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Includes the live virtual conference and all recordings.

Conference Agenda

    1. Overview

    2. Virtual Conference Instructions and Zoom Information

    3. How to use Thinkific

    4. April 24th and April 25th Watch Party - Region 5 / St. Louis Metro East Planners (in-person)

    5. About the APA-ISS

    1. The Carp Connection: Transforming a slippery problem into a savory solution

    1. 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM - Welcome & Announcements

    2. 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM - Bike Pedestrian Projects in Illinois

    3. 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Strong Towns: Challenges Faced by IL First-Time Homebuyers and What Planners Can Do to Help

    4. 12:00 pm - 1:10 pm - Lunch - Networking

    5. 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm - Bonus Session: Scraping Zillow Data

    6. 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM - Prepping Good RFPs/RFQs

    7. 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM - Overview of Funding Options for Public Improvements

    1. 8:55 AM - Announcements

    2. 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Plat Act Exemptions: How County Maps and Plats, staff and planners, can work to improve understanding of the Plat Act

    3. 10:15 AM - 11:30 PM - An Equitable Approach to Zoning Notifications

    4. 11:30 PM - 12:10 PM - Lunch - Networking

    5. 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM - Bonus Session - How to Canva

    6. 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Planning and technology – Using drones, artificial intelligence, digital twins, and laser scanners in planning

    7. 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM - EcoCat in the Legal Hat: Developer environmental review - don't get sued!

    8. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Recent Supreme Court Decisions Impacting Community Development

About this conference

  • CM Credits including Sustainability & Law

Conference Chairperson

Scott Hanson, AICP

CMT

Scott Hanson, AICP has worked for much of his professional career for two fast-growing municipalities known for well-planned urban environments, and the past 5 years for the reputable civil engineering firm Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT), Scott Hanson, AICP has 18 years of local government planning experience. Specializing in land use and comprehensive planning, he has successfully led numerous award-winning public engagement initiatives, including the City of Edwardsville (IL) 2010 Comprehensive Plan, the I-55 Corridor Plan and Development Code (2016), and the City of Marshfield (MO) 2020 Community Growth Plan. Scott has also managed a local Special Census, historic preservation grants, and the creation of a community-wide neighborhood association grant program. During his time with CMT, Scott has specialized in working with communities with populations of under 15K, engaging in zoning code and subdivision regulation updates for cities such as Fulton, MO, and Strafford, MO, and Comprehensive Plans for Seymour, MO, Fordland, MO, and Hamel IL. During his free-time, Scott hosts a weekly radio show (“Looking for Lewis and Clark”) where he seeks out the best in “college radio” music. He recently passed the 1,200 show mark, a run that dates back to the 1990’s.