The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy will lead conversations on land value capture, equitable investment, water sustainability, and planning for an uncertain future among many other topics at the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference in New Orleans April 21–24, 2018.
As part of a global campaign, the institute will convene experts from around the U.S. to explore uses of land value capture, a policy approach by which communities recover and reinvest the land value generated by public investment and other government action. The session, from 2:45 to 4 p.m. Monday, is part of a conference track focused on inclusiveness and social justice. It will delve into the different strategies for designing and implementing land value capture, with a case study of how Denver incorporated land value capture into an area plan to create affordable housing.
The institute will also lead discussions built on two emerging areas of work: scenario planning and water sustainability.
The first session, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, will provide an in-depth look into decision-support tools that enhance the ability to address water-related issues through community planning. The second, from 10:45 to noon Sunday, will review recent legislation from California and Colorado and explore best practices for integrating water and land use into comprehensive and general plans. The third, also from 10:45 to noon Sunday, will provide an overview of scenario planning as a strategy to address future unknowns, drawing on the work of our new Consortium for Scenario Planning. Finally, we will explore water consumption as one of many issues than can be studied through big data analysis, from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Monday.
A complete list of the Lincoln Institute’s events at the conference follows (all sessions at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center unless otherwise noted).
SATURDAY, APRIL 21
1:00 to 2:15 p.m. | Big City Planning Directors: Equitable Investment (R07)
Samuel Assefa, City of Seattle, Seattle, Washington
Armando Carbonell, FAICP, Planning and Urban Form, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Flip Herndon, Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Washington
David C. Rouse, FAICP, American Planning Association, Washington, DC
Stephanie Smith, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
Thomas Stosur, Baltimore City, Baltimore, Maryland
Topics:
- How two different cities approach issues related to social equity and inclusive communities
- What it means for a city to analyze its capital budget from an equity point of view
- Factors involved in designing and programming public space to serve all users equitably
1:00 to 2:15 p.m. | Water Decision Support Tools for Planners (R06)
Amy Cotter, Urban Programs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Anna Read, AICP, American Planning Association, Washington, DC
Nicholas “Miki” Schmidt, NOAA Office for Coastal Management, Charleston, South Carolina
Zach Ferdana, The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, Washington
Topics:
- Highlights of a formal needs assessment of water decision-support tools for the planning community, including current gaps and opportunities
- Tools and methods from NOAA, Lincoln Institute, and the Nature Conservancy that you can employ to plan for water-related issues such as flooding, drought, and water quality
- How planners integrate information from decision-support tools into the land-use planning process
SUNDAY, APRIL 22
8:30 to 9:45 a.m. | Climate Adaptation Financing (230)
Michael Brown, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, California
Paula Conolly, AICP, Green Infrastructure Exchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Katie Grace Deane, Center for Community Investment, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sarah Moe, DNV GL, Oakland, California
Topics:
- How cities can strengthen their capacity to invest in climate adaptation strategies that keep equity front and center
- How to inspire practitioners to work across sectors to address the effects of climate change on the most vulnerable residents with examples from peers
- How to equip planning professionals to consider how they might best engage in the investment ecosystem to bring climate adaptation strategies to scale
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Linking Water and Land Use Planning (206)
Brad Hill, City of Flagstaff, Flagstaff, Arizona
Jim Holway, FAICP, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Phoenix, Arizona
Anne R. Miller, AICP, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Denver, Colorado
Pete W. Parkinson, APA California, Santa Rosa, California
Erin Rugland, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Lincoln Institute of land Policy, Phoenix, Arizona
Topics:
- Best practices for integrating water and land-use planning in comprehensive/general plans
- How Colorado and California are empowering local jurisdictions to take local action to secure their communities' water supply
- How to adapt best policies and practices for stewarding water resources from leading western communities to the needs of your own community
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | Addressing Future Unknowns with Scenario Planning (R03)
Arnab Chakraborty, AICP, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
Janae Futrell, AICP, Consortium for Scenario Planning, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Civic Sphere, Atlanta, Georgia
James J. Garland, FHWA, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Jeremy Stapleton, Sonoran Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
Topics:
- How to communicate effectively with the public about trade-offs and consequences for situations that are often unclear or complex
- How to create an appropriate set of planning actions to implement as future unknowns become clear over time
- How to explain interconnectivity and interdependency among various issues (such as transportation, land use, environment, and economic development) to both specialists and the public
12:00 to 12:45 p.m. | Becoming a Part of the Consortium for Scenario Planning (206)
Janae Futrell, AICP, Consortium for Scenario Planning, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Civic Sphere, Atlanta, Georgia
Topics
- How the Consortium for Scenario Planning serves rural, urban, and regional planners in all specialty areas with addressing future unknowns and remaining resilient
- What initiatives the Consortium is launching during 2018 to make scenario planning easier to understand and more accessible
- What participation includes and how to get involved
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. | Consortium for Scenario Planning Networking Reception
Join the Consortium for Scenario Planning for a reception at the offices of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, 919 Saint Charles Avenue, New Orleans. For more information and to register for this free event, go to https://tinyurl.com/consortium-npc-2018.
MONDAY, APRIL 23
2:45 to 4:00 p.m. | Land Value Capture for Community Benefits (R02)
Abram M. Barge, AICP, Denver, Colorado
Armando Carbonell, FAICP, Planning and Urban Form, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Julie Herlands, AICP, TischlerBise, Falls Church, Virginia
Gerald Korngold, New York Law School, New York, New York
Topics:
- Strategies for land-value capture and their legal status
- Practical aspects of adding these strategies to your planning program
- How land-value capture was integrated into the implementation of an area plan in Denver to generate affordable housing
4:15 to 5:30 p.m. | Big Data: Applications for Planning Challenges (207)
Earl Eutsler, Urban Forestry Division, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
Kenneth Maits, Pima County Regional Flood Control, Tucson, Arizona
Cassandra Pallai, Chesapeake Conservancy, Annapolis, Maryland
Paula Randolph, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Phoenix, Arizona
Topics:
- How to understand advances in big-data analyses and remote sensing
- How to relate sophisticated tools and complex data to your work .
- Successful models to develop solutions that guide on-the-ground work
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
8:30 to 9:45 a.m. | Evolution of Inclusivity in Planning Projects (R08)
Nathaniel T. Baker, AICP, Clarion Associates, Durham, North Carolina
Amalia Leighton, AICP, Toole Design Group, Seattle, Washington
Peter Pollock, FAICP, Western Programs, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Boulder, Colorado
Roger S. Waldon, FAICP, Clarion Associates, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Topics:
- Key planning themes on inclusivity that have emerged over time, including advocacy planning
- How changing demographics and accelerating digital-communication technologies are informing the planning practice to maximize inclusivity in planning projects
- Successful techniques for achieving inclusivity and authenticity in the preparation of community plans