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Hear from HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Marion McFadden, as she shares critical updates on the PRO Housing program and new opportunities through the Legacy Challenge, aimed at supporting communities to increase housing supply through planning-led zoning reform.Hear from HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Marion McFadden, as she shares critical updates on the PRO Housing program and new opportunities through the Legacy Challenge, aimed at supporting communities to increase housing supply through planning-led zoning reform.

Digital Twins — digital representations of the built environment that can be augmented with real-time information flows — are an emerging tool that holds great promise for the practice of planning. But developing an effective Digital Twin requires starting with the fundamentals: what, why, and how. In this webinar, you’ll learn about the benefits, standards, and capabilities of Digital Twins, illustrated by uses & case studies.

Housing supply and zoning reform is the American Planning Association’s 2024 priority. Learn how federal policy can support local and state innovation and reform and grasp the necessary pieces of federal policy needed to enact critical housing reforms from members of the House of Representatives. Gain insights on engaging with legislators and supporting local, state, and federal reforms.

Two former Planning Directors will provide insights and musings on a wide range of planning and community development issues gained from a collective 70 years of experience, including staffing, politics, and changing bad projects into good projects.

Each year, APA's National Planning Awards honor plans that advance the science and art of planning. Join some of the planners and staff behind one of this year’s award-winning plans for a conversation hosted by ELGL’s GovLove podcast!

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.

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!

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.
CM I 1.00 (1.00 Sustainability & Resilience)
Nonmember Price: $40.00
Member Price: $20.00
For a complete list of Speakers, click here.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

ASLA is implementing an ambitious Climate Action Plan. The interconnected climate and biodiversity crises require both organizational and individual action. ASLA is committed to working together to achieve zero emissions – with our members, corporate partners, and allied organizations.

This session gives planners the background and tools to improve accessibility in their communities and be a pro at PROW (public right-of-way) ADA compliance.

Minnesota’s popular “Lawns to Legumes” small grant program supports the creation of pollinator habitats in residential yards and is now expanding to public spaces, solar installations, and utility corridors. Learn how to apply the program's lessons and avoid common pitfalls.
CM I 1.00 (1.00 Sustainability & Resilience)
Nonmember Price: $0.00
Member Price: $0.00
For a complete list of Speakers, click here.

As housing affordability reaches all-time lows, state legislatures are increasingly looking to reform zoning laws to encourage the construction of more market-rate and below-market-rate housing. These reforms are forcing planners to reconsider plans and zoning codes or risk legal action.
CM I 1.50 (1.00 Law)
Nonmember Price: $0.00
Member Price: $0.00
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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.

Beyond the rainbow crosswalks, this session will showcase tools to support LGBTQ+ preservation and placekeeping including historic context statements, landmarks, resource surveys, cultural districts, interpretation, and more.
CM I 1.00 (1.00 Equity)
Nonmember Price: $0.00
Member Price: $0.00
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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.

A connected system of habitat, public spaces, and surface stormwater (HPS) improves our mental, physical, and spiritual health; turns waste into valued resources; uses land more efficiently; and builds social cohesion which results in more resilience in communities.

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.

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.

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.
CM I 1.00 (1.00 Equity)
Nonmember Price: $40.00
Member Price: $20.00
For a complete list of Speakers, click here.

Learn why our cities and regions must build eco-socially sustainable, “green” housing that is affordable at all income levels, what this looks like, and how to get it built through community-based strategies for designing, approving, and funding in diverse localities.
CM I 1.00 (1.00 Sustainability & Resilience)
Nonmember Price: $40.00
Member Price: $20.00
For a complete list of Speakers, click here.