Training

This session is geared toward planning consultants at all levels, but can also be useful for planners with communities or agencies that use planning consultants. First will be a presentation on topics brought up by our members during our monthly PPD meetings. Then we will have a facilitated discussion to respond to questions, inviting attendees…

Census Academy The focus is on innovative, important, and less well-known programs using administrative data at the Census Bureau. The panel will touch on how the decennial census benefits from this work.

HOW VIDEO MARKETING IS GETTING MORE EYES ON U.S. MANUFACTURERS Looking to build your bottom line through new export sales? Please join us in celebrating Manufacturing Month 2022. The webinar will feature accomplished small business manufacturers sharing insight that can help you grow your company's international sales. This free webinar will also feature trade experts…

Census Academy During this comparison of survey data and administrative data, panelists will discuss data products that can be uniquely created using administrative data.

Since the U.S. Government acknowledged foreign intrusion attempts in 2016 and 2020, election security has been an increasingly hot topic for discussion. In that time, the New York State Board of Elections (NYSBOE) has worked with County Boards of Elections and County IT Directors to identify and remediate security gaps while also establishing a whole-of-government…

Join Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County and Broome County Planning for a training focused on agri-tourism. Agri-tourism operations are starting to pop up more in our rural and suburban communities as the interest in local farms and food increases. But what is agri-tourism? And how do we do it safely? How can local code and/or…

Census Academy Find out about the future uses of administrative data. This panel will have a longer Q&A to conclude the webinar series.

The past three years have shone a light on the strengths and shortcomings of planning and zoning through events like the 2020 protests for social justice, the pandemic, environmental crises, and the housing crisis. There is an increasing appreciation for walkable environments, and how they can improve health, the environment, mobility, and connectivity. Our firm,…

New York State contains over 5 million acres of land – about 20 percent of the state – protected for the purposes of conservation, recreation, and open space. Where is this protected land in your town? In neighboring towns? The New York Protected Areas Database (NYPAD) is a comprehensive map and database of lands in…

Supply, Stability, Subsidy. Each is essential to the housing equation, yet communities and practitioners rarely prioritize all three. Different disciplines — planners, tenant advocates, architects, community-based organizations, environmentalists, affordable and market housing developers, and others — must work together to ensure that each goal is advanced. By combining “all of the above” housing policy with…

This session will educate participants on the causes of urban flooding, how urban flooding differs from river and coastal flooding, and how climate change is driving more frequent and dangerous urban flooding disasters. Participants will gain knowledge of how the decisions we make as planners can exacerbate the problem or help to improve outcomes. Panelists…