Designing Transit Cities - November 2009

The Designing Transit Cities Symposium is a two-day event aimed at exploring transit and other related questions with experts from successful international transit-oriented cities, out-of-town experts as well as local politicians, designers and transit experts. Discussions will address:

• The symbiotic relationship between city design and public transportation
• Encouraging appropriately scaled development along transit lines
• Creating beautiful streets that include transit
• Capturing value from transit investments
• Building public support for a transit-based city

Symposium poster (PDF)

Date(s), time(s) and location(s)

Day 1: Thursday, November 19
6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

City-Building and Transit:

• Introduction by Mayor David Miller, City of Toronto
• A panel discussion moderated by Matt Galloway (CBC Radio)

Presenters:

• Robert Cervero, Professor of City Regional Planning: Director, University of California
• Mariia Zimmerman, Vice President for Policy, Reconnecting America, Washington D.C.

Local Panelists:

• Paul Bedford, Metrolinx Board Member and Former City of Toronto Chief Planner
• Deborah Cowen, Professor at University of Toronto
• Adam Giambrone, Councillor and TTC Chair
• Ralph Giannone, Principal Architect, Giannone Petricone Associates
• Cynthia Wilkey, Chair, West Don Lands Committee

Location: Toronto City Hall
100 Queen Street West
Council Chambers, 3rd floor
Toronto, ON  M5H 2N2

Cost: FREE

This panel discussion is open to the public. Space is limited; please R.S.V.P to: protocol@toronto.ca

Day 2: Friday, November 20

Free Concurrent Sessions: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

These sessions are open to the public and free. Space is limited; please R.S.V.P to: protocol@toronto.ca

Locations:

The Church of the Redeemer
162 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON  M5S 1M4

The Four Seasons Hotel
21 Avenue Road
Toronto, ON  M5R 2G1

• Session A
  Design and Built Form: Integration of planning and infrastructure along the right-of-way
  
  Moderator: David Leinster, Partner, Planning Partnership
• Rick Merrill, Partner, The Planning Partnership
• Melanie Hare, Partner, Urban Strategies
• John Hillier, Partner, DTAH
• Cal Brook, Partner, bmi I Pace
• Remi Ferredj, Director, RATP Paris



• Session B
  Implementation/Making it Happen: Successful business case studies
  
  Moderator: Leslie Woo, Vice President, Transportation Policy and Planning-Metrolinx
• Frank Giannone, President, Fram Building Group
• Ian Dobson, Principal of Real Estate Corp
• G.B. Arrington, Senior Practitioner, Parsons Brinkerhoff



• Session C
  Public Awareness: Consultation Methodology
  
  Moderator: Jeff Evenson, Principal, connector, Canadian Urban Institute
• Tim Griffin, Director, Saint Paul on the Mississippi Design Center
• Councillor Mihevc, City of Toronto Councillor
• John Danahy, Professor Landscape Architecture, City of Toronto

Materials

• Designing Transit Cities

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