Latinos and Planning Division |  2008 APA Las Vegas Conference
Sunday, April 27–Thursday, May 1, 2008 Latinos and Planning Division Business Meeting
Plan to attend the Division's Business Meeting on Monday, April 28 from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at Bally's, Palace 7. Latinos and Planning Division By Right Sessions on Tuesday, April 29, 2008: Latino USA: Reshaping American Suburbs
9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Contested Space: Latinos and Public Spaces
4:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m.
Latinos and Planning is the only nationwide organization focused on urban planning issues in Latino communities and on career challenges facing Latino planners. Our mission is to work collaboratively with other professionals and organizations to identify and develop strategies related to:
- The most significant planning issues facing Latino communities
- The most significant challenges facing Latino planners
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To this end, we: - Hold dialogos (Spanish for "dialogues") around the United States to identify critical issues. The results are integrated into a national agenda.
- Are building a diverse and supportive national network of planning, community, and policy professionals to address these issues.
- Are working to influence planning organizations, funders, policymakers, academics and others to address the strategies identified in the dialogos.
As of November 2006, the most critical challenges we've identified are: - Lack of participation in planning by Latinos
- The relationship of planners and planning profession to Latino communities
- Urban design as it relates to Latino communities
- The capacity of Latino communities and organizations that serve them to engage in planning efforts
- Planning methods as they relate to Latino communities
- The impact of redevelopment and gentrification on Latino communities
Top image: Courtesy Transportation & Land Use Collaborative of Southern California. | 
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