Topics: Joint Development
The Transit Cooperative Research Program will publish its Study H-57: Guide to Joint Development for Public Transit Agencies this fall. The guide is based on interviews and surveys of 32 transit agencies, 18 partner jurisdictions and 17 private sector companies. Hear from the principal investigator and lead author of the guide, as well as transit agency joint development leaders, about current practices from across the country.
Join us to:
- Learn how transit agencies prioritize revenue, ridership, and land use and development in their station areas and corridors. How do they reconcile their priorities with the goals of developers and local governments?
- Explore equity issues in joint development, including housing affordability, potential displacement and neighborhood economic development.
- Hear about new and emerging business models that are expanding the horizon of how joint development is defined and practiced.
Featured Speakers
Al Raine
PhD, National TOD Practice Director, AECOM, Boston, MA
Al Raine, PhD, is national TOD practice leader at AECOM. He is principal investigator and lead author of the Transportation Research Board’s Study H-57: Guide to Joint Development for Public Transit Agencies. Al has over 40 years of senior-level experience in transportation and development, working on iconic projects such as Assembly Square and Denver Union Station. He has advised transit systems, planning agencies and developers in cities across the US and Canada. Al was formerly executive director of the Massachusetts Port Authority and Massachusetts secretary of economic development and is a daily MBTA rider.
Debbie Frank
Director of TOD, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, GA
Debbie Frank is the director of Transit Oriented Development at MARTA in Atlanta. She is a real estate development and urban planning expert with over 20 years of success spearheading development and redevelopment initiatives and projects for both private and public sector organizations. Debbie is accomplished at assembling real estate development teams to carry a project from concept to completion. She is a skilled collaborator, engaging community members, political stakeholders and real estate development professionals. Debbie is an articulate communicator, able to build credibility, establish rapport and manage the expectations of internal and external stakeholders at all organizational levels.
Thatcher Imboden
Deputy Director of TOD, Sound Transit, Seattle, WA
Thatcher Imboden is the Deputy Director for TOD at Sound Transit in Seattle, WA. Since coming to Seattle in 2015, he oversees the agency’s surplus property and joint development portfolio, seeking opportunities to leverage assets to achieve local and regional equitable TOD goals. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, he managed the TOD program for Hennepin County and worked in commercial real estate development primarily working on community development projects. His focus has been on understanding the systems driving the changes to cities over time and identifying how we can implement desired changes. Thatcher is a published author, husband, and father who embarrasses his family by telling lame dad jokes.
Lucy Galbraith
AICP, Director, Transit Oriented Development, Metro Transit, Minneapolis, MN
Lucy Galbraith, AICP, is the first director of Transit Oriented Development at Metro Transit in the Twin Cities region. She has been a practicing urbanist for more than 20 years in federal, state and local governments; various nonprofits and in private consulting. Combining economics and urban design, she works at various scales to improve local communities. Lucy holds degrees from Rice University and Yale University and has studied at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, San Diego.