Through an unprecedented process involving deep community engagement and cross-sector collaboration, the City of Chicago recently prepared its first Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan. There are many lessons and insights […]
“There’s all these rightful accommodations being made for pedestrians, cyclists, diners, but what can be done in that quick build tactical urbanism frame for transit? Are there ways that we
Sharon Roerty is an urban planner and senior program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Maki Kawaguchi is an architect, urban designer and Director at Gehl. Their organizations have
“It is a little roiling and dislocating to have these conversations about racial equity. It means, as one person said, bringing the personal to the professional.” — Dan Nissenbaum Nissenbaum,
Kenmore, WA, is at the north end of Lake Washington, with excellent access to Seattle and Eastside cities, as well as Snohomish County to the north. The City was incorporated
Eggleton, a graduate student at the University of Washington, is on a team developing an open source tool called Route Dynamics. The tool takes in data about proposed routes, from
At a time of increased attention to transportation’s impact on climate change and the reliability of our power grid, this podcast delves into opportunities and barriers for electric fleet conversion.
On the podcast, Angie Rivera-Malpiede and Cindy Chavez each describe how they came to be on transit agency boards. Rivera-Malpiede, the only Latinx on the RTD board or senior leadership,
This webinar offers practical guidance for applying for, winning and using FTA TOD (transit-oriented development) Pilot Program grants to advance local goals around transit projects, including land use change, (re)development,
The podcast focuses on the challenges of building equitable, transit-oriented communities, especially coming out of 2020. The speakers, each from different perspectives, urge listeners to rethink assumptions – about the