Transit-Oriented & Placemaking Development Council (TOPDC)

The role of the Transit-Oriented & Placemaking Development Council (TOPDC) is to educate and promote best practices for high quality development in and around transit. With a rapidly growing world population and more than 50% of the earth’s inhabitants living in our cities and straining our infrastructure and quality-of-life, “smart growth” is no longer a good idea, it is an imperative. TOD creates walkable development (urban and suburban) in our cities and towns by connecting residential, retail, office and institutional developments with public amenities and high capacity transit to reduce significantly or eliminate the need for automobiles.


Cost:  $250 Private Sector; $100 Public Sector and YLG

Past Meeting Topics Include:

  • Infrastructure Bill & Policy Update – From Capitol Hill to DFW & Beyond
  • Finding the Right Mix: Balancing Labor & Costs During these Revolutionary Times
  • TOD and P3 present Addison TOD Project
  • Zooming ahead with TOD in 2021
  • Carpenter’s Urban Center: What’s NEXT After 10 Years with Light Rail?

Transit-Oriented & Placemaking Development Council