Joint development is real estate development that occurs on transit agency property or through some other type of development transaction to which the transit agency is a party. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, September 2, from 2:00 to 3:30 PM Eastern that provided guidelines encouraging transit agencies to embrace joint development. Presenters described what the guide contains and how to use it. They will also identify current practices and explain the benefits of joint development.

The webinar features research from TCRP Research Report 224: Guide to Joint Development for Public Transportation Agencies.

This webinar is sponsored by the Transit Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar; however, sign into MyTRB.org to view registration information.

The slides are available, as is the recorded webinar.

Webinar agenda and presenters:

1. What is joint development and why transit agencies do it: Alden Raine, AECOM
2. How to use the guide: The expanding horizon of joint development opportunities: Alden Raine, AECOM
3. The economics of joint development: Dena Belzer, Strategic Economics, Inc.
4. Question and answer session: Moderated by Lucy Galbraith, Metro Transit

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, you will able to:

• Identify how to use the guide to encourage joint development
• Describe current practices of joint development

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please visit the Certification Maintenance section of APA’s website to claim your credits: https://www.planning.org/cm/. If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact the APA.