APA NPC 19 April 13-16, 2019 Moscone West 800 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 6400+ attendees 500+ sessions 60 mobile workshops
Disaster Resilience and Climate Change How Food Shapes Our Cities, Using Nature to Fight Nature’s Threats, Collective Impact for Resilient Cities
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Planning, Health, and the Natural Environment Business Case for Planning Healthy Towns
Aparajita’s APA experience: 12 sessions 1 mobile workshop 2 networking events
Design, Development and Preservation From Parking Lots to Places, Future of Public Space
Housing, Community and Economic Development Win-Win-Win Urbanism: Sustainability, Equity, Resilience
Planning Practice and Careers Women in Private Practice: Career R/evolutions
Managing Change in Communities Everything Old is New Again, The Future of Employment and Workplaces, Reweave the Urban Fabric: Hayes Valley
Transportation Women and Active Travel
01a/how food shapes our cities Michael Grove, SASAKI Mario Cambardella, City of Atlanta Henry Gordon-Smith, Agritecture Consulting
Since the dawn of cultivation, cities have been inextricably linked to food. From 1st century Rome to 19th century London to 21st century Shanghai, we remain as dependent on the natural world as our ancient ancestors were. Research indicates that . In an era of climate change and destabilization, and with
city dwellers actually eat more than their rural counterparts 80 percent of global food controlled by only five multinational corporations, our cities have become
vulnerable to unnecessary risk. But some are forging a new path forward. Explore how urban agriculture is shifting this trajectory. For example, Atlanta is the first major city with a director of urban agriculture who reports directly to the mayor. This organizational structure has created unprecedented social and economic opportunities, including a lease with Georgia Power to . In other cities around the world, rapidly developing technologies in
establish urban farms on energy corridor easements vertical farming have created an emerging economic sector valued at $9 billion. Today, this industry is poised meet the food needs of major cities. Ongoing research from the National Science Foundation and Cornell shows that vertical farming has benefits ranging from energy efficiency to greater yields and higher nutrient loads,
proving that you can have your kale and eat it too.
01a/takeaways -there is now an economic case for responsibly sourced food -sustainable innovations in agriculture are imperative to meet growing populations -the future of food is urban -policy-program-permit-procedures need to align -how can we bring agriculture back into place-making?
Helpful Links: AgLanta https://www.aglanta.org/food-forest-design-conceptsa-b Agritecture Consulting https://www.agritecture.com/ Locally Grown In - podcast https://www.agritecture.com/locally-grown-in-podcast
01b/from parking lots to places Paula Rees, Forseer Atul Sharma, Montgomery Planning Caroline Sanders, Montgomery Planning Jason Roberts, Better Block Andy Altman, Fivesquares Development
Placemaking inspires people to collectively invent public spaces as the heart of their community and feel intimately connected to these places. More than livable, . This session focuses on the power and possibilities of this collaborative process in transforming suburban parking lots and strip malls into exciting, people-oriented places. Planners, a developer, and a placemaking consultant relate their experiences in creating memorable places in communities outside Washington, D.C., and internationally. They show how
loved
the results of placemaking are
placemaking can be used to reinforce community identity, inspire innovation in design and planning, and improve the quality of development.
http://betterblock.org/ blog/2012/03/14/san-antoniobetter-block-wrap-up/
aking & Connectivity Plan
Place = Space + People ‘The challenge of placemaking is to “add up the details to make people pause” and experience delight in their environments.’
01b/takeaways -it’s hard to find parking in great places! -not being able to see the front door is not a parking problem -great places are hard to formulate and often they are messy -back to basics: we’re bored, we’re hungry and we need to pee! -interim place-making plans need the support of a regulatory framework
Helpful Links: Better Block http://betterblock.org/blog/tag/san-antonio/?wpmp_ switcher=mobile Fivesquares Development http://www.fivesquaresdevelopment.com/ The Third Place https://montgomeryplanning.org/blog-design/2016/12/ placemaking-presentation-focuses-on-the-details/
reweaving the urban fabric - Hayes Valley urban infill strategies Tour Hayes Valley, San Francisco’s most successful urban renewal. This established neighborhood was
divided by the 1989 earthquake that cut a swath through its heart. Today the area is thriving, in large part
Market-Octavia Plan, a thoughtful redevelopment framework that supported active uses, diverse housing, engaging streetscapes, and urban experimentation. due to the
This mobile workshop highlights the factors that
undeniable success from the perspective of designers, planners, developers, and business owners. Stops make this repair an
include Proxy, SFJazz, innovative ground-floor retail spaces, a living alley, and affordable and market rate housing projects.
octavia blvd.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/In-Hayes-Valley-old-freeway-site-is-now-8342269.php?psid=4nxTT#photo-10490469
linden st.
proxy, sf
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01c/women in private practice: career r/evolutions Briana Hensold, Agency L+P Fiona Atkins, NYC Parks & Recreation Silvia Vargas, Calvin, Giordano & Associates Ellen Lou, SOM Kathryn Firth, NBBJ Rebecca Leonard, Lionheart Places
real challenges and rewards of private practice, sharing their perspectives on success and accomplishment in a candid, facilitated discussion. With a glass ceiling still firmly intact, a cultural crisis of workplace harassment, and continued inadequate paid parental leave, what does it take to succeed in today’s planning practice? Five leaders in their field discuss and Five women planners discuss the
debate the measures of and road to professional growth, fulfillment, and leadership. How does the private sector measure up in work-life balance?
