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Please note that many of the webinars publicized on this page are of interest to our local planning community but are not hosted by Lancaster County Planning. Unless stated otherwise, credits and registration are the responsibility of individual attendees. Topics of webinars do not necessarily reflect the views of Lancaster County Planning or the County of Lancaster.
Webinars Week of November 27
Managing the Subdivision Review Process
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://boroughs.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/PMPEI%20FALL%202023%20Virtual%20Classes(1).pdf
Monday, November 27, 2023 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST
1.5 CLE Credits / $25
This course examines the complex subdivision and land development review process and points out problem areas and how to avoid them. It describes how planning commissions, with project applicants, are engaged in a collaborative process to build the future community. Included in the course are hands-on discussions of problem situations.
The Zoning Officer & Zoning Hearing Board
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://boroughs.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/PMPEI%20FALL%202023%20Virtual%20Classes(1).pdf
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST
1.5 CLE Credits / $25
The MPC states that every municipality that enacts a zoning ordinance shall create a zoning hearing board and it must have an official who handles the day-to-day work of administering the ordinance. This online class will review the job each is responsible for, along with the basic terms used in zoning, special exceptions, variances, nonconformities, notice of violation of the ordinance, plus the basic of the zoning hearing process.
On the Park Bench - Author's Forum: Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N-D7nFKiR8WvdkGbN8C1hw#/registration
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Danielle Arigoni will discuss her new book, Climate Resilience for an Aging Nation. CNU's Lauren Mayer will moderate.
Webinars Week of November 13
A Story Can Change A City
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qJMz-ASrRGSLRcx9lRSqUQ#/registration
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join John Paget and Chris Elisara for a discussion about the Better Cities Film Festival where they will show some films and discuss the power of storytelling. They will also discuss the 10th anniversary festival in Detroit last month and how the festival works with local governments, organizations and groups to enable communities everywhere to screen these stories and inspire conversation and change in their hometowns. CNU's Lauren Mayer will moderate.
Planner’s Use of Social Media
Penn State Extension and American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EST
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $15
Social media is a useful tool for planners to reach the communities they serve. There are some considerations that planners should think about before starting a social media strategy for their organization or for a specific plan or program. To ensure equity, digital content must be accessible. It's also important to be aware of public records laws and what may need to be archived on your social media channels. Social media offers two-way communication, so regular monitoring and responses are necessary. Planners should remember that social media is just one tool in the "public outreach toolbox" and should supplement a communications and outreach plan.
Click here to register to view this webinar free of charge at the Lancaster County Planning Department.
Zoning and Housing for Great Neighborhoods: Successes from Kentucky
American Association of Retired Persons
Wednesday, November 15, 2023 1:00 PM EST
No Credits / Free
AARP presents a special conversation with Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, community leaders and government officials who made zoning reform a priority to increase the range of housing options within their communities by gaining community support through successful engagement and updating regulations to allow for accessory dwelling units. Hear local practitioners, who work in the community, talk about the challenges they encountered to enact change, their approaches to incorporate diverse community perspectives, and their tips on how planners and advocates can work effectively together.
Climate Resilience in Housing: Collaborating for Success
American Planning Association Virginia Chapter
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_f9M47Z0GShOSPEFl39NqLA#/registration
Friday, November 17, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM (1.5 SR) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
This session will summarize the state of affordable housing, explain opportunities within the IRA to preserve and improve affordable housing, describe how to achieve climate resilience for an aging population, and provide tips to foster and strengthen collaboration that can advance more climate-resilient communities.
Webinars Week of November 6
World Town Planning Day
American Planning Association
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM EST
7.75 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The 74th World Town Planning Day 2023 virtual online conference is hosted by the APA, CIP, and APA's International Division on November 8, 2023. This year's theme is: Learn Globally, Apply Locally, and will focus on the value of learning from planning and planning cultures globally, fostering innovative, sustainable, and equitable solutions to address global challenges. WTPD 2023 is a virtual global conference with events organized by Global Planners Network-member associations across time zones from morning in New Zealand to evening in USA/Canada. APA/CIP's conference includes sessions sharing innovative planning programs from all six continents, each of which has potential to stimulate similar initiatives in USA and elsewhere. Topics to be discussed include affordable housing, innovation in planning education, Ukraine reconstruction, Sustainable Urbanization Call to Action, and urban crisis recovery.
Webinars Week of October 30
Beyond Greenways: The Next Step for City Trails and Walking Routes
Maryland Department of Planning / Smart Growth Network
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Low Equity Cooperatives: The Resident-Owned Community Model
American Planning Association / Housing and Community Development Division
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 3:00 – 4:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Planning for Economic Development
American Planning Association / Economic Development Division
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Webinar Week of October 23
Complete Streets Power Hour: Advocates Spotlight
Smart Growth America
Complete Streets Power Hour: Advocates Spotlight (zoom.us)
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Making sure streets are safe for everyone takes more than just a policy; it takes expertise and powerful advocacy. Our October Complete Streets Power Hour centers around advocates and the tools they need to succeed. Complete Streets Power Hours are a series of virtual sessions happening this fall where we’ll explore how to create Complete Streets work that’s grounded in meaningful commitments and a clear vision. In each session, we’ll talk to elected officials, dedicated staff, and the state and local advocates who hold them accountable to the first element of our Complete Streets Policies Framework: establishing commitment and vision.
Webinars Week of October 2
Saying Yes to All Types of Housing in Your Community
Strong Towns
https://academy.strongtowns.org/p/lm-2023-housing
Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
1. AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $25
In this webinar, Strong Towns housing expert, Daniel Herriges, and principal architect and landscape architect at Flintlock Lab, Alli Quinlan, will talk about the sorts of housing that can meet different needs for your neighbors, and creative ways to get your city on board with promoting and allowing diverse housing types.
Walkinar #1: National and State Perspectives
Maryland Department of Transportation
https://mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/Index.aspx?PageId=123
Thursday, October 5, 2023 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Mike McGinn, Executive Director, America Walks, will discuss trends in walkability at the national level, in particular the increased funding available for safe streets and new initiatives for safer vehicles. Mike will also share ways in which individuals can help build momentum in their local communities for more walkable, accessible places.
Promoting Water Sustainability by Enabling Water Neutral Development
American Planning Association Environment, Natural Resources, and Energy Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, October 6, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 SR) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Programs exist -- and a template program called Net Blue can be deployed -- by communities wishing to require offsets to the water demand that accompanies new development projects. These local offsets can be customized to local conditions and can thus make new development water-sustainable. This webinar will present various strategies that have been proposed and implemented in two case studies in New Mexico and California, and will provide access to free tools to help communities plan for water-neutral or even water-positive new development.
Webinars Week of September 25
PennDOT Connects Active Transportation Plans Workshop
PennDOT
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1498300527984552288
Thursday, September 28, 2023 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
No Credits
The Active Transportation training workshop will discuss the latest research and guidelines for nonmotorized transportation modes. This workshop will examine the safety and standards for these facilities, as well as how to develop an active transportation plan. The course will also highlight successful examples of local plans, practices, and policies in Pennsylvania.
30 Years on, Amending the Charter of the New Urbanism
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
Coinciding with the 30th Anniversary of CNU, the Board of Directors has authorized a process for soliciting, refining, and selecting amendments to the Charter of the New Urbanism. Members of the Charter Amendment Committee will describe how CNU members will be able to propose and vote on amendments to our foundational document.
Webinars Week of September 18
Inclusive Transportation -- Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering
Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
How are accessible transportation plans created and successfully executed? They start by serving people over cars and disrupting the status quo of the transportation industry. They look at the past injustice that transit projects created while elevating current practices to do the hard work involved in making safer and more useful systems. Veronica Davis, author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities, and Lynn Peterson, author of Roadways for People: Rethinking Transportation Planning and Engineering, will share their decades of collective transportation experience in this webinar. Learn about the speakers’ proposed solutions for more equitable and people-centered transit systems.
Creative Placemaking Through Art and Music
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Dayton Castleman, Director of Creative Placemaking + Artist Lead for Verdant Studio in northwest Arkansas, will talk about the power of art to foster genuine community engagement. He will be joined by Levitt Foundation CEO Sharon Yazowski who will discuss how public spaces can be reinvigorated through free, live music to create equitable, healthy, and thriving communities.
Managing the Subdivision Review Process
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://boroughs.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/PMPEI%20FALL%202023%20Virtual%20Classes(1).pdf
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $25
This course examines the complex subdivision review process and points out problem areas and how to avoid them. It describes how planning commissions, with project applicants, are engaged in a collaborative process to build the future community. Included in the course are hands-on discussions of problem situations.
Adaption-Innovation Theory and Community Planning
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Thursday, September 21, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH / $15
In this webinar, participants will delve into the practical application of the Adaption-Innovation Theory in the context of community planning and development. They will explore strategies for effective engaging community members, fostering collaboration, and incorporating diverse perspectives into the decision-making process. By using Adaption-Innovation Theory and incorporating its principles into their practices, participants will be better equipped to foster vibrant, resilient, and forward-thinking communities that can effectively adapt to change and drive sustainable growth.
The Lancaster County Planning Department will be screening this webinar for free. Click here to register.
