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Training and Webinars

Upcoming Events - 2026

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Nevada Brownfields Conference (South) – 12 CM - #9325475

WEBINARS & CM OPPORTUNITIES:

All at 10 AM Pacific (UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED):

  • April 17 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Behind the Cloud: Planning for Data Centers

Data centers are an industrial land use of considerable debate in communities as they have seen high levels of investment in recent years, driven by the expansion of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure. Hosted by the APA Technology Division, this webinar will examine the broader landscape and drivers of data center development in the U.S. and explore how communities can proactively plan for this rapid growth. This includes a look at how data centers can be practically regulated by a local municipality's zoning power and the specific policies that must be in place before a proposal arrives. As proposals increase in urban, suburban, and rural jurisdictions alike, they often bring promises of expanded tax base alongside concerns about energy and water consumption, land use compatibility, and environmental impacts. This session will provide a balanced look at these implications, including strategies to improve these projects' impacts on community health, safety, and welfare in a sustainable manner. We will discuss typical development review pathways from by-right approvals to development agreements. The session will also feature a case study of "the extreme outlier project": how a project the scale of the Microsoft Data Centers in Mount Pleasant, WI gets done, while exploring how a relatively small community plans for a facility that breaks every metric in a standard code. This webinar will offer practical insights, national context, and actionable planning policies to help communities navigate proposals thoughtfully, negotiate effectively, and achieve better outcomes.

APA Technology Division

CM | 1.5

  • May 1 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM

ADA Compliance for Local Governments

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires that most local government entities perform a self-evaluation of their facilities and programs, services, and activities (PSA) to identify physical and programmatic access to persons with disabilities and prepare an ADA Transition Plan to lay out a plan for removing those barriers over time. Evaluations are required within both public areas and employee areas that are common use and involve reviews for compliance with applicable standards developed by the U.S. Access Board and others. The City of Lakewood, Ohio, recognized the need to be compliant with these requirements and enlisted the assistance of DLZ Ohio, Inc. to prepare their ADA Transition Plan. DLZ worked closely with City staff and the ADA Transition Plan Task Force, a group comprised of City staff and residents, with many of the residents having a disability. The ADA Transition Plan for Lakewood was completed in the fall of 2023 and the City is currently implementing recommendations to address identified barriers. This presentation will review the specific ADA requirements for local governments, provide details about the scope of the project completed for the City of Lakewood, and the current and planned steps for implementation of the Transition Plan by the City as they move to eliminate barriers to access to City programs.

APA Ohio Chapter

CM | 1.5 + EQUITY

  • May 7 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM ((THURSDAY))

Reimaging the Industrial Past: Context-Sensitive Design in the 2026 APA Student Competition

This year's Student Planning and Design Competition focused on the Division-Schoolcraft neighborhood along the Joe Louis Greenway in the NPC26 host City of Detroit. Situated northwest of downtown, the competition site is bisected by a newly completed section of the JLG and diverse land uses ranging from light industrial to vacant school buildings with established neighborhoods in between. This site presents a model opportunity to explore sensitive and strategic infill solutions while complementing the existing neighborhoods and facilitating growth of jobs through the rebirth of light manufacturing. Join us post-NPC conference with representatives of the three student team finalists and members of the final jury to discuss the student work and the broader response to reimagining the industrial past.

APA Urban Design and Preservation Division

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

2026 Distance Education:

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