Time & Location
Monday, June 16th
7:30 am – 10:00 am
The Desmond Hotel, One Liberty Blvd. Malvern PA 19355
Registration Required
About the Event
Where We Live, How We Move: The Intersection of Housing and Transportation.
Discover how housing and transportation shape the everyday lives of our communities in Where We Live, How We Move: The Intersection of Housing and Transportation. This dynamic panel conversation explores how land use, zoning, transit access, and public health come together to define mobility, affordability, and opportunity. Hear from experts in planning, development, transit, and public health as they unpack how smart policy and bold collaboration can lead to healthier, more connected communities. Whether you’re a municipal leader, housing advocate, or transportation professional, this event offers critical insight into building places that move people forward, iterally and economically.
Keynote speaker will be Dick Voith, Principal and Board Chair, Econsult Solutions Inc.. He will be addressing this report: https://econsultsolutions.com/the-economic-consequences-of-septas-funding-crisis/
Following that there will be a panel discussion that addresses these issues:
- Municipal Planner or Land Use Expert:“Zoning for Mobility: Planning Communities Around People, Not Cars” (IN PROCESS – DVRPC)
- “Connecting Communities: Designing Transit that Supports Where People Live”
- “Homes That Move Us: The Case for Transit-Oriented Affordable Housing”
- Economic Development Official or Workforce Development Representative: “Housing + Transit = Workforce Readiness” (IN PROCESS – CCEDC)
- Health or Social Equity Advocate: “Health, Equity, and the Right to Get Where You Need to Go”(IN PROCESS – UHS-Drexel)
Discussion Panelists:
Mark Cassel, AICP, Project Manager – Transit, BOWMAN
Libby Horwitz, AICP, Housing & Economic Planner, Chester County Planning Commission
Mark Evans, Director of Planning, DERCK & EDSON
