Zoning for Equity: APA’s Policy Guide

Friday, April 28, 2023

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CDT

Location: Channel 3

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Sponsored By AARP

Moderator and Speaker(s)

David Henning, Esq, AICP (he/him/his)

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Speaker(s)

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Jordan Exantus (he/him/his)

Cheverly, Maryland
Gabby Hart, AICP (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate
Clarion Associates
Denver, CO
Susan Wood, FAICP (she/her/hers)

Planning Project Manager II
Regional Transportation District
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Jenny K. Baker (she/her/hers)

Land Use Consultant
Denver, CO

View the Equity in Zoning Policy Guide HERE.

In