How Trails Support Healthy Aging for All
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/how-trails-support-healthy-aging-for-all?blm_aid=2025558038
Thursday, September 21, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Join us for a webinar on how we can all rethink trails as public spaces that are fully accessible and inclusive of older adults.
Food + Freight in Metropolitan Areas
American Planning Association / Food Systems Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
September 22, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Leveraging research and practitioner perspectives, this presentation will discuss the interdependent relationship between freight movements and land use in metropolitan areas. The presenters will share their experiences researching and planning for freight movements with a focus on food supply chains.
Webinars Week of September 4
Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas in the Susquehanna River Basin
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
1.0 ACIP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
This study incorporated factors influencing recharge through standardization and weighting-assignments using the MCDA-GIS framework to identify land-surface areas that provide a large fraction of recharge. Results from the tool will aid in planning, developing and/or prioritizing preservation, restoration, or enhancement projects. Protecting and enhancing Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas, will assist with drought resiliency, improving water quality, and preserving water supply for future use.
Introduction to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Federal Requirements Webinar
Federal Highway Administration
https://usdot.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_4mheoSbNRNCCgISgRF6Cyw
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
The Federal Highway Administration is introducing new training to assist local and Tribal agencies with applying for transportation funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Some of the training topics to be covered include funding opportunities, federal project delivery requirements, steps to take prior to application, pre-award requirements and resources to leverage throughout the Federal project and grant application processes.
Webinar Week of August 21
Multi-Municipal Zoning and Intergovernmental Implementation Agreements
PennDOT Connects
PennDOT Connects: Multi-Municipal Zoning (state.pa.us)
Online Recording
No Credits / Free
Do you know when to enter into a multi-municipal zoning agreement? Multi-municipal zoning and intergovernmental implementation agreements support the cooperation and coordination of planning among adjoining municipalities on various issues, such as growth management, transportation needs, public services, preservation, and economic development.
Review the “Multi-Municipal Zoning and Intergovernmental Implementation Agreements” PennDOT Connects online training at your convenience to learn how to recognize potential savings, identify land use management issues, and how to conceptualize the roles and representations of participants.
Webinars Week of August 14
Pennsylvania WalkWorks: PA Department of Health Funding for Walking, Biking, and Accessibility?
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $15
Learn about the links between the built environment and public health. Become familiar with the WalkWorks Program and the funding and technical assistance it provides. Learn about the Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Downtown Center strategies and development to bring active transportation planning to communities in need.
LCPD is presenting this webinar free of charge. Click here to register for in-person viewing.
Using the Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework to Guide Sustainability and Resilience Planning
American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, August 18, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and 1.0 SR Credits and 1.5 LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Framework (Envision), published by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI), helps communities deliver more resilient and sustainable projects. The framework may also be used to conduct sustainability and resilience planning at community scale. The webinar will provide an overview of Envision and highlight how planning methods are built into many aspects of the framework.
Webinar Week of August 7
Food + Freight in Metropolitan Areas
American Planning Association / Food Systems Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, August 11, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM Credits / Free
Leveraging research and practitioner perspectives, this presentation will discuss the interdependent relationship between freight movements and land use in metropolitan areas. The presenters will share their experiences researching and planning for freight movements with a focus on food supply chains.
Webinar Week of July 31
Planning for TOD – A Way to Transform your Community
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-planning-for-tod-a-way-to-transform-your-community/
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
- AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
This session will provide an overview of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) as a planning concept that benefits communities through emphasizing increased use of alternative modes of transportation and encouraging sensitive infill development within walking distance of transit amenities. Five key design elements for successful TOD projects and related best practices will be highlighted using case study developments. The audience will become familiar with the station area typology approach that was used to reflect the diversity of station areas in Montgomery County. This approach allows for the model ordinance language to be tailored to the scale and character of each typology and makes the model ordinance more applicable to communities outside of Montgomery County. This session will also highlight significant aspects of the comprehensive model ordinance including permitted uses; height bonus options; building, open space, and landscaping design standards; and parking management and design.
Webinars Week of July 24
The Evolving Community Survey: Common Problems with Traditional Surveys and How They Can Be Avoided
International City/County Management Association
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
In this webinar, presenters from ICMA Strategic Partner Zencity will discuss best practices for community surveys and the tools you can use to improve your own. Learning Objectives: (1) Participants will begin thinking of how to integrate surveys into their overall community engagement strategy; (2) Participants will understand how to measure satisfaction in their communities; and (3) Participants will discover tools they can use to improve efficiency and effectiveness in their work.
Sidewalk Inventories: A Tool for Equity and ADA Compliance
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/8616885631745/WN__1wikyUKS7KNpRCxb5WoeQ#/registration
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
This webinar, sponsored by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) and America Walks, will introduce sidewalk inventories and their importance, compare tools for conducting inventories, and share case studies from communities that have done this work.
Outdoors for All
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/outdoors-for-all
Thursday, July 27, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Everyone deserves a choice as to what adventure means to them. This webinar will delve into the presenter’s ideas for giving access to people of all abilities through various types of barrier removal to additions that can be made to signage, trails, and other features of outdoor spaces.
Webinars Week of July 17
Please note that many of the webinars publicized on this page are of interest to our local planning community but are not hosted by Lancaster County Planning. Unless stated otherwise, credits and registration are the responsibility of individual attendees. Topics of webinars do not necessarily reflect the views of Lancaster County Planning or the County of Lancaster.
Using Cargo Shipping Containers to Create Housing
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $15
Using shipping containers as the basis of housing design and construction has many advantages, but the most important benefits to communities come from the opportunity to produce housing units and housing elements at scale. Manufacturing housing units, rather than fabricating them on site, offers significant advantages in terms of per-unit cost, quality of construction, and code compliance while allowing units to receive any architectural treatments desired to fit the fabric of the community. Presenters explore the benefit of cargotecture design and fabrication for residents, homeowners, planning and housing agencies, and communities, as well as the preconditions necessary to use this approach successfully at scale.
LCPD is presenting this webinar free of charge. Click here to register for in-person viewing.
Unleashing the Potential of ChatGPT in Planning Practice
American Planning Association
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
In this presentation, AI experts will explain what generative AI is and how it works, while exploring the opportunities and caveats it holds for planning practice. Gain hands-on experience prompting ChatGPT to create desired outputs via live demos and exercises led by engaging instructors. You’ll also learn about the key elements in the first ChatGPT guidelines adopted by a U.S. city and how those principles are shaping use of ChatGPT by city staff in safe and responsible ways.
Webinars Week of July 10
LEED for Communities: Planning for Sustainability, Resilience and Equity
American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, July 14, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 SR) and 1.5 LA CES PDH Credits
Communities starting their ‘Race To Zero’ with social equity will need innovative solutions for achieving the triple-bottom-line. This talk will showcase LEED for Cities and Communities rating system framework and highlight a few examples from more than 360 global communities with ambitious, impactful, and actionable roadmaps, implementation, and management strategies. This program is catalyzing energy, emissions, water, waste, transportation, social equity, and quality of life innovation and continuous improvement with credible frameworks for effective decisions. This talk will help planners and other professionals understand how to utilize such frameworks to revolutionize the way communities are planned, developed, and operated.
Florida's Experience With Context-Based Street Classification
Strong Towns
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 12:00 PM EDT
No Credits
Join us for a discussion of Florida's innovative context zones for thoroughfares, with Billy Hattaway of Fehr & Peers and DeWayne Carver of FDOT, who won the John Nolan Award from the CNU Florida chapter this year. Hattaway and Carver will explain what Florida found, and other states can learn, from connecting transportation to land use—using classifications that translate directly to form-based codes.
Webinars Week of June 26
Economic Impact Analysis vs. Cost-Benefit Analysis: A Comparison
Regional Economic Models, Inc
https://www.remi.com/event/economic-impact-analysis-vs-cost-benefit-analysis-a-comparison/
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Economic impact analysis (EIA) and cost-benefit analysis (CBA) are often confused. Many believe these two frameworks to be interchangeable, but they have fundamental differences. Understanding these various analytical tools is vital for evaluating the actual value and implications of policies, projects, and investments. This session will explore the similarities, differences, and applications of economic impact and cost-benefit analysis.
Webinar: Local Climate Action Planning—Penn State and Municipal Partners Implementing Together
Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Wednesday, June 28, 2:00 PM
No Credits / Free
Learn how municipalities can take advantage of this program, which is designed to train and assist local officials and community stakeholders on how to inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through an engaged planning process facilitated by Penn State and other university faculty, staff, and students. Hear from community/students from the 2022 – 2023 cohort.
PennDOT Connects Bicycle Selection Guide Workshop
PennDOT
Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
No Credits / Free
During this 2-hour virtual and interactive event technical experts, including Pa. PennDOT Connects experts will lead participants through the most important elements of the guide and facilitate group discussions. Topics will include policy and planning, bikeway types, facility selection tools, assessing and evaluating feasibility, and bikeway selection process examples. The course is based on PennDOT’s Contextual Roadway Design Manual, Chapter 14, Bicycle Facilities, as well as the FHWA’s Bicycle Facilities Selection Guide.
