Like so many events this spring, the annual National Planning Conference has moved online. Starting Wednesday April 29, planners and other experts from around the country (and the world) will offer sessions on a host of timely and eternal topics related to transit-friendly planning, including engagement, equity, housing, microtransit, parking, zoning, among others, and, of course, how COVID affects all that we do.
The three-day event is organized along daily themes:
It’s not too late to sign up for the conference (fees required). Keynotes and panel discussions can be viewed live and via recording for up to one year, and the conference will hold live online networking sessions for all attendees, as well as specialized ones geared toward those interested in particular areas of practice such as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Public Engagement; Advocacy; Economic Impact; and Housing.
Sign-up at: NPC @ Home Registration
Sessions that may be of particular interest to those working in fields related to TOD are listed below.
Wednesday, April 29
Opening Keynote: Rebuilding Community
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CDT
Reaching Beyond Single-Family Zone Districts
11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. CDT
Legal Issues Associated with Planning and Zoning Hearings in a Pandemic
Noon - 1:30 p.m. CDT
Examining Informal and Emerging Microtransit Services
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CDT
From the Trenches: Abolishing Parking Minimums
5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. CDT
Thursday, April 30
On the Frontlines of Pandemic Response and Recovery
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CDT
Virtual Tools for Co-Design and Community Engagement
10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. CDT
Live-Work-Play-Dispatch: Designing for E-Commerce
2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. CDT
How Post-Disaster Data Can Inform Planning
3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. CDT
Build Political Will Using “Grasstops” Advocacy
5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. CDT
Friday, May 1
Opening Keynote: Finding the Way Forward for Planning and Communities
9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. CDT
The Housing Crisis of the Housing Crisis
12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. CDT
Economic Impacts of COVID-19 and Planning for Inclusive Recovery
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. CDT
Risk Based Transportation Planning for Uncertainty
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. CDT
Granite Becomes Gold: Curb Value Transformations
5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. CDT