Communities on the Line: Transit and the Design of 21st-Century Communities

Friday, October 7, 2005

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Conference Registration (New Hampshire Foyer)

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Workshop Tour (New Hampshire I & II)
Density by Design: How Arlington Embraced Transit and Prospered (presentation and panel discussion, followed by a bus/mobile/Metro tour)
Speaker: Peter Bass, Arlington County Economic Development

12:00–2:00 p.m.
Orientation Lunch (New Hampshire I & II)
Washington Metro Overview
Moderator: Paul Marx, Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Miracle of Metro
Speaker: Chris Zimmerman, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and Arlington County Board

How Metro Has Helped to Change the Fabric of the Community
Speaker: Edward Thomas, WMATA

Design Principles from the Beginning of the System to Today
Speaker: Edward Riley, AIA, WMATA

2:15–5:30 p.m.
Plenary Session (New Hampshire Ballroom)
Transportation Reauthorization Legislation-SAFETEA-LU
Speaker: Bill Millar, American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

Federal Support for Transit and TOD
Speaker: U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

Integration of Transit and Land Use in FTA's New Starts Program
Speaker: David Vozzolo, FTA

6:15–7:30 p.m.
Opening Reception
The American Institute of Architects National Headquarters, Social Gallery (1735 New York Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.)

Saturday, October 8, 2005

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Conference Registration (New Hampshire Foyer)

8:00–8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (City Center Foyer)
(Hosted by the AIA Knowledge Communities and the AIA Center for Communities by Design)
The AIA Katrina Recovery Initiative
Speaker: David T. Downey, Assoc. AIA, CAE, AIA Center for Communities by Design

9:00–10:30 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Changing Times: The New Context for Shaping Urban Neighborhoods and New Forms of TOD (City Center I)
Speakers:
—David Dixon, FAIA, Goody Clancy
—Mariia V. Zimmerman, Reconnecting America
—Maureen McAvey, Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Linking the Stations and the City (City Center II)
Speaker: John Eddy, PE, Arup

Found Sites: Using Unusual Sites for Development (New Hampshire I & II)
Speakers:
—Edward Hord, FAIA, Hord Coplan Macht
—Shalom Baranes, FAIA, Shalom Baranes Associates
—Andy Altman, Anacostia Waterfront Corporation

Taming Tysons Corner: Transforming the Quintessential Edge City (Monticello-Lobby Level)
Speakers:
—Gita Dev, FAIA, Dev Architects
—William Gallagher Jr., AIA, KGP Design Studio
—Sidney Rasekh, AIA, Citi Development Corp.
—Peter Bass, Arlington County Economic Development
—Roger Lewis, FAIA, The Washington Post & University of Maryland

10:45–12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Transportation for Pedestrian-Friendly Cities (New Hampshire I & II)
Speaker: Tom Radulovich, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

Transit and Placemaking in Portland and Seattle (City Center II)
Speakers:
—Charlotte Kosmela, Assoc. AIA
—Bert Gregory, AIA, Mithun

Using Form-Based Codes to Implement Urban Design Plans (Monticello-Lobby Level)
Speakers:
—Peter Hawley, American Planning Association (APA)
—William Spikowski, AICP, Spikowski Associates
—Richard Tucker, Columbia Pike Initiative Coordinator

12:30–2:15 p.m.
Plenary Lunch (New Hampshire Ballroom)
Changing Attitudes Toward Community in America
Roger Lewis, FAIA, The Washington Post and University of Maryland

2:30–4:00 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Reinventing the Urban Village (City Center I)
Speakers:
—Diane T. Georgopulos, FAIA, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing)
—David Parish, Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
—Bob Nesson, Nesson Media Boston Inc.

How Existing and Planned Transit Leverages Urban and Suburban Repair in Baltimore (City Center II)
Speakers:
—Klaus Philipsen, AIA, ArchPlan Inc. Philipsen Architects
—Martha Baker, PhD, Baltimore City Department of Planning

Urban Transit and Urban Redevelopment (Monticello-Lobby Level)
Moderator: Rich Weaver, APTA

Planning Transit for TOD
Speaker: Susan Herre, AIA, FTA

Urban Redevelopment in the Absence of High Quality Transit
Speaker: Reid Ewing, PhD, University of Maryland

4:15–5:45 p.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Planning for TOD in the Washington Region (City Center I)
Speakers:
—Judy Daniel, AICP, President, National Capital Area Chapter of APA
—Derick Berlage, MNCPPC
—Ellen M. McCarthy, D.C. Office of Planning
—Fred Selden, Department of Planning and Zoning, Fairfax County, Va.

