CMT to Sponsor TOD Seminar

Readers are invited to an important seminar on Transit Oriented Development that will feature G. B. Arrington, Principal Practice Leader for PB PlaceMaking and an international authority on TOD. This informative seminar is a must for planners, architects, elected officials, developers, municipal officials, real estate professionals, transit advocates and anyone interested in a better St. Louis.

The Seminar will be held January 23, 2007 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Des Lee Auditorium of the Missouri Historical Society on Lindell at DeBaliviere. The cost for the event is $20 for CMT members and $25 for non members. To make a reservation go online at www.cmt-stl.org or send your name, address, phone number, email address and a check to CMT, 911 Washington, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63101.

Also, at the Seminar there will be update on a TOD Charette that was held in Shrewsbury in June that was an outgrowth of the TOD event that CMT sponsored last February. Also, representatives of the City of Clayton will discuss changes in their zoning code that has facilitated TOD projects adjacent to the Forsythe Station. There will be an opportunity to discuss how the St. Louis region can maximize the land use around MetroLink.

The seminar will conclude at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a reception. Make your reservation today.

More about Arrington:

GB Arrington is the Principal Practice Leader for PB PlaceMaking. In his role he is responsible for providing strategic direction and leading PB’s global transit-oriented development (TOD) practice. He is internationally recognized as a leader in TOD and for his skills in linking transit and land use to create livable communities of lasting value.

Mr. Arrington specializes in policy, research, planning and design services that assist public and private sector clients in solving politically and technically complex land use and transportation challenges. His work has taken him across the United States, to China, Australia, New Zealand, Dubai and the Caribbean.

Mr. Arrington’s career has been defined by a commitment to continuous innovation to reinvent how cities grow while enhancing their quality of life. Before joining PB, he charted a new, award-winning direction for Portland Oregon’s transit agency. His innovative planning and community involvement strategies changed the face of transit and land use in the Portland region and received awards from the White House and the Federal Transit Administration.

Mr. Arrington is one of the founders of the Rail~Volution conference, he is an active New Urbanist and chairs the Task Forces for the Congress for the New Urbanism.