Everyone makes them. But how do you address mistakes and learn from them? A panel of veteran planners working in a variety of settings discuss a common workplace problem and how they have addressed the issue. Learn how the fundamental issue of how you handle mistakes shapes you, your professional life, and your efficacy as a planner. How do you handle the public fallout and how can you turn mistakes into something beneficial? Find out.

This live webinar will discuss the evolution of billboard regulation from Lady Bird Johnson's Highway Beautification Act through the current controversy concerning the nationwide proliferation of high intensity Commercial Electric Variable Message Signs better known as digital billboards (DBB).

Broaden your understanding of ethics (and the AICP Code of Ethics) and learn how cases have been decided. Examine what standards the law uses to judge ethical behavior. Hear from individuals who closely follow legal developments and from colleagues on the front lines as this important subject is examined.

This webinar on customer service will be led by Paul Zucker, FAICP, and is part of his webinar series The Complete Management Course for Planning Directors.  The focus of this webinar will be on strategy, systems, techniques and people in the context of customer service.

This program will look at several rural areas and small towns that have adapted smart growth tools to create plans and codes that facilitate smart growth. It will also describe resources that are available to assist communities.

The holiday season is coming soon and with it some tough decisions for local and state governments. Our experts will help you navigate the complex court decisions on these questions and create a fair and constitutional municipal strategy for the annual holiday wars.

This session will introduce community planners to the concepts and core principles of the NDRF; equip planners and others involved in post-disaster recovery with the tools and techniques needed to design and execute a post-disaster planning process; and will educate planners on how to build community capacity through the post-disaster planning process.

Hear about implementing form-based codes, hybrids, and other contemporary zoning tools aimed at fixing the ills of conventional Euclidean zoning. Explore the vital role of zoning in local plan implementation and gain practical insight into administrative issues.

Subdivision regulations are a critical tool for land development regulation. They can address the demands of growing communities or the redevelopment of infill sites. In this lecture, learn the legal basis and parameters for subdivision controls.

Subdivision regulations are a critical tool for land development regulation. They can address the demands of growing communities or the redevelopment of infill sites. In this lecture, learn the legal basis and parameters for subdivision controls.

Subdivision regulations are a critical tool for land development regulation. They can address the demands of growing communities or the redevelopment of infill sites. In this lecture, learn the legal basis and parameters for subdivision controls.

Summary In this annual review, planning attorneys assess the impacts on planning of U.S. Supreme Court, federal district court, and state court decisions. Topics will range from First Amendment issues to environmental actions and from housing to equal access. Panelists also will discuss APA's amicus filings and significant legislative actions. The program website contains links […]

Summary In this annual review, planning attorneys assess the impacts on planning of U.S. Supreme Court, federal district court, and state court decisions. Topics will range from First Amendment issues to environmental actions and from housing to equal access. Panelists also will discuss APA's amicus filings and significant legislative actions. The program website contains links to or copies of […]