🌍 Fostering global partnerships during METREX Spring Conference Brussels 2024
As Vice President of METREX – The Network of European Metropolitan Regions and Areas and Director of the Asociatia de Dezvoltare Intercomunitara Zona Metropolitana Bucuresti (ADIZMB), I was delighted to welcome our guests to the METREX Spring Conference 2024 in Brussels. Held on May 15-16, the event provided an exciting opportunity to nurture global partnerships and share best practices to successfully shape the future of metropolitan Europe.
🔄 We were particularly honored to host Honorable Oliver G. Gilbert III, Vice Chairman of the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), and Aileen Bouclé, AICP, Executive Director of TPO, who also represented the National Association of Regional Councils (NARC), a network closely aligned with METREX. We greatly appreciate Aileen’s support and the cooperation between our networks.
🔍 In her keynote speech, Aileen Bouclé enlightened us on the pivotal role and responsibilities of a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in the United States. She shared up-to-date insights on the TPO’s development process for the SMART M.A.P. 2050 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). It was inspiring to learn how the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan/Program within Miami-Dade County is facilitating the development of Transit Oriented Communities (TOCs) around current and future planned stations.
🚆🌟 Grateful for the strong steps we have taken towards forging a more connected and citizen-focused metropolitan Europe!