The planning system forms a whole system framework that shapes food retail and community growing settings and can promote community health by regulating access to unhealthy food retail while supporting real estate-led approaches to micro-food production that promotes healthier populations.

Listen as four speakers highlight sustainable implementation lessons from East Africa, Sao Paulo, Nepal, and Maldives.  

Can a prior "steel town" of 75,000 people reuse a 1,600 acre brownfield to attract over 8 million visitors a year and create more than 4,200 jobs? Certainly, it's the story of Bethlehem's rebirth into a 3rd century of innovation.

Community engagement processes must adapt to the age of increased polarization, digitalization, and inequity. This case study shares how successful storytelling approaches find alignments and shared values of the public while helping to establish public trust in planning processes.

Learn how the Port of NY and NJ and the City of Philadelphia are building and operating sustainable, climate-resilient airports for the 21st Century that are not only global gateways but also important community anchors.

This session provides an important opportunity to convene to discuss the Commonwealth-led Call to Action on Sustainable Urbanisation (CTA) and the Declaration on Sustainable Urbanisation, share good practice and explore strategies for creating a practical plan of action.

From COVID-19 to cryptocurrency to climate change, the world is changing before our very eyes. Our future depends on our ability to operationalize a future focus in our daily work. North Carolina’s Research Triangle Region provides an interesting case study.

Due to climate change and extreme temperatures, dark surfaces such as streets, bicycle lanes, and sidewalks are getting hotter yearly. This presentation explores smart, climate-resilient measures that maximize heat mitigation from the effects of climate change.

The housing supply crisis is an international challenge. Planners and policymakers in countries around the globe are grabbling with how to increase housing diversity, attainability, and equity. The Presidents of APA, the Royal Town Planning Institute, and the Canadian Institute of Planners will talk about what’s happening in their respective countries and how planners are rising to the challenge.

Follow the life of a curb extension in Washington DC. From its recommendation as part of a Neighborhood Livability Study, to its tactical form and finally its permanent installation, this Case Study focuses on planning and implementation of traffic calming.

Transit-oriented development (TOD) capitalizes on public transit access by transforming underutilized spaces into walkable and sustainable communities, with a mix of land uses, a vibrant public realm, opportunities to address affordability and equity, and excellent connectivity to amenities and neighborhoods.

Learn how one county used ARPA funds as a platform for deep community engagement and inclusivity, where this one-time funding source is being leveraged as a spark for long-term change in local government.

Successful redevelopment occurs because of three drivers: what the market will bear, what the community wants, and what the site will support. Master plans must respond to public input, unique site challenges, and design principles that guide each project’s development.

Expand your knowledge of tribal transportation planning through discussion of federal, state and tribal transportation planning requirements taking into consideration tribal case studies in long-range planning and highway safety.

Comprehensive planning remains central to planning practice. Consistency is one of the best tools to ensure not only land use decisions are made in harmony with the plan, but planning goals translate to lasting and defensible implementation.

Planning professionals rarely understand the complexities of tribal planning and zoning regulations on native lands. In their pursuit to create thriving and economically resilient tribes, learn from planners about historical and contemporary tribal government planning structures.

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. How can you use this tool effectively and responsibly? Experience generative AI’s potential for planning practice and hear how one U.S. city is already exploring its use.

Unlock your ability to create the future of urban planning in this webinar. Learn how to wield AI for image creation from simple text prompts, expanding your toolkit and transforming your ideas into visual realities.

Cities worldwide are actively innovating to advance equity, social justice, and resilience.  Using examples including Quito’s land value capture, Milan’s food policy procurement, Copenhagen’s flash flood strategy, and La Paz’ at-risk youth initiative, Nicholas YOU, director of the Guangzhou Institute, will draw lessons for peer learning.

This case Study demonstrates a modernized workflow for planners to develop land use change scenarios and communicate the impact for each scenario with the public through web-based planning solutions to help stakeholders make educated decisions about long-range plans.

This interactive, self-paced training will equip planners with essential skills to navigate change and understand how future uncertainties may impact communities. Learn to use strategic foresight in planning to effectively imagine the future and plan for change.

Vacant Spaces to Livable Places – New Castle County’s vacant housing strategy has led to a 59% reduction in vacant properties over 5 years. Learn about the process, techniques, and partnerships that made this possible.

Ensuring that projects are successful requires hard and soft skills. The global pandemic changed the way in which we work for the foreseeable future and highlighted where we should be flexible, creative and use emotional intelligence.

Consultants can provide you with specialized services, complete a project that city staff can't find the time to start or offer additional services without hiring additional full-time staff. Finding the right consultant can be tricky. However, a well-written RFP makes the task easier and leads to more successful projects. 

Affordable housing is a challenge facing many cities across the country with solutions focusing on increasing supply. The Oregon Department of Transportation took a different approach and wanted to see how transit could increase overall affordability across the state.

One-fifth of Americans moved during the pandemic. This unprecedented change, buoyed by remote work, has had an outsized impact on how cities evolve, especially small communities. Explore the zoom town phenomenon and shared individual city responses through these case studies.