2019 APA Washington Annual Conference

Shaping Communities that Thrive
October 16-17, 2019
Tacoma, WA

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Thank you for attending the 2019 APA Washington Annual Conference. We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 Conference. 
Presentations and CE Credits for the 2019 Conference will by available by the end of November.

Schedule

Please Note - "The Curb is a Place, Too" has been moved to 3:45 pm on Wednesday 10/16. Their original time slot at 2:15 pm will no be open for visiting exhibitors and networking. There may have been other minor changes to the schedule - please consult the final program before selection your sessions.

Wednesday, October 16
Block Track 1: Dreams to Dirt Track 2: Creating "Place" Track 3: Environment & Community Sustainability Track 4: Inclusive & Diverse Community Engagement Track 5: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
7:00 - 8:00 am Registration, Exhibits, & Networking
8:00 - 9:30 am Plenary Session
9:30 - 9:45 am Break with Exhibitors
9:45 - 11:00 am Actions Speak Louder than Policies KeyArena: Renovating a Landmark Planning as Economic Development Thinking Big: Preparing for Micro-Mobility WA Roadmap
11:00 - 11:15 am Break with Exhibitors
11:15 am - 12:30 pm Challenges to Reimagining: When Local Governments become Land Developers Missing Middle Messes and Successes Addressing Sea Level Rise in Coastal Planning for Washington State Just Data - Mapping for Equity and Inclusion The Latest in APA Legislative Advocacy - Law
12:45 - 2:00 pm Keynote Lunch
2:15 - 3:30 pm Downtown Economic Development: A Holistic Approach Housing Action Plans: Strategies for Affordability The Curb is a Place Too Safe Routes to Equity (and Schools!) The Power of Storytelling
3:30 - 3:45 pm Break with Exhibitors
3:45 - 5:15 pm Urban Alchemy: Placemaking from Scratch Market Incentives for Affordable Housing Production

A Watershed in Transition: Managing the Past, Planning for the Future

Empowering People in Changing Communities Street Smarts: Making Community Street Closure Permits Easy
5:00 - 6:30 pm Reception
6:30 pm Pub Crawl

 

Thursday, October 17
Block Track 1: Dreams to Dirt Track 2: Creating "Place" Track 3: Environment & Community Sustainability Track 4: Inclusive & Diverse Community Engagement Track 5: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
8:00 - 9:00 am Registration, Exhibits & Networking
9:00 - 10:15 am Just Build it Already Creating and Revitalizing Small City Downtowns   SEPA: Effects on Sustainable Growth Youth in Force: Engage Now! Planning  Planning for Wildlife & Climate Resilience
10:15 - 10:45 am Break with Exhibitors
10:30 - 12:00 pm   HB 1923: New Housing Tools for Washington Cities - Law     Ethics - A Game Show!    
10:45 am - 12:00 pm WWU: Community/University Partnerships for Sustainable Futures    A Step Beyond the Infrastructure: Promoting Multimodal Transportation   A Tale of Two Cities: The best of Visualizations, The Worst of Visualizations
12:15 - 1:30 pm Awards Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 pm Understanding Liability Protections and Brownfield Redevelopment Regulating & Reviewing Privately Developed Public Art Rock Down to Electric Avenue  Affordable Housing Initiative  UW Session 
3:00 - 3:30 pm Break with Exhibitors
3:30 - 4:45 pm Wayfinding through Implementation: How to Get Signs in the Ground Planning Through the Lense of Arts & Culture  Healthy Environments = Healthy People, Thriving Communities at a Regional Scale  Watershed Councils - Nimble Models for Collaborative Community Engagement   Communications: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

 


Questions?
Contact Stephanie Kennedy, Event Manager, by phone at (503) 626-8197 or by email at [email protected].