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Navigating Politics to Advance Planning

"We Don't Have That Problem Here"

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Location: Room 101 DEFG
CM | 1.5
Difficult conversations in the planning field are not necessarily new. However, so many of us are experiencing increasingly hostile public meeting environments on top of a political structure that does not always favor city planning best practices or the expertise of city planners themselves. The speakers in this session offer an abundance of experiences and perspectives from areas hesitant to and often fearful of change. These speakers know how to navigate political discussions that are dismissive of progressive planning initiatives, particularly around equity, diversity, and inclusion. Rather than have a conversation about the best practices of current city planning, this discussion offers a unique spaces for how to carry productive discourse by sharing the "dos and don'ts" of speaking in favor of a much needed progressive facelift in planning.

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Learning Objectives:

  • Navigate difficult political situations or "uphill battles" when it comes to proposing and implementing best practices for planning.
  • Disrupt conversations that threaten diversity, equity, and/or inclusion initiatives.
  • Form a foundation of lessons from personal experiences that can offer perspectives and strategies for more productive conversations around equity, diversity, and/or inclusion initiatives.