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H-GAC's Fall Planning Workshop is an annual event for local governments featuring presentations on planning best practices for communities.
Upcoming Workshop
Date and Time
Friday, December 6, 2024
8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Event Location
Virtual Event via Zoom
H-GAC's Fall Planning Workshop, Between Home and Work: How Third Places Help Build Inclusive Communities will feature leading experts in urban planning, community development, and social innovation who will provide insight on how communities can encourage, embrace, and develop inclusive spaces where people spend time between home, work, and school. We will explore the transformative impact of third places—vibrant hubs such as cafes, parks, libraries, and other unique gathering spaces where community connections flourish.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Keynote - Dr. Nélida Quintero, PhD, MArch, MFA, Fellow at the Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health, American Psychological Association NGO Representative at the United Nations, and a member of the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations Program Committee
- Beth Nilsson, NCIDQ, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, Director, Building Healthy Places at Urban Land Institute
- David Overland and Keeper Brunson, Creatorspace
- Richard Dougherty, RIBA ARB, Executive Director, Architecture and Facilities Management at Gallaudet University
- Jeffrey Kaplan, Managing Partner at Concept Neighborhood, Co-owner of Axelrad
Past Workshops
Paving The Path To An Equitable Future - December 5, 2023
Accommodating Your Community: ADA Requirements for Local Governments - December 2, 2022
Growing Kid-Friendly Communities - December 3, 2021
Responsible Revitalization - December 4, 2020
Building Equity Into Planning - November 1, 2019
Presentations
How do you include equity in planning and engagement?
How do you measure equity in planning?
What does equity in planning look like?
Planning at the Edge - November 9, 2018
Implementation - October 20, 2017
How Do You Keep a Plan Off the Shelf?
Rebecca Leonard, Lionheart Places, LLC
Presentation
How Do You Pay for It?
Kimberley Mickelson, City of Houston Legal Department
How Do You Do It?
John Lettelleir, City of Frisco, and Randy Haynes, City of Bryan
Presentation
Effective Public Engagement for Your Community - October 21, 2016
Does it have to be so hard? Developing effective public engagement plans step by step.
Gary Mitchell, Kendig Keast Collaborative; Kathy Janhsen, H-GAC
Presentation
Is there another way? Rethinking the public meeting.
Shad Comeaux, Freese & Nichols; Geoff Carleton, Traffic Engineers; Rebecca Leonard, Design Workshop; Zakcq Lockrem, Asakura Robinson
Presentation
Did we include everyone? Engaging all of our community.
Amanda Timm, Local Initiative Support Corporation
Presentation
Can I get some help? Getting the community to engage their community.
Eileen Egan and Wayne L. Norden, Near Northwest Management District
Presentation
Fay Watson, Keep Pearland Beautiful
Presentation
Is there an app for that? A toolkit for engagement.
Allie Danziger, Integrate Agency
Presentation
Social Media Revolution (YouTube Video)
Realizing Our Potential - December 4, 2015
How Do We Tell Our Story with Data?
Jeff Taebel - Houston-Galveston Area Council
Presentation
How Do We Engage the Community?
Jessica Pugil - Working Partner
Presentation
How Do We Get the Ball Rolling?
Kinder Baumgartner - SWA
Presentation
How Can Communities Market Themselves as a Destination?
Adena Lewis, Bastrop County Tourism and Economic Development
Presentation
How Can Communities Realize Their Potential?
Gary Mitchell, Kendig Keast Collaborative
Presentation
Planning for Low Impact Development, December 5, 2014
What is Low Impact Development (LID)?
Chris Browne, Edminster, Hinshaw, Russ and Associiates
Presentation
What does it look like on the ground?
Steve Sams, Johnson Development Corporation
Presentation
How do we make it work?
Chris Steubing, City Engineer, Sugar Land
Presentation
Nick Russo, Public Infrastructure, Harris County
Presentation
What's Hot?
Bob Adair, Convergent Water Technologies
Presentation
Planning for an Aging Tomorrow, November 8, 2013
Planning for an Aging Tomorrow
Jeff Taebel, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Presentation
Transportation and an Aging Population
Jim Webb, The Goodman Corporation
Presentation
Planning for Seniors and Families
Denis D'Amico, Brookdale Senior Living
Presentation
Affordable Senior Living
Stephan Fairfield, Orchard Communities
Presentation
People of Faith Helping People in Need Achieve Self-Sufficiency
Ernest Lewis III, Mamie George Community Center of Catholic Charities
Presentation
Planning for Healthy Communities, November 9, 2012
What Does "Healthy Communities" Really Mean?
Dr. Herminia Palacio, Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services
Presentation
Planning for an Active Lifestyle: Pedestrian/Bicycle Planning
Zakcq Lockrem, Asakura Robinson
Presentation
Are your codes and policies helping or hindering your healthy communities planning efforts?
Rebecca Leonard, Design Workshop
Presentation
Using Livability to Create a Healthy Community
The Honorable Carl Pickett, Mayor, City of Liberty
Presentation
Houston Bike Share – A Building Block to a Better Future
Will Rub, Houston Bike Share/Houston B-Cycle
Presentation
Planning Smart Greenspaces that Result in Measurable Health Benefits for Communities
Roksan Okan-Vick, Houston Parks Board
Presentation
How Can Your Community Capitalize on its Existing Assets?
Sue Darcy and John Havenstrite, Marsh Darcy Partners
Presentation
Environmental Planning for Local Governments, November 10, 2011
Cracking the Code: Getting to Greener Outcomes through Local Ordinances
Gary Mitchell, Kendig Keast Associates
Presentation
The Dollars and Sense of Brownfield Redevelopment: Exploring the Economic Benefits
Sue Darcy, Marsh Darcy Partners
Presentation
Wildfire at the Edge of Town: Understanding Risk Along the Wildland Urban Interface
Chuck Wemple, Houston-Galvston Area Council
Presentation
Planning to Survive in the Wildland Urban Interface
Mike Montgomery, Harris County Fire Marshal
Presentation
Planning for Sustainable Growth, November 12, 2010
Revitalization as an Economic Engine
Steve Spillette, CDS Market Research/Spillette Consulting
Presentation
Economic Development and Sustainable Planning
Mayor Tommy Kuykendall, City of Fulshear Texas
Dealing with Density
James D. Hill, Civic Design Associates
Presentation
Dealing with Density, Reality Check
Lata Krishnarao, Planning Director, City of Pearland
Presentation
Successful Strategies for Designing with Nature
Gary Mitchell, Kendig Keast Associates
Presentation
Planning for Livability, November 13, 2009
Establishing the Framework: Why Plan for Livability?
Jeff Taebel, FAICP, Houston-Galveston Area Council
Presentation
Livability Planning Overview
Craig Farmer, FAICP, Freese and Nichols
Presentation
How Does Livability Affect the Bottom Line? - A Case Study of Economic Development Aspects of Livability Planning
Mickey Deison, President, Conroe Industrial Development Corporation
Presentation
Lone Star Executive Airport
Roger Galatas, President & C.E.O, Roger Galatas Interests
Presentation
How Will We Implement this? Solutions for Getting it Done
Scott Polikov, AICP, Gateway Planning
Presentation
H-GAC Tools and Concluding Remarks
Jeff Taebel, FAICP, H-GAC
Presentation