Training and Webinars
Upcoming Events - Winter 2024-25
WEBINARS & CM OPPORTUNITIES:
- TBA: National Zoning Atlas Webinar – Washoe County / Northern Nevada
- November 15 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Maintaining Public Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Municipal Case Studies
The importance and willingness of municipalities to implement green infrastructure is increasing significantly as climate change brings new stormwater management challenges and urban flooding. This is good news for a proven infrastructure than can bring multiple benefits - including climate resiliency - to communities. However, long-term maintenance of this engineered infrastructure through dedicated funding and robust asset management programs continues to be a struggle in many municipalities. This webinar will explore case studies of municipalities large and small from around the U.S. that are moving forward with programs to address long-term maintenance of green infrastructure on public property. Successes and lessons learned will be shared. Please join us for this robust discussion on a timely and important issue facing municipal planners and water managers today!
APA ENRE Division + APA Water and Planning Network
CM | 1.5 + SUSTAINABILITY
- November 18 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Accessory Dwelling Units and Equitable Land Use Policies
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.
APA Planning and the Black Community Division
CM | 1.5 + EQUITY
- December 6 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
2024 Ethics Roundup
Learn about current topics in planning ethics from the Chair of the AICP Ethics Committee. Understand current planning ethics topics, including how the AICP Code of Ethics applies to real-life challenging issues facing professionals today. Learn, firsthand, how the new Code of Ethics was applied 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. Following a short introduction on the AICP Code of Ethics – including data on current topics – speakers will present several ethics scenarios based on real-life cases brought before the Ethics Officer and the Ethics Committee in 2023. Topics will include sexual harassment, conflict of interest, and political issues. The session will include an interactive discussion segment during each of the cases and a general question and answer session at the end, as time allows. This is an interactive session designed to meet the 1 CM Ethics requirement.
APA Ethics Committee
CM | 1.5 + ETHICS
- December 20 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
New Developments in Planning Case Law
From due process to the First Amendment, planning and land use cases present interesting issues for lawyers and planners alike. Join attorneys from Ancel Glink, P.C. in Chicago for a discussion of the most recent and interesting updates in planning law.
APA Illinois Chapter
CM | 1.5 + LAW
- December 27 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
New Year, New You, New Staff Report
Staff reports continue to be the most common and best way for planners to communicate community legal standards and goals to elected and appointed officials, colleagues, applicants, and citizens. However, these documents often fall flat or are unread or, quite frankly, left unloved sitting on the sidelines. It is time for planners to get in the game. It is time to reclaim the power of the staff report, the power of teaching, communicating, listening, and showcasing planners’ expertise and their love of their communities. Leave that dusty old staff report behind and focus on efficiencies (templates, AI, apps), storytelling, and leading through better planning practices. It’s a new year, so time to renew those staff reports (and the planners who write them).
APA Kansas Chapter
CM | 1.5
- January 10 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Cash for Grass: Nevada’s Plan for a Sustainable Future
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.
APA Nevada Chapter
CM | 1.5
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
2024 Distance Education: The following are available for CM credit on demand until 12.31.24:
- New Developments in Planning Case Law – 1.5 CM + 1 LAW
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_ondemand