Are you passionate about enhancing communities through transit and mobility development?
The Mpact Transit + Community conference is looking for speakers to participate in this year’s event in Portland, Oregon, from October 26 to 29.
The Mpact Transit + Community conference focuses on the potential for transit investments, connected mobility options, supportive land use and development to create better lives and brighter futures. DIALOG is thrilled to once again be a partner of the conference.
If you’re interested in speaking and shaping the future of transit-oriented communities, we invite you to submit your proposal to be a speaker at mpactmobility.org.
Submit your proposal by midnight PT on March 21, 2025.
Mpact is looking for speakers working on solutions to big questions many communities face today. Choose one of the following six tracks to address in your proposal:
- How are you solving funding gaps?
- How are you solving for quality-of-life issues?
- How are you solving for access and mobility?
- How are you building a knowledge and action base?
- How are you using transit-oriented development (TOD) to build complete communities?
- Do you have a hot take or impactful story for the Mpact PK Slam?
As a Practice that specializes in transit and a proud partner of Mpact, DIALOG is committed to collaborating with communities to shape transit, mobility, and development investments, creating more vibrant, livable places. Georg Josi, DIALOG partner and structural engineer, and Larissa Ulcar, DIALOG associate and structural engineer, are members of the Mpact National Steering Committee alongside 40 industry professionals from across the United States and Canada who are dedicated to planning the annual transit-oriented conference and organizing core topics and workshop programs.
Visit www.mpactmobility.org/speakers for the Call for Speakers information packet, including conference tracks and key topics for 2025.
About Mpact Transit & Community 2025
Formerly known as Rail~Volution, the annual Mpact Transit + Community conference focuses on the interplay of transit, connected mobility options, land use and development in creating better lives and brighter futures. A network of practitioners, leaders, and advocates from communities across the United States and Canada share best practices, real-world solutions, and innovative approaches to the challenges that face cities and regions of every size.
Lead image: photography of Edmonton Valley Line LRT by Scott Bruck