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Tentative Schedule

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Saturday, November 4, 2023
Mpact Innovators Presents: Saturday Night Welcome&More (Lobby Bar)7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     
Sunday, November 5, 2023
Tucson’s Sun Link Modern Streetcar: Development with Local FlavorMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor7:00 AM - 4:30 PM    Economic Development, Operations
Registration and Mobile Workshop Check-inPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 6:00 PM     
Arcosanti: An Experimental Prototype ArcologyMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor7:30 AM - 2:00 PM    Community Development, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
Downtown Tempe: Walk the State Highway, Paddle the Dry River BedMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:00 AM - 12:00 PM    Economic Development, Innovation, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Car-Free Arizona: Achieving Sustainable Dreams at CuldesacMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:45 AM - 1:15 PM    First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes, Innovation, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
How to Make a Winning PresentationMaryvale B, 2nd Level12:30 PM - 2:00 PM     
An Ecosystem Approach to Systems ChangeMaryvale A, 2nd Level12:30 PM - 2:00 PM     
Masterclass Academy 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM     
Light Rail with a Twist: Take the ChallengeMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:00 PM - 5:00 PM     
Partnering with the US Department of TransportationEncanto A, 2nd Level2:00 PM - 4:00 PM    Funding/Finance
Mpact Innovators Presents: Giving Back to the LGBTQ+ Community in PhoenixMeet in Lobby by escalator2:00 PM - 4:00 PM     
Harnessing the Power of StorytellingMaryvale B, 2nd Level2:15 PM - 3:30 PM     
The End of Hustle Culture: How to Quit Being Busy and Start Making a DifferenceMaryvale A, 2nd Level2:15 PM - 3:45 PM     
Deciding How to Decide: Learning from Adaptive LeadersMaryvale B, 2nd Level4:00 PM - 5:30 PM     
Your Impact is Everything: How to Sell the Difference You’re MakingMaryvale A, 2nd Level4:00 PM - 5:30 PM     
Mpact LGBTQ+ Community & Friends: Welcome!FEZ - 105 W Portland St, Phoenix4:00 PM - 6:00 PM     
Welcome ReceptionPhoenix Art Museum - 1625 N Central Ave, Phoenix6:00 PM - 9:00 PM     
Monday, November 6, 2023
Monday BreakfastPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 8:00 AM     
Monday Public Square HoursPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 6:00 PM     
Opening Plenary: Health in All PlacesPhoenix Ballroom, 3rd Level8:00 AM - 9:30 AM     
Morning Refreshment BreakPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level9:30 AM - 10:00 AM     
Grand Canal Multi Use TrailMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Infrastructure, Revitalization, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
Phoenix Streets: Historical Streetcar to Shared MicromobilityMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Implementation, Streets, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Car-Free Arizona: Achieving Sustainable Dreams at CuldesacMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:45 AM - 1:15 PM    First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes, Innovation, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
TOD to TOC: From the Ground UpCave Creek, 3rd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Not Applicable FundamentalCommunity Development
Driven by Data: Unleashing the Potential of Rail CorridorsEstrella, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rail  Planning & Design
Transit Agency CEOs: Circling Back and Looking ForwardEncanto A, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Not Applicable AdvancedTransit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Form or Finance: Making the Missing Middle WorkEncanto B, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Community Development
Reimagining Arterials: The Next Big Thing in TODAhwatukee, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT IntermediateRevitalization
Ice and Fire: Landscapes for Climate ResilienceMaryvale B, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Walking  Planning & Design
A Coalition Approach to Equitable TransitMaryvale A, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rail IntermediateCommunity Development
Lasso that Money! The Basics of FundingLaveen, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Other FundamentalFunding/Finance, Project Implementation
Take a “Transit Walk” at the Mobility CenterMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor10:00 AM - 1:00 PM    Accessibility/ADA, Operations
Cultivating Community: An Urban Garden Hub on the LRTMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor10:30 AM - 1:30 PM    Affordable Housing, Community Development, Revitalization
Mpact Innovators Presents: Walking Tour - From One-N-Ten to Margaret T. Hance ParkMeet in Lobby by escalator11:30 AM - 1:30 PM     
Mpact Innovators Presents: Walking Tour - Urban Transformation in the Taylor Paseo DistrictMeet in Lobby by escalator11:30 AM - 1:30 PM     
Brown Bag Lunch in the LAB, sponsored by AARPPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level12:15 PM - 1:15 PM     
Central Station Phoenix Redevelopment: A Hard Hat ViewMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:00 PM - 3:00 PM    Economic Development, Revitalization, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Extension to the Future: From 70s Mall to Walkable Urban VillageMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:00 PM - 4:00 PM    Accessibility/ADA, First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes, Infrastructure, Revitalization
Is the Sky Falling? A Peer Discussion on Climate DisruptionMaryvale B, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Other FundamentalSustainability/Climate Resiliency
