Big City Planning Directors Institute 2025

For the 26th annual Big City Planning Directors Institute (BCPDI), the Lincoln Institute will bring planning directors from the largest US cities to Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a three-day summit at the Lincoln Institute offices. This event is a collaboration of the Lincoln Institute, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, and the American Planning Association. Planning directors will examine emerging public policy questions that influence the planning and design of large cities and their metropolitan regions. In 2024, the event was attended by 32 directors, representing cities from New York to Los Angeles.

This event is by invitation only.