Transit-Oriented Development: Sustainable Mobility and Urbanism


Charlotte, North Carolina
November 15-16, 2012

Transit-oriented development has gained traction as one of the most sustainable forms of urban planning. But the road from theory to practice is full of pitfalls. Map out the path to successful TOD with best practices from around the world. You'll explore TOD sites in metropolitan Charlotte and ideas you can bring back to your own community.

Registration and hotel information

Agenda

Workshop agenda (pdf)

NOTE: This agenda is for informational purposes and may change. Registrants will receive the final agenda electronically before the workshop dates.

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a co-sponsor of the Planners Training Service workshops.

You'll learn about:

  • Transit-oriented site designs and typologies
  • Transit-oriented corridors and regions — beyond the node
  • The TOD marketplace — demographics, lifestyle, smart growth, and real estate
  • Public policy and parking policies — ridership and economic impacts of TOD
  • TOD and the "D" word: density — 5Ds of transit-oriented environments
  • Transit-demand management, TOD modeling, and TOD implementation tools
  • Best practices from San Diego, Portland, Dallas, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and more

Certification Maintenance (CM)

AICP members earn CM |14.0 credits for on-site participation in the full two-day workshop. Partial credit is not available for participation of less than two full days. The workshop will not be available on CD-ROM or streaming media.

Schedule

Thursday, November 15, 2012

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Breakfast/Check-in

8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Presentations

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided by APA)

1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Presentations

Friday, November 16, 2012

7:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Presentations

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch (on your own)

1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Presentations

Presenters

Robert CerveroRobert Cervero is the Carmel P. Friesen Distinguished Chair of Urban Studies at the University of California, Berkeley and directs the University of California Transportation Center. His publications include the forthcoming 2013 Global Report on Sustainable Mobility for the UN-Habitat. Cervero received the first-ever Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban Planning Research and has twice won the "Article of the Year" award from the Journal of the American Planning Association. He frequently lectures abroad and advises foreign governments on sustainability planning.