Georgia Tech's urban design studio partners with 2 Presbyterian churches, a Baptist Church, and a Synagogue to conduct deep-dive explorations into opportunities, challenges, and realities that communities of faith face when they get involved in the City’s affordable housing scene.

Equity! Inclusion! Antiracism! These are the ingredients of progressive place-based efforts. Learn how three distinct organizations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia are developing their equity practice for place-based initiatives in one of the most diverse regions in the country.

During this unprecedented pandemic, forgotten urban neighborhoods suffered disproportionately – a stark reminder that cities aren’t fair. Can we continue planning for communities-of-color using pre-pandemic models? Trenton and Philadelphia in partnerships with respective medical institutions demonstrate a new way.

Five presentations on innovative equity- and social justice-oriented projects: gendered experiences in public spaces in Islamabad, collaborations to support international students, housing and cities so 'no one is left behind', map tools as community engagement, and green space in informal settlements.

Master reflective processes that support ethical action in turbulent times. This course focuses on the interface between professional behavior and the outcomes and effects of planning actions, and how the AICP Code of Ethics can ground your transformational work.

Ethics Begins With Equity. Learn how equity and ethics are intertwined, particularly in the Code of Ethics Aspirational Principles, and how planners can practice equity and follow the Ethics Code in their everyday work.

Ethics is at the core of the certified planner's professional obligation to serve the public interest. Learn from a half-dozen real-life ethics case studies focused on current ethical issues faced by planners.

Learn about current topics in planning ethics from members of the AICP Ethics Committee and the Ethics Officer. Understand how the new Code of Ethics was implemented in its first year. The updated Code of Ethics reemphasizes the commitment to equity and inclusion, to opposing harassment, and to preventing the misuse of the AICP credential.

Working outside the US can present planners with unique ethical questions. Planners will discuss how they should act in situations where the ability of people to effectively participate in the planning process is inhibited by local governments, institutions, or cultures.

Planners have a responsibility to bridge the gap between urban forestry, planning, and equity. Learn how to leverage new spatial technologies so that all residents can benefit equally from a healthy and vibrant tree canopy.

Planners have traditionally seen land as a resource; a basis for economic activity. Indigenous perspectives are different and relevant in this time of global reckoning. Learn about: tribal engagement; indigenous leadership in planning; alternative futures for defunct federal property.

The panel will answer your questions to help you understand and identify critical skills necessary for success in a new role with elevated responsibility. This discussion is designed to explore challenges, encourage personal growth, and instill confidence in planners looking to bridge the gap between getting the job and being comfortable in your new role.

The physical environment of our communities contribute to and benefits from economic and fiscal health. Fiscal health will only become more important in the coming decades, as cities absorb the world's population growth, and challenges such as climate change demand massive, preemptive investments. This session covers ways in which planners can make a difference by seeking opportunities.

Presented in partnership with The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, this course will introduce you to general aspects of how municipalities raise money, spend money, and develop budgets to meet the infrastructure and operations needs of the community.

Is your city ready for air taxis? Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles are anticipated to provide passenger service as soon as 2024. Discover how planners are helping cities prepare an AdvancedAirMobility (AAM) Transportation Plan.

How can cities foster more fiscal predictability into their community’s land use planning and development standards to take the financial debt pressure off the citizens of their community?

This course will draw out innovative approaches to teaching international planning and identify the key skills future planners will need to address the global challenges the world is currently facing.

Green affordable housing provides a microcosm of the potential and challenges of urban sustainability. Four emerging trends show how affordable housing is a catalyst for climate action, improved health outcomes, and increased community resilience.

Designathons and community design challenges provide an environment that fosters citizen empowerment and generates ideas for quick build and long-term projects. This course will cover Designathons, participant takeaways, and challenges associated with projects implemented through the iterative process.

Moving forward upskilling, reskilling, and digitalization, practicing planners will learn how to create a norm of using a neurodiversity inclusive framework at early planning stages.

Learn how to use of the latest cutting-edge web-based GIS tools and how a GeoDesign driven approach is changing the Community Planning Process.

The emerging field of geodesign, combined with innovative online GIS tools, creates dynamic platforms that inform, educate, and build consensus. Learn how to use tools to support an informed decision-making process in your current and advanced planning projects.

Flexible application of technical and analytical skills by planners is important for carrying transit through the pandemic. The Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) supports work on automation, improving the transit experience, and keeping the indoor bus environment healthy.

In the wake of a global pandemic and racial unrest, how can planners serve our human need to feel happy, healthy, and welcome in our communities? Embracing their responsibility to serve the public, planners create joy and foster healing.

Codes and regulations play a central role in preparing communities for natural hazards. However, many communities wait to adopt these strategies until after a disaster. This session will highlight lessons and opportunities to encourage more proactive approaches to disaster planning.

Health equity isn't just for large, progressive, urban areas. Rural communities, car-centric suburbs, and mid-sized legacy cities have tremendous opportunities for and interest in improving health equity...if it is made accessible and directly connected to peoples' everyday experiences.

Learn how the planning department at the Borough of State College, PA has deployed a digital twin to analyze the impacts of new developments, specifically denser residential development to meet their modern housing needs.

This session will outline lessons for land use recovery from severe weather, earthquakes, and climate change from New Zealand, Australia, and the United States, and encourage planners to explore their role in the recovery process and to take action before a disaster strikes their community.

Communities most vulnerable to climate change impacts are grappling with how to build sustainable futures. Using insights from historical land cover analysis and cultural heritage preservation, this session will help planners imagine innovative policy advancing community and environmental sustainability.

To rapidly reduce GHG emissions, we must ramp up community-wide retrofits, from city halls to homes to corporate office parks. This session will explore an innovative approach to retrofitting buildings in challenging environments and how governments can collaborate across sectors to achieve this forward momentum.