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Upcoming Webcasts
APA's Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook
May 30, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9311244Guest Host: APA Private Practice Division
Jason Jordan, APA Policy Director, and Andrea Brown, APA Michigan Chapter Executive Director, will present the APA's Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook, and show how planners can partner with elected officials and stakeholders to promote innovative housing strategies and a more open and timely process for the review of proposed new residential developments. Owen Beitsch will add a private practice perspective on how economic and environmental factors can affect the development review process, and outline steps that planners can take to minimize delays due to these factors.
CM 1.5
Multi-Modal Transportation Impact Studies
June 5, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET **THURSDAY!**
CM #9311245Guest Host: APA Private Practice Division + Transportation Planning Division
The session will focus on preparing and reviewing multimodal transportation impact assessments rather than just preparing a traffic impact study. A review of the recently updated Institute of Transportation Engineering (ITE) Recommended Practice on Preparing and Review of Multimodal Transportation Impact Assessments will explain the benefits. Speakers from cities that have developed and applied a new multimodal process will explain their process and the lessons learned. Dan Hardy, the Chair of ITE’s Committee, will review its Recommended Practices on Multimodal Transportation Impact Analyses for site development. Melissa Hayes, the Project Manager for the City of Nashville, will describe how the city replaced traffic impact studies with multimodal guidelines. Nashville applied ITE’s recommended practices along with examples from Austin, Seattle, San Jose, and Washington, D.C. Melissa and dan’s work will be discussed to show the positive impact on not only Nashville, but other communities.
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Utility Scale Renewable Energy
June 6, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9311246Guest Host: APA Michigan Chapter
The State of Michigan's MI Healthy Climate Plan and the subsequent adoption of PA233 has resulted in communities needing to consider renewable energy development, including solar energy, wind energy, substations, and battery storage. Join us for a deep-dive into planning and zoning for renewable energy so you can better guide your communities to a position that is based on good planning.
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The Power of Parcel Data: Leveraging Land Ownership Information and Water Insights for Smarter Planning
June 20, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9311248Guest Host: APA Water and Planning Network APA Water and Planning Network
Every water challenge — whether it’s managing resources during drought, guiding development through availability assessments, restoring wetlands, or protecting watersheds — starts with a foundational question: Who owns the land? Land ownership determines access, responsibility, and the potential for action. Yet for planners and water professionals, this data has historically been difficult to access and integrate. To bridge this gap, the Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS) — a mission-driven organization enabling data-driven decisions for the greater good of land, water, and people — has developed a nationwide parcel database that reveals, with unmatched precision and interoperability, who owns what land across jurisdictions, state boundaries, and complex ownership structures. CGS is exploring new opportunities to weave water data into this platform and open the door for deeper insights into how land and water systems connect. This webinar will introduce the unique dataset, share early use cases, and invite discussion about how integrating land ownership and water data can help planners and water managers answer questions like: “Who owns land critical to watershed health?” and “Where are land use patterns influencing water access or infrastructure investments?” Join us for a preview of what’s possible at the intersection of land and water data — and help shape where we go next.
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2024 Webcast Archive
Cash for Grass: Nevada’s Plan for a Sustainable Future
January 10, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9303638Guest Host: APA Nevada Chapter
The Colorado River is a critical need for more than 40 million residents in small towns, major metros, and tribal communities, as well as millions of acres of farmland across its vast Basin. Since 2000, when the drought of the American West began and has continued due to climate change, most cities and towns in the region have exploded in growth. Las Vegas is no exception – its unique growth and environmental management methods have been recognized across the world. This session will delve into Southern Nevada’s success of crucial conservation strategies and aimed at addressing the drought and ensuring sustainable water management practices in the region. The session will discuss Nevada’s innovative approaches and explore the challenges, opportunities, and potential impact of these solutions on long-term water sustainability in the Silver State and American West as a whole through conservation, pricing, regulation, and education. Additionally, we will examine the importance of partnerships between government, industry, and the community to ensure a reliable water supply for future generations and how Nevada’s plan can be applied in other local communities.
