TRB Webinar: Livable Transit Corridors

TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM ET that featured research from the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP)’s Report 187: Livable Transit Corridors: Methods, Metrics, and Strategies. The planning method presented in the handbook was developed by studying more than 350 transit corridors throughout the U.S. It offers an operational framework for defining and assessing livability to provide clear guidance for corridor-level visioning and planning. A set of analysis tools was developed to identify corridor livability strengths and needs, and recommend paths to implementation.

This webinar will examine the potential for transit access, land use and transportation integration, and a stakeholder-driven set of assessment and implementation tools to improve livability in transit corridors.

This webinar has met approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 2.0 Certification Maintenance Credits.

Please note: There are no PDH credits offered for this webinar.

The slides are available.



Webinar Presenters

• Christopher Ferrell, CFA Consultants
• Bruce Appleyard, San Diego State University
• Matthew Taecker, Taecker Planning & Design

Moderated by: Val Menotti, Bay Area Rapid Transit


Webinar Outline

1. Project background and objectives
• What is livability?
• How can a comprehensive approach to livability be applied to transit corridors?
• How can metrics and measures for livability inform policy, planning, and implementation decisions?
• How can livability analysis and visioning encourage coordination and cooperation among agencies and stakeholders?
2. Definitions
• Transit corridor
• Livability
3. Five-step process for livable transit corridors
4. Typology of livable transit corridors and metrics for measurement
5. Livable transit corridor calculator
6. Implementation goals and strategies
7. Question and answer session

The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Understand what livability is and how it can be encouraged through transportation/land-use integration along transit corridors
• Understand how to use the Handbook and Calculator in TCRP Report 187
• Apply the tools for a stakeholder-based process to establish corridor-wide goals and strategies
• Use the Handbook metrics and methods to pursue the Livability Principles of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities of the Department of Transportation, The Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency

Registration Information

There is no fee to attend this webinar.


American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar has met approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 2.0 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.

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Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.