2010 National Planning Conference: Planning & Community Health

Posted by on February 15, 2010

The American Planning Association’s Planning & Community Health Research Center invites you to attend the 2010 National Planning Conference.

Saturday April 10 – Tuesday, April 13, 2010
New Orleans, LA

This April, the American Planning Association (APA) will head down to New Orleans for the 2010 National Planning Conference, Saturday, April 10, through Tuesday, April 13, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Every spring, APA hosts a national conference that showcases the latest research, case studies, innovative ideas, and best practices in the field of planning. This conference attracts urban, rural and regional planners, appointed and elected officials, architects and landscape architects, engineers, health professionals, food system planners and a variety of other allied professionals.

The 2010 conference will feature several events, sessions and workshops related to public health, active living, food systems planning, and sustainability, such as…

Saturday, April 10

Health Impact Assessment (TRAINING WORKSHOP)
Healthy, Appealing, and Walkable Communities (TRAINING WORKSHOP)
Taking Walkability and Health Online (Technology Showcase)
Food Systems Planning Reception & Food Screening (EVENT) – stay tuned for more information about this free event sponsored by the Planning & Community Health Research Center and FIG (APA’s Food systems planning Interest Group)

Sunday, April 11
French Quarter Run (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
New York City Active Design Guidelines (SESSION)
Regional Foodshed Planning (SESSION)
Housing Recover and Sustainability (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Multigenerational Planning (SESSION)
Complexities of Food System Planning (POSTER SESSION)
New Orleans’s Mixed Use Neighborhoods (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Sustainability in the Transportation Planning Process (POSTER SESSION)
Urban Design and Security (POSTER SESSION)
A Food Policy Audit Guide (POSTER SESSION)
Designing Active Communities for Youth (SESSION)
Sustaining Aging (SESSION)
Green Community (SESSION)
Urban Farming in the Built Out City (POSTER SESSION)
Big Bicycle Plans and Neighborhood Recovery (POSTER SESSION)
Elements of Sustainability Planning Approach (SESSION)
Mitigation Strategies for Urban Reforestation (SESSION)
Buffalo’s Community Gardens (POSTER SESSION)
Planning for Street Food Vendors (SESSION)

Monday, April 12
Faubourg Marigny Run (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Lafitte’s Barataria Preserve by Canoe (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
New Orleans MedZone (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Senior Housing in the Ninth Ward (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Ferries, Bridges, and Bikes (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Hollygrove Livable Communities Project (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Mississippi River Trail (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Growing Productive Infrastructure Networks (Food Systems) (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Senior Housing in the Ninth Ward (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Progressive Place-Based Planning in College Towns (SESSION)
Neighborhoods and University in Partnership (SESSION)
Integrating Planning into Highway Design (SESSION)
Planning Policies for Urban Agriculture (SESSION)
Rural Planning Perspectives (SESSION)

Tuesday, April 13
Uptown Run (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Transportation and Food Access (SESSION)
Complete Streets Policies & Implementation (SESSION)
Tammany Trace Rail-Train by Foot (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Planning the Rebuilding of Schools (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Tammany Trace Rail-Trail by Bike (MOBILE WORKSHOP)
Joint Use of Existing Facilities (SESSION)

To learn more about the conference and to register online, visit: http://www.planning.org/conference/registration.htm. Browse by type of activity or topic at http://www.planning.org/conference/program/search/browse.htm.

Important dates
Early-registration deadline: February 18
Student volunteer applications due: March 9
Reserve your discounted hotel room by: March 11
Registration deadline: March 11

We hope to see you in New Orleans!