April 29 – May 1, 2020
NPC20 @ Home's program is curated with planners in mind to focus on essential planning trends while recognizing change and preparing for an uncertain future. Focus each day on a core planning topic. Watch sessions live and catch the recordings of any you miss the following day in APA Learn! You'll have access to the recordings for a full year.
Full program and session details coming soon! Below you can get a sense of what your digital days at conference will look like.
All times listed below are in Central Time (CT).
9 – 9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote: Rebuilding Community
with APA President Kurt Christiansen, FAICP & APA CEO Joel Albizo, FASAE
The world has shifted in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, posing unique challenges and opportunities for planners. Listen to insights gleaned from APA's leadership networks and foresight practice about what it will take for the profession to thrive in a new, unpredictable future.
10 – 10:45 a.m.
Attainable Housing Challenges: Rules and Engagement
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Reaching Beyond Single Family Zone Districts?
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Legal Issues Associated With Planning and Zoning Hearings In A Pandemic
CM | 1.50 | Law
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Pathways to Prosperity: Differentiating Rural Assets
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Demanding Equity: Planning for Disaster Recovery
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Resilient Houston: The 101st Resilient City
4:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Examining Informal and Emerging Microtransit
5:45 – 6:30 p.m.
From the Trenches: Abolishing Parking Minimums
Total available credits: CM | 7.5
9 – 9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote: On the Frontlines of Pandemic Response and Recovery
with Matt Chase, Executive Director of the National Association of Counties & Clarence Anthony, CEO and Executive Director of the National League of Cities. Moderated by Deborah Lawlor, AICP
The performance and success of local governments is critical to meeting the demands of today's pandemic crisis and tomorrow's recovery. Join us as we take a thorough look at the state of our communities and the impacts poised to shape the future of planning.
10 – 10:45 a.m.
Virtual Tools for Co-Design and Community Engagement
11 – 11:45 a.m.
Contextualizing Big Data
Noon – 12:45 p.m.
Rethinking Smart Cities Holistically
1 – 1:45 p.m.
How to Harness Census/Election Year Organizing
2 – 2:45 p.m.
Live-Work-Play-Dispatch: Designing for E-Commerce
3 – 3:45 p.m.
How Post-Disaster Data Can Inform Planning
4 – 4:45 p.m.
Planning Education and Digital Evolution
5 – 5:45 p.m.
Build Political Will Using "Grasstops" Advocacy
9 – 9:45 a.m.
Opening Keynote: Finding the Way Forward for Planning and Communities
Panelists: John D. Porcari, President, Advisory Services, WSP; William Anderson, FAICP, City Economics + Planning, ARUP; Samuel Assefa, Director, Office of Planning & Community Development, City of Seattle
The nation and the world confront enormous challenges including how to combat a pandemic, rebuild economies and communities, and plan for the future in a time of transformation. This session will examine the ways planning can navigate a way forward.
10 – 10:45 a.m.
What the Gig? Private Practice Today
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Ethics Cases of the Year: 2020
CM | 1.50 | Ethics
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
The Housing Crisis of the Housing Crisis
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Economic Impacts of COVID-19 and Planning for Inclusive Recovery
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Plan Houston: Planning the Unplanned City
3:45 – 4:30 p.m.
Waste Deep: Planning for Disposal in a Pandemic and Other Disasters
4:45 – 5:30 p.m.
Risk Based Transportation Planning for Uncertainty
5:45 – 6:30 p.m.
Granite Becomes Gold: Curb Value Transformations
Total available credits: CM | 7.5