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Decoding Zoning: How Machine-Readable Zoning Data Bridges Housing Gap
Open Zoning is democratizing zoning codes, allowing anyone to access them as simple visuals for any property or city in seconds, crowdsourcing new ways forward for the bottom-up response to the housing crisis.- Nneka Sobers
- Elizabeth Christoforetti
- Alyssa Brandt, AICP
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Mapping Segregation and the Geography of Racial Exclusion
The Mapping Segregation Project maps how racial restrictive covenants led to the inequitable development of Montgomery County, Maryland. The Planning Department has built a GIS mapping tool and data set that shows patterns of racial segregation at the neighborhood level.- Rebeccah Ballo
- Jason Sartori
- John Liebertz
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Metrics and Measuring Success in Comprehensive Planning
During comprehensive planning processes, planners often hear concerns about plans being written only to "collect dust on a shelf". This session will describe the Kansas City, Missouri's efforts to modernize comprehensive planning and provide more awareness and transparency through implementation.- Morgan Pemberton, AICP
- Gerald Williams, AICP
- Joshua Boehm, AICP
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Engagement Evolution: Blueprint for Equitable Planning
Equitable strategies don’t guarantee representative data, so it’s critical to know who you're reaching and who you’re not. Here's how one community adopted an approach that has resulted in 20,000+ residents engaging from all corners of the community.- Graham Stone
- Angelica Tyler
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Bringing Health Equity into Long Range Transportation Planning
Recent applications of the U.S. EPA's National Public Health Assessment Model (N-PHAM) are advancing health equity in planning. Learn about two case studies that integrate advanced metrics to support long-range transportation planning and guide infrastructure investment decision-making.- Lawrence Frank
- Dov Kadin
- Kim Anderson
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Building Sustainable Infrastructure for Community Co-Leadership in Planning
Community members often lack access to the knowledge needed to effectively influence systems that serve them even when they are invited to the table. Without sustained investment into community capacity-building and relationships, community engagement tools will continue to fall short.- Tynisha George
- Nicole Marcus
- Jennifer Latham
- Christopher Ausura
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A Healthy Dose of Collaboration
Learn about a collaboration between Minnesota Department of Health, Metropolitan Council and the Public Health Law Center which focused on understanding community factors and policies that collectively each partner influences through technical assistance with the goal to elevate public health.- Ellen Pillsbury, AICP
- Joanna (Joey) Vossen
- Eric Wojchik
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Here to Stay: Building Hearts in South Bronx
This course elevates the work the South Bronx community has been doing, led by South Bronx Unite (SBU), to dream, envision, and advocate to transform the former Lincoln Recovery Center into a thriving community hub: The Hearts Community Center.- Devan Cronshaw, AICP
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Co-Designing with Community on Chicago's Cumulative Impact Assessment
A cumulative impact assessment is one tool that the government can use to understand the disproportionate burden over time within its communities. This course will highlight the role planners can play in facilitating assessments that center on community leadership and equity.- Susan Martinez
- Eduardo Munoz
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Building an Equity Toolbox for Planners
Government staff, including planners, can work together with community leaders to center equity in government decision-making. This session will help planners understand how different equity tools can support equitable outcomes and uplift community priorities.- Katrina Balog
- Susan Martinez
- Jessica Lynch
- Eduardo Munoz
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Leveraging Federal Funds in a Food Desert
Partnerships and Federal Funding Build an Oasis in a Food Desert. Tulsa Economic Development Corporation and partners leveraged federal grant dollars and made community and equity the core of a new grocery store.- Gary Hamer, AICP
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Mapping the Fiscal Dimensions of Land Use Policy
Imagine having the ability to evaluate the fiscal impacts of development on your agency’s operating budget at your fingertips. Our Esri-based model generates visual and numerical fiscal impacts of new development, from single-lot redevelopment projects to multiple-use plan areas.- Luke Foelsch
- Christine Ma
- Edith Smith
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NPC24 Opening Keynote: Changing the Pace: The Impact of Multicultural and Multigenerational Momentum
