Workshop on Transit-Oriented Communities

Futurewise, GGLO, and Transportation Choices Coalition invite you to a workshop and exhibit of our Blueprint for Transit-Oriented Communities program.

Please join us for an informative workshop and visual exhibit at the Shoreline Public Library.  The workshop will feature a presentation by representatives from the nonprofit organization Futurewise and the architecture firm GGLO.  We’ll explore a vision for compact urban areas and the protection of our farms, forestlands, and green space, and how to make it happen.

This presentation is open to the public and oriented toward public officials, planners, and concerned citizens.

What

   Presentation & discussion on transit-oriented communities.

Date & Time

   Friday, September 9, 2011

   10:30am to 12:30pm

Location

   Shoreline Library
   345 NE 175th, Shoreline, 98155

RSVP

   brock@futurewise.org

More information about TOC

The Blueprint program is anchored by a comprehensive publication Blueprint for Transit Oriented Communities. It’s an action plan for promoting neighborhoods that give people greater access to housing, jobs, shopping, and recreation without relying on a personal vehicle.  Created by GGLO, Futurewise, and the Transportation Choices Coalition, the purpose of the Blueprint is to provide guidance and inspiration for the community at large, and also to serve as an advocacy manual for new legislation that will promote exemplary transit oriented communities in cities throughout Washington State.

The publication presents an image-rich vision of TOC, provides research linking TOC patterns to numerous social and environmental benefits, and lays out policy actions from the local to federal level to encourage more TOC patterns.  Alan Grainger, founding principal of GGLO, said, "For this to happen, visionary planning and design must go hand-in-hand with smart policies and attention to the unique qualities of each community."

http://futurewise.org/priorities/toc