Using Transit to Shape the Urbanized Region (City Center II)
Speaker: Randolph Jones, AIA, AICP, The Jones Payne Group

An Academic Perspective on Transportation and Case Study of Potential New Urban TOD Directions (Monticello-Lobby Level)
Speakers:
—Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, City College of CUNY
—Robert "Buzz" Paaswell, PE, University Transportation Research Center
—Walter N. South, Hunter College
—Edward Sowder, City College of CUNY

A Tale of Two Cities (Two Utah Examples Seeking to Reinvent Themselves) (New Hampshire I & II)
Speaker: Soren Simonsen, AIA, LEED, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architecture

6:30–8:00p.m.
Reception (New Hampshire III)

Sunday, October 9, 2005

7:30–9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast (New Hampshire Foyer)

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshop Tours
Green Line Metro Tour (Convention Center, U Street, TOD Housing)
Guide: Murphy Antoine, AIA, Torti Gallas and Partners

Red Line Metro Tour (Bethesda Row, TOD)
Guide: Chris Webber, Federal Real Estate Investment Trust

12:15–2:00 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion (City Center Ballroom)
Setting the Future Agenda
Moderator: Randolph Jones, AIA, AICP, The Jones Payne Group

2:00–5:00 p.m.
Plenary Session (City Center Ballroom)
Tysons Corner Charrette
Facilitators:
—Peter Bass, Arlington County Economic Development
—Sidney Rasekh, AIA, Citi Development Corp.
—William Gallagher Jr., AIA, KGP Design Studio
—Reid Ewing, PhD, National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education, University of Maryland

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Special Needs
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Guests
In recognition that many professionals enjoy traveling and sharing experiences with their significant others, the AIA offers a guest rate for its conferences. Guest registration is reserved for spouses or significant others who accompany conference attendees for personal, not professional, reasons. Guests are not eligible to report learning units for professional continuing education. In most cases, guests may attend regular program events, including educational sessions, tours, and meals. Guests may also register for optional events that are ticketed separately.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds, less a $50 cancellation fee, will be made for cancellations received in writing by Friday, September 23, 2005. No cancellation refund is available after September 23, 2005. Please fax your cancellation requests to AIA Registrar at 202-626-7365.

Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Wyndham City Center, 1143 New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC 20037. This conference occurs concurrently with a large convention in the Washington area, so it is imperative to secure your hotel reservation as soon as possible but no later than Friday, September 9, 2005.

You are responsible for making your own reservations. To make your reservation, contact the hotel at 202-775-0800 or 800-996-3426. Mention that you are with the AIA Communities on the Line Conference to receive the group rate of $199 single/double occupancy, plus 14.5 percent state and local tax. All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card when making the reservation.

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Metro
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Air
The American Institute of Architects is pleased to offer discounted airline and car rentals for this conference. To make your reservations, log on to www.aia.org/conferences and click on the travel accommodations tab or contact the AIA’s official travel agency, Travel Technology Group, 800-866-8845 or 312-527-7300 for international callers.

United Airlines
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• 5 percent discount off lowest applicable fares
• 10 percent discount off unrestricted coach fares
• 5 percent bonus discount if ticket is purchased at least 30 days prior to travel date.

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Car Rental
AVIS Rent a Car
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Airport Shuttle Service Information
Super Shuttle’s door-to-door service is available at the airport. Shuttles operate on a shared, ride-on-demand basis. For information, call 800-BLUEVAN or go to www.supershuttle.com. Upon arrival, proceed to the outside curb and contact the Super Shuttle representative. The one-way cost is $12.

Approximate one-way cab fare from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to the Wyndham City Center is $15 to $20.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Continuing Education
Participants may earn up to 20 AIA Continuing Education System (CES) learning units (LUs), including HSW LUs, for attending the entire conference.

Questions
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Force Majeure
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In addition, the AIA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel this meeting. In that event, the AIA shall refund to you all registration fees that it has received from you for this meeting, but shall have no further obligation to you of any type, whether monetary or otherwise. Accordingly, the AIA shall in no event have any liability to you based on claims for indirect, special, or consequential damages of any type whatsoever, and shall have no other obligation to you of any type except as expressly stated in the preceding sentence.