2019 APA-AL/MS Annual Conference


We had a fantastic conference with almost 200 attendees joining us in Huntsville, AL. Now that the conference is over, we’ve got a few resources to share!


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Missed a presentation?

Don’t worry – check below for presentation links:

Economic Development

Dream Big: P3 – Public Private Partnerships

Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool for Small Communities

Using an Investment Prospectus to Promote Development Initiatives in Opportunity Zones

Zoning as Economic Development

Energy + Environment

Critical infrastructure and flood resilience: Cascading effects beyond water

Design considerations for riverine floods in a changing climate – A review

Developing an innovative framework for enhancing the resilience of critical infrastructure to climate change

Future of Energy: Preparing for Distributed Energy Resources

Integrated Stormwater Management for Local Governments

Legal Limits on Regulating Local Water Quality Impacts from Agricultural Runoff and Septic Pollution

Making Sense of Sea-Level Rise in Planning

Understanding the Burdens of Severe Weather Events and Building Resilience to Them

Urban greening through nature-based solutions – Key characteristics of an emerging concept

Miscellaneous

APA-AL/MS Annual Planning Awards Ceremony

Celebrating Excellence

People and Culture

Big Plans for Small Towns

Creating Place

Engaging Federal Tribes in Projects: When to engage, who to engage, how to engage

Market-Based Approaches to Housing Affordability

Master Planning for Public Art

What Planning Abroad Teaches About Planning At Home

Planning Law

Legal/Legislative Update – Utility Facilities on Municipal Property

Planning Ethics

Setting the Standards for Code Audits

Professional Development

Big Shifts that Will Transform Planning, APA, and Your Work

Feng Shui for Planning Departments

The Further I Go, The Behinder I Get…

Planners Leading the Way

How Can Planners Help Implement and Institutionalize Resilience?

Revitalization

In It for the Long Haul

Technology

Administering Small Cell Facilities in Your Community

How Web GIS Changed the Modern Role of GIS in Today’s Planning Department

Transportation

Bike Towns

DCRP – Connecting Campus to Campus

Dekalb Trail Network

The Singing River Trail: Planning for a Regional Greenway

South Huntsville Main Street

Walk This Way: Infrastructure Equality Through GIS


A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GREAT SPONSORS!


Student Poster Showcase

A hearty “Thank You” to each student for showcasing their hard work during the conference! We hope you all received some great feedback and that you finish this semester strong!

Join us on the Gulf Coast next Fall as Mississippi hosts APA-MS/AL 2020!