Planners Training Service One-Day Workshop

Innovative Transportation Planning

Chicago • September 18, 2013

Advanced Training for Practicing Planners

Transportation planning is changing fast. Gear up with this new workshop from APA's Planners Training Service.

Presenter Diana Mendes, AICP, looks at current trends and possibilities down the road. How will MAP-21, the new federal surface transportation law, affect you and your community? How are forward-looking communities stretching their resources to meet their diverse transportation needs? How do different kinds of transportation investments impact community form, economic vitality, and quality of life?

Come with questions, leave with answers. In just one day, you'll get the intel you need to put your transportation planning on track for the future.

Pricing and registration information

You'll learn about:

Recent transportation trends and future demands
Key impacts of the new MAP-21 federal transportation law
Coordination of transportation and land-use decision making
Paths to overcome project implementation and delivery challenges
Pacesetting innovations in transportation planning and approaches
The enhanced role of planners in advancing integrated solutions

Schedule

8:30–9:00 a.m.
Check-In

9:00 a.m.–noon
Lecture/Presentation

Noon–1:00 p.m.
Lunch (provided by APA)

1:00–5:00 p.m.
Lecture/Presentation/Planning Exercise

Course Agenda

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This agenda is subject to change. Workshop registrants will receive the final agenda after registration closes.

Course Flyer

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Certification Maintenance Credits

AICP members earn CM | 7.0 credits for participation in this one-day workshop. Partial credit is not available.

Presenter

Diana Mendes, AICP, directs strategic investments for transportation at AECOM, a global professional services company. For 25 years, she has focused on putting eco-friendly transportation in place for more livable, vital communities. A frequent speaker on transportation topics, she teaches at Rutgers University's National Transit Institute and helped write APA's Advanced Specialty Certification exam for transportation planners. Her publications include transportation chapters in Planning and Urban Design Standards, available from APAPlanningBooks.com.