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Along with the descriptions of all of the courses below are links to their presentations or supplemental papers. 

For a printable registration brochure:  2009 Conference Brochure 

 Conference Workshop Descriptions

MOBILE WORKSHOPS Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Total Transit Experience half-day, 8 am to noon
See the interplay of TriMet's "total transit experience" and development in the real world. We'll see a variety of places around Portland and look at integration of various transit with the community.

The Shape of Things to Come: Identification and Evaluation of Urban and Rural Reserve Candidate Areas, all day, 8am to 5pm
Clackamas County, Multnomah County, Washington County, and Metro are working together to identify Urban and Rural Reserves, which will help establish the shape of the Portland region for the next 40 to 50 years. Join staff from the four agencies for a tour of candidate areas, a status report on the designation process, and a conversation about how this ambitious project has been developed and coordinated.

Urban Design in Action: A Tail of Three Districts, half day, 1 to 5pm
This whirl-wind tour will examine three of Portland's most interesting development districts focusing on the integration of land use and transportation from master planning to implementation. * Portland State University - Oregon's largest university - master plan presentation, walking tour, and then take the #8 bus to; * Pill Hill - Portland's time honored medical services district - master plan presentation, walking tour, and then take the Tram to; * South Waterfront District - Portland's most ambitious redevelopment area - master plan presentation, walking tour, and then take the street car back to PSU.

 Smart & Skinny: Portland's Permit-Ready Infill Houses, half day, 8 am to noon
Compatible infill development continues to be a hot button issue for many communities in Oregon. Learn about Portland's groundbreaking permit-ready program, which emerged from growing neighborhood concern about infill. A City-sponsored design competition yielded two winning "skinny" home designs, which are pre-approved for narrow lot development. Staff from the Bureau of Development Services and a participating builder will share their experiences with this program. Participants of this workshop will visit two homes (one example of each design).

Sustainability Tour: Urban and Neighborhood Infill Development, half day, 1 to 5pm
The Sustainability Tour will focus on how you can apply Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Neighborhood Development (ND) in your community. LEED-ND broadens the existing certification criteria to include neighborhood-scale elements and requires developers to evaluate where they build as well as how they build. Traveling by bicycle, participants will observe a range of urban and neighborhood infi ll development projects in the Portland area. These projects include a few urban large-scale and affordable LEED-ND projects as well as a small Cohousing residential development that represents a new model for community-oriented, affordable, green infill housing.

Integrating Large Scale Farm Stands in Rural Communities
Farm Stands can be an economic benefit.  But at what cost to the community and other local producers.  This mobile workshop will stop at up to three separate farms stands, including the Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island and Fir Point Farms in Aurora.  All are working farms and participants will have the opportunity to tour the stands and see how these large operations work and integrate within their local communities.  Lunch will be at Bybee Howell Park where a Neighborhood Association representative, farmers, and state and county regulators will share their perspectives on how these operations contribute to the community and region, the challenges they present, and solutions that have been implemented to minimize impacts.  Katherine Daniels, Farm and Forest Specialist with the Department of Land Conservation and Development will provide and overview of statutes and administrative rules that govern farm stands and local planners will cover the processes and standards they use to evaluate these projects.

THURSDAY, JUNE 4th  Course Descriptions

Planning in a Multicultural Society
The face of Oregon is changing and as planners we need to be aware of how to not only plan with people from different cultures, but how to communicate with them as well. This practical session will expose you to different communications styles and cultural differences that will help you improve your planning and outreach activities. PanelMulticulturalism.pdf    Masami Nishishiba

Crusin' for a Brusin':Is your Land Development Process ADA-Compliant?
The Americans with Disabilities Act is not just a "building code thing". In fact, failure to accessify Oregon's development process could bring your development process to a screeching halt. This session will include presentations from different perspectives within the land development community (architect, building offi cial, civil rights attorney, and land use planner) intended to start you on the road to compliance. Disablility Law  Disablility Presentation  Design  MelanieAdams

Housing Design for the Future
The United States is getting older, more mobile, and more diverse. Community planners have a unique opportunity to establish trends in future housing design. Join planning and design professionals in a conversation about the changing demographics around our state and how plans and policies can accommodate the future. DebMeihoffHousing  ErinChristensenHousing  TimEddyHousing

