Business and Community Advocacy Council Meeting: Transit Oriented Development with David Barr

The Business and Community Advocacy Council (BCAC), hosted by the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), serves as a collaborative network for public and private business professionals to engage in impactful advocacy. BCAC focuses on educating members about the policy-making process, identifying emerging policy issues, and fostering active participation in local and statewide advocacy efforts. By promoting pro-business advocacy statements, BCAC empowers members of all sizes to navigate and shape the legislative landscape effectively. We do this by utilizing GRCA’s Pro-Business Advocacy Statements to guide the collaboration and coalition building that leads our advocacy work.

This meeting we will be joined by David Barr, the City of Reading's Community Development Director. David joined the Moran Administration in June of 2025. A Reading native, Barr spent most of his career with the U.S. Department of State, serving in key roles managing construction, energy, and facility planning. He received a presidential award for his work in energy conservation and led complex renovation and security projects across the globe, including in Iraq and Pakistan. He retired from the Foreign Service in 2022 and has since continued supporting diplomatic housing and construction projects. David will be joining us to discuss the proposed Transit Oriented Development Plan and its impact on development in the downtown core. 

To those interested in joining the BCAC outreach list, please reach out to GRCA's Director of Advocacy, Alex Roche (aroche@greaterreading.org), for more details.