Regional Urban Design Forum: Transit Orient Design and other Multi-Modal Issues

Join the Regional and Urban Design Forum on Wednesday, May 21 at noon for an informative discussion on Transit Orient Design and other Multi-Modal Issues. Presented by Jason Patton, City of Oakland. He will discuss the updated Bicycle Master Plan and the effects on urban architecture.

Jason Patton, PhD is the Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager for the City of Oakland Transportation Services Division

Jason received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in science and technologies studies (STS). His academic work addresses street design for multi-modal transportation, environmental justice planning, and the relationship between material change and social change in the urban built environment.

Time: Noon-1:00 pm
Location: AIA East Bay Chapter Office, 1405 Clay Street, Oakland.
Contact: Kellie Hewlett at 510/464-3600 or Ann Panopio, Assoc. AIA
Cost: None; this program open to all. Please RSVP
1 CES/LU

For more information: contact Kellie Hewlett, Program Coordinator at 510/464-3600

Great Communities in Pittsburg

From TALC:

Great Communities in Pittsburg -- April 12 & 23

As a part of the Great Communities Collaborative, TALC is working to ensure that half of all new homes built by 2030 are in affordable, walkable communities near transit. The latest frontier in this effort is happening in Pittsburg this April, with two key meetings on April 12th and April 23rd that will determine how Pittsburg will grow around the proposed eBART station. Please go to the link below to find out more about these meetings and how you can be involved in promoting equitable and sustainable development in Pittsburg.

For more information: www.transcoalition.org/c/gci/pittsburg.html

Regional Transportation Update and its Effect on Livable Community Design

From SMPS:

Regional Transportation Update and its Effect on Livable Community Design
April 19
11:30am-2:00pm

Please join us for an in-depth look at improvements and expansions to transportation systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Included will be a detailed report on the plans for a statewide high-speed rail system – joining San Francisco to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to Palmdale, Palmdale to Fresno, Fresno to Sacramento, and Sacramento to San Jose. This monolith is already meaning big contracts to environmental firms with billions & billions more in the pipeline. With all the transportation work on the horizon, we’ll hear what regional planners are doing to develop more livable communities by embracing transit corridors.

We will provide current information on activities of major transportation initiatives including updating California High Speed Rail Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and BART, amongst others. We will also explore opportunities for Transit Oriented Development such as commercial, mixed-use, housing and retail with agencies such as Transportation and Land Use Coalition, BART, County Transportation Agencies, and more.

Keynote Speaker: Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, Transportation & Land Use Coalition

Panel: Dan Leavitt, Deputy Director, California High-Speed Rail Authority
Christina Watson, Transportation Planner, Transportation Agency of Monterey County
Jeff Ordway, Manager of Property Development, Bay Area Rapid Transit

Registration deadline: April 13th. 2 CEUs – Domains 1 & 3. Marine's Memorial Club & Hotel, 609 Sutter Street @ Mason, San Francisco 94102.

For more information: Open the registration link here.