Left: Nick Donohue, Policy Director of Transportation for America. Right: Michael Lander, founder of the Lander Group and Steering Committee Member of LOCUS. Photos courtesy of the Nashville Area MPO.
Joining the discussion was Geoff Anderson, Smart Growth America’s President and CEO, who contributed a national perspective to transportation policy in Tennessee. Ken Moore, Mayor of Franklin, TN and Steering Committee member of Smart Growth America’s Local Leaders Council gave the Summit’s opening remarks about what better transit would mean for the Middle Tennessee region. Nick Donohue, Policy Director of Transportation for America, weighed in on how the project might overcome the types of funding challenges so many agencies face today.
On day two, Michael Lander, founder of the Lander Group and Steering Committee member of LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors, spoke about the economic potential of building real estate around transit stations. And Bridget Jones, Executive Director of Cumberland Region Tomorrow, a coalition partner, spoke about how local communities provide a regulatory framework that enables opportunities for transit‐supportive development.
Read more:
Nashville Area MPO: “Oct 25 & 26 Regional Symposium on Implementing Transit”
Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee
Transportation for America
Local Leaders Council
LOCUS
Cumberland Region Tomorrow