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Workshop Highlights Collaboration for Implementation
 Over 150 community members, stakeholders and policy makers gathered at the Growing Transit Communities Partnership Implementation Strategies Workshop on October 30 at the Seattle Center to discuss and prioritize implementation strategies to promote equitable transit communities. The event convened the Partnership's Oversight Committee, two Steering Committees, and three Corridor Task Forces, and featured speakers from the Center for Transit Oriented Development, Abby Thorne-Lyman of Reconnecting America and Shanti Breznau of Strategic Economics. While unveiling the recommendations based on the Transit Community Typology, Thorne-Lyman noted that "The Growing Transit Communities People + Place Typology is the first regional transit community strategy in the nation that gives equal weight to both social equity, and more traditional land use and infrastructure strategies."
Participants discussed strategies to accommodate growth, provide more housing choices, and increase access to opportunity for current and future residents. Feedback from the group discussions has expanded and refined the approaches being considered. Draft Corridor Action Strategies will be released for further public comment in spring 2013. Materials from the event may be found online. Please contact Sara Schott Nikolic for more information.
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Equity Grants Promote Innovative Community Engagement
 Eight community-based proposals, representing a range of projects in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, will receive funding in the third round of the Growing Transit Communities Equity Grant Program. This represents an investment of $105,000, and a total investment of $378,374 to date in community-based outreach and engagement, research, and organizing. Please visit the Partnership website for more information on the current and past Equity Grant Program recipients.
The Equity Grant Program provides small grants of up to $15,000 to nonprofit organizations located or working within the three major transit corridors. Grants to community-based organizations provide resources to organize and increase participation of historically underrepresented communities and give voice to community priorities. A fourth and final round of funding will be available in spring 2013 for a total investment of $450,000 in community-based participation. For more information on the Equity Grant Program, please contact Heidi Hall.
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