Equity is a popular topic of discussion, but how can planning organizations address that within their structure? What are some actions that they can take to include equity in everyday operations? Gordon Goodwin from the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) will discuss ways and resources in this episode.

Any community, regardless of its size, has to plan for redevelopment projects at some point. In this episode, we will take a quick look at the process of identifying sites, gathering resources, and facing challenges of redevelopment with Martha Faust the Executive Director of Minnesota Brownfields.

There are many ways to think about water and how it interacts with other elements of your comprehensive plan. In this episode, we hear from Jen Kader from Freshwater Society, about different ways to address water in the plan, working with watershed districts and watershed management organizations, and resources to help you along the way. 

Arts play a significant role in bringing the community together, creating a sense of place, and exemplifying well designed, successful placemaking. In this episode, we’ll explore ways planners can incorporate arts in planning processes, with Roger Cummings, one of the directors of Juxtaposition Arts.

Learn about the benefits, challenges, and best practices of developing and implementing small area plans from the cities of Bloomington and Golden Valley. Find out how your community can utilize this approach to focus planning efforts on specific geographies.

Youth make up a significant portion of our communities and therefore engaging them in planning processes is essential. In this episode, Corrin Wendell, Senior Planner at the Metropolitan Council and founder and executive director of YEP!, a non-profit dedicated to engaging youth, discusses ways to get them involved.

In this episode professor Greg Lindsey from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs discusses why and how bike/ped count projects are done, and how to use this information in your local planning process. 

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