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the 2023 APA-WI Annual Conference

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WI-APA Legislative Committee Update

· Gov Evers signs 2023-2025 budget Click here for a summary

· Overview of new bills including shared revenue, housing, and transportation. LINK

· Brian Ohm retires. We wish him the very best and thank him for his many years of service. Brian's Case Law Updates through May of 2023 LINK

The WI-APA Legislative Committee meets monthly and is working on several white papers - including code recommendations for multi-unit residential buildings. If you would like to be part of these discussions and/or receive more regular updates and opportunities to review, please sign up using this LINK

APA-WI statewide Videography Series

This new series highlights the great work planners do to elevate our profession and provide you with useful information about the impact planners make in Wisconsin. New videos will likely be released once per month. We believe this content will offer you an interesting way to learn from and connect with APA’s planning community.

Here is a LINK to the first video with Angela Puerta is a certified Urban Planner for the City of Madison Department of Planning & Community & Economic Development. She started as an AASPIRE intern in 2014 and has been working full-time with the City since early 2016. She is bilingual in Spanish and has a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from her home land Colombia and a Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the UW-Madison. Angela’s planning focus areas are neighborhood planning, community engagement and urban design.

APA-WI thanks Angela for her generous time and contribution to the first video in this series!

If you are interested in participating in this program, please contact Jason Gilman, APA-WI President at jbgplanning@outlook.com

Strong Town's hosts a competition for the Strongest Town each year, and Port Washington made it to the Final Four! Join us for the Strong Town Workshop in Port Washington.

Port Washington City Hall

Wednesday, August 23, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Port Washington, Wisconsin.

The capacity for the event is 40! Please sign up today. More details to follow.

Contact Heather Cleveland, heather@greenbicycleco.com, with questions.

Strong Towns mission is to replace America’s post-war pattern of development, the Suburban Experiment, with a pattern of development that is financially strong and resilient. They advocate for cities of all sizes to be safe, livable, and inviting. They work to elevate local government to be the highest level of collaboration for people working together in a place, not merely the lowest level in a hierarchy of governments. More information on Strong Towns

Awards Judging Opportunity – Volunteers Needed

Do you want to learn about exciting projects that were recently completed? Are you looking for inspiration for your next Comprehensive Plan update or Ordinance revision? APA Wisconsin seeks volunteers to review award nominations for the APA Minnesota Chapter. An agreement is in place to review each other’s awards applications, and we need your help with this effort! Their nomination window has just closed, and it is expected that there will be approximately 4 weeks (starting in mid to late July) to complete the review.

Please contact VP of Awards Doug Plowman at dplowman@ci.monona.wi.us to register your interest.

On-going CM Credit Opportunity: Planning Webcast Series

If you need CM credits or simply want to broaden your knowledge in a variety of planning areas, register for the Planning Webcast Series, which takes place every Friday from 12 - 1:30 PM (CT). The series is hosted by APA Ohio, but receives financial support from APA Wisconsin and other chapters with guest speakers from around the country.

Upcoming webinars include:

July 14: LEED for Communities: Planning for Sustainability, Resilience and Equity

July 22: Automating Land and Water Data Integration for Future Planning and Informed Decision-Making

July 28: Uncovering Resiliency in Equity and Disaster Recovery

August 4: Thinking Bigger (and Smarter): Climate, Money and Beyond

Learn more and register here.

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WHEDA Academy Webinar

August 9 from 1:30-3:00 PM

An Economic Developer's Introduction to Municipal Engineering

Learn more and register here. 1.5 CM Credits

Join APA-WI Members on LinkedIn

When we can’t physically come together to share ideas, questions and problems, technology is here to help. APA-WI has a great option to connect with fellow members to discuss everything and anything related to planning: our private LinkedIn Group! It doesn’t matter if you focus on rural or urban planning, policy or governmental relations, are a veteran or up-and-coming planner, this is the place to connect and chat! Click here to JOIN TODAY!

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