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Automating software workflows enables planners to conduct analysis to inform decision making accurately and efficiently, opening up more time to engage with results. In this webcast, planners will be introduced to the capabilities of ArcGIS Pro's Model Builder, with a focus on its components and advanced features like iterators and model-specific functions. The session will provide practical tips for creating efficient, modular workflows alongside guidance on developing parameterized tools from models, and considering aspects like workspaces and documentation. Additionally, we'll discuss the limitations of Model Builder in handling highly complex workflows. This session is tailored for planners looking to integrate GIS automation into their work, offering practical insights for effective application to common planning tasks.

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The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.

Deryn Davidson is the Sustainable Landscape State Specialist for Colorado State University (CSU) Extension. In this position she conducts educational programming for public and private entities on how to create sustainable and resilient landscapes. She holds a B.S. in Horticulture from CSU and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona. Deryn believes that with thoughtful design and appropriate horticulture practices our cities can serve as urban preserves.

In this talk we will discuss the basic how, what, and why of sustainable landscaping, and we will take a look at a case study where things did not go quite as planned. By diving into the design, installation, and maintenance of the site, we can find strategies for moving forward when a project does not live up to its potential.

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Triggers to “Not in My Back Yard” are often rooted in fear. Fear of loss of quality of life, property values, environmental degradation, health effects, or distrust in technology, government, and management. Other triggers can be ideology or impacts on symbolic places. NIMBY-ism is not simply a U.S. phenomenon, it happens everywhere. Research from around the world reveals useful techniques for anticipating NIMBY arguments, improving systems to avoid triggers, and recognition of the importance of local political cultures where “we are in this together” versus “everyone for themselves”.

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Nature-based Solutions (NbS) provide many co-benefits. This session will explore how Devens is integrating NbS into all development projects through a combination of education, incentives, and regulations to further the sustainable redevelopment of this former military base. This session will also explore how Devens is using biometric tools to measure the impact of NbS on the subconscious, supporting the design of places and spaces for people first. The Apple Country Natural Climate Solutions Project and Ayer-Devens Pocket Forest Project will be featured as innovative and replicable tools that communities can use to help integrate the natural and built environment.

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Join us for an inspiring journey at the 2024 WYOPASS/Western Planner Conference, themed "Crossroads and Crosswinds," co-hosted by Western Planner and the Wyoming Planning Association. Set against the picturesque Western backdrop of Cheyenne, Wyoming, from August 6-9, this conference promises a unique blend of insights and solutions at the intersection of planning challenges and the ever-changing winds of progress. Engage with fellow planners, professionals, and enthusiasts as we navigate the crossroads of innovation and tradition. This event will feature expert speakers, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities to help you navigate the complex landscape of planning in the West. Be a part of shaping the future at this gathering of minds dedicated to fostering resilient and vibrant communities.

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John embarked on a career in ecological restoration in 1996, but his passion for conservation goes back further. Studying business in the ’80s, he became intrigued by a universal challenge: preserving earth’s ecosystems while meeting humanity’s economic needs. Growing protests against globalization motivated John to continue the research for Ecosystems as Models for Restoring Our Economies, integrating thirty years of experience and research in ecology, business, economics, and conservation. Building upon this rich experience, John has begun nurturing a deeper conservation need—economic restoration. This includes his lecture series at universities and public venues across the US, Sri Lanka, Mexico, and elsewhere, and developing sustainable business solutions for industry. John enjoys integrating applied research on sustainable economics from around the globe with the ancient rules of ecosystems, and is working on a 2nd edition of this book with Anthem Press.

We are excited to have John speak about the TLC of monitoring restoration projects, and how this is applicable to post-fire restoration (even BDAs), river restoration, and a variety of plant community restoration projects, that draws from nearly three decades of ecological restoration projects across the Southern Rockies Ecoregion (mostly in Colorado, and much of that in the Poudre Watershed). The adaptive management process will be summarized, and a few basic monitoring protocols described. More importantly, to understand why a project failed, we must know at least three variables. Were the treatments right, considering the constraints and opportunities (T), were plants and structures installed in the right locations (L), and were they constructed correctly (C). If we lack knowledge of any one of these variables we run the risk of drawing false conclusions, developing ineffective adaptive management treatments, or repeating past mistakes. The more we know about the TLC of a restoration project, the more knowledge we gain about the wonderful complexity of ecological and social systems, and our ability to adaptively manage a site improves. And who doesn’t need a little TLC in their work lives too?    