Webinars Week of June 19
The Benefits of Walkable Streets for All Ages
American Association of Retired Persons
June 21, 2023
No Credits / Free
How walkable are the streets in your community? Are they accessible, safe, comfortable and enjoyable for residents of all ages? Join our free webinar to discover the importance of walkable streets and how they can benefit your entire community. You’ll explore how having walkable streets can help local businesses succeed and support health and safety for all. Plus, find out how to educate and take action locally using the AARP Walk Audit Tool Kit. This free webinar will show how grassroots efforts and pilot projects can help neighbors, policymakers, local leaders and volunteers make roadways safe for all users.
The National Zoning Atlas
American Planning Association / Northern New England Chapter
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
June 23, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The National Zoning Atlas, housed in Cornell University's Legal Constructs Lab within the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, is a collaborative research initiative that brings together two-dozen state teams with members from over 50 institutions working to compile key aspects of zoning codes into a first-of-its-kind, user-friendly, online resource. The standardized zoning map will enable easy comparisons across jurisdictions, provide insights into regional and statewide trends, and offer valuable support to policymakers in monitoring and promoting zoning reform efforts.
Webinar Week of June 12
The Zoning Officer & Zoning Hearing Board
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://boroughs.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/PMPEI%202023%20Winter%20SpringVirtual%20Classes.pdf
Monday, June 12, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $25
The MPC states that every municipality that enacts a zoning ordinance shall create a zoning hearing board and it must have an official who handles the day-to-day work of administering the ordinance. This online class will review the job each is responsible for, along with the basic terms used in zoning, special exceptions, variances, nonconformities, notice of violation of the ordinance, plus the basic of the zoning hearing process.
Webinar Week of June 5
Regional Collaboration of Utilities and Communities Toward Sustainability and Resilience Goals
American Planning Association / Sustainable Communities Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, June 9, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 SR) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
How can energy providers work collaboratively with local communities to provide resources and coordinate on planning to accelerate progress in clean energy, equity and resilience? This webinar will feature two initiatives from different regions of the U.S. that involve innovative collaboration between energy providers, local government and community stakeholders to achieve enhanced sustainability and resilience-related outcomes. Panelists will include Tami Gunderzik and Sofia Troutman of Xcel Energy’s Partners in Energy (PIE) initiative, as well as Georgia Caruthers and Nicole Wobus of the Tennessee Valley Authorities’ Connected Communities initiative.
Webinar Week of May 22
Separated Bike Lanes on Higher Speed Roadways
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dvIhGOxzSrGZ_Om1IMgxuQ#/registration
Thursday, May 25, 2023 01:00 PM
No Credits / Free
This webinar will share findings from a recently completed study that established new crash modification factors (CMFs) for separated bike lanes and showcase a forthcoming FHWA toolkit that includes information references, policies, processes, and other resources and procedures that can help agencies overcome the obstacles limiting them from implementing separated bicycle lanes on higher speed roads.
Webinar Week of May 8
Let's Level Up our Community Engagement Game
American Planning Association Ohio Chapter, Women and Planning Division and Urban Design & Preservation Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, May 12, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Staff from the Cincinnati Simcinnati Department of City Planning and Engagement will discuss how they have “gamified” engagement during their ongoing Connected Communities public outreach events. They’ll share the ideas behind the innovative activities, lessons learned, initial findings, and next steps. Finally, Corrin Wendell and Lauren Trice will deep dive into connecting with youth in our communities. They will share general principles for engaging youth, including how to frame planning in a way that is appropriate for each age group, how to ask the right questions, tips for partnering with school districts, how to leverage youth engagement to energize a process, and general lessons learned about what works and doesn’t work.
Webinars Week of May 1
The Changes Taking Place in the Manufactured Housing Community Impacting Sustainability and Affordability and The Role of Planners
American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter
Wednesday, May 3 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Representatives from ROC USA, the National Consumer Law Center, the Regional Housing Legal Services and the Centre County Planning and Community Development Office will bring you up to date on why MHCs are an important part of every community’s housing market, how ROCs preserve and revitalize these neighborhoods, and what the role of community planners are in ensuring that communities are not losing existing affordable housing while they struggle to create new.
Nature-Based Solutions: Cutting Edge Planning for Sustainability
American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division
https://www.ohioplanning.org/aws/APAOH/pt/sp/webcast_home_page
Friday, May 5, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 SR) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
“Nature-Based Solutions” or “NBS” is a term which refers to a broad set of practices that work with the natural environment to create healthier, better functioning, and risk-prepared urban places. In this session, you will hear from three professionals employing innovative NBS solutions in regions such as New England, the Mid- Atlantic, and Western plains states.
Webinars Week of April 24
Managing the Subdivision Review Process
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSSRPA23
Monday, April 24, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $25
Subdivision and Land Development ordinances are the most common land use regulation in the commonwealth. For many local planning commissions reviewing development applications takes up most of their meeting time. This course looks at the important work of a commission in managing the review process. The review process is tightly structured by the Municipalities Planning Code and many procedures can easily be misunderstood and create problems for municipal planners and officials. This course examines the complex review process and points out problem areas and how to avoid them. It describes how planning commissions, with project applicants, are engaged in a collaborative process to build the future community. Included in the course are hands-on discussions of problem situations.
Cover Cropping with Solar Panels
Shippensburg University
www.zoom.us/join Zoom ID: 959 2970 1594
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 12:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
We present findings here from the first year of a two-year project examining the impacts of solar conversion on soil health at three former agricultural sites in Franklin County, PA that were recently converted to utility scale solar facilities. In addition to the data, we will also consider what novel possibilities solar development and the potential to co-locate agriculture with solar might offer for a sustainable future in Pennsylvania.
Webinar Week of April 10
Pennsylvania’s State Recreation Plan: Meshing Community-Based Planning with State Initiatives
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $25
This webinar will give an overview of Pennsylvania's latest statewide recreation plan, titled Recreation for All. The webinar will discuss key findings from the planning process. It will also explore the plan's five priorities, how they can support local planning efforts, and how local planning efforts, in turn, can advance statewide initiatives.
To view this webinar free-of-charge at Lancaster County offices, register here.
Webinar Week of April 3
The Zoning Officer & Zoning Hearing Board
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSZOZHA23
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $25
The MPC states that every municipality that enacts a zoning ordinance shall create a zoning hearing board and it must have an official who handles the day-to-day work of administering the ordinance. This online class will review the job each is responsible for, along with the basic terms used in zoning, special exceptions, variances, nonconformities, notice of violation of the ordinance, plus the basic of the zoning hearing process.
Webinar Week of March 27
Building a Strong Planning Commission
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSSPCM23
Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $25
A strong and well-organized planning commission is the key to a successful planning program. While MPC Article II provides the authority to have a planning commission it offers no guidance for how to be an effective unit serving the elected governing body and the community. Using hands-on activities and interactive discussions this course explores the full range of a planning commission's work, how it can be organized to accomplish more of its goals, and what's needed to prepare members to get involved in the group's work.
Webinars Week of March 20
On the Park Bench - Parking reform trends
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zPZHjvaPRNCZuzs1tRhxYA
Tuesday, March 21, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
- AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit / Free
Join us for a discussion on parking reform trends nationwide, with transportation planner and economist Patrick Siegman, Sightline Institute researcher Catie Gould, and Tony Jordan, co-founder of the Parking Reform Network.
Reshaping the City: Zoning for a More Equitable, Sustainable, and Resilient Future
Urban Land Institute Americas and Smart Growth America
Friday, March 24, 2023 1:00 – 2:15 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Learn from cross-sector experts about opportunities related to updating zoning in communities across the United States. The webinar will, 1) highlight connections among traditional zoning and land use challenges cities and towns are grappling with today, 2) make the case for updating zoning policies to support health, social equity, climate action, and resilience—with a focus on aligning zoning with community priorities and real estate development objectives, and 3) share promising examples of zoning policy updates from across the United States. This webinar will be co-hosted by Smart Growth America.
The Climate Planner: Strategies for Engaging on Climate When It’s Challenging
American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4M-q2bjaTAKCwmQEfPfBmQ
Friday, March 24, 2023 1:00-2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (and 1.0 SR) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The world’s changing climate is a global problem that must be solved at the local level and yet many urban planners are averse to getting in the middle of another political hot-button topic; especially because they don’t know how effective they can be. Jason King’s The Climate Planner: Overcoming Pushback Against Local Mitigation and Adaptation Plans (Routledge, 2021) demonstrates how urban planners can make a visible and important difference through local community actions that address the global climate problem. This webinar is about overcoming the objections to climate change mitigation and adaption that planners face everyday. Two climate planners will describe how to draft climate plans that encounter less resistance because they involve the public, stakeholders, and decisionmakers in a way that builds trust, educates, creates consensus, and leads to implementation.
Webinar Week of March 13
Local Climate Action Planning: Penn State and Municipal Partners Implementing Together
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12:00 – 1:15PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
This webinar will provide an overview of the Local Climate Action Plan (LCAP), a partnership initiative of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Penn State's Sustainability Institute, Penn State's Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, and ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability. Learn how municipalities can take advantage of this program, which is designed to train and assist local officials and community stakeholders on how to inventory and reduce greenhouse gas emissions through an engaged planning process facilitated by Penn State and other university faculty, staff, and students.
