Past Conference Presentations

Chapter conferences are among the most valuable services the chapter provides to its members. To view past conference brochures, our generous sponsors, or a chronological list of presentations, see below.

2019 APAWA Annual Conference

Tacoma, WA
October 16-17,2019

2019 Brochure

2017 APAWA Annual Conference
Seatac, WA
September 28-29, 2017

2017 Brochure

Joint WA/OR Annual Conference
Portland, OR
October 26, 2016

2016 Brochure

GMA 25th Anniversary Conference & Gala
Museum of Glass | Tacoma, WA

• GMA Rural Counties, Towns, and Cities: Expectations and Reality
• CAP and the Birth of the GMA
• GMA CLE: 25 Years and Counting - Recent Cases Related to Water Resources in the Context of Land Use Planning and Permitting
• The Evolution of Growth Management in Washington: 25 Years and Counting

APA National Conference
Washington State Convention Center | Seattle, WA
April 18-21, 2015

Planners Guide

2015 Sponsors

2015 Program

• A Short Course On Local Planning Resource Guide
• A Short Course on Local Planning

• 2013 Washington State Agricultural Land Use
• Between the Dollar and the Dream: New Strategies, New Tools
• Ethics
• Ten Big Ideas for Washington's Future
• Building Innovative Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Programs
• Community Outreach to the New Generation
• The Division Prophecy
• Effective Housing Strategies
• Greening Capitol Way
• Green Infrastructure: The Lorax Tree- Saving Our Communities
• Making the Most of Your Presentation
• Marijuana Review
• Next Generation Parking Strategies
• A Revolution at Our Fingertips
• Pivoting Communities Towards Sustainable Economic Success
• Scenario Planning For Livability
• Tiny Houses = Big Impact on Homelessness
• Planning and Implementing a Citywide Bicycle Network in Bellingham, WA
• Tribal Transportation in Perspective
• Why the Sad Face?
• Youth in Planning Panel 

• Children as an Indicator Species: How Can Cities Promote Affordable Housing for Our Families
• Protecting Infrastructure Through Vulnerability Assessments
• Emerging Northwest Tribal Economies
• First Penguins Through the Comp Plan Hole
• Getting Growth to Pay For Growth 
• Growing Solar Communities
• Growing Transit Communities in Suburban South King County
• Making Yourself Indispensable: Planning Managers and What They Want Planners to Bring to the Table
• Multicultural Outreach with Community Liaisons
• Partnerships to Promote Community Health and Success
• Small, Shared, & Social Spaces: The Right-of-Way as Public Realm
• Spokane Health Sciences Campus Master Plan
• WSU Stormwater Master Planning
• Sustaining, Growing and Improving Jobs and the Economy in the Maritime Sector
• The Future of Industry
• The Planning Cannon
• The "Refining Fire" of Code Simplification & Consolidation
• Transportation Transformation: Back to the Future
• Vesting
• What Partnerships Should Look Like: Overlake Transit Center Funding Agreement

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Meydenbauer Center – Bellevue, WA
October 2-3, 2013

2013 Brochure

2013 Sponsors

Video: "Planning for the New Reality", by Mitch Silver, recent past president American Planning Association
The full one-hour presentation is available to APA members for training purposes, by arrangement with the APA Washington chapter.  Please contact the office at [email protected]

2013 Presentations

• Balancing Safety and Mobility on Our Transportation Network
• Bringing Together Diverse Interests to Enhance the Cascade Loop Experience
• Condominiums Versus Apartments: The True Story
• Creating Partnership out of Controversy
• Creative Solutions to the Mitigation Puzzle
• Data: What's it Good For
• Development Review: Gray Areas, Shared Interests & Solutions
• Economic Doldrums? Historic Preservation has $olution$
• Ethics 101 - It's Hard to be a Saint in the City
• Ethics: Conference Case Studies
• Fit and Well: A Community Vision with a Focus on Health
• Fostering Collaborative Sollutions to Planning and Other Policy Challenges
• GMA Planning Informed by Market Realities
• Growing Transit Communities on the Eastside
• Installation Planning for the 21st Century
• Making Sense of Development Agreements
• Municipal Sustainability Strategies “Mix Tape”–A Compilation of Greatest Hits from Around the State
• Our Coastal Communities - How Can We Address Rising Tides?
• Planning in a Split Universe
• Recipe for Success – Three Proven Ingredients
• Right Size Parking Project
• Safe Routes to School and Community Planning
• Satisfaction: Triple Win Plans and Projects
• Shop Talk: Local Retail Planning
• Short Course on Local Planning
• Smart Streets: Complete + Artful + Livable
• Spandex Optional: Increasing Access to Bicycling in the Puget Sound Region
• Success & Sustainability
• There’s No Place Like Work: Everyday Resources to Produce More with Less 
• Too Much of a Good Thing? Approaches to Rating Sustainability and Assessing Performance 
• Tools for Including Equity in Planning and Investment Decisions
• Transportation Impact Fees: Barriers or Benefits for Infill?
• Urban Ag in the Burbs
• Youth Summit on Climate Change