Supercharging Your Bus NetworkLaveen, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Buses  Planning & Design
TOD Guidelines: What’s Working BestCave Creek, 3rd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM   IntermediatePlanning & Design
The Power of Partnership to Address HomelessnessEncanto B, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Not Applicable  Coalition Building/Organizing
Making the Case for Transit from an Economic Development LensPhoenix Ballroom C, 3rd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM     
Red Line Aftermath: How Baltimore Turned Cancellation Into InnovationMaryvale A, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Rail IntermediateCoalition Building/Organizing
BRT 101: What You Need to Know Before You StartEncanto A, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM BRT FundamentalProject Implementation
Transit Stops: Unlocking the PotentialAhwatukee, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Not Applicable  Equity
The View from “A” Mountain: How Downtown Tempe Embraced NatureMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:30 PM - 5:30 PM    Economic Development, Innovation, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Discover Vibrant Tempe Via Modern StreetcarMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor2:00 PM - 5:00 PM    Implementation, Infrastructure, Operations, Transit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Sky Train: Automation and the Airport ExperienceMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor2:00 PM - 5:00 PM    Implementation, Infrastructure, Operations
Afternoon Refreshment BreakPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     
Politics of Place: Stories of Land and Housing in Phoenix 3:15 PM - 6:00 PM     
TOD Dollars and Sense for Today’s MarketLaveen, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Rail IntermediateFunding/Finance
What's Up (or Down) with Fare Policy?Encanto B, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Buses IntermediatePolicy
Getting Results from State Mandates for Housing and TODAhwatukee, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Not Applicable IntermediatePolicy
Growing Ridership in a Post-Pandemic EraEncanto A, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Rail, Bus IntermediateTransit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Complete Streets 2.0Maryvale B, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Not Applicable IntermediatePlanning & Design
Community Ownership as an Anti-Displacement StrategyPhoenix Ballroom C, 3rd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    Community Development
The ZEV Opportunity: Equitable Pathways to Zero-Emission DeploymentsCave Creek, 3rd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Buses  Equity
Corridor Planning for TOD: Why is it Different?Maryvale A, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Rail IntermediateDevelopment
Monday Wind-Down: Reception in the Public Square sponsored by Vix TechnologyPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level5:00 PM - 6:30 PM     
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Mpact Innovators Presents - Fast Charge: Breath Work and Chair YogaValley Overlook, 4th Level7:00 AM - 7:30 AM     
Tuesday BreakfastPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 8:00 AM     
Tuesday Public Square HoursPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 6:00 PM     
Tuesday Plenary - A Decade of ETOD: The Story and the PlaybookPhoenix Ballroom, 3rd Level8:00 AM - 9:30 AM    Equity
Morning Refreshment BreakPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level9:30 AM - 10:00 AM     
Grand Canal Multi Use TrailMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:30 AM - 12:30 PM    Infrastructure, Revitalization, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
The Asian District: Along the Light Rail in MesaMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:45 AM - 12:30 PM    Community Development, Community Engagement, Revitalization
Humanizing Highways: Wait ... What?Maryvale B, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Buses  Planning & Design
Streetcar: Living the DreamMaryvale A, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Streetcars IntermediateCommunity Development
Transit Agencies and MPOs: Stepping Up to Lead TODsLaveen, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM   IntermediatePolicy
Microgrids: More Than Powering BusesEncanto B, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Buses  Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
How Transit is Responding to Security ChallengesEncanto A, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Not Applicable IntermediateSafety
TOD Practitioners' ForumAhwatukee, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM   IntermediateDevelopment
Pivoting to Plan B in AustinCave Creek, 3rd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rail IntermediateTransit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Bringing LRT to South Phoenix: Design, Construction, CommunityMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor10:00 AM - 2:00 PM    Coalition Building/Organizing, Community Development, Infrastructure, Innovation, Public Health & Wellness
Mpact Innovators Presents: Walking Tour - Arizona Center and Heritage SquareMeet in Lobby by escalator11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Walking   
Mpact Innovators Presents: Walking Tour - Rail Extensions & the Downtown HubMeet in Lobby by escalator11:30 AM - 1:30 PM     
Brown Bag Lunch in the LAB, sponsored by AARP Public Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level12:15 PM - 1:15 PM     
Tracks through Time: Uncovering Hohokam CultureMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:00 PM - 4:30 PM    Communications & Marketing, Community Engagement
