The 2014 NY Upstate APA Chapter Conference took place in Rochester, NY on September 17th, 18th, and 19th. The following attachments are the presentations from each session.
Session 1A: The State of Upstate Cities: Fiscal Crisis and Economic Development Response
Speakers: Mildred Warner, Katelin Olson, Clint McManus, & Delmonize Smith
Session 1B: Beyond Public Participation: Creating Citizen Advocates through Community Learning and Engagement
Speakers: Bart J. Roberts & Darren P. Cotton
Session 2A: Form-Based Codes, Livable Cities and GHG Emissions Reductions
Speakers: C.J. Randall, David J. West, & George R. Frantz
Session 2B: How to Understand and Interpret Pro Forma Financial Analysis: A Planner’s Perspective
Speakers: Michael N'dolo & Kimberly Baptiste
Session 3A: Neighborhood Business Development
Speakers: Edward Flynn, Carly Battin, & Tanya Zwahlen
Session 3B: New Approaches to Public Involvement Using Online Tools
Speaker: Frank Hebbert
Session 3C: Ethical Considerations for Planning and Zoning Boards
Speaker: Charles W. Malcomb
Session 4A: Leveraging Resources to Get Projects Done
Speakers: Kimberly Baptiste, Michael Zimmerman, Chuck Bell, & Matt Andrews
Session 4B: Cleaner Greener Communities Program Regional Sustainability Plans: Statewide Perspectives on Successful Planning and Implementation
Speakers: David Zorn, Angel Vincent, & Steven Wilson
Session 4C: Mobility Initiatives for an Aging Population
Speakers: Bill Armbruster, Richard Perrin, Bill McDonald, & Julie Allen Aldrich
Session 5A: What's All This Noise
Speakers: Paul Congdon & Mike Flanigan
Session 5B: Bridges and Infrastructure Planning: What Planners Should Know
Speaker: Ernest Sternberg
Session 5C: The Art of Communication: Is it Nurture or Nature?
-No powerpoint presentation, given verbally.
Speaker: Richard Morales
Session 6A: Lessons Learned: Practical Applications for Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Speakers: Suzanna Randall, Joy Keubler, and Tana Bigelow
Session 6B: Brewing Economic Development
Speakers: Edward Flynn, Willard Brooks, Ted Hawley, Tim Herzog, Matthew Kahn, & Jeff Ware
Session 6C: Innovations in Urban Transportation - New Models for Integrated Mobility in Upstate NY
Speakers: Elizabeth Murphy, Justin Booth, Jamie Hamann-Burney, Jennifer Dotson, & Creighton Randall
Session 7A: Assessing the Vulnerability of our Transportation Infrastructure in the face of Natural and Human-Made Disasters
Speakers: Howard M. Coppari, Fred Frank, & Joe Bovenzi
Session 7B: SEQR: New Regulation and Case Law Review
Speakers: Mark Tayrien, Kathy Spencer, & Jerry Goldman
Session 7C: Reconciling Grassroots Efforts & Municipal Policy in Food Systems Planning: The Role of Food Policy Councils
Speakers: Laura Fox, Samina Raja, Sean Mulligan, Jim Manning, & Debra Richardson
Session 8: Stirring Blood: A Discussion on Planning, Communications, and the Media
- No presentation, panel discussion.
Speakers: Rachel Barnhart, Evan Dawson, Howard Decker, Tom Proietti, & Brian Sharp