Planning for an Aging Population
What can you do to assure that your planning efforts result in an age-friendly community? Learn about demographic trends and ways to make your community more responsive to the needs of an older population. The session will address topics including outdoor spaces, transportation, housing, social networks, and civic participation.  Aging_Population 

Ed McMahon Lunch Presentation

Regional Economic Development
This session will focus on how your region can capitalize on its competitive advantages to sustain a vibrant regional economic development strategy. Come learn how Metro, Portland's regional government and other MPOs, help to guide the economic development process and how they are responding to emerging economic trends and opportunities. The discussion will also explore the some of the barriers that inhibit a regional approach to economic development. Regional Presentation

Get to Know Your Port
There are 23 port authorities in Oregon. Do you know yours? Representatives of several Oregon ports will describe port-related projects and their land use relationships and economic development potential and outcomes. MartinCallery  SusieLahsene

Main Street vs Wall Street: Local Businesses as Economic Development
While the federal government is focused on banks and automakers, who is taking care of local independent businesses? Learn ways planners and other economic development professionals, with little or no funding, can help small businesses make it through the tough economic times. Examine code provisions, data sharing, customer service outreach, and other strategic tools to build the economic base in your community. MainStreet MainStvWallSt

The Stimulus is Coming!
The federal and state stimulus programs will likely mean that billions of dollars will be spent on public infrastructure on the national and local level. What types of projects will have the greatest positive impact on our communities? Participate in a discussion about how infrastructure dollars are best spent to benefit t residents. ERT

FRIDAY, JUNE 5th Course Descriptions

Climate Change Policy Workshop
What do you know about Carbon? This all day session will begin with the facts about the carbon cycle and the impacts of all development types on climate change. The facilitated workshop will be organized around how land use development impacts the carbon cycle with three main topic areas: transportation, growth management and natural resources. The end product of this workshop will be a policy strategy for OAPA on Climate Change. This workshop is broken into two sessions. A kick-off session will include experts in climate change discussing the latest research and known impacts and does not require preregistration. The second session will last 3 hours and is where the facilitated policy discussion will occur; and space is limited to 30 participants. Website registration will provide an area for sign-up. Carbon for Planners; Climate & Transport; Cool Planning; Latest Trends; ORAPA Climate-LU; The California Story; What Can Planners Do2.

Legislative UpdateAPA has interest in a number of legislative proposals, including water conservation, destination resorts, the DLCD and LUBA budgets, and the recommendations of the Big Look Task Force. Hear a report from the Legislative and Policy Affairs Committee on the status of these proposals and APA's work during the 2009.

Angus Duncan

LEED for Neighborhoods
LEED for Neighborhood Design (LEED-ND) is a system for rating neighborhoods in terms of location and linkage, neighborhood pattern and design, green infrastructure and buildings, and innovation and design process. Two local experts in LEED neighborhood development will describe the LEED-ND program and how it is being applied in several Oregon projects.  LEED1; LEED2

Food, Farms and Healthy Communities
Come hear about how communities are integrating food policy, local farming and healthy eating into community planning. You'll hear from a local farmer about integrating is organic farm into the urban fabric, local efforts to create food system policies and how the health care industry is getting involved in healthy eating and safe communities.  FoodFarms-HealthyCommunity  SuzanneBriggsHandout

International Planning: What We Can Learn
Learn international approaches to solving common planning issues. The Pacifi c Northwest is known world-wide for green development, compact communities and innovative design that can be exported. Panelists will discuss international planning opportunities, projects and creative solutions. InternationalPlanning WallyHobson StLucia

Spinning a Better Web: Using Your Website to Attract What You Want
An easy to use website is essential to providing good customer service whether you work for a large or small government body. This panel of experts will present practical suggestions for improving website design including formats to use, what to include, pitfalls to avoid, and how to keep it current. AHAConsulting; Kayre Spinning

Leadership as a Planning Skill
Planners are often called upon to lead diverse groups through complex issues and projects. As such, Planners often fi nd themselves in positions of leadership within agency structures and communities. This roundtable discussion of graduates from the 2008 Pacific Program will present stories of community leadership including approaches taken, skills used, and lessons learned.