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Effective Practices in Planning for Livable Communities at MPOs
Tuesday, November 13 from Noon - 1:30 p.m., CST
The webinar will explore several innovative MPO programs that promote livability as a follow up to a 2010 FHWA/FTA Transportation Planning Capacity Building Program sponsored peer exchange held in Atlanta, Georgia.
Presentations will include:
- Dan Reuter, Atlanta Regional Commission - Atlanta, GA
- Dan Johnson, Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Oakland, CA
- Sandy Misiewicz, Capital District Transportation Committee - Albany, NY
- Karen Cilurso, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission - Philadelphia, PA
Please share this information with your local stakeholders.
To register for the webinar, click HERE.
Registration is free for this webinar and space is limited but still available. Once registered, participants will receive an email with instructions on how and where to access the web room.
For general questions on livability or registration issues please contact:
Shana Baker at shana.baker@dot.gov (202) 366.4649 or Andrew Breck at andrew.breck@dot.gov (617) 494.2213
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Freight Transportation's Role In Economic Development
Wednesday, November 14 from Noon to 1:30 p.m., CST
Part of the FHWA Talking Freight series. This seminar will include presentations from several States and regions, describing how they successfully linked freight transportation with economic development, the strategies they have used to support economic growth and jobs, and how they have determined what essential investments in freight infrastructure are needed to support and enhance the State or regional economy
To register for the webinar, click HERE. |
Transit-Oriented Development That Is Transforming Communities
Thursday, November 15 from Noon to 1:15 p.m., CST
Join the city of Moline, Illinois, the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities for a discussion of transit-oriented development projects in each city.
Participants will learn about the innovative approaches Moline and Cincinnati have taken to achieve economic growth and revitalize neighborhoods, and support that is available from the HUD-DOT-EPA Partnership to communities interested in undertaking TOD.
To learn more about the webinar, please visit the NADO website by clicking HERE.
No registration is required. To join the webinar, click HERE. Log in as a guest.
Audio will be available through a conference service. Call 1.888.850.4523. Passcode: 719661. This conference has a maximum audio capacity of 299 callers. |
Losing Ground
Tuesday, November 20 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., CST
Last month, researchers at the Center for Housing Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology released a new report which found that families in the 25 largest U.S. metro areas are losing ground to rising housing and transportation costs.
This free webinar will explain how housing and transportation costs in the largest 25 metro areas have swelled by 44 percent since 2000 while incomes have failed to keep pace and how to reduce the combined costs for low- and moderate-income households.
Featuring speakers from the Center for Neighborhood Technology, the Center for Housing Policy, and the National Housing Conference, the webinar will discuss the following questions:
* Why is it important to consider housing and transportation costs together? * Are incomes keeping pace with growth in housing and transportation costs? * How do the combined costs of housing and transportation for moderate-income households vary from metro area to metro area? * How do combined costs for moderate-income households vary by tenure and within metropolitan areas? * What policy strategies can help reduce the combined costs of housing and transportation, thereby improving overall affordability?
Speakers on the webinar will include:
* Scott Bernstein, President and Co-Founder, Center for Neighborhood Technology * Chris Estes, President and CEO, National Housing Conference * Peter M. Haas, Chief Research Scientist, Center for Neighborhood Technology * Robert Hickey, Senior Research Associate, Center for Housing Policy * Jeffrey Lubell, Executive Director, Center for Housing Policy
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Bus Rapid Transit: Planning and Executing a Successful System
Thursday, November 29 from Noon - 1:00 p.m., CST
Sponsored by the State Smart Transportation Initiative. Join Annie Weinstock U.S. BRT Program Director the Institute for Transportation & Development Policy to hear about the most critical elements for a successful BRT system. She will be joined by Joe Calabrese from the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, who will share Cleveland's experience with the Healthline BRT.
Click HERE to register. |
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Marta Perales
MPO Statewide Coordinator
Illinois MPO Advisory Council
233 S Wacker Suite 800
Chicago Illinois 60606
Email: marta@ilmpo.org  |
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