Learn the mechanics of how to redesign streets to functions as the hottest public space, but kept the pedestrian, bike, and traffic flowing. Want to turn a parkway into a public park/beer garden/restaurant/concert venue/firework viewing space? Let us show you.

Highways were considered progress from 1940 to 1965. However, they have been costly and destructive to cities, and particularly to low-income communities and communities of color. Advance your understanding of highway removals with some lessons learned.

Urban renewal requires balancing conflicting needs to create a sense of place and equitable access. This presentation explores how urban freeways and placemaking can work together to retain access to jobs and resources while enhancing community livability.

The presentation will provide findings from a study of exclusionary and inclusionary housing provisions found within land use ordinances from over 3000 U.S. jurisdictions (covering ~55% of the U.S. population).

As technology proliferates, tasks that previously took days or weeks are now completed in moments (demographic projections, mapping, open data). How can planners enhance their own capabilities, enhance the profession, and benefit historically underserved populations without falling prey to automation.

Safe places to walk and roll are beneficial for all ages and abilities, but especially so for older adults. Older adult walking programs have helped jumpstart environmental change projects that support aging in place.

Municipal planners can find it difficult to differentiate between residential and commercial demand in the high-stakes competition for on-street parking. The residential dependency estimate provides an objective measure to inform studies and zoning decisions.

Tax increment financing (TIF) is a powerful tool for advancing major development projects, but its complexity can be daunting. This session covers best practices in TIF planning and policy from vision to implementation, utilizing case studies from Pittsburgh, PA.

Evanston, Illinois is a community rich in resources, but do the city's zoning regulations limit access to those resources to certain groups? An equity assessment identifies those areas that should be amended to remove the barriers to equitable outcomes.

Statistics on smartphone adoptions and demographic data from Transit App show low-income Americans disproportionately rely on real-time apps, indicating a greater role for technology in equity-minded service planning.

Conversations about growth can be difficult, especially in the context of historic systemic inequalities. This presentation outlines Charlotte’s data-driven approach and use of technology available to connect policies to development patterns.

Use PowerPoint to quickly create a visual interpretation of the zoning code that can easily be shared with others.

It's a REVOLUTION! The Vision for Historical Philadelphia establishes a design framework to re-imagine the primary public space of Old City Philadelphia – its streets! Learn how new street design will support equitable mobility, placemaking, historical interpretation, and economic development.

Unprecedented federal resources have been made available to states and localities to plan for and implement climate adaptation and resilience solutions. This course explores trends and best practices utilized by different levels of government resulting in improved outcomes.

Boosting the supply, availability, and diversity of housing options is essential to expanding opportunity and affordability for all. Creating livable and age-friendly communities requires reforms that allow for new housing options. APA, AARP, and the National League of Cities have made housing opportunity and zoning reform a key priority.

Planners have inherited zoning ordinances and built environments that perpetuate inequality for BIPOC residents. Join planning directors from the country’s largest cities to learn about their equity statement, their invitation to other planners, and how you can take action.

Fast moving legislation has created challenges for planners to understand new requirements for multi-modal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure legislation. This Case Study Learn reviews two of the primary programs of interest to planners: Safe Street & Roads for All (SS4A) & Reconnecting Communities.

Communities are at risk of being affected by an increased threat and frequency of natural disasters. This presentation explores proactive stormwater management, infrastructure resiliency to prepare planners to tackle climate challenges of the future.

Food insecurity hides in plain sight in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. How can one food pantry find land and provide fresh and culturally appropriate produce to its largely Hispanic clientele when the surrounding community is largely developed?

An economic development coalition in Alaska is developing the mariculture industry with a $49 million federal grant. Learn how this coalition was able to successfully bring in so much funding and how this project will advance equity.

Are you reading another scathing editorial about workforce housing development? If you could just “sit them down” and explain to them…. But what if an outsider “sat you down” and expressed how they see development?

What we thought would be a temporary shift in virtual engagement now appears to be something bigger. Hybrid is here to stay, and here's how you can make sure you can stay on top!

Complimentary for a limited time: This is an extraordinary moment of pain for the nation and the populations that have borne the brunt of longstanding injustices and inequalities. Now is the time for the planning profession to reflect on unjust practices to evolve the infusion of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all aspects of planning.

The Turks and Caicos Islands adopted the first National Physical Development Plan since 1984. Learn about intricacies of large scale, multidisciplinary planning for rapidly changing natural and built environments in times of change, uncertainty, and shifting ideologies.

Understand how evolving uses of housing and changing resident bases in destination communities has impacted local worker housing affordability and availability and how innovative planning and policy tools and funding mechanisms can be leveraged.

Reimagine the nature of historic preservation that recognizes underrepresented culture, people, and places. Learn ways to engage communities to identify, celebrate and preserve sites that are important to a community’s story.

From elimination of single family zoning to rediscovering the missing middle, housing policy is at an inflection point. Delivering the goal of housing equity means more than rezoning. Dive deeper into ways planning can enable housing equity.

In cities across the country, beloved park systems have fallen subject to decades of disinvestment. With shrinking tax bases, municipal parks departments have been forced to do more with less. Examine cities that have crafted equitable park investment strategies.

As designers and planners, we ignore people with disabilities at the risk of alienating the people that public spaces are meant to serve. Listen to three case studies that illustrate best practices built around inclusion and accessibility.

This presentation will outline the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard (PIRS), a method for analyzing the suite of a community's local plans, and resolving inconsistencies between these plans as they relate to local climate and hazard resilience.