Get ready to be inspired and motivated at the Opening Keynote! Join us as we welcome Lori Pace, for an unforgettable morning of passion, inspiration, and personal growth.- Lori Pace
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Planning for Food Systems Resilience
The disruption of the nation’s food supply brought by COVID-19 showcased the need to plan for a more resilient food system. Learn how planners can address systemic vulnerabilities and increase food security at the national, regional, and community levels.- Luis Nieves-Ruiz, FAICP
- Andrea Clark, AICP
- Camille Hadley
- Elsie Moore
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Resilient Cities: Harnessing the Power of Technology
In an era of rapid urbanization and climate uncertainty, urban planners must navigate uncharted territories. Explore how innovative technologies fortify city resilience, equipping planners to create adaptive, sustainable, and future-ready urban landscapes.- Matthew Bucchin, AICP
- Robert Kerns, AICP
- Helen Ramirez, AICP
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From NIMBY to YIMBY: A Downtown Housing Transformation
Learn how one small city added over 1,000 housing units to its downtown in five years by improving zoning standards, focusing on affordable housing, collaborating with partner agencies, and overcoming opposition to change.- Lee Butler, AICP
- Bonnie Lipscomb
- Jessica De Wit
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It Takes a (Suburban) Village: Raising Affordable Housing
As the population continues to grow, affordable housing needs have quickly spread across Colorado suburbs. Join us to hear about the City of Centennial's approach to simplifying complex housing topics and finding creative solutions to a variety of outreach challenges.- Gabby Hart, AICP
- Elizabeth Garvin, AICP
- David King
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Solutions from the Housing Supply Accelerator Partnership
Locally-led solutions are critical for increasing the supply of diverse, attainable, and equitable housing. An innovative partnership of planners, local officials, homebuilders, realtors, and financial leaders have come together to identify new opportunities for reform, including a consensus policy playbook for communities and housing leaders.- Angela Brooks, FAICP
- Carl Harris
- Corey Woods
- Joel Albizo, FASAE, CAE
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Realizing Housing in Small Towns
This session dives into the journey from inception to execution of planning and constructing local restricted housing in various western mountain owns, with an in-depth study of McCall, Idaho, Summit County, Colorado, and Jackson, Wyoming.- Melissa Ruth, AICP
- Bruce Meighen, AICP
- Michelle Groenevelt, AICP
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How Four Cities Are Reviving Missing Middle Housing
Missing middle housing plays an important role in meeting a variety of housing needs at different price points, yet it's been disappearing for decades. This course explores how four Twin Cities municipalities are removing barriers to missing middle housing development.- Emma Brown
- Janelle Widmeier
- Janice Gundlach
- Ryan Krzos, AICP
- Adrian Diaz, AICP
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Charlotte, Minneapolis, and Portland Address Missing Middle Housing
This presentation focuses on the perspective and approach of three different cities (Charlotte, Minneapolis, and Portland) to filling the missing middle housing issue that prevails countrywide. It provides historical context, visioning process, policies, adopted regulations, challenges, lessons learned and successes.- Alysia Osborne, AICP
- Joseph Bernard, AICP
- Sandra Wood
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Greatest Hits from the High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has experienced a tectonic shift to the right with President Trump's appointments. That anti-regulation, pro-property rights refocusing has a profound impact on planning. Knowing what the Court decided this Term and what to expect is essential.- Shelly Ross Saxer
- Dwight Merriam, FAICP
- David Callies, FAICP
- Carol Brown
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Cities Post Pandemic: Adaptive and Inclusive
Changes in society and the economy over the past few years create new challenges and opportunities across the country for downtowns. Learn how several planning directors are meeting the challenge and adapting their downtowns for an inclusive future.- Tracy Loh
- Samuel Leichtling, AICP
- Lourenzo Giple
- Jessie Grogan
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California Cities: Effectively Implementing Housing Programs
The heightened expectations of the State of California raised standards for housing programs in cities of all kinds. Three vastly different cities serve as examples of successful executions of housing elements that confront housing issues through meaningful and measurable programs.- Jennifer Murillo, AICP
