual Conference

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

San Diego, CA

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Charlotte, NC

Several members of Reconnecting America's staff will be speaking at the 10th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth: Building Safe, Healthy and Livable Communities Conference," Feb. 3-5, in Charlotte, NC.

Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith will be a participant in the discussion about "Livable Communities in Smaller Cities, Towns and Rural America" and "Smart Growth and Rural America: Fostering Economic Development and Sustainable Communities."

Sam Zimbabwe, Director, Center for Transit-Oriented Development; and Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Senior Project Director, Reconnecting America; will be participants in the discussion "Tools for Performance-Based Planning for Equitable, Sustainable Communities."

Transportation Research Board

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Washington, DC

Public Housing Authority Directors Association Commissioners’ Convention

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Phoenix, AZ

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Official (NAHRO) National Conference

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Five Reconnecting America Staff scheduled to present at Rail~Volution 2010 in Portland, OR

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

ULI California High Speed Rail TOD Marketplace

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Four California District Councils of the Urban Land Institute are hosting a summit on high-speed rail and transit-oriented development in partnership with the California High Speed Rail Authority, funded in part by a grant from the ULI foundation.

The goal of the summit is to create a leading forum in which public and private land use and transit stakeholders can address TOD-related challenges while setting an example for HSR TOD across the country.

Reconnecting America Chief of Staff Allison Brooks and Deputy Policy Director Darnell Grisby will be in Anaheim, CA on Sept. 23 to attend the ULI High Speed Rail TOD Marketplace summit.