To view this webinar free-of-charge at Lancaster County offices, register here.
Webinar Week of March 6
On the Park Bench - Urbanism and faith communities
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
- AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit / Free
Join us for a discussion of building urbanism on sites related to houses of worship in cities and towns. Representatives of projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montgomery, Alabama, will discuss their plans.
Webinars Week of February 27
The Limits to Zoning
Monday, February 27, 2023 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST
PMPEI
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSLTZF23
No Credits / $25
Zoning is a powerful tool of local government used in over 2000 Pennsylvania municipalities, but its power is not unlimited. Community expectations for zoning are high but ordinance drafters and administrators must know what the limitations are and the effect they have on a municipality’s zoning program. This course will explore these limitations such as those in the MPC itself, the Police Power, non-conforming use property rights, and state and federal laws impacting local zoning. This is not a zoning case law update, but it is an interactive discussion of common zoning issues with an opportunity to look at them in the context of the course.
Building a Strong Planning Commission
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 6:30 – 8:30 PM EST
PMPEI
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSSPCF23
No Credits / $25
A strong and well-organized planning commission is the key to a successful planning program. While MPC Article II provides the authority to have a planning commission it offers no guidance for how to be an effective unit serving the elected governing body and the community. Using hands-on activities and interactive discussions this course explores the full range of a planning commission's work, how it can be organized to accomplish more of its goals, and what's needed to prepare members to get involved in the group's work.
Checking the Boxes with Green Infrastructure
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-checking-the-boxes/
1.0 AICP CM and LA CESPDH Credits / Free
This session will look at the multi-dimensionality of green infrastructure (not just trees!) and the long-term vision for risk reduction and health improvement with planner and municipal action opportunities woven throughout. Speakers will raise some considerations specific to active transportation and climate change as well. The discussion will provide a framework for recognizing the compound impacts of natural systems and incorporating systemic benefits into planning processes. It will also touch on practical techniques for reducing apparent conflicts between trees and paving surfaces and space competition between green infrastructure and active transportation.
Main Street After COVID: Lessons Learned on Design and Land Use
Friday, March 3, 2023 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
American Planning Association / Northern New England Chapter
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_36hFyyoKTF6nwGSjY_BhXg
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Assuming we are past the worst of the COVID-19, what happens to our downtowns? Before the pandemic, people were rediscovering the traditional New England town center. You can stop in a few different shops, maybe pick something up for dinner at a local fish market or bakery, and enjoy the building and people. Once COVID hit, people were reluctant to leave their houses, let along go downtown. Some experts, citing research that suggests people like working remotely and don’t want to return to work in an office, suggest that downtowns may be dead. Other suggest that the natural open air character of downtowns means they are well-positioned to adjust to a post-COVID world. This webinar will present the findings of a multi-year research project on this topic.
Webinar Week of February 20
Healing Small Cities
Congress for the New urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, February 21, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit / Free
Join us for a webinar on small cities, and how to make them more walkable and livable today. Rebekah Kik, assistant city manager in Kalamazoo Michigan, and health, transportation, and planning expert Mark Fenton will present. Marsha Garcia of CNU will be the interviewer.
Webinars Week of February 13
The Walk Audit: An Effective Tool for Community Change
America Walks
https://americawalks.org/the-walk-audit-an-effective-tool-for-community-change/
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
No Credits / Free
A panel of Walking College Fellows will discuss their experience using Walk Audits to engage the public, build awareness of the importance of walkable design, identify specific pedestrian safety issues, and advance policy and community development goals. An extremely versatile tool, a Walk Audit can be conducted alone, with a group of other concerned residents to document needed changes, or with public officials who have the power to do something about it.
Community Schoolyards: A Solution for Increasing Park Access in Urban, Suburban, & Rural Communities
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 12:00 – 1:15 PM EST
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
Trust for Public Land collaborates with partners across the country to transform public schoolyards into recreation assets. A variety of design strategies and investments, coupled with policy changes that support public access, can ensure that these existing public assets perform at their highest capacity. this webinar will review how this work delivers impact in communities large and small, urban and rural.
To view this webinar free-of-charge at Lancaster County offices, register here.
Webinars Week of January 30
Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure Report Card
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-pennsylvanias-infrastructure-report-card/
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
1 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit available / Free
The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Report Card has been developed and released every four years starting in 2006 and follows an assessment of our country’s infrastructure produced by National ASCE also on a four-year cycle. National’s Report Card was released in 2021. The presentation will cover the basics of the Report Card, its development and review of backup and reference material utilized in the assessments and projections, and how it has been a useful planning and reporting tool for infrastructure needs and funding.
Deadline to register is January 31
The Limits To Zoning
PMPEI
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSLTZJ23
Tuesday, 31 January 2023 6:30 – 8:00 pm EST
1.5 CLE Credits / $25
Zoning is a powerful tool of local government used in over 2000 Pennsylvania municipalities, but its power is not unlimited. Community expectations for zoning are high but ordinance drafters and administrators must know what the limitations are and the effect they have on a municipality’s zoning program. This course will explore these limitations such as those in the MPC itself, the Police Power, non-conforming use property rights, and state and federal laws impacting local zoning. This is not a zoning case law update, but it is an interactive discussion of common zoning issues with an opportunity to look at them in the context of the course.
The Zoning Officer & Zoning Hearing Board
PMPEI
https://myaccount.boroughs.org/imis/PSAB_MBR/Events/Event_Display.aspx?Eventkey=CLSZOZHF23
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 6:30 – 8:00 pm EST
1.5 CLE Credits / $25
The MPC states that every municipality that enacts a zoning ordinance shall create a zoning hearing board and it must have an official who handles the day-to-day work of administering the ordinance. This online class will review the job each is responsible for, along with the basic terms used in zoning, special exceptions, variances, nonconformities, notice of violation of the ordinance, plus the basic of the zoning hearing process.
Webinar Week of January 23
Trend Talk: Launch the Future
American Planning Association
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 2:00 PM EST
No Credits
The future is more unknowable than ever before. While we are trying to make sense of current challenges, new mind-boggling trends are knocking at the planning office door. The 2023 Trend Report for Planners will highlight the trends to act on now, emerging trends to prepare for, and signals on the horizon.
Webinars Week of January 16
Management of Vegetation on Utility Transmission Lines
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Penn State Extension
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 12:00 - 1:15 PM
To view this webinar free-of-charge at Lancaster County offices, register here.
AICP and LA CES PDH Credits available / $15-$95
This webinar will present how FirstEnergy began in 2019 a new strategic plan for the future of our Vegetation Management department. The new programs have the goal of improving biodiversity, creating more pollinator-friendly habitats, being more responsible stewards of the corridors, manage and improving our performance on a range of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters.
Learning Objectives:
- To gain a better understanding of Integrated Vegetation Management strategies utilized on transmission electric line corridors
- Learn how FirstEnergy is using its resources and facilities to improve pollinator habitat adjacent to and on its transmission corridors
- To demonstrate the possibility of using electric transmission corridors for multi-use purposes while providing safe and reliable energy
Building a Strong Planning Commission
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute (PMPEI)
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:30 - 8:00 PM
LA CES PDH and PE Credits available / $25
A strong and well-organized planning commission is the key to a successful planning program. While MPC Article II provides the authority to have a planning commission it offers no guidance for how to be an effective unit serving the elected governing body and the community. Using hands-on activities and interactive discussions this course explores the full range of a planning commission’s work, how it can be organized to accomplish more of its goals, and what is needed to prepare members to get involved in the group’s work
Webinars Week of December 5
Building a Strong Planning Commission
PMPEI
Monday, December 5, 2022 6:30 – 8:00PM
No Credits / $25
A strong and well-organized planning commission is the key to a successful planning program. While MPC Article II provides the authority to have a planning commission it offers no guidance for how to be an effective unit serving the elected governing body and the community. Using hands-on activities and interactive discussions this course explores the full range of a planning commission’s work, how it can be organized to accomplish more of its goals, and what is needed to prepare members to get involved in the group’s work.
Managing the Subdivision Review Process https://myaccount.boroughs.org/iMIS/PSAB_MBR/Training/PSAB_MBR/Events/Training_List.aspx?hkey=215077b9-73cf-4218-b977-84e96073e7b1
Thursday, December 8, 2022 6:30 – 8:00PM
No Credits / $25
Subdivision and Land Development ordinances are the most common land use regulation in the commonwealth. For many local planning commissions reviewing development applications takes up most of their meeting time. This course looks at the important work of a commission in managing the review process. The review process is tightly structured by the Municipalities Planning Code and many procedures can easily be misunderstood and create problems for municipal planners and officials. This course examines the complex review process and points out problem areas and how to avoid them. It describes how planning commissions, with project applicants, are engaged in a collaborative process to build the future community. Included in the course are hands-on discussions of problem situations.
2022 Planning Law Update
American Planning Association / Illinois Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4511404387936201229
Thursday, December 8, 2022 1:00 – 2:30PM
1.5 CM and 1.0 LAW Creidts / Free
Attorneys from Ancel Glink, a law firm in Chicago specializing in local government law, will give updates on recent developments in planning and zoning law across the country.
