The accelerated pace of change we experience makes for amind-bending task to prepare for disruption. Listen as APA staff discuss howthey worked with Lincoln Institute to conduct extensive research on emergingand potential future trends relevant to

The dynamic nature of 3D reality models offers planners, stakeholders, and decision makers smarter tools, resulting in increased predictability of outcomes before designs are approved and built.

COVID-19 profoundly impacted small businesses, with minority-owned enterprises the hardest hit. Solutions demand that planners evaluate their toolkit to include short-term wins and inclusive outcomes.

This course takes participants through the basics of what scenario planning is, when to use it, and how to get started. Get details from practitioners who have recently completed planning projects using scenario planning.

Get an introduction and overview of the emerging field of geodesign, and learn how communities are benefiting from software innovation.

The recent infrastructure bill allocated $350 million to fund wildlife crossings across the US, constituting the largest investment Congress has made in such projects. This presentation will review 22 best practices for ensuring functional corridors.

Successful plan implementation begins before the planning process starts, with clear achievable outcomes that drive the planning process. Learn how to jump-start implementation with lessons from urbanizing suburbs and historic central cities.

Billions will be invested in broadband to bridge the digital divide in the coming years. High-speed broadband will transform society in how we work, access health care, and educate ourselves without leaving anyone behind. Get tools to make it happen.

Learn how online GIS tools can help improve collaboration and build consensus. This course explores emerging interactive GIS technologies that planners can use in projects and the steps required to quickly develop applications.

Small cities with limited resources can strengthen their civic infrastructure through small, strategic steps.

Learn to put your best Zoom face forward and build quality virtual relationships with your team as well as stakeholders and community leaders.

Get perspectives from individuals with a wide variety of backgrounds and roles in regulating cannabis in newly legalized California.

Mindfulness and reflection are keys to effective practice. A mindfulnesspractice can free the best of your cognitive and emotional intelligence. Reflectioncan keep you anchored in the process of thinking-in-action. Learn about both conceptsin this

In planning, city digital twins can be used for experimentation and simulation, to test policy options, to enhance cross-departmental collaboration, and to improve community engagement. Learn how to get started with examples from Columbus, Georgia, and B

See how a new, innovative approach moves away from antiquated nuisance code enforcement methods and uses artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, minimize conflict, and reduce geographic bias to focus on community interventions.

Explore one community’s efforts to increase flood awareness for the public and planners, with the added challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Portland, Maine, has undergone a significant revitalization in its downtown and waterfront areas. Get an overview of key sites where community vision has been implemented to channel private investment in support of public goals.

Computer vision enables the transformation of any image into an observation of an asset or behavior. This course focuses on computer vision as an enabling technology that can help communities plan their futures.

This enduring vision for the San Diego/Tijuana region by Donald Appleyard and Kevin Lynch (1974) inspired almost 50 years of planning innovation. Prominent planners reflect how it influenced policy and regional thinking.

In order to provide a way to coordinate planning initiatives between its member municipalities. A solution called the Regional Data Platform to support local and regional workflows among planning professionals in the region.

COVID-19 Bicycling TrendsCOVID-19 has brought on a great “bicycle renaissance.” While there have been ample anecdotal stories and qualitative data on the increase in bicycling in the U.S., there’s been a lack of data to actually measure this increa

The pandemic has resulted in less driving and more walking/biking using trails and other transportation infrastructure. Planners can ensure that dramatic surges in pandemic-related bike sales and bicycling/walking activity will be sustained through equit

COVID transformed travel patterns, but what are the lasting impacts? Explore how scenario planning, visioning, data analytics, and a new transportation management process can address emergent challenges.

What are the components of an effective affordable housing density bonus program? Why don’t more developers take the bonus option? This course provides in-depth guide to developing and adapting a bonus program suitable for your community.

Comprehensive plans that are more visual are increasingly viewed as being more effective. Get insights and examples of design-based approaches.

How can planners adopt advanced technologies to aid community engagement in the plan assessment process? Advanced technologies can empower underprivileged groups and minimize disruptions resulting from compulsory social distancing measures during COVID.

The accelerating pace of change creates increased uncertainty about the future. Planners need to upskill, understand trends that will lead to disruption, proactively prepare for uncertainty, and act before the disruption happens.

Great planning is based on great data. But big data cannot tell the whole story. Learn about the ways that different cities are augmenting and contextualizing datasets to create more effective strategies, engage the public, and measure success.

Uncover challenges faced by managers with a remote or partially remote workforce. Presenters share ideas and solutions to improve your ability to effectively manage a remote or virtual team.

Planning practice has been ineffective in addressing displacement in many cities. Learn about addressing inequality through the EGO (Equity Goal Oriented) approach.