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Track Descriptions

Climate Change and Resiliency:
Climate change affects all areas of the country. Currently, major coastal cities are planning for sea-level rise and landlocked states are experiencing extreme weather and changing weather cycles, while droughts, floods, and seismic activity are occurring in new locations. Even communities that regularly focus on other planning issues should be aware of potential impacts from natural hazards and climate adaptation; and be ready to address those issues.

We invite proposals for this track that share lessons learned related to reducing vulnerability and increasing ability to withstand natural hazards; adapting local economies and land use policies, retrofitting buildings, maintaining water delivery and other public infrastructure, and enhancing emergency communication systems.

Managing Change in Communities:
This track assembles a wide range of sessions on processes that are fundamental to long-range planning, touching on planning issues that concern all communities. We invite proposals that include housing and density, affordable housing, growth management, urban/rural and wildland-urban interfaces, gentrification and displacement, reurbanizing suburban communities, compatible redevelopment in older communities, revitalization, public facilities, and state and federal laws that affect regional and local planning. 

Transportation:
Transportation is changing rapidly; acquiring skills needed to keep abreast of developments in the field is critical. Meanwhile, technology and personal choices are affecting transportation planning. As urban transportation preferences evolve, transit, biking, and pedestrian travel and safety have become prime considerations impacting street design. As urban transportation preferences evolve, transit, biking and pedestrian travel and safety have become prime considerations impacting street design; 21st-century transportation planners will need to adapt to these developments. We invite proposals that consider these issues, as well as proposals that cover large transportation planning projects—including rail and airport planning—and how they are planned and executed.  

Planning and Innovative Government:
Success stories of planning innovations are great to share and much appreciated by your peers.  Do you have a celebrated and transferable general plan? A creative and effective zoning code or regulation? Do you have a streetscape plan, an open-space plan or an idea for implementing transportation engineering enhancements?  How are planners driving innovation, transparency in government, and the use of innovative management tools and technologies? How does our profession develop leaders who embrace innovations?  This track spotlights excellence in planning practice. We invite proposals that present case studies, research and innovative leadership that highlights small-town, big-city, county-level, and state-level planning. Share your story by submitting a proposal for this track.

Public Health and Planning:
Across the country, local governments are beginning to incorporate goals and objectives that promote public health into all types of plans, policies and processes.  These plans will impact how people make choices about where to live, how to get around, and how to access healthy foods and physical activity. The plans will affect everything from clean air and water to social equity. We invite proposals that address these topics as well as environmental justice, parks, open space, and greenways.
Urban Design and Preservation:
People embrace communities of lasting value that reflect historic preservation, cultural resources, community character, and exceptional urban design. Communities built on principles of interrelated patterns of land use, transportation, and urban form foster some of the most desirable characteristics of human habitation: neighborliness, sustainability, and economic efficiency. We invite proposals that address urban design, public art, historic preservation, and new urbanism.

Planning Careers:
Wherever they are in their planning careers, planners continue to explore new career paths and specializations of interest. This track assists planners by helping them make important career decisions (i.e. whether to pursue public- vs. private-sector employment) and ethical determinations. Sessions within this track bring planners together to share experiences and knowledge essential to their professional development. We invite proposals that share stories addressing planners’ diverse work experiences and challenges.

Technology and Big Data:
Planners have access to more data sets and analysis tools than ever before. With this abundance of data and tools it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Amid the growing number of choices, how do planners determine which data and tools best advance their community’s goals? Planners need knowledge and skills to use increasingly sophisticated tools and complex data, we invite proposals that will explore these new planning concepts and technologies.

Planning, Economic Development, and the Economy:
While local economies are greatly influenced by national and state policy environments, communities face challenges in finding the best local economic development choices.  Many planners are eager to learn about successful local and regional efforts to support job creation, workforce development and economic activity that maintains or enhances quality of life.  These examples are very valuable to other planners. This track invites proposals to share lessons related to economic development and planning.

Successful Messaging for Public Engagement:
A successful, well-considered, transparent planning process is essential for a sound outcome. How can planners engage with the community through open and transparent communication that is reliable and trustworthy, using both traditional methods and social media tools to achieve measured results? How can planners use new and existing tools to engage traditionally underrepresented groups and disadvantaged populations?  What are the best tools for public engagement, and what new tools are emerging? What leadership skills can planners use to engage community members? What should planners learn from the communities they engage? We invite proposals that address these questions.

Development and the Natural Environment:  
Through citizen engagement, plan making, capital improvements, development review, and other planning actions, planners promote fiscally sound investments and decisions that protect and restore the natural environment, conserve resources, and build more sustainable communities in both rural and urban areas. Proposals within this track will highlight local, regional, and national efforts to balance the needs of people with the long-term viability of the environments in which they live. Sessions will also explore how plans and regulations impact the equitable distribution of the benefits associated with ecosystem services.

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* 12. Choose the Track that best represents your expertise and that you feel the most comfortable reviewing topic proposals (only select one)

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* 13. In your own words, describe why you would like to be a NPC Proposal Reviewer (100 word limit):

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* 14. Are you willing to review up to 24 proposals within the time limit indicated (3 weeks)?

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* 15. Are you available to serve up to 6/8 hours during the time?

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* 16. Are you willing to review Poster proposal submissions?

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* 17. Are you willing to be considered as a Track Chair?  This would require a time commitment of 10/12 hours instead of the 6/8 of a typical proposal reviewer.  Most Track Chair's commitment would be during the months of June-November.

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