Webinars Week of October 31
Building a Strong Planning Commission
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute
https://pmpei.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/pmpei-fall-schedule-2022-virtual-classes-1.pdf
Tuesday, November 1, 20222 6:30 – 8:00 PM EDT
2.5 CBO classroom credit hours / $25
Using hands-on activities and interactive discussions this course explores the full range of a planning commission’s work, how it can be organized to accomplish more of its goals, and what is needed to prepare members to get involved in the group’s work.
Pennsylvania Land Use Law Update: Appellate Cases from 2021-2022
American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-november/
November 2, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
1.0 AICP CM (1.0 Law) and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Appellate Cases will be presented in traditional lecture format as well as interactively with hypotheticals to demonstrate how a recent case decided the outcome. Cases will range from traditional zoning approval cases (variances, special exceptions & conditional uses), zoning interpretation cases and validity challenges, to subdivision and land development cases. Practice points distilled from each will be emphasized.
Approved Products for Local Roads Drop-In Session
Pennsylvania Local Technical Assistance Program
https://gis.penndot.gov/LTAP/Administration/Training/CoursesAdmin.aspx?CID=202&JustInfo=Y
Thursday, November 3, 2022 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
No Credit / Free
Join us to discuss a compilation of approved products and processes found within PennDOT Publication 447. Seal Coats, SUPERPAVE, Storm Sewer Pipe, Snow Control and Sign Accessories to name a few topics.
The Rise of Urban Placemaking: Shaping Public Spaces through Collaboration
American Planning Association Urban Design & Preservation Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2040070584496808716
Friday, November 4, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Urban placemaking requires thoughtful engagement strategies that not only keep communities informed, but also foster collaboration with community members to shape and implement their visions for the future. Join Celeste Frye, CEO and Principal of Public Works Partners, LLC, as she explores how urbanists are reshaping their approach to public space design, fostering collaborative processes, and building social capital through the implementation of placemaking principles. Discover how cities are applying urban placemaking to create accessible, welcoming, mixed-use spaces that celebrate and support thriving communities.
Winter Maintenance 101
Pennsylvania Local Technical Assistance Program
https://gis.penndot.gov/LTAP/Administration/Training/CoursesAdmin.aspx?CID=170&JustInfo=Y
Friday, November 4 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
No Credit / Free
This course covers the basics of an effective and efficient winter maintenance program. Best Practices for winter maintenance operations will be emphasized. Topics will include an overview of the various materials available for treating the roadways, as well as, the latest techniques in pre-wetting and anti-icing practices. Other topics will include spreader calibration, material application rates, basic plowing techniques and environmental awareness.
Preparing Critical Infrastructure for Climate Change: Water Utilities Leading the Way
Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network
Friday, November 4, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network as Jacobs Solutions, Inc. presents the recently completed 5-year Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, Adaptation and Mitigation Planning (CCVAAMP) project for WSSC Water, one of the largest water and wastewater utilities in the United States, and Baltimore County, Maryland discusses its Climate Action Plan and Resilience Assessment. With service to more than 2.5 million customers, WSSC Water and Baltimore County are leading the way to protecting our critical water infrastructure.
Webinars Week of October 17
The Essential Value of Street Trees in City Making and Sustainable Urban Design
Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network
Monday, October 17, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits / Free
Smart cities of all sizes are planting street trees to create community gateways, build out complete streets, and slow traffic as part of myriad streetscape and revitalization projects. Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network as Victor Dover, Dan Burden and J.P Weesner explain how street trees can bring beauty and order to streets, mitigate the potential for flooding and heat events, and support pedestrian activity.
Green Corridors, Blue Corridors: Planning to Protect our Natural Assets
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits / $50
Take a deep dive into regional open space planning approaches. The full range of natural resources that often serve as the building blocks of green (terrestrial) and blue (riparian) corridors will be presented. Additionally, a series of analysis techniques and methodologies will be discussed to illustrate how synergies between existing natural resources can be leveraged for ecological, recreational, cultural/historical, social, and resiliency purposes/benefits.
This webinar will be shown free of charge by the Lancaster County Planning Department. Click here to register.
Creating Policy for Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
American Planning Association / Sustainable Communities Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8816421218933874960
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM SR and LA CES PDH credits / Free
EV chargers are not a single type of land use but take different forms that need to be considered when developing land use regulations that enable and accelerate the electrification of transportation. This webinar will describe different approaches and use cases for public charging infrastructure, the kinds of considerations communities need to take in land use planning, and the emerging best practices in land use regulation for EV-charging.
Walking and Public Health: Research Insights into the Value of Active Living (Walkinar III)
Maryland Department of Planning
Thursday, October 20, 2022 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits / Free
Walking is the most common leisure-time physical activity in the U.S. With the advent of pedometers, other wearable devices and phone applications that enable walkers to quantify and monitor their steps, attention has focused on the number of steps needed daily to improve health. Pedro Saint-Maurice, Ph.D., of the National Cancer Institute will share recent findings from these great new data sources. Discussions about health and wellness also have looked at a broader set of tools and approaches. Dhruti U. Patel, , MS., P.G. Dipl., of the University of Maryland Extension, will share the benefits of mindfulness in our everyday lives, from stress relief to fitness and mindful eating to how these approaches can fit together to improve public health.
Webinars Week of October 10
The Parkmaker and the Formgiver: How Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson Reinvented America's Public Spaces
Smart Growth America
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network as historian Hugh Howard, author of Architects of an American Landscape, looks at how these two great friends and frequent collaborators shaped a legacy that included Manhattan’s Central Park, Boston’s Trinity Church, Yosemite and Niagara Falls, the U.S. Capitol precinct, Vanderbilt’s Biltmore, some of the nation’s first public libraries and suburban train stations, as well other indelible designs.
Equity and Walkability: Improving Pedestrian Infrastructure in Underserved Neighborhoods (Walkinar II)
Maryland Department Planning
Thursday, October 13, 2022 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
The 10 Minute Walk program is an innovative approach to help ensure that all community members have easy and safe access to parks and green spaces. A coalition of mayors and stakeholders is working to achieve universal park access and create an equitable, safe, resilient, and healthy environment for communities to thrive. Tune in to learn more about this great initiative.
Webinars Week of October 3
National Perspectives on Walking and Pedestrian Safety: Where We Are and How We Move Forward (Walkinar I)
Smart Growth America
Thursday, October 6, 2022 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
The 2022 Walktober Walkinar series kicks off with a look at national efforts on pedestrian safety, where things stand and how the country is moving forward.
Effectively Using Social Media to Market Your Trail or Organization
American Trails
Thursday, October 6, 2022 10:00 - 11:00 AM EDT
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
This webinar will help “cut through the noise” of what the social media platforms actually do, who they target, and how to use them effectively.
Client Relations for Planning Consultants– Tips to Become a Trusted Advisor
American Planning Association / Private Practice Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6055386992603844622
Friday, October 7, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
This session is geared toward planning consultants at all levels, but can also be useful for planners with communities or agencies that use planning consultants. First will be a presentation on topics brought up by our members during our monthly PPD meetings. Then we will have a facilitated discussion to respond to questions, inviting attendees to weigh in on their experience.
Webinars Week of September 26
City Forward: How Innovation Districts Can Embrace Risk and Strengthen Community
Smart Growth Network
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and 1 Equity Credit and 1.5 LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Innovation Districts and anchor institutions such as hospitals, universities, and technology hubs can drive economic growth and employment opportunities. But their benefits can sometimes fail to reach the residents of the neighborhoods they are built in. Join the Smart Growth Network as Matt Enstice explains how the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) took a different approach. Under Enstice’s leadership, BNMC fostered participation and collaboration among neighborhood leaders, foundations, and other organizations to ensure that the interests of Buffalo residents were represented as the campus developed. Entice will share 12 strategies that, together, have created a new model for re-energizing Buffalo that can be applied across in other cities of the U.S. and beyond.
Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future
Smart Growth Network
Thursday, September 29, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join the Smart Growth Network as Cris Coffin and Julia Freedgood of the American Farmland Trust explore highlights of the new report, Farms Under Threat 2040: Choosing an Abundant Future, which maps three alternative futures out to the year 2040. They will discuss the report’s findings, the data and methodology behind the scenarios, and what state and local governments can do to guide growth, protect farmland and foster sustainable communities.
Webinars Week of September 19
Coding for Better Places
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
- AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
A panel will discuss zoning reform tools to enable better places, affordable housing, and complete communities with Wisconsin as a case study. Join Susan Henderson, Bart Griepentrog, and Gail Sumi to discuss Coding for Better Places and a recent report out of Wisconsin.
Rural Renaissance: Revitalizing America’s Hometowns through Clean Power
Smart Growth Network
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join the Smart Growth Network as L. Michelle Moore outlines a set of tools to bring to clean power in rural America and the strategies to achieve them, including energy efficiency, renewable power sources, broadband internet, and other technologies, by sharing success stories and how communities are working together to put these systems in place.
Providing for "Missing Middle" Housing Options
Penn State Extension
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
This webinar will discuss the concept of "Missing Middle Housing" as well as share how Cranberry Township has worked to create greater flexibility and remove regulatory barriers imposed by typical Euclidean zoning. Specifically, the presentation will examine the Township's recently adopted Planned Neighborhood (PN) Overlay and its elements. In addition, the presentation will review important metrics to consider as other communities analyze their existing housing stock and plan for long-term solvency and financial sustainability.
