States continue to be on the frontlines of zoning reform. Parking minimums, ADUs, and zoning are major issues in state legislatures. Find out what’s being done, the implications for planning, and successful legislative and communication approaches.

Moakley Park in Boston offers a roadmap for addressing pressing climate change needs while also prioritizing social, cultural, economic, and environmental equity. Learn the pivotal role this 60-acre waterfront park will play in Boston’s future.

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.

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.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990. Many public and private agencies are not aware of their specific requirements. Not addressing accessibliity leaves out 20% of the population, and violates the Civil Rights of these individuals.

This course will explore principles, elements, and frameworks that can be applied to save people’s lives across transportation system. The course will present how they would redesign to implement the Safe Systems Approach.

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.

Tired of planning resilient facilities and infrastructure after a natural disaster or emergency? Or because a certain community leader asked you to? Find out how this past year's weather has brought energy and water security planning to the forefront.

Small towns and rural communities face many challenges, including rapid population change, economic hardships, and limited fiscal, administrative, and technical capacity. Through the strategic implementation of technology and intentional partnerships, small Texas towns are successfully achieving their goals.

Environmental justice is a planning issue. Learn how communities have been deliberate in calibrating their place-based efforts to meet the needs of underserved communities. Environmental justice can enhance your planning outcomes.

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 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.

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.

This course will highlight the fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) database. This tool can be used by cities to benchmark their fiscal data to comparable cities and thereby explore new measures for local fiscal health in U.S. cities. This is an intermediate course for experienced planners.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Beyond the built environment, rural communities depend on a range of assets from human to natural, which considered together are "wealth." Explore collaborative approaches to harness these assets to build rural prosperity through agriculture and food systems.

Housing continues to be a central issue for the nation. New research highlights the ongoing challenge of underproduction and its related problems. Zoning reform is an essential part of solving this problem. This year’s Burnham Forum will feature nation

Terms such as compatibility and context were thrown out and replaced with demolition and density. After a Corridor Improvement Authority went defunct and auto-oriented uses were multiplying like gremlins a radical approach was needed.

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

Large-scale solar development is necessary to decarbonize the grid. Yet, without careful planning, there is no guarantee that host communities will receive their fair share of project benefits. Plans, zoning, and development review are all key to capturing community benefits.

Much of our public space is dedicated to transportation uses like roadways and bridges and is often underutilized. Learn how to transform this into vibrant space centered on local culture, now serving as an asset for users of all ages.

The impacts of COVID-19 laid bare legacy inequities - driving historic conversations and demanding more comprehensive solutions. This session shares frameworks that serve as tools for public/ private-sector actors to intentionally shape an ecosystem that centers equity in public investments.

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