
Last May, Clarion Director Don Elliott, FAICP, moderated an APA National Conference session on “Unleashing a New Code through Remapping.” Key participants included Raleigh Planning Director Ken Bowers, AICP; Albuquerque Senior Planner Mikaela Renz-Whitmore, AICP; Philadelphia City Planning Commission Deputy Executive Director Eleanor Sharpe, AICP; and Philadelphia Plan Implementation Manager Andrew Meloney, AICP. The point,
Clarion Director Don Elliott, FAICP, recently joined Olympia, Washington, Deputy Planning Director Leonard Bauer and New York State Building official Erika Kreiger for a panel discussion on “Tiny Houses: Big Questions” in New York City. Leonard’s presentation focused on the story of Quixote Village – an innovative Tiny House replacement for a homeless tent city,
Clarion Director Don Elliott, FAICP, recently joined Professor Shannon McDonald of Southern Illinois University and Zabe Bent of Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates to present a panel discussion of “Driverless Cars: Changing How You Plan.” Professor McDonald reviewed recent discussions of the Transportation Research Board, while Ms. Bent focused on insights from recent consulting assignments. Don’s presentation
Our work as community planners and plan implementers often requires a focus on details that draws us so deep in the trenches that we can lose focus on the larger forces shaping our nation and the world. To counter this trend, the 2017 Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute sponsored a lunchtime plenary session on “The