This webinar will be shown free of charge by the Lancaster County Planning Department. Click here to register.
2022 AARP Livable Communities Workshop: Housing for People of All Ages
AARP Livable Communities
Wednesday and Thursday, September 21 and 22, 1:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
This free, online workshop will bring together local leaders, housing practitioners, and AARP staff and volunteers to explore how communities nationwide can provide safe, affordable housing options for individuals and families of all backgrounds, incomes and abilities.
Webinars Week of September 5
Collect, Create, Classify, Curate: Enhancing and Integrating Planning and Emergency Management Capabilities
Smart Growth Network
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
Join the Smart Growth Network as Deepa Srinivasan, Andrew Estrain, and Ashley Samonisky of Vision Planning and Consulting outline how new technologies such as Machine Learning (ML) can be used to create a modern collaborative workspace, encourage vertical and horizontal integration among levels of government, and improve the efficiency of task and workflow assignments, across disciplines and across agencies.
PennDOT Connects Drop-In - Aligning Your Ordinances, Policies, and Codes with Your Active Transportation Plan (ATP)
PennDOT
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4362692138297449998
Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
In addition to developing your Active Transportation Plan (ATP), your community will also need to review the ordinances and policies that will support active transportation goals. This could include roadway design standards in your SALDO, sidewalk design and maintenance ordinances, and many other issues. Having ATP design, maintenance, and other factors built into ordinances will facilitate implementation and achievement of your ATP goals.
Centering Equity: Framing Effective Approaches
American Planning Association / Private Practice Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6791828885615445262
Friday, September 9, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The impacts of COVID-19 laid bare legacy inequities - driving historic conversations and demanding more comprehensive solutions. This session shares frameworks that serve as tools for public/ private-sector actors to intentionally shape an ecosystem that centers equity in public investments.
Webinar Week of August 8
Off the Shelf and Into Action: Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2112726310512323599
Friday, August 12, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
This webcast will discuss the “implementable comprehensive plan” approach, affirmative principles and steps communities can employ to create plans elected officials and citizens embrace and partners join in help implement. The webcast will highlight case studies and lessons learned as the “implementable comprehensive plan” has grown as a movement in Pennsylvania. The webcast will discuss five keys for an implementable plan.
Webinars Week of July 18
Planning in Rural Pennsylvania in 2020
Penn State Extension
July 20, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50 - $95
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania recently published a Research Report titled Planning in Rural Pennsylvania: Analysis of the Use and Effectiveness of Municipal Land Use Tools. Based on two statewide surveys and a selection of key person interviews, the study analyzed the use of planning tools across rural and urban counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania. The report serves as an update to a similar study that was done in 2000. In this webinar, one of the authors of the study will present a summary of the overall findings, with a particular focus on the evolving planning role of counties in meeting the planning needs of rural communities.
This webinar will be shown live by the Lancaster County Planning Department free of charge. Click here to register.
Building a National Zoning Atlas: Scaling Transparency & Consistency
American Planning Association Technology Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2580681757389495055
July 20, 2022 1:30 – 3:00 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Cornell University’s Legal Constructs Lab is leading an effort to create a national zoning atlas could help us better understand these sometimes-opaque but incredibly influential codes by depicting their key attributes in an online, user-friendly map spanning multiple jurisdictions. A national atlas will help people better understand zoning, which would in turn broaden participation in land use decisions, identify opportunities for zoning reform, and narrow a wide information gap that favors those with the time and expertise to parse through them. Such an atlas could be a goldmine for understanding what works and what does not.
Trails for Us: How Trails Benefit Local Communities
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/trails-for-us-how-trails-benefit-local-communities
July 21, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit / Free
Learn how trails benefit local communities and how you can make the case for yours.
Ethics in Planning
American Planning Association Ohio Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8514719624656587020
July 22 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 AICP CM Ethics Credits) and LA CES PDH Credits Free
Explore recent ethics cases from AICP and test your knowledge of planning ethics and decision-making in a fun, participatory session that hearkens back to some of the classic game shows of the past!
Webinars Week of July 11
Designing Road Diets as a Tool for Walkability and Community Revitalization
Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4103234882105348365?source=sg-website
Thursday, July 14, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network on Thursday, July 14, at 1:00 p.m. EDT as Dan Burden, Director of Innovation and Inspiration for Blue Zones LLC, returns to examine the essential design features of road diets, as well as how to design and operate them for walking, bicycling, driving and freight and emergency response movement, illustrating what works best and why.
The Science of Sustainable Trail Design and Management
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/the-science-of-sustainable-trail-design-and-management
July 14, 2022 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
This webinar will describe the three most common forms of trail impact, identify the most influential factors to develop and maintain sustainable trail networks, and discuss methods for rating trail sustainability.
Webinar Week of July 4
Untold Stories: How a watershed partnership has resulted in flood hazard reduction and so much more!
American Planning Association Hazard Mitigation and Disaster Recovery Planning Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5219334841702996240
Friday, July 8, 2022 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
A long-standing partnership is paying off with hazard mitigation and environmental restoration for the Lower Meramec in Missouri. This webinar will explore the success partners have achieved over decades of cooperation, beginning with watershed planning in 2002, all the way up to a fully integrated floodplain management plan shepherded by the US Army Corps of Engineers Missouri Silver Jackets.
Webinars Week of June 13
Making Good Design Affordable: Pre-Approved Building Programs
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/resources/on-the-park-bench
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join Matthew Petty, Lindsay Hackett, and Matthew Hoffman for a look at theory and best practices of Pre-Approved Building Programs, sometimes called Pattern Zones, and why they are attracting growing interest around the US. Interviewed by Robert Steuteville, the webinar will offer case studies, lessons learned, and a road map for taking this idea to scale.
Bicycling & Walking in American Communities of Fewer Than 10,000 People: Current Status & Plans for the Future
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals
https://apbp.mclms.net/en/package/8380/view
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:00 PM EDT
No Credits / $50 members / $85 non-members
Smart Growth Tools for Protecting Water Resources
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration
https://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/11978_Plan_CleanWaterGIT_FS.pdf
Thursday, June 16, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM EDT
1.5AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Water quality outcomes are directly tied to land use decisions made by local jurisdictions. This webinar would explore local land use scenarios that lead to triple-bottom-line (economic, social, environmental) results and pose questions on current land use trends watershed-wide that may threaten progress.
The Nation’s Most Complex and Collaborative TMDL
American Planning Association Environment, Natura Resource & Energy Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2644827264733685261
Friday, June 17, 20222 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Come and hear the federal, state and local insiders’ perspectives on how six states, the District of Columbia, U.S. EPA and hundreds of other partners and stakeholders worked together to develop what has been called the “Bay Pollution Diet.” Covering a 64,000 square mile watershed with a population of 18 million people, the resultant TMDL included a three phased approach to implementation along with an accountability system, an interim 2017 target, a 2025 end-date and a midpoint evaluation.
Webinar Week of June 6
From Plans to Equitable Change: Community Partnerships to Encourage Walkability
America Walks
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2563583251404898573
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and America Walks asked the American Planning Association to help develop strategies for working with planners to promote physical activity. They came up with fifteen specific short, medium, and long-term approaches. Join us to learn more about how to influence the planning process, building cross-sectoral collaborations, and elevating community values in the built environment.
Webinar Week of May 30
Off the Shelf and Into Action, Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-off-the-shelf-and-into-action/
Wednesday, June 1 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
- AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits
Webinar presenters Denny Puko and Jim Pashek are pioneers of the implementable plan approach. Ideas they will present come from their new book Off the Shelf and Into Action, How to Create an Implementable Comprehensive Plan.
Webinars Week of May 16
How Do Agricultural Practices Relate to Planning in Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits /$50
This webinar will address the various ways by which agriculture is addressed in the MPC. Included in this discussion will be an overview of the history of agriculture in Pennsylvania and what it is expected to look like in the future, regarding practices, technology, and workforce.
This webinar will be shown free of charge by LCPD. To register on Eventbrite click here.
Utility Scale Solar Energy: Considerations and Impacts
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
Dean Rick Roush will be joined by Tom Murphy, Director of Penn State’s Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, for a discussion on utility scale solar energy development in Pennsylvania. They will address landowner issues related to leasing options, current legislative initiatives, and how their organizations are collaborating to collectively inform stakeholders as this emerging type of energy production expands rapidly in the Commonwealth and beyond.
The One Water Approach and How It Benefits the Bay
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration
https://planningpa.org/wp-content/uploads/11978_Plan_CleanWaterGIT_FS.pdf
Thursday, May 19, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM), aka. the “One Water” approach, has been embraced by APA as a best practice. Clean water goals have a strong connection to the One Water approach. This webinar will present local planning jurisdictions that have taken a One Water approach in ways that minimize environmental impacts and maximize achievement of social and economic goals.
