·         January 25| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

APA Massachusetts Chapter

Participatory Planning - Improving Your Community Engagement Efforts

Speakers| Alison LeFlore, AICP; Michelle Moon; Adrianne Schaefer Borrego; Claudia Paraschiv

Many of our public processes require some form of community outreach and engagement, but do these efforts lead to meaningful community engagement? Yes, we can tick the box to say that we've held the requisite public hearing or placed the public advertisement, has the community been reached? We will delve into tools and techniques to expand public outreach and engagement to help planners reach the community. Tools to reach consensus, get public approval, find out about community issues, and build public ownership all while building meaningful relationships will be discussed.

·         February 1| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

APA Ohio Chapter

Autism Planning and Design Guidelines 1.0

Speakers| Kyle Ezell, AICP; Rick Stein, AICP; Gala Korniyenko

Ohio State graduate and undergraduate students created a planning and design framework for planning with people with autism to create a public realm that addresses their needs. This work was the culmination of a 1.5-year planning process that included adults with autism, parent caregivers of adults with autism, professionals from planning and planning- and urban design-related fields, and experts on autism. The students’ work informs practicing planners who wish to consider planning with people with autism and the impacts of policies and plans affect people with autism. This toolkit of design and policy guidelines helps planners become proactive in creating more inclusive places relative to autism.

·         February 8| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

APA Colorado Chapter

Public vs Private Perspectives: The Development Process as told by a Developer, Engineer, Planner & City Manager for Public Officials

Speakers| Anita Seitz; Randy Hunt, PhD, AICP; Russ Forrest, AICP; Carrie McCool; Craig D. Pearl, PE

The planning process can be a lengthy and cumbersome process for everyone involved. Elected and appointed public officials are caught in the spotlight, charged with making sense of all the information and persuasive arguments presented to them in order to move a development forward or halt it in its tracks. Wouldn’t it be nice to have some insight on the various perspectives as it relates to planning and development review? Developers say they want predictability and a clear understanding of the review process, but sometimes question the regulations. Engineers set standards to ensure public safety and add public value, but they sometimes seem excessive. Planners enforces development standards and bring all the players to the table in hopes of agreeable outcomes that benefit the community, but some say they make the process take too long. The City Manager is often brought in to negotiate while representing the welfare of the community simultaneously balancing the political interests and economic needs. Listen to all four parties and an elected public official as moderator, as they discuss their point of view, best practices and things they wish every public official knew about the development review process.

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