2025 Annual Conference Presentations

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Participant List

Final Program

Main Sessions

  • Opening Keynote | How to Bridge the Digital Divide After Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory | 1.00 CM
  • Plenary | PA Housing Plans and Advocacy| 1.50 CM
  • Pitkin Lecture | Civic Pride & Civic Apathy | 1.50 CM

Mobile Workshops

  • M1. Loop the Loop: Capital Greenbelt Tour | 2.75 CM
  • M2. One City, Two Streams: How Planning Choices… | 2.75 CM
  • M3. Planning for Suburban Green Infrastructure… | 2.75 CM Sustainability/Resilience
  • M4. SusqueCycle Scenic Ride on the Capital Area… | 1.50 CM
  • M5. Planning for Pedestrian Safety: Conducting a Pedestrian… | 1.25 CM
  • M6. Historic Harrisburg Tour of Riverfront Park… | 1.50 CM
  • M7. Downtown Harrisburg Active Transportation… | 1.50 CM

Concurrently Session A

  • A1. Oops, I Did it Again: Lessons from Planning Challenges | 1.00 CM Equity (view presentation)
  • A2. Examining the Impact of Warehousing Development… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • A3. Creating Safe Streets Together: Integrating Planning… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • A4. Tackling Energy Transition Through Planning… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • A5. Remarkable Revitalization: Leveraging Rural Place… | 1.00 CM (view presentation) 
  • A6. Office Park Revolution: Accelerating a Vibrant Future… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)

Concurrently Session B

  • B1. Ethics Cases of the Year | 1.25 CM Ethics
  • B2. How to be an Effective Citizen Planner… | 1.25 CM
  • B3. Comprehensive Planning through the Hourglass… | 1.25 CM (view presentation | view handout)
  • B4. A+ Homes: Changing Minds and Addressing Housing Need… | 1.25 CM (view presentation)
  • B5. Coding for the Future: Revise Recode Reinvent | 1.25 CM
  • B6. Overcoming Barriers to Active Transportation Planning | 1.25 CM (view presentation) 

Concurrently Session C

  • C1. Planning for Biosecurity in the PA Poultry Industry | 0.75 CM (view presentation)
  • C2. Demographics is Destiny: So Why… | 0.75 CM
    C3. Lodging at a Crossroads: Short-term Rentals… | 0.75 CM
  • C4. Planning for Affordability: Choice Neighborhood… | 0.75 CM
  • C5. It’s Alive! Modern Census Applications | 0.75 CM (view presentation | view presentation)
  • C6. Navigating the Future: Scenario Planning… | 0.75 CM (view presentation)
  • C7. Fast Fun Fervent: Partnerships, Plans, Regional Planning | 0.75 CM (view presentation)

Concurrently Session D

  • D1. PA Land Use Law Updates: Appellate Cases from 2024-2025 | 1.00 CM Law
  • D2. Asset Management: A Foundational and Accessible Tool… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • D3. Unlocking the Lemoyne Bottleneck: A Collaborative Approach… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • D4. Affordable Housing: Lower Merion’s Multi-Pronged Approach… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
    D5. Public-Private Planning for Freight: A Collaborative Model… | 1.00 CM
    D6. From Regional Planning to Local Implementation… | 1.00 CM
  • D7. Fast Fun Fervent: Transportation | 1.00 CM (view presentation | view presentation)
  • D8. Creating Healthier Communities Together | 1.00 CM (view presentation)

Concurrently Session E

  • E1. Shakespearean Ethics Skits… | 1.25 CM Ethics
  • E2. Outdoor-Based Recreation: A Gateway to Nature… | 1.25 CM
    E3. Finding Your Way in the Field: Mentors Need Mentees… | 1.25 CM
    E4. Measuring Impact on Main Street | 1.25 CM (view presentation)
    E5. A United Fight Against Blight: The Alle-Kiski Regional… | 1.25 CM (view presentation | view flyer) 
  • E6. Artificial Intelligence in Community Planning… | 1.25 CM
  • E7. Adventure Awaits: Revitalizing Rural Communities… | 1.25 CM

Concurrently Session F

  • F1. Trails as Resilient Infrastructure: How Trails… | 1.00 CM Sustainability/Resilience
    F2. Implementation Success Stories: Assembling the Right People… | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
    F3. Public Engagement is a Whole Difference Animal… | 1.00 CM (view presentation | view handout)
    F4. Affordable Workforce Housing: What You May Not Know | 1.00 CM
    F5. Main Street Matters | 1.00 CM (view presentation)
  • F6. Learning to Love Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwiches | 1.00 CM
  • F7. AICP: Is This Certification For You (view presentation)

Concurrently Session G

  • G1. Choose Your Own Adventure: Legal Case Studies… | 1.25 CM Law (view presentation)
  • G2. Cultivating a Thriving Workplace: Lead, Inspire, Empower | 1.25 CM Equity (view presentation)
  • G3. Planning for the Present While Considering the Past | 1.25 CM (view presentation)
  • G4. Planning for Stormwater Management and Flood Mitigation… | 1.25 CM (view presentation)
  • G5. Creating Economic Anchors in Your Community… | 1.25 CM (view presentation)
  • G6. Driving PA Transportation Forward: Insights… | 1.25 CM
  • G7. History, Implementation and Benefits… | 1.25 CM

Concurrently Session H

  • H1. Energize Southeast PA: A Blueprint for Scaling… | 1.00 CM Sustainability/Resilience (view presentation)
  • H2. Building on Lancaster’s Strength: The City Revitalization… | 1.00 CM
  • H3. Data-Driven Decision Making for Bicycle and Pedestrian… | 1.00 CM (view presentation) 
  • H4. Energy…What You Need to Know and What You Need to Do | 1.00 CM
  • H5. Implementing Context-Sensitive Housing: Lessons… | 1.00 CM
  • H6. Key Innovations Around Housing Supply at the Local Level | 1.00 CM