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Accessory Dwelling Units & Equitable Land Use Policies
January 17, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9300566Guest Host: APA Planning and the Black Community Division
Zoning can be a leading cause of inequity in America, and progress will not be made until we start to break down the barriers of inequitable land use regulations. Moreover, zoning reform is only beneficial to those that have access to capital. Eric Kornberg of KRONBERG URBANISTS + ARCHITECTS will discuss how financing ADUs is one of the most inequitable aspects of small scale development. He will share ways to layer on affordability requirements that coincide with land use reform. These affordability requirements can soften the impact of redevelopment for residents, but it is the access to capital and training to be one’s own developer that is crucial to better outcomes.
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SCD 4th Annual Climate Symposium
January 23, 2025 | 2:00 - 5:00 PM ET
CM #9304886Guest Host: APA Sustainable Communities Division
Please join us for the fourth annual SCD Symposium (virtual), this year we are focusing on planner’s role in
reducing carbon emissions and helping our communities adapt to a future climate. This year’s symposium will feature a keynote by Brian Ross, Vice President, Renewable Energy and Interim Vice President, Communities at the Great Plains Institute, a panel focusing on carbon reduction strategies and a panel on climate adaptation strategies for planners. More information: https://www.apascd.com/events/2025-symposium
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Planning and Zoning for Child Care
January 31, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9303853Guest Host: APA Michigan
The State of Michigan recognizes that a robust childcare system is an economic development issue. The Michigan Economic Development Corporation recently published a Child Care Readiness Toolkit which guides municipalities to better integrate child care into planning efforts, zoning codes, economic development strategies, and local policies and procedures, to become more child care ready.
CM 1.5
Introduction to AI & Ethics in County Planning
February 14, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9305531Guest Host: APA County Planning Division
This session will introduce planners to the fundamentals of AI, the ethical implications of using AI in local government, and how to assess whether their county and its municipalities are ready to adopt AI. Topics will include the principles we aspire to uphold and specific rules of conduct, particularly as they relate to the adoption and use of technology. Our goal is to reinforce how these principles guide ethical planning and technology use across staff, government, and our communities.
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Mapping the Food Landscape: Using Healthy Food Walk Audits to Assess Local Food Systems
February 21, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9303640Guest Host: APA Food Systems Division
Healthy food walk audits provide a dynamic way to assess the food landscape in neighborhoods, evaluating availability, proximity, routes, and infrastructure needs. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use walk audits to gather data on the built environment’s influence on healthy food access, including identifying gaps in food availability, barriers in transportation routes, infrastructure challenges, and opportunities for growing and value-added production. Through real-world examples and collaborative activities, attendees will explore strategies for engaging residents in the auditing process, uncovering community-driven insights, and translating findings into actionable plans. This session will also discuss how walk audit results can shape policies, partnerships, and investments to build resilient and equitable food systems. Participants will leave equipped with tools and techniques to conduct walk audits in their communities and advocate for impactful changes in the local food landscape.
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Beyond the Rainbow Crosswalk: LGBTQ+ Preservation
March 7, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9306376Guest Host: APA LGBTQ and Planning Division
Throughout the United States, LGBTQ+ enclaves have provided safe havens for historically marginalized sexual minorities. Yet factors including development pressures, gentrification and continued homophobia threaten these sacred spaces and their associated living heritage. In recent years, many cities have begun to recognize the value of sustaining LGBTQ+ historic and cultural sites within the broader urban fabric. Traditional preservation tools such as historic context statements, city landmarks and cultural resource surveys can ensure such sites are protected. Innovative concepts such as cultural districts can help drive municipal projects. Placemarkers such as commemorative artwork, flags, interpretive signage, and more can further elevate the visibility and identity of queer spaces. However, robust outreach and engagement is critical for community empowerment to ensure planning decisions are ultimately serving the best interests of historically excluded groups. This lively panel discussion will examine tools employed by three different cities, specifically San Francisco, Chicago and Raleigh. Presenters will share success stories of LGBTQ+ preservation, and necessary institutional frameworks to support such efforts. The session will highlight the importance of historic preservation as it relates to broader community stabilization. With lessons learned from this session, attendees can examine opportunities for LGBTQ+ preservation within their own communities.