Tour de Core! Infill along Light Rail in Downtown PhoenixMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:00 PM - 5:30 PM     
Investment in People: Rail Supportive Community DevelopmentAhwatukee, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Rail IntermediateEquity
Parking from All AnglesEncanto A, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Not Applicable IntermediateDevelopment
Economic and Workforce Development: Equity and Cultural CompetenceEncanto B, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Rail  Equity
Cross-sector Partnerships for Affordable HousingCave Creek, 3rd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Rail IntermediateLeadership/Skill Building
Capping Projects Through Time: Lessons LearnedMaryvale B, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    Equity
Station Design and Wayfinding: Enhancing the Customer ExperienceMaryvale A, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Rail  Planning & Design
#OptOutside: Transit and Recreational AccessLaveen, 2nd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Buses  Public Health & Wellness
The Never Ending Importance of a Story Told WellPhoenix Ballroom C, 3rd Level1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Not Applicable  Communications & Marketing
Arts Pave the Way: Roosevelt RowMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor1:30 PM - 4:30 PM    Coalition Building/Organizing, Community Engagement
Inside the Operations and Maintenance CenterMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor2:00 PM - 5:00 PM    Implementation, Infrastructure, Operations, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
Main Street Mesa: New Development, Historic CharacterMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor2:00 PM - 5:00 PM    First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes, Revitalization, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
Afternoon Refreshment BreakPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level3:00 PM - 3:30 PM     
Mpact Innovators Presents: Idea Exchange - AI for PlannersAhwatukee, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    Planning & Design
Microtransit: Transit Savior or Political Stopgap?Maryvale A, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Microtransit FundamentalProject Implementation
Community Engagement 201: The Practical Application of Capacity BuildingEncanto B, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    Community Engagement
Bus Network Redesign: A Changing LandscapeLaveen, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Buses IntermediatePlanning & Design
Equitable Decision-Making: From Ambition to ActionEncanto A, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Multimodal IntermediateCommunity Engagement
Pushing the Joint Development Envelope: Jurisdictional PartnershipsPhoenix Ballroom C, 3rd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Rail IntermediateDevelopment
Getting to Transit: Expanding Last-mile AccessMaryvale B, 2nd Level3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Rail, Bus, BRT  First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes
Mpact Innovators Presents: The Mpact PK SlamOrpheum Theatre - 203 W Adams St, Phoenix8:00 PM - 10:30 PM     
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Mpact Innovators Present: Mpact PK Slam Recovery RunMeet in Lobby by escalator7:00 AM - 7:30 AM     
Wednesday Public Square HoursPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level7:00 AM - 12:00 PM     
Wednesday BreakfastPublic Square (Phoenix DE), 3rd Level8:00 AM - 9:30 AM     
50th Street Station: Innovating for AccessibilityMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor8:30 AM - 11:30 AM    Accessibility/ADA, Community Development, Innovation
True Accessibility and Universal DesignEstrella, 2nd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Not Applicable  Accessibility/ADA
Housing Hard-Core: Creative Investments in Transit-Centric AffordabilityLaveen, 2nd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Not Applicable  Community Development
Data Traveler: Worldwide Lessons in Expanding TransitMaryvale B, 2nd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Shared Mobility  Data/Metrics
Mobility Hubs: Hype or Substance?Ahwatukee, 2nd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Buses  Planning & Design
Infrastructure Projects and Tribal LandsCave Creek, 3rd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM    Community Development
FTA TOD Planning Grant: Roundtable DiscussionMaryvale A, 2nd Level9:00 AM - 9:45 AM    Funding/Finance
Evolving Downtown Phoenix: Business District to NeighborhoodMobile Workshop Check In - 3rd Floor9:00 AM - 11:00 AM    Affordable Housing, First Mile/Last Mile Across Modes, Sustainability/Climate Resiliency
Navigating Transit’s Fiscal CliffMaryvale B, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM   AdvancedFunding/Finance
ETOD: Centering Community Vision and PowerAhwatukee, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Rail  Community Engagement
Flex Your BRT Muscles to Boost Your CorridorLaveen, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Buses  Planning & Design
Doing It for the Neighborhood: Community-Centered Economic InclusionCave Creek, 3rd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM    Equity
Big Data So What? Let’s Get SomewhereEstrella, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Not Applicable  Data/Metrics
Transit + Mega Events: A Winning TeamMaryvale A, 2nd Level10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Not Applicable IntermediateTransit Agency (Operations/Governance/Labor/Procurement)
Closing Plenary - Downtown and Not Downtown: The Evolving Recipe for Resilient PlacesPhoenix Ballroom, 3rd Level11:30 AM - 1:30 PM    Development
Regional Day: Continuing Our MOMENTUMEncanto A&B, 2nd Level2:00 PM - 5:30 PM     

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