Connecting to Opportunity Summit
Hosted by GoTriangle, Triangle J Council of Governments, and Gateway Planning | Durham Performing Arts Center | February 6, 2018
Session Topics and Presentation Slides
Steps Ahead: Jennifer Robinson, Cary Town Council and Chair, GoTriangle Board of Trustees
Gateway Station + Patterson Place: A Case Study in Opportunity and Place-Based Economic Development: Tony Sease, Civitech; Patrick McDonough, GoTriangle; Scott Polikov, Gateway Planning; Brandon Palanker, 3BL Strategies
Gateway + Patterson Place Case Study
#Housing4all: John Hodges-Copple, Triangle J Council of Governments, Moderator; Meea Kang, Related California; Karen Lado, Durham; Loryn Clark, Chapel Hill
Equitable Transit-Oriented Communities: Case Studies and Strategies
Joint Development, Financing and Placemaking in the TOD Context: Brandon Palanker 3BL Strategies, Moderator; Linda McMahon, CEO of the Real Estate Council of Dallas; Geoff Green, GoTriangle; Tyler Niess, Red Propeller
Realities with TOD and Affordable Housing Development
Small can be Big - Small Residences and Accessory Units in Walkable neighborhoods: Scott Polikov, Moderator: Peter French, Rising Barn and Jonathan Coppage, R Street Institute
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Citizen’s Contribution to Affordable Housing
Shrinking the Region by Growing Together Near Transit: Patrick McDonough, moderator; Wendy Jacobs, Durham County Commissioner and DCHC-MPO Vice Chair; Damon Seils, Carrboro Alderman and DCHC-MPO Chair; Michael Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting; Roger Perry, East West Partners
Shrinking the Region: Access to Jobs Along the Light Rail Corridor
Media Coverage and Social Media Discussion
- Orangepolitics: #ConnectingtoOpportunity tweet collection on Storify
- Spectrum News: Summit Held for Durham-Orange Light Rail
- Durham Herald-Sun: Mayors Tout Light Rail As Essential to Cities’ Growth