Training and Webinars

Upcoming Events - 2025

April 18 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Web Skills & Platforms for Planners

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.

APA Technology Division

CM | 1.5

  • May 2 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Meet Me in the Cafeteria: Reflections from School Food Planning Practitioners

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.

APA Technology Division

CM | 1.5

  • May 9 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Envisioning Sprawl Repair: Lessons from the 2025 Student Planning and Design Competition

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.

APA Urban Design & Preservation Division

CM | 1.5

  • May 16 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Landscaping Codes to Conserve Water and Reduce Wildfire Risk

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.

APA Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Response Division

CM | 1.5 + SUSTAINABILITY

  • May 30 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

APA’s Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook

TBD

APA Private Practice Division

CM | 1.5

  • June 6 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Utility Scale Renewable Energy

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.

APA Michigan Chapter

CM | 1.5 + SUSTAINABILITY

  • June 20 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Who Owns America: A Nationwide Dataset for Planning

TBD

APA Water and Planning Network

CM | 1.5 + SUSTAINABILITY

Click on the title links to register. You can see the current listing of all webcasts at www.ohioplanning.org/planningwebcast.

CM credits can be claimed by looking up the sponsoring Chapter or Division as provider

2025 Distance Education: The following are available for CM credit on demand until 12.31.25:

https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_ondemand