Planning for Healthier Communities: Consider a Nurse
American Planning Association / Florida Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/181013021798862606
Friday, May 20, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
AARP Florida, APA Florida and the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOB) are working together to pilot a new project to build healthier communities across Florida. The goal is to link the health planning perspective through the volunteer citizen participation of practicing nurses in the local planning processes. To achieve this, AARP Florida and NOB are working with APA Florida to highlight the value that nurses can bring to local decisions and to identify local government boards and committees that could benefit from the special skills and perspective that nurses bring to create opportunities for healthy planning in communities.
Webinar Week of May 2
Environmental Justice Overview & Pennsylvania’s Draft Environmental Justice Policy
American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free for Chapter Members, $20 Non-Members
After this session, participants will be able to:
Define environmental justice, equity, and equality.
Know some key precedents around the environmental justice movement nationally and in Pennsylvania.
Learn the scientific basis of disproportionate impacts facing communities.
Know about the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)’s Environmental Justice Policy revision and how to comment.
Webinars Week of April 25
Creating Transportation Equity from the Ground Up
Smart Growth Network and Maryland Department of Planning
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT
1.5 AICP CM and 1.0 Equity CM and 1.5 LA CES PDH credits / Free
Join the Smart Growth Network at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 27, as Alison Sant, author of From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, Tracey Capers of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation in New York City, and Ashwat Narayanan of Our Streets Minneapolis identify how to serve under-resourced communities through investments in walking, cycling, and public transportation.
Residential Real Estate and Rail-Trails: An On-the-Ground Reality
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/residential-real-estate-and-rail-trails
Thursday, April 28, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 pm EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits / Free
In this session you’ll learn about the on the ground reality of getting places, neighborhoods, and communities to “YES” on the idea of a trail. AND you’ll learn the conversations and experiences of house sales near to rail trails.
Farmland Preservation Programs and Techniques in Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
https://web.cvent.com/event/e1d6cd0f-747a-4cc9-8180-6a376c5768a7/summary
Thursday, April 28, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 pm EDT
No Credits / Free
Agriculture has historically been, and remains, an integral part of Pennsylvania’s landscape, economy, and culture. Relative to the continuation of the agricultural industry, farmland preservation is a topic of interest across the Commonwealth. Farmland Preservation Programs and Techniques in Pennsylvania will detail what is available to landowners and elected officials to aid in the preservation of farmland.
Webinars Week of April 18
NRCS and USDA RD:  What You Should Know
Penn State Cooperative Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
This webinar will be shown free of charge by LCPD. To register on Eventbrite click here.
COLLEGE CONNECTIONS: FOLLOW THE CARBON: RE-ENVISIONING THE BIOECONOMY
Penn State College of Ag Sciences
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 PM
No Credits / Free
How to Leverage Conservation, Open Space and Parks Funding to Maximize Multiple Benefits
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration / Planning for Clean Water Webinar Series
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_y5KnF_bTQ4GmblIjyQ_Ysg
Thursday, April 21, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Webinars Week of April 11
Right of Way: Addressing the Silent Epidemic of Pedestrian Deaths in America
Smart Growth Network
https://smartgrowth.org/right-of-way-addressing-the-silent-epidemic-of-pedestrian-deaths-in-america/
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The number of pedestrian deaths has been rising in recent years. What can communities do to turn this around? Join the Smart Growth Network at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 12, as Angie Schmitt, author of the book, Right of Way, explains why many pedestrian deaths are avoidable and what communities can do to reframe the problem, make improvements, and help to save lives.
Revitalizing Rural Economies and Strengthening Main Streets Through Trails
American Trails
Thursday, April 14, 2022 1:00 -- 2:00 PM EDT
No Credit / Free
This webinar will discuss the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC) program, and hear from one of ten community partners who received RERC assistance in its pilot round in 2021.
Webinars Week of March 28
Effective Conservation: Parks, Rewilding, and Local Development
Smart Growth Network
Thursday, March 31, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Ignacio Jiménez has managed conservation projects on three continents over 30 years, pioneering an approach to conservation he calls “Full Nature” that seeks to integrate the ecological health of a region with the health of human communities. Join the Smart Growth Network at 1:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 31, as Jiménez explains how rewilding techniques can preserve endangered species and protect communities by promoting fully functional natural landscapes that are tied to the basic needs of the communities in their midst.
Approaches to Design Review: Improving the Process and Collaborative Efforts
American Planning Association / Illinois Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6122907997838963983
Friday, April 1, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits /Free
Join us for a webcast hosted by the Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association and the Municipal Design Review Network (MDRN), where attendees will learn how design review is handled in communities to further improve the quality of the built environment and public realm. Hear about examples from experts in the field on effective ways to direct the quality and character of development in suburban and urban communities.
Pennsylvania Conservation Landscapes: A Story of Success at Scale
Living Landscape Observer
Friday, April 1, 2022 1:00 – 1:45 PM EDT
No Credit / Free
Join the Living Landscape Observer for a conversation with Cindy Dunn, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Leading the discussion will be Ernest Cook, Director of the Network for Landscape Conservation. The program will focus on Pennsylvania's innovative Conservation Landscape program.
Webinar Week of March 21
Digital Planning in a Digital World
American Planning Association / Technology Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8775535873505333775
Friday, March 25, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM Credits / Free
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the existing movement to digital systems in the planning process. While often a mercurial aspect of planning management, this topic has real world impacts on how the public engages with planners, the soft costs of permitting and design, and the pace at which planning systems can respond to changing conditions. This webcast features planning stories where cities have worked to make their backend (permitting, plan review) and frontend (comprehensive plans, maps) more accessible, engaging, and transparent through digitalization. The City of Gainesville will present its ePlanReview process, the story of how it was created, lessons learned, and planned improvements. Finally, the presentation ends with the City of Burlingame's presentation of its completely online and digital General Plan, featured as a top website on planning news sites for 2021.
Webinars Week of March 14
On the Park Bench—Incremental Development: A movement
Congress for the New Urbanism
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RtEmcxyySzeA4Rti6WL8VQ
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
- AICP and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Join Incremental Development Alliance Executive Director Sherry Early and IncDev faculty members Ryan Terry, Matthew Petty, and Joel Dixon to discuss how to cultivate new talent in the development ecosystem and inspire more confidence in locals who have hesitated to invest—creating a diverse and inclusive coalition of developers.
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM EDT
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
During this session, we will discuss CPTED concepts, planning and engagement process, and hear successful case studies. By using CPTED concepts and making changes to the built environment that will prevent property and violent crime, a community will be better positioned to improve the quality of life for residents and visitors, while addressing social, racial, and economic inequalities.
This webinar will be shown free of charge by LCPD. To register on Eventbrite click here.
Building a Foundation for Safety Through Complete Streets: Moving From Policy to Implementation
Federal Highway Administration
https://vhb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_R8HYfwXyThSXc4maqu9H3Q
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 3:30 – 5:00 PM EDT
No Credits / Free
FHWA is excited to announce a new webinar series to build a foundation for safety through Complete Streets. The first webinar will help agencies move their Complete Streets policies to implementation. Panelists will share perspectives on data collection, analysis, and evaluation methods to successfully plan, select, prioritize , and implement Complete Streets projects.
Webinars Week of March 7
City Planning to Reduce GHG Emissions and Enhance Resilience
American Planning Association / International Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7162875573036797456
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 10:00 – 11:30 AM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH / Free
Using examples from communities Boswell and Greve, authors of a leading text on Climate Action Planning, have worked with, as well as innovate approaches from around the world, they will show how urban planners are implementing locally-appropriate solutions for land use, transportation, hazard mitigation, economic development, and municipal finance. They will also suggest how planners can best work with elected officials and other stakeholders to build support for climate-based decisions. This session will furnish the Sustainability & Resilience 1.0 CM credit.
Mobility Hubs 2.0: Lessons and Learnings from Pittsburgh and Columbus
Urbanism Next / University of Oregon
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
No credit / Free
For Mobility Hubs 2.0, we are bringing together experts from Pittsburgh, PA and Columbus, OH who have implemented hubs in their cities to discuss their lessons learned, understand what has worked, what hasn’t, and the next steps they are planning to make their mobility hubs even better.
Mitigation Basics for Planners
American Planning Association / Sustainable Communities Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4169258353743923724
Friday, March 11, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH / Free
Planners are uniquely positioned to influence the mitigation of climate risk in the communities they serve. The first session will introduce the concept, challenges and best practices of climate mitigation planning. Setting the stage with a brief primer about current climate science, the panelists will explore how mitigation can be achieved through a variety of planning contexts and provide case studies to exemplify both challenges and success in this field.
Webinar Week of February 28
Responding to Climate Change
American Planning Association / ENRE Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2102831801486093067
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES Credits / 1.0 Sustainability and Resilience Credit / Free
The Responding to Climate Change webinar will include three presentations on the topics of green infrastructure, hazard mitigation planning, and wildfire hazard mitigation strategies.
Webinars Week of February 21
Wetlands and Better Water Quality Futures
Penn State Extension
https://web.cvent.com/event/09df52d7-183f-4bb7-a630-dc140d4b01f5/summary
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
No Credits / Free
will discuss the importance of a landscape-scale approach to wetland restoration and protection, and will provide a broad context for thinking about the effects of wetlands on water quality.
