Conferences

The PlanIt Conference took place on December 13, 2016. Click on the image to the right to look at the conference brochure. There will be no conferences in 2017.

Below are presentations and speaker bios for all Conference sessions:

8:15 AM - 9:45 AM

Plenary 1: Integration as Planning Practice (Presentation / Speaker Bios)

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Collaborative Planning through Multi-Jurisdictional Partnerships (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Walkability/Active Living: Minnesota Walks (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Sustainable Water Supply Management (Presentation / Speaker Bios)

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Keynote Speech - It is Solved by Walking: Planning and Designing Walkable Cities (Presentation / Speaker Bio)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Integrating Sustainability and Resilience Planning in the City Comp Plan (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Partnerships in Planning for Parks and Trails (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Value-Added Enhancements to Protect and Restore Water Resources (Presentation / Speaker Bios)

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Make Brownfi elds Green Again: Strategies and Resources for Promoting Brownfi eld Redevelopment in Comprehensive Planning (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
A Planner’s Perspective on Transit (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Comp Plans and the Food System: An Equity and Resilience Lens (Presentation / Speaker Bios)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Strategic Housing Plans (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Adapting the Urban Forest in the Twin Cities Metro Area to Climate Change (Presentation / Speaker Bios)
Travel Demand Management (TDM) (Presentation / Speaker Bios)