TOD FORUM AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Check-in/ Coffee-Tea / Networking
9:00 a.m. Welcome / Context, Objectives for Today’s Forum
Scott Wolf, Executive Director, Grow Smart RI
Special Welcome Remarks: Governor Daniel McKee (invited)
Scott Avedisian, CEO, RIPTA
9:20 a.m. Keynote
Keynote introduction by RI General Treasurer James Diossa
Dan Rivera, CEO, MassDevelopment (Former Mayor of Lawrence, MA)
9:50 a.m. Q&A
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Special welcome remarks by Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi
Panel Discussion – Station Area & Corridor Development
Opportunities, Challenges and Progress
Moderator: Brenda Clement, Director, HousingWorks RI
Panelists
Ted Carman, President, Concord Sq. Planning & Development, Boston, MA
Mayor Robert F. Sullivan, City of Brockton, MA
Mayor Don Grebien, City of Pawtucket
Mayor Maria Rivera, City of Central Falls
Mayor Frank Picozzi, City of Warwick
Town Manager Kate Michaud, Town of Warren
Dan Rivera, CEO, MassDevelopment
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Exploring Routes to TOD Success
Special Welcome Remarks: Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos
12:45 p.m. Overview of Tools, Policies & Incentives that Support TOD
Introduction by Scott Wolf, Executive Director, Grow Smart RI
1:00 p.m. Rapid-fire Presentations
Capacity Enhancements / State Infrastructure
Transit Master Plan (TMP)
TMP Funding Proposal (modeled after MA's ridesharing surcharge)
Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) Massachusetts
RI Site Readiness Program
Zoning / Land Use Reform
Zoning Atlas
MA Chapter 40 (40-R, 40-S, 40A, Section 3)
Proposed Rhode Island TOD legislation (modeled after 40-A, Section 3 above)
Incentives
State Historic Tax Credit / Rebuild RI Tax Credit
Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP) Massachusetts
Housing Incentives for Municipalities (enacted in RI 2021)
State Tax Increment Financing (TIF) (enacted in RI in 2021)
Municipal Infrastructure Grant Program (enacted in RI 2018)
2:00 p.m. Breakout Table Discussion
2:30 p.m. Report-Out by Table
2:55 p.m. Conclusion, Next Steps
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