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The State of Planning for Climate Response: Professional Perspectives
March 14, 2025 | 10:00 - 11:30 AM ET *Note Time!*
CM #9306375Guest Host: APA Sustainable Communities Division + APA International Division
Participants will learn what the 2023 Planner Perspectives on Climate survey, conducted as part of the 2023 Divisions Council Initiative to the entire APA membership as well as within select international planning audiences, revealed about the state of climate response in the planning field.
Participants will also learn from experienced planners working in domestic and international settings sharing their perspectives on the opportunities and challenges facing planners in planning for sustainability and climate resilience. They will be familiarized with selected best practices and lessons learned by the panel of veteran planners.
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Web Skills & Platforms for Planners
April 18, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9303639Guest Host: APA Technology Division
As planners increasingly embrace digital tools, understanding the workings behind the web has become crucial. Just as “Code is the new concrete,” planners who understand the “infrastructure” of websites can more effectively engage with digital platforms to serve their communities. This webinar, Planning Webcast: Web Skills for Planners, will provide an essential foundation in web skills, equipping participants to evaluate, design, deploy, and maintain websites. Participants will gain insights into everything from user-friendly design principles to back-end fundamentals, collaboration with web developers , or key no-code platforms. The session will also highlight web tools like Google Sites, Wix, and AI-driven resources that simplify coding and optimize functionality. With knowledge of these tools, planners can confidently navigate and harness the potential of web technology to enhance their planning efforts. A Q&A will follow. The goal of this webinar is to equip planners with essential web skills and knowledge, enabling them to effectively evaluate, design, deploy, and maintain websites. Participants will also learn how to collaborate with web developers and utilize online tools to enhance their planning efforts through websites.
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Meet Me in the Cafeteria: Reflections from School Food Planning Practitioners
May 2, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9309087Guest Host: APA Food Systems Division+Public Schools and Communities Division
Join our virtual cafeteria with the APA Public Schools and Communities Division and APA Food Systems Division to learn more about the intersections between school planning and food systems planning through a panel of school food planning practitioners. Panelists will reflect on their current work, how they arrived at their focus area in this field, challenges ahead, and example projects. They will also reflect on the how and why planners might engage at the intersection of schools and food. This session will also highlight how APA Divisions’ cross-collaboration can open new avenues of opportunity and learning to reach planners’ professional goals. Participants will gain insight into the various roles planners take on at the intersection of food systems and public schools, how school food planning supports jurisdictional priorities, and how planners can create opportunities for thriving public schools and food systems.
CM 1.5
Envisioning sprawl repair: Lessons from the 2025 Student Planning and Design Competition
May 9, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9309088Guest Host: APA Urban Design and Preservation Division
Across the United States, a shift is underway to reimagine auto-oriented landscapes, leading to a surge in collaborative projects to improve connectivity and revitalize public spaces within auto-centric areas. This year's Student Planning and Design Competition focused on the Colfax and Federal Interchange site in Denver, Colorado. Situated adjacent to Empower Field at Mile High on the east and multifamily neighborhoods to the west, the site presents a unique opportunity to explore sensitive and strategic infill solutions. Join us post-conference to discuss the student work and the broader response to sprawl repair.
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Landscaping Codes to Conserve Water and Reduce Wildfire Risk
May 16, 2025 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET
CM #9309089Guest Host: APA HMDR Division
Communities have long used landscaping codes to reduce water consumption, but a few stand-out cities have crafted codes that pair water-wise goals with fire-wise principles. Join experts for an hour-long webinar exploring how these double-duty landscaping codes can reduce fire risk and encourage water conservation in your community.
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