iTOD: Fostering Innovation + Industry Near Transit In today's economy, employment-focused TOD continues to gain prominence as planners and politicians seek to increase ridership, expand the tax base and create living wage jobs. The integration of transit and industry, however, brings a host of new questions and challenges. Who are the industrial users of the future? What are the new building prototypes? How can we continue to efficiently accommodate freight access and movement while introducing new modes (transit, pedestrians, bicycles)? How can we increase the accessibility and density of industrial districts without driving away companies and jobs? Come hear how cities and regions across the country are promoting innovation and industry by proactively addressing these complex issues. Moderator: Ilana Preuss, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Smart Growth America, Washington, DC Christopher Ferguson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bywater Business Solutions, Minneapolis, Minnesota Nolan Lienhart, Director of Planning & Urban Design, ZGF Architects LLP, Portland, Oregon Jon Commers, Principal, Donjek, St. Paul, Minnesota

1. Linking Industry and Transit: Combine and Stir in Saint Paul’s West Midway

2. The Backdrop
“21% of large manufacturers in the U.S. said they were already returning production or would do so over the next two years…”
LA Times, May 2014
Transit Expansion
Core City Population and Investment Gains 2

3. Still the Backdrop 3
Shifts in Industry
Suburbanization of Poverty
Evolution of Urban Travel

4. Case Study: Saint Paul’s West Midway as Microcosm 4

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6. Scope of West Midway Study: Both/And 6

7. Fixed Land Area: A Challenge to Both/And 7

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15. Jon Commers
(651) 645-4644
commers@donjek.com 15