- Lisa Wise, AICP
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Adopting Objective Design Standards to Streamline Development Approvals
Form Follows Regulation! Learn how Objective Design Standards can help your community achieve more sensitive development than traditional zoning-based regulation, streamline housing review, and empower your planning staff to perform ministerial review as an alternative to difficult discretionary review.- Valerie Quarles, AICP Candidate
- Andrew Faulkner
- Rick Williams
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An Integrated Response to Increase Housing Supply
An all hands on-deck approach is being used in Michigan to increase housing supply. Without local preemption, progress is being made to shift local and state economic incentives, public policy, and ordinances to effect change.- Andrea Brown, AICP
- Suzanne Schulz, FAICP
- Ryan Kilpatrick, AICP
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A New Zoning Code That Implements Minneapolis 2040
When your city adopts a groundbreaking comprehensive plan unlike any of the plans the city has previously adopted, it’s time to tackle the daunting task of updating the zoning code…and do it as quickly as possible!- Jason Wittenberg, AICP
- Joseph Bernard, AICP
- Janelle Widmeier
- Madel Mouta
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Building in God's Backyard: Housing on Faith Property
Approximately 100,000 religious facilities are estimated to close over the next few years. Planners compare the excess in faith properties to the dearth of affordable housing and view a match made in heaven but it won’t happen on its own.- Nadia Mian
- Richard Reinhard
- Stephanie Velasco, AICP Candidate
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Streamline Development Approvals with Objective Design Standards
Form Follows Regulation! Learn how Objective Design Standards can help your community achieve more sensitive development than traditional zoning-based regulation, streamline housing review, and empower your planning staff to perform ministerial review as an alternative to difficult discretionary review.- Andrew Faulkner
- Leila Hakimizadeh, AICP
- Valerie Quarles, AICP Candidate
- Ruchira Gaur
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Washington's Role in Advancing Housing & Zoning Reform
In response to a worsening national housing crisis, Washington has been increasingly active on zoning and land use issues. From the Biden Administration’s Housing Action Plan to bipartisan congressional support for PRO Housing zoning reform grants, federal action has been increasing. Find out what’s happened and what’s coming next.- Vincent Reina
- Chad Maisel
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State Leaders Tackling Housing Supply and Zoning Reform
Housing supply and zoning reform are leading the agenda in state legislatures. Learn how state legislators are driving change, building new coalitions, and navigating state politics to enact critical housing reforms. Gain insights on engaging with legislators and supporting state reforms from a planning perspective with a bipartisan expert panel.- Karla Georges
- Jessica Bateman
- Forrest Mandeville
- Steve Elkins
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Revitalizing Communities: Housing as a Powerful New Tool
Case studies drawn from “struggling” communities—from a Florida suburb to rustbelt and gateway cities—demonstrate how proactive policies to expand mixed-income housing can serve as a powerful tool to achieve challenging equity, economic development, environmental, and placemaking community-wide goals.- Alison LeFlore, AICP
- David Dixon
- Eric Johnson
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The OTHER MN Code Everyone Is Talking About
This session will feature Rochester’s Unified Development Code and will provide strategies around how to reform local zoning to successfully encourage housing affordability/availability along with a real example of how to gain public support to advance planning best practices.- Ryan Yetzer
- Jenny Baker
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Equity Through Capacity Building: USDOT Thriving Communities Program
The Thriving Communities Program administered by the United States Department of Transportation funds tailored technical assistance to under-resourced and disadvantaged communities, helping them better access historic infrastructure investments and deliver transformative projects. Learn how it advances equity in infrastructure funding.- Christine Viña, AIA
- Sean Scott
- Meredith Davis
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Eating the Elephant: Small Steps to Big Change
How do we address 1,500 miles of missing sidewalks and spend $300+ million in bond funds? How do trails and bikeways intersect with gentrification and displacement? ATX Walk Bike Roll tackled these big challenges by breaking them into manageable pieces.- Adam Wood, AICP
- John Eastman, AICP
- Laura Dierenfield
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E-bikes: City Savior or Supervillain?
