The 2016 LOCUS Leadership Summit featured an exceptional lineup of real estate developers, investors, local elected officials, and transportation professionals, who came together to discuss a range of topics affecting walkable, urban communities.
The Summit’s speakers talked about cutting-edge ideas for the next American century, the future of investing, 21st century mobility opportunities, and more. If you are interested in a recap of what got discussed, all of this year’s presentations are below.
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Opening Plenary: The Big Idea for Building Cities for the Next American Century
Doug Landry, Senior Vice President, VHB
Tawan Davis, CEO & Managing Partner, The Streinbridge Group
Colleen Carey, Founder and President, Cornerstone Group
Stephanie Pollack, Secretary and CEO, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
The Future of Real Estate Investing: Crowdsource Funding and Socially Responsible Investing
King Davidson, Senior Vice President of Real Estate, Fundrise
David Wood, Director, The Initiative for Responsible Investment, Harvard Kennedy School
Foot Traffic Ahead 2016: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America’s Largest Metros
Chris Leinberger, President, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors,
Don Briggs, Executive Vice President of Development, Federal Realty Investment Trust
André Leroux, Executive Director, Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance
The Built Environment Designed for 21st Century Transportation Mobility Options
David Taylor, President, Taylor | Future Solutions, LLC, taylorfuturesolutions
David Grannis, President and CEO, Point C, LLC
Emiko Atherton, Director, National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America
Small Scale Infill and TOD: What is the relationship between these two development approaches
Michael Lander, President, Lander Group
Chris Jones, Senior Vice President and Chief Planner, Regional Plan Association
Daniel Parolek, Principal/Owner, Opticos Design, Inc.
Federal Financing for Transit-Oriented Development
Christopher Coes, Director, LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
“Early Bird Catches the Worm” dealmaking breakfast
Amanda Rhein, Senior Director of Transit Oriented Development and Real Estate, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Jim Cowdell, Executive Director, EDIC, Lynn, MA
Bob Halpin, Town Manager, Framingham & Arthur Robert, Director, Community & Economic Development, Framingham, MA,
Theresa Park, City of Lawrence, MA
Summit Rapid Fire Presentations
Ben Stone, Director, Arts and Culture, Smart Growth America
Chris Zimmerman, Vice-President, Economic Development and Policy, SGA
Move over Millennials, Baby Boomers are Redefining Housing in America
Rodney Harrell, Director, AARP Livable Communities
Secretary Jay Ash, Department of Housing and Economic Development, Massachusetts
Ryan Frederick, Founder and CEO, Smart Living 360
Undersecretary Chrystal Kornegay, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Closing Plenary: An Honest Conversation on How to Build Thriving and Inclusive Neighborhoods with Non-Traditional Stakeholders
Calvin Gladney, Managing Partner, Mosaic Urban Partners
Janelle Chan, Executive Director, Asian Community Development Corporation
Brandon Palanker, Marketing and Public Affairs at Renaissance Downtowns
Sarah Horsley, Community Organizing Consultant, and Board Member of the Boston Tenant Coalition
Thank you so much to all of our speakers for sharing their insights, and to our conference participants for diving in to these important conversations.
The Summit may be over but networking opportunities are still available: keep the conversation going by becoming a LOCUS member today.