Toronto has built deep expertise in planning, designing, financing and delivering transit-oriented communities. As development activity across the GTA recalibrates, cities across the United States are laying the groundwork for similar initiatives. Could Toronto’s experience prove valuable to U.S. cities seeking to turn transit investments into thriving station districts? And what can we learn from U.S. models?
Offering a preview of Mpact Transit + Community Toronto 2026, this webinar will spotlight markets including Austin, Seattle and the Bay Area, where agencies are advancing rapid transit networks, downtown revitalization, mobility hubs and high-speed rail station areas. Panelists will outline current visions moving towards implementation and explore where partners might offer additional capacity and where the “Toronto model” could help unlock these U.S. TOD opportunities. Conversely, could American models that integrate different financial incentives present new perspectives for Canadian TOD projects navigating uncharted financial territories?
Join ULI Toronto for an early look at the markets, ideas and connections coming to Toronto this September.
OVERVIEW / MODERATOR:
Paul Kulig, Principal, Kulig Studio
PANELISTS:
Tim Chan, Group Manager Stations Planning, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), Oakland, CA, BART
Mara D’Angelo, Acting Director, Community Development, Sound Transit
Jennifer Pyne, Executive Vice President, Planning, Community & Federal Programs, Austin Transit Partnership
Jessie O'Malley Solis, Director of Multimodal Planning & Real Estate, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)