Tactical urbanism can improve cities through their built environments. TRB hosted a webinar on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET that described what tactical urbanism is and identified current practices in tactical transit projects. Presenters discussed how to improve transit speed, access, and ridership at a fraction of both the cost and time of conventional projects.
This webinar draws on research from TCRP Report 207: Fast-Tracked: A Tactical Transit Study
The slides are available.
Webinar Presenters:
- Anthony Garcia, Street Plans Collaborative
- Dana Wall, Street Plans Collaborative
- Kyle Gebhart, New York City Department of Transportation
- Jay Monty, City of Everett
Moderated by: Anthony Garcia, Street Plans Collaborative
Webinar Outline
- Introduction to the tactical urbanism philosophy
- Case studies and findings
- New York City
- City of Everett
- Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, you will able to:
- Define tactical urbanism
- Identify practices from case studies around the country
American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
This webinar is approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 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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This Summary Last Modified On: 3/5/2020