If It Ain’t Broke… It Still Needs Maintenance: How to Effectively Maintain Blue/Green Infrastructure
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission Water Resource Center
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/463361008450997004
Thursday, February 24, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST
No Credits / Free
As communities implement individual BGI projects or large-scale programs with multiple projects, they face numerous challenges, of the most significant of which is how to integrate new and presumably different maintenance protocols into their existing maintenance programs and operating budgets. This webinar will inform stormwater program managers, governments, community organizations and even design professionals about the numerous tools, strategies, and lessons learned from other communities that have implemented successful BGI O&M programs or projects, including Lancaster, PA, Syracuse, NY, Cincinnati, OH, Milwaukee, WI, San Francisco, CA, and Atlanta, GA.
Webinars Week of February 14
COVID-19 & Residential Property Sales in Rural Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. EST
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES credits / $50
We will present the findings of the Center for Rural PA pertaining to how COVID-19 affected residential property sales in PA, which include out-of-state property owners, and the implications for those counties that experienced increased residential property sales. Eric Koopman will discuss how residential sales have increased in both number and value as has been seen in other areas of Eastern PA making relocation from metropolitan areas an attractive option. In Monroe County according to the recent Census and local school enrollment data, the resident population has actually decreased. The short-term rental market in Monroe County will also be discussed
LCP will host this webinar for free in-person viewing. Click here for the Eventbrite registration link.
Chesapeake Bay Webinar Series, Plan Integration for Resilience And Equity
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_m7PpFYFjR4WBpQNLkzhMPw
Thursday, February 17, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES credits / Free
Planners have a number of plans for which they are responsible. Two factors, climate resilience and equity, are top-of-mind as we try and integrate planning strategies to provide multiple benefits. The webinar would explore examples of successful plan integration and their relation to building in more resilient approaches to local decision-making.
Climate Science & Planning - The Basics
Special Series: APA Sustainability & Resilience Webinar Series
American Planning Association / Sustainable Communities Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7834875088769110032
Friday, February 18, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. EST
1.5 AICP CM (1.0 SR - Sustainability and Resilience) and LA CES credits / Free
This webinar will provide a concise overview of changing climate conditions and their impact on current planning practice. Matt Bucchin, AICP and LEED Green Associate, Director of Planning with Halff Associates, and Rachel Riley, Director of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program at the University of Oklahoma, will instruct participants on key concepts in the science of climate, the measurable impacts of climate on communities today, the best forecasts for how climate will affect the form and livability of communities in the future, as well as the effective tools that planners can employ to better prepare communities.
Webinars Week of January 31
Climate Change Planning for Vulnerable Neighborhoods
American Planning Association/Pennsylvania Chapter
https://planningpa.org/event/webinar-wednesday-climate-change-planning/
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
1.0 AICP CM Sustainability/Resilience credit and 1.0 LA CES PDH credit / FreeWe will introduce the county-wide climate change vulnerability assessment as well as other hazard mitigation-related projects undertaken by the Montgomery County Planning Commission. In 2020-2021, the Planning Commission utilized free public information to identify neighborhoods which will likely face increased challenges due to climate change. To ensure regional consistency, we completed this study with assistance from the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission as they worked on a complementary regional heat island project.
From Complete Streets to Complete Networks: A Data-Driven, Performance-Based, Multimodal Planning Tool
Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/117026938710698253?source=sg-website
Thursday, February 3, 2022 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and Smart Growth Network at 1 p.m., Thursday, February 3, as planners from the Michigan Department of Transportation and Southeast Michigan Council of Governments share a set of tools – one GIS tool for the network analysis and another for analyzing the multimodal performance of individual streets – they have built to evolve the state of the practice for complete streets planning and design.
4 Quick Zoning Code Reforms for a Strong Town
Strong Towns
https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/webinar-4-quick-zoning-code-reforms-for-a-strong-town
Thursday, February 3, 2022 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits / $25
In this event, Strong Towns Senior Editor Daniel Herriges will share four zoning code reforms that you can act on immediately, and which will dramatically unlock potential for prosperity in your city. Then Hazel Borys, engineer and president of the planning firm Placemakers, will share from her wealth of knowledge about the power of zoning changes to strengthen your city and make way for the types of development that benefit everyone, instead of bankrupting your community.
Responding to Climate Change
American Planning Association/ENRE Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2102831801486093067
Friday, February 4, 2022, 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH credits
The Responding to Climate Change webinar will include three presentations on the topics of green infrastructure, hazard mitigation planning, and wildfire hazard mitigation strategies.
Webinar Week of January 17
Traditional Neighborhood Development: Planning Walkable and Connected Communities
Penn State Extension
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 12:00 – 1:15 PM
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar
1.25 AICP CM and LACES PDH Credits
A discussion on TND under the auspices of the PA Municipalities Code and learn how TND has occurred in Chester County. Several developments have incorporated TND characteristics, many took a hybrid approach that combines some conventional design techniques. Some nuances of these developments and the tools we use will be highlighted.
This webinar will be hosted by the Lancaster County Planning Department. Visit the Eventbrite page to register.
Webinars Week of November 15
Tactical Urbanism, Placemaking, & More: Tools for Taking Action to Implement Your Best Made Plans
Penn State Extension
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 12:00 – 1:15 PM EST
1.25 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / $50
This webinar describes how some Pennsylvania builders, local and county officials, and the development community took volunteer-driven “Tactical Urbanism” and “Placemaking” revitalization and community engagement tactics to the next level by implementing long-term, transformative strategic investments into community infrastructure improvement and entrepreneurial business development.
This webinar will be hosted by the Lancaster County Planning Department for group viewing. Click here to register.
How GIS Can Be Used to Save the Places We Love
American Trails
https://www.americantrails.org/training/how-gis-can-be-used-to-save-the-places-we-love
Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:00 -2:00 PM EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit / Free / Donation
Join this webinar to learn more about strategies to bring the power of GIS to create a more equitable park and greenway system.
Plagiarism & Ethics – Where to Draw the Line
American Planning Association / Kansas Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3190045389381103629
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Planners’ work is done in service to the public, and often their work becomes part of the public domain. Does that mean planners can copy and paste from publicly available work done by others? When does copying and pasting become unprofessional and even unethical? Where to draw that line is difficult to determine. Get guidance from the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and from the ways in which academia views plagiarism.
Planning for Innovation in Transportation
American Planning Association / Transportation Planning Division
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4417478597979230733
Friday, November 19, 2021 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
The Transportation Planning Division (TPD) presents a session that will demonstrate the variation in, and breadth of the impact of, innovation in transportation.
Webinars Week of November 8
Growing Water Smart: Techniques to Integrate Water Resiliency into Land Use Planning
American Planning Association / Arizona Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2300915416859274766
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 1:00 - 2:30 PM EST
1.5 AICP CM and LACES PDH Credits
Integrating water resource management into land use plans and policies is a key technique to curb water demand in growing communities. In this session Sonoran Institute will introduce attendees to the range of opportunities to achieve water conservation and efficiency in new development and redevelopment by integrating water resources management into land use planning processes. The Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy will provide their recommendations for successful integrating water into comprehensive plans. Water resources providers and land use planners will share insights from their efforts to work collaboratively with other agencies to achieve water-smart growth.
Harnessing Housing as the New Engine for Downtown Renaissance
International Downtown Association
https://inspiredleaders.downtown.org/events/event-details/?id=bba34f51-3d28-ec11-b76a-0003fff82d02
Wednesday, November 10, 2021 2:00 – 3:00 PM EST
1.0 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credit
The game has changed—housing is now THE opportunity for growth in our downtowns. The COVID-19 pandemic has hastened the trend toward hybrid work models, meaning that attracting jobs no longer means only developing office space, but rather a new balance of uses. Meanwhile, shifting demographics are also contributing to an emerging, unprecedented, demand for urban housing. Join us to learn how to leverage these trends to strengthen downtown’s knowledge economy, build demand for retail and other amenities, launch a new generation of downtown public realm, and strengthen downtown as their region’s common ground and primary generator for economic opportunity and equity.
Webinar Week of November 1
The Impact of COVID-19 on School Districts
American Planning Association / Pennsylvania Chapter
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6296523079634787086
Friday, November 5, 2021 1:00 - 2:30 PM EDT
1.5 AICP CM and LA CES PDH Credits / Free
Webinar investigates the critical intersection of schools with communities, where boundary lines have increasingly blurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar will address the question of universal access to WiFi and broadband, online learning's implications for more flexible and customizable instructional models, and the role of schools—and school facilities—as community resource hubs. Both innovation opportunities and dire warnings will be considered as a full school year of pandemic-impacted schooling wraps up. The long-term impacts of COVID-19 on school districts and potential impact of communities will also be addressed.
Webinar Week of October 25
Affordable, Scalable, and Equitable – Incentivizing Sustainability in Multifamily Housing
Urban Land Institute / Philadelphia Chapter/ Young Leaders Group and Housing Council
Thursday, October 28, 2021 8:30 - 10:00 AM
No Credits / $15 - $35
The vitality and diversity of the multifamily housing market are its strengths but have also slowed our pursuit of sustainability and resiliency. This panel discussion captures the perspective of industry stakeholders in order to address these challenges, identify potential solutions, and define how we can effectively incentivize multifamily development to be sustainable, affordable, scalable, and equitable for all.