Depending on who you ask, e-bikes are either the future of urban mobility or a flammable death trap. Like them or not: they're coming in droves. Get ahead of the boom: learn about effective safety campaigns, policies, incentives/rebates, and other solutions.- Alia Anderson, AICP
- Peter Sotherland
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Flying Into the Future: Advanced Air Mobility Planning
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), using electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has the potential to revolutionize the transportation of goods and people. Planners need to understand the capabilities and implications of AAM to effectively integrate long-term transportation and urban planning strategies.- Curtis Ostrodka, AICP
- Jacques Coulon, AICP
- Gabriela Juarez, AICP
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Enhance Safety Action Plans with Human Centered Design
Dramatic results in transportation safety will require multi-faceted solutions, including behavioral changes. Physical interventions alone will be insufficient to discourage unsafe driving, as humans are hardwired to ignore warnings in certain contexts.- Stacey Meekins
- Andrew Ladd
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Accelerating Integrated Mobility Innovation
FTA's Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) and Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) provide a venue where mobility concepts and strategies, supported through local partnerships, are demonstrated in real-world settings. This session will discuss emerging lessons and practices from 49 demonstrations.- Kerri Snyder, AICP
- Kendra McGeady
- Patricia Dinoa
- Laura Corff
- Charla Sloan
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Congestion Pricing: Challenges & Opportunities
Congestion pricing programs have long been a goal of urban planners working to improve safety, environmental, economic, and livability standards in their cities. New York City is in the process of implementing its program and offers many valuable lessons.- Charles Komanoff
- Colin Brown, AICP
- Betsy Plum
- Samuel Schwartz
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Streetscapes as Canvas: Memphis' Artistic Mobility Playbook
Let’s agree that our streets can BE more and DO more. We all know change is hard and transforming streets for vehicles into streets for PEOPLE is a challenge. Memphis’ approach is creative, artistic, and gaining momentum.- Jared Draper, AICP
- Susannah Barton
- Khara Woods
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Mobility Trust Fund:Private Dollars for the Public Realm
Leveraging private funds to make public improvements is a powerful way to improve the public realm. Pittsburgh's Mobility Trust Fund helps bring neighborhood mobility projects to fruition when otherwise unfunded. Learn how this valuable tool is a win-win for everyone.- Katherine Reed, AICP
- Katie Rakus, AICP
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Urban Park Futures: Navigating Transformative Mobility Trends
This discussion promises an engaging exploration of dynamic shifts within urban parks, touching on community engagement, safety considerations, and equitable access. Attendees will gain valuable insight into planning for a changing mobility landscape in the urban parks of today.- Sarah Neilson
- Brian Stokle
- Emily Dunlop
- Kelsey McGuinness, AICP
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Zeroing In On Your Community's Active Transportation Trends
Headlines touted the pandemic biking boom, while the exodus to the suburbs hurt walkable downtowns. So how is the U.S. faring at increasing biking and walking activity?- Corinne Arriaga, AICP
- James Hubbell, AICP
- Rebecca Sial, AICP
- Mark Seaman
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Planning Zero-emission Bus Transition with Community
The focus on the transition to zero-emission technologies is increasing. Learn how planning with the community helps ensure that those most vulnerable to the effects of climate change can benefit and not be burdened in the transition.- Daniel Pfeiffer
- Carrie Desmond
- Gavin Poindexter
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Resilient Design and Engagement for Sustainable Modern Corridors
THEA’s Selmon Extension is a model for incorporating equity during the development of a regionally significant project. The team will discuss diverse methods and inclusionary protocols utilized throughout the public engagement process to provide a community-focused resilient corridor project.- Anna Quinones, AICP
- Robert Frey, AICP
- Kelly Flannery
- Judith Villegas
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Shifting Perspectives: Applying Vision Zero to SRTS
Traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death among children. The Safe Routes to School program emphasizes mode shifts rather than safety. For program success, a focus on speed reductions is needed, in line with Vision Zero Initiatives.- Leigh Ann Von Hagen, AICP
- Hannah Younes
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Immerse Yourself! Youth and XR Master Planning
Explore Mesa, Arizona's use of VR/MR to create new engagement strategies, starting with youth and civic planning. These immersive technologies bring abstract concepts like TOD and climate-adaptation to life, allowing for experiential understanding and participatory decision-making across diverse groups.- Sarah Bassett
- Nicholas Pilarski
- Bruce Meighen, AICP
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Leading with Empathy
In the world of planning, where decisions shape the lives of countless individuals, the ability to lead with empathy is increasingly important taking on a greater role politically and professionally. These panelists will discuss leadership styles, empathetic engagement, and relationships.- Corrin Hoegen Wendell, AICP
- Silvia Vargas, FAICP
- Chloe Greene
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Control Law, Planning, and NAI Flood Risk Management
"What keeps you up at night?" Liability for regulating development in flood-prone areas should not be on your list! Learn about a valuable resource for local planners, floodplain professionals, and their legal counsel in navigating the law surrounding floodplain management.- Thomas Ruppert
- John Ryan-Henry
- Terri Turner, AICP
- Gerald Murphy, AICP
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