Transportation Breakfast Briefing

About the Event

Trails as Transportation. Building the Next Commuter Network

The Transportation Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) is hosting a high-level Breakfast Briefing to examine how trail networks are evolving into viable commuter infrastructure. This session is designed to move beyond recreation and position trails as a strategic asset within Transportation Demand Management (TDM), regional economic competitiveness, and carbon reduction frameworks.

The program will bring together a cross-sector audience of elected officials, municipal leaders, planners, engineers, attorneys, academics, technology professionals, and business executives. The goal is to translate planning concepts into actionable strategies that can be implemented across Chester County and the Greater Philadelphia region.

Purpose & Objectives

• Elevate trails as a core component of multimodal transportation systems
• Demonstrate the economic and workforce mobility benefits of connected trail networks
• Explore integration of trails into land use, transit, and employer-based TDM strategies
• Identify scalable models for public-private collaboration and investment
• Advance dialogue on reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and carbon emissions

Program Structure
The event features a keynote address by Stephen Buck highlighting Chester County’s Master plan, followed by a moderated discussion and audience engagement.

Speaker Value Proposition
Speakers will engage a curated audience of decision-makers actively shaping policy, funding, and implementation.

Expected Outcomes
This briefing aims to catalyze actionable partnerships, inform capital and policy decisions, and reposition trails as essential infrastructure within the region’s transportation portfolio. By convening diverse expertise, TMACC seeks to accelerate the transition from concept to implementation where trails are not an afterthought, but a foundational element of how people move.