Planning Innovations is a series of regional forums that focus on the planning and implementation of Bay Area’s Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs).
Planning Innovations events focus on engaging topics relevant to local jurisdictions and other stakeholders with an interest in advancing transit-accessible development to accommodate future growth in the region.
Events are held three to four times per year in locations throughout the region. Most offer up to 2.0 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.
To sign up for the Planning Innovations email distribution list, please email Mark Shorett at mshorett@bayareametro.gov.
Past forums include:
- "Grant Opportunities for Site Assessment, Planning & Cleanup" Webinar (November 2, 2021)
- "Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Policies and Housing Element Site Feasibility" Forum (December 10, 2020)
- "Regional Data Tools for the Housing Element" Forum (October 29, 2020)
- "Transit-Oriented Development Density" Forum (October 24, 2019)
- "Helping Cities and Counties Adopt Senate Bill No. 1000" Forum (May 2, 2019)
- "Complete Streets to Green Streets" Forum (October 24, 2018)
- "Subjective No More" Forum (September 7, 2018)
- "Show Me the (Fee) Money!" Forum (June 5, 2018)
- "How Objective is Objective?" Forum (February 13, 2018)
- "Tricks and Tools for Implementing Complete Streets" Forum (October 26, 2017)
- "Moving from Level of Service (LOS) to VMT: Making Senate Bill No. 743 an Asset to Your Community" Forum (June 8, 2017)
- "Advancing PDA Implementation: Affordable and Workforce Housing Policy and Design" Forum (January 26, 2017)
- "Financing PDA Infrastructure" Forum (July 27, 2016)
- "Advancing PDA Implementation: Successful Placemaking Strategies" Forum (March 23, 2016)