The Town of Fairfield retained Regional Plan Association (RPA) to facilitate the development of a new master plan and zoning regulations for the 300 acre neighborhood surrounding the new train station. The community-based initiative includes a stakeholder committee of representatives of town departments, neighborhood groups, local business people and property owners and residents. Stakeholders met four times between October 2008 and February 2009 to explore the concept of transit-oriented development and its implications on mobility and traffic, municipal finances and the environment.