B&I Symposium: BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME

Description

ACEC/NC AND AIA NORTH CAROLINA PRESENT:
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME 
The Economic Impact of Transit Projects on Buildings and Infrastructure


AGENDA (4 PDH Credits)

10:00 am - 11:00 am Registration & Networking
Please join us prior to the Symposium for an opportunity to network with industry professionals and invited speakers.

11:00 am - 12:00 pm (1 PDH Credit)
Session 1: UNC Charlotte - The Newest Beneficiary of the Light Rail
Connecting the campus to downtown.  What does this mean for the University?
- Chris Gilbert
Director, Facilities Planning, UNC Charlotte


12:15 pm - 1:30 pm (1 PDH Credit)
Lunch and Keynote Speaker: Funding Statewide Growth in North Carolina
Our State is growing and that means new transit projects, new buildings and new infrastructure.  One key funding example is the recently passed $2 billion State infrastructure bond referendum.  Representative Dean Arp will let us know where and how the bond will be implemented.

1:45 pm - 2:45 pm (1 PDH Credit)
Session 2: Development Along Charlotte's Light Rail System
Hear perspectives from those who plan, manage and implement growth along Charlotte’s light rail transit corridor.
- Alan L. Goodwin, AICP
Planning Coordinator/Urban Design, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department
- Tina M. Votaw
Transit Oriented Development Manager, City of Charlotte, Charlotte Area Transit System

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (1 PDH Credit)
Session 3: Charlotte Douglas Airport - Executing the $2.5 Billion Growth Plan
The airport is implementing an expansion strategy that will extend into the 2020’s.  What has happened thus far and what is next?
- Jack Christine
Deputy Aviation Director, Charlotte Douglas International Airport


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