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Located on the east side of the St. Johns River in Putnam County, Fla., East Palatka is a rural farming community that has traditionally been home to potato and cabbage farm laborers. The Gullah Geechee established a community here, and their descendants remain to this day. The community originated in the 19th century and is characterized by brick streets, small-frame residential dwellings, historic churches, a mature natural landscape, and agricultural fields. Seeking to preserve its cultural heritage, limit displacement, and spur equitable economic development opportunities for residents, leaders reached out to the APA Florida Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) for their expertise in the fields of public policy, planning, historic preservation, and economic development. Along the way, CPAT volunteers used their professional resources to connect the community with the University of Florida to provide further assistance with the implementation of some goals identified by community members. During this webinar, CPAT participants will share their lessons learned, best practices, and the final report action items. This webinar is ideal for planners who work with underserved and rural communities.

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The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.

For too many disadvantaged communities, change for the better remains elusive. Access to planning and urban design expertise is limited and often non-existent. The American Planning Association’s Urban Design and Preservation Division (UDP) created and deployed the Design and Preservation Rapid Assistance Team (D-PRAT) to solve problems related to planning, urban design, and historic preservation in collaboration with local governments and community organizations. This unique program has allowed us to engage UDP members as volunteers to help create various partnerships with communities across the country and include other supporting regional and state agencies to address problems on topics such as equity design, climate adaptation, placemaking, historic preservation and main street revitalization. D-PRAT offers a model that can be applied to communities from small rural areas to dense urban centers. The program is centered on an intense two-day workshop focused around a quick-response strategy while daylighting the steps needed to build the framework for long term revitalization opportunities. This unique program has allowed us to engage UDP members as volunteers to help create various partnerships with communities across the country and include other supporting regional and state agencies to address problems on topics such as equity design, climate adaptation, placemaking, historic preservation and main street revitalization. D-PRAT offers a model that can be applied to communities from small rural areas to dense urban centers. The program is centered on an intense two-day workshop focused around a quick-response strategy while daylighting the steps needed to build the framework for long term revitalization opportunities.

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Convened by TRB, the 7th International Conference on Women and Gender in Transportation (WGiT) will be held September 9-11, 2024 at the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center in Irvine, CA. The conference theme is Progress and Possibilities: Bridging Perspectives. It highlights how far recognition of gendered issues in transport have come, while also noting the important work ahead to bridge inequities.

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The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.

BETTER TOGETHER

October 2-4, 2024
Loveland, Colorado

Embassy Suites by Hilton - Loveland
4705 Clydesdale Parkway Loveland, CO 80537

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The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.

Prepare to connect with fellow active transportation, public health, and Safe Routes champions from across the country. The Safe Routes to School National Conference will be a fantastic opportunity to network, share best practices, and explore the vibrant city of Fort Collins, a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community!

The Safe Routes Partnership wishes to extend our sincere thanks to our conference presenting sponsor, the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Get the latest news on the conference from our E-news. Mark your calendar for this event while considering a delightful trip to Fort Collins with friends and/or family.

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The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.

The Community Development Office within DOLA/DLG is hosting a monthly peer exchange series for local governments working on affordable housing strategies and land use issues. This interactive virtual series will take place on the third Thursday of each month from 9-10 a.m.

The intent of the series is to provide a forum for sharing challenges, successes, and innovative approaches – to learn from peer communities across Colorado who are implementing solutions to local housing challenges. Each month will feature a different topic with brief presentations from selected Colorado communities, with ample time allowed for questions and discussion. 

Topics will be selected based on participant input. 

Register for the series to add the Zoom event to your calendar and receive updates about future scheduled topics.