Where We're Working

Reconnecting America Program Director Catherine Cox Blair and Program Associate Elizabeth Wampler as well as Center for Transit-Oriented Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman will be attending the New Partners for Smart Growth conference in San Diego, Feb. 2-4. Reconnecting America is co-sponsoring the 2012 conference.

Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith will be moderating a session at the The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Jan. 22-26. Joining Smith will be Reconnecting America board member Janette Sadik-Khan, New York City Transportation Commissioner. The panelists will will talk about the programmatic changes they're making to move their cities into the 21st Century. The panel will include a moderated discussions focusing on both what these leaders have planned and how they are making it happen.

Reconnecting America Chief of Staff Allison Brooks will address the Foothill Transit (West Covina, CA) governing board at a special governing board meeting Jan. 18. 

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.

DC Streetsblog reporter Tanya Snyder quotes Reconnecting America's Policy Director Sarah Kline in article congressional efforts to fund transit service during economic emergencies.

Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith will be in Burlington VT for Amtrak's Civic Conversation conference. Smith was chairman of Amtrak and is a former board member. As part of the Great American Stations project, Amtrak hosts Civic Conversations in an effort to inform communities about station renovation and build partnerships with those working to revitalize the stations Amtrak serves. 

Reconnecting America President and CEO John Robert Smith will give the keynote address at the Urban Land Institute's conference in Atlanta on Dec. 7. The conference will explore how U.S. metropolitan regions are approaching development around transit in the new economy, and share information on challenges and effective approaches from Atlanta and elsewhere.

Reconnecting America Policy Director Sarah Kline will address the Northern Virginia Streetcar Coalition Annual Meeting on Nov. 30.  The topic of the gathering: The Road Not Taken: Stimulating Transit-Oriented Development in Crystal City and Potomac Yard. More information is available at http://www.novastreetcar.com/