What are women doing now to help advance the careers of female colleagues? How has
ambition or networking served their progress? What does it take to start a new firm? What motivates established professionals and firm leaders to stay the course in a large firm, or pivot to start their own practice? How are such decisions made, and what homework is necessary? How can a women-led firm be different in operations and practice? Get practical advice and frank perspectives from female professionals who’ve done it all, and hear a spirited conversation about how to define and achieve your own career success.
01c/takeaways -find a mentor and an advocate -make eye contact and make a statement -show your confidence but also your anxieties -confidence is half of the equation, the other half is humility -think about your role in promoting the hiring and advancement of other women
Helpful Links: Agency L+P https://agencylp.com/ Lionheart Places https://www.lionheartplaces.com/ Women’s Landscape Equality Resolution https://montgomeryplanning.org/blogdesign/2016/12/https://www.change.org/p/ landscape-architects-women-s-landscape-equalityre-solution-sign-if-you-support-equal-treatment-ofdesigners-91ef8f7d-0360-447d-bb7d-823718067e57?recruiter=906606487&utm_source=share_petition&utm_ medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_ term=860f43ea615240b2997839f25f3c3580
01d/future of employment and workplaces Donald Elliott, Clarion Associate Andrew Nelson, Colliers International Rae Smith, HOK Samantha Roxas, WeWork
nature of work
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The in America is in dramatic ways that will transform the ways we think about the places needed to accommodate work activities. Although the global economy continues to produce new jobs, many of those jobs do not pay wages adequate to support a household, while others do not create profits sufficient to rent office or production space. As a result, many Americans are
self-employed, are working multiple jobs, working in virtual firms (firms with no fixed office location) and/or working from their homes. This session explores trends in employment and what that means for the future workspaces we will need to accommodate them. A chief economist for a major international real estate investment company examines whether
America’s share of the global economy is creating jobs, destroying jobs, and what kinds of jobs and incomes are being created or destroyed. A project manager for a major architectural firm discusses what types of work spaces and home work arrangements are being designed and built by employers, and a national consultant reviews changes in zoning regulations that accommodate new forms of work and combined live-work spaces.
quick facts -150 million jobs in the US today -Gaining jobs on the coasts and Texas, losing in the Midwest -Fewer people doing multiple jobs since previous decades -Unemployment rate is as low as its been in 50 years -Changing labor force - women and older professionals -Kinds of jobs - knowledge workers with college degrees increasing and routine manual and office jobs are decreasing -Income for lower 50% hasn’t changed much but 0.1% has seen a dramatic increase -job polarization- automation is a threat to already vulnerable populations
The Big Shift -from space-oriented metrics to human oriented metrics -incremental productivity to divergent creativity -bldg. focused to community focused -accommodating to creating experience -sage on stage to co-creators -siloed to collaborative.
https://issuu.com/hoknetwork/ docs/hok_forward_workplace_ report
Our Greater Impact
vitality + density in neighborhoods
sustainable mobility
efficiency colloboration connectivity consciousness purpose happiness
01d/takeaways -jobs are changing -spatial demands are altering traditional typologies -trends have shifted in favor of creating signature places and experiences -wework is taking over the world! -future of workplaces demands addressing the needs of changing workforce
Helpful Links: WeWork Global Impact Report https://impact.wework.com/ HOK Forward: Workplace Research + Trends https://issuu.com/hoknetwork/docs/hok_forward_ workplace_report
01e/collective impact of resilient cities Kathleen Coyne, Asakura Robinson Amy Morris, Land and Water Collen McHugh, The Water Institute of the Gulf Amanda Brown-Stevens, Resilient by Design
interdisciplinary teams and intersectional work are vital to ensuring every action we take has a collective impact toward community and ecological resilience. Systems thinking allows planners, scientists, designers, Now more than ever,
and others an effective way to analyze the intersections of many different systems in a city and ensure decisions promote holistic resilience goals. This session outlines systems thinking as a method for accomplishing and highlights resilience work in some of our most vulnerable cities. In New Orleans, we have seen the development of the New Orleans Water Plan, the City’s first Climate Action Plan, and projects in the Gentilly Resilience District that aim to reduce flood risk while providing other community and climate benefits. Houston is working to create a citywide resilience plan, and ongoing work in Harris County’s Precinct One is looking specifically at
collective impact for resilience goals
how parks can be better leveraged toward community and ecological resilience goals.
In San Francisco, the Resilient By Design competition is a yearlong collaborative design challenge bringing together local residents, public officials and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions to strengthen the region’s community, economic, and ecological resilience.
equity + engagement
01e/takeaways -resilience = recover + adapt
Helpful Links:
-ecological change is never socially neutral
Water Institute of the Gulf- Resilience Lab https://thewaterinstitute.org/focus-areas/communityresilience
-trends have shifted in favor of creating signature places and experiences
Resilient By Design http://www.resilientbayarea.org/
-value of ‘green’ includes history and culture -equity = access to resources needed to thrive
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