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October 2023

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2023 APA - Wisconsin Conference Wrap-Up

Go to APA Wisconsin website for presentations & photos

Thank you to the City of Milwaukee for hosting an outstanding 2023 APA-Wisconsin Annual Conference! A special thanks to city staff for their generous help in planning.

We had a capacity crowd and an excellent variety of presentations and tours.

We’ll see you in Madison in October 2024!

We appreciate our 2023 Conference sponsors and exhibitors!

Legislative Updates

Proposed "Urban Towns" Bill

APA-WI recently shared a response opposing the proposed "Urban Towns" Bill, LRB-4336/1. According to an email from Senator LeMahieu on October 19, 2023, the bill has not been formally introduced in the Senate. Go to the APA Wisconsin website for the proposed bill, letter template, and the response for more information. To find your state legislators, Senator and Representative, go to the legislative website, and type in your address: https://legis.wisconsin.gov/.

Workforce Housing Acts Update

Dan O’Callaghan of Carlson, Black, O'Callaghan & Battenberg LLP,

provided a legislative update at the recent APA - Wisconsin Conference with the focus on the 2023 – Workforce Housing Acts. See the presentation for details.

Case Law Updates

June - October 2023 Case Law Updates will be shared in November.

AICP CM Credit Reminders:

The current reporting period for AICP CM credits ends December 31, 2023.

- Click here to update your CM Log today!

- Did you attend the APA Wisconsin conference? Log your credits here. View all APA Wisconsin-sponsored CM Credit opportunities here.

- Still looking for learning opportunities? Live and on-demand CM Credits are always available through the Planning Webcast Series (supported by APA Wisconsin and other state chapters).

Thank you to the winner of the 2024 Student Planning and Design Competition: Cover Contest, Lillian Liu, an urban and regional planning student at Cornell University, for designing the front page of the prompt.

2024 Student Planning

and Design Competition

The 2024 Student Planning and Design Competition invites teams of students pursuing degrees in accredited planning programs to participate. New this year is the competition focus on a community redevelopment project in the 2024 National Planning Conference's (NPC24) host city, Minneapolis, MN.

The attention to student design in these real-life spaces continues APA's ongoing effort to provide leadership in the development of vital communities. By advocating excellence in planning, promoting education and citizen empowerment, APA hopes to provide the tools and support necessary to meet the challenges of growth and change.

APA National is thrilled to announce that the prompt for the highly anticipated 2024 Student Planning and Design Competition has been finalized, and registration is here.

We have provided a unique link for your convenience. Please use the following link to register for the competition: https://bit.ly/3PTpZJJ.

WEDA Academy Webinar

The WEDA Academy has an upcoming Webinar – Fundamentals of Industrial and Business Parks on November 8 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Registration is now available at WEDA.org. See attached program description.

See the CM event linked here: https://www.planning.org/events/eventsingle/9279054/

Monona Terrace Seeking Volunteers for

TERRACE TOWN 2023-24 MENTORS

Monona Terrace is seeking volunteers to serve as Classroom Mentors in the Terrace Town program. Terrace Town introduces planning and architecture to Dane County elementary students. It aims to teach how communities are planned, what makes a quality community, and how people participate in the improvement of their built environment.

They are recruiting Mentors to visit classrooms and share their knowledge on a variety of topics. You will be supporting the students’ work in designing a “box city” model of a community or neighborhood. Your schedule must accommodate 3-4 visits during school hours January – early March 2024. Experience working with students is not necessary- training is provided.

Please contact Heather Sabin at 608.261.4015

or hsabin@mononaterrace.com for more information.

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