Implementing Transit-Oriented Development: Strategies And Tools
City of Somerville Citywide Planning Steering Committee, Feb. 16, 2010
Sam Zimbabwe, Center for Transit-Oriented Development director
Sam Zimbabwe addressed a Steering Committee working on citywide planning issues in the City of Somerville, MA. Building on previous work on equitable TOD in the city and other experiences nationally, Sam's presentation focused on what local jurisdictions can do to support transit-oriented development.
(February 23, 2010)
Improving Intercity Rail
PowerPoint presentation from Rail~Volution in Boston
John Robert Smith, President & CEO Reconnecting America, discusses improving intercity rail in this Powerpoint presentation given at the Rail~Volution conference Friday, Oct. 23, in Boston.
(November 2, 2009)
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Public Transportation 101
Federal Funding And Programs Under SAFETEA-LU
The Public Transportation 101: Federal Funding and Programs Under SAFETEA-LU powerpoint presentation offers an overview of transit facts, public transportation funding, explanation of federal transit programs (Title 49) and TOD and community building. The presentation was created by Mariia Zimmerman, Reconnecting America's Vice President For Policy, in May 2009.
(May 27, 2009)
Transit-Oriented Development: National Examples and Best Practices
CMAP Seminar, January 12, 2009
Sam Zimbabwe
Sam Zimbabwe presented on TOD at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's workshop titled: "Crisis and Opportunities: Transit-Oriented Development and the Region's Economy". The presentation outlines some of the goals and benefits of TOD and how barriers to implementation can be addressed. The workshop also included regional projects and the Mayor of Palatine, Illinois talking about the downtown transformation in her city.
(January 13, 2009)
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Getting the Most From the Green Line
Build Boston 2008 conference Nov. 20, 2008
Sam Zimbabwe, Technical Assistance Director, participated in a panel during the Build Boston 2008 conference with Monica Lamboy, Executive Director of the City of Somerville Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development, and Meridith Levy, Organizing Director of the Somerville Community Corporation about the planned Green Line extension in Somerville, Massachusetts. This powerpoint was used by all three participants to explain the challenges and opportunities for creating equitable transit-oriented development and ongoing participation by a variety of stakeholders.
(November 25, 2008)
Creating Communities in the Era of Climate Change
Reconnecting America CEO Shelley Potichia gave a talk on Creating Communities in the Era of Climate Change at Rail-Volution in October, 2008.
At Rail~Volution 2008, October 26-30 in San Francisco, Reconnecting America CEO Shelley Poticha gave a talk on Creating Communities in the Era of Climate Change. A recording of that talk with the slides shown is online. Follow this link.
(October 31, 2008)
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Transportation and Housing Costs
Issues and Opportunities
Sam Zimmerman-Bergman
Sam Zimmerman-Bergman, Technical Assistance Director, Reconnecting America, presentation to Live Near York Work “Breakfast in the Bullpen”, June 17, 2008
(September 25, 2008)
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Equity and Transit-Oriented Development
Trends and Opportunities for Reform
Sam Zimmerman-Bergman
Presentation by Sam Zimmerman-Bergman, Project Director, Reconnecting America, to the Good Jobs First National Conference, May 8, 2008
(September 25, 2008)
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Transit-Oriented Development
Factors and Elements of Success
Sam Zimbabwe
A presentation to the APA Florida Chapter, Transit-Oriented Development Workshop, September 4, 2008, by Sam Zimbabwe, LEED AP, Technical Assistance Director, Reconnecting America
(September 25, 2008)
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Innovations in TOD: A National Perspective
A presentation by Shelley Poticha May 2008 to the NYMTA Sustainability Commission
(July 28, 2008)
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