Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities: Let’s Share Best Practices

More transit agencies are taking up the framework of Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities (ETOC) as an approach to centering equity in their practices, meeting the needs of a diversity of residents and integrating economic, climate and relationship-building goals. What best practices are emerging from agencies and community-based organizations? Let’s workshop both the processes and the tools, focusing on specific elements such as community engagement, funding mechanisms, anti-displacement efforts, zoning, affordable housing, small business retention, and mode shift, among others. The goal: share actionable insights to lead future equitable development initiatives.

Anna Lan, Transit-Oriented Development Manager, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro), Austin, TX
Clayton Lane, Senior Principal, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc., New York, NY
Guy Benn, Program Manager, Transit -Oriented Development, TriMet, Portland, OR
Warner Cook, Principal Planner, Equitable TOD, City of Austin, TX
Robert Hanifin, Project Development Lead, Transit & TOD, Federal Transit Administration, US Department of Transportation
Joe Blankenship, Director of Transit-Oriented Development Planning, MBTA, Boston, MA
Sarah McColley, Senior Urban Designer, Perkins&Will, Atlanta, GA
Tom Cox, Managing Director, Greystone Real Estate Advisory Group, Boston, MA