Introduction to AI & Ethics in County Planning
Online Webinar , United StatesThis session will introduce planners to the fundamentals of AI, the ethical implications of using AI in local government, and how to assess whether their county and its municipalities are ready to adopt AI. Topics will include the principles we aspire to uphold and specific rules of conduct, particularly as they relate to the adoption and use of technology. Our goal is to reinforce how these principles guide ethical planning and technology use across staff, government, and our communities.
The 8th Annual NJ Watershed Conference
The Watershed Conference offers sessions that will increase knowledge and skills, encourage discussions between stakeholders, and foster collaboration on specific issues and potential solutions.
Mapping the Food Landscape: Using Healthy Food Walk Audits to Assess Local Food Systems
Online Webinar , United StatesHealthy food walk audits provide a dynamic way to assess the food landscape in neighborhoods, evaluating availability, proximity, routes, and infrastructure needs. In this workshop, participants will learn how to use walk audits to gather data on the built environment’s influence on healthy food access, including identifying gaps in food availability, barriers in transportation routes, infrastructure challenges, and opportunities for growing and value-added production.
National Planning Conference
NPC25 is your opportunity to connect with fellow students and professionals who share your passion for planning and community development. We've rounded up thousands of experts, thought leaders, and professionals, all coming together in the lively city of Denver.
Web Skills & Platforms for Planners
This webinar will provide an essential foundation in web skills, equipping participants to evaluate, design, deploy, and maintain websites. Participants will gain insights into everything from user-friendly design principles to back-end fundamentals, collaboration with web developers , or key no-code platforms.
Spring 2025 PP Exam Prep Course
The online course will cover general exam topics including the State Plan, County Planning Act, environmental regulations, affordable housing, Planning Board and Board of Adjustment activities, MLUL, regional planning entities, and other relevant material for the PP Exam.
Demographic and Fiscal Modeling for Environmental Planning
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThis event will introduce new planning tools for assessing the impacts of development and disasters on local public finances. especially the local property tax. Attendees will learn about a new, freely accessible online database of residential demographic multipliers for estimating the population and service needs associated with increments or decrements of housing development.
4th Annual Land Use Symposium and Basic Course in Land Use Law and Planning
Raritan Valley Community College 118 Lamington Rd., Branchburg, NJ, United StatesThe Somerset County Bar Association (“SCBA”) is presenting its 4th Annual Land Use Symposium and Basic Course in Land Use Law and Planning on April 26, 2025 at Raritan Valley Community College.
Newark Walking Tour
You are invited to participate in a historic preservation and development walking tour through Newark, NJ. Beginning at the apartments at 15 Washington Street on the Rutgers-Newark campus, then Hahne & Co. and Express Newark, winding through Military Park and more, participants will see how many of the city's landmarks have been repurposed for modern commercial, educational, and recreational use.
Meet Me in the Cafeteria: Reflections from School Food Planning Practitioners
Join our virtual cafeteria with the APA Public Schools and Communities Division and APA Food Systems Division to learn more about the intersections between school planning and food systems planning through a panel of school food planning practitioners. Panelists will reflect on their current work, how they arrived at their focus area in this field, challenges ahead, and example projects.
New Jersey Sustainability Summit
Bell Works 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ, United StatesThe New Jersey Sustainability Summit is a momentous event in our state, drawing change-makers from across the political, private, and public sectors. This exceptional one-day forum spotlights the successes and lessons learned from the people and projects that are helping New Jersey realize a more sustainable future. 2024 Summit attendees walked away with tangible resources and strategies to assist with their own community initiatives.
2025 New Jersey Planning & Redevelopment Conference
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Two Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesPlanners’ Day on Capitol Hill
Online , United StatesMomentum for bipartisan federal action on zoning reform is building in Congress. Join the movement to increase housing choice and abundance through planning-led zoning reform — planners' top policy priority in 2025. At Planners' Day on Capitol Hill, APA will directly connect you with lawmakers from your desk. This immersive advocacy experience is entirely online.