Multi-Benefit Planning = Multi-Benefit Results

The session topic, Multi-Benefits, considers the interconnectedness of planning areas not often considered together. It is intended to provoke thought on blurring the lines between topical areas and focusing on a common element, land use, to achieve overlapping and shared outcomes. The focus on compact, sustainable land use offers the opportunity to explore increased density, which is often not well-received publicly. When a multi-benefit approach is applied, positive results are multiplied. These outcomes can be conveyed to the community to provide more positive views of higher density. This is only one example of the impact of using a multi-benefit approach. It can be applied to other scenarios.
Planning is about considering impacts, benefits, and all who are affected. This approach exemplifies comprehensive, holistic planning, which is good planning practice. Further, attendees will learn about water planning and what it means to land use planning; what transit planning has in common with water planning; and, of critical need to communities, how spatial land use affects the provision of affordable housing presented from the viewpoint of an affordable housing developer. These insights will enhance a planner’s ability to achieve multiple positive outcomes and gain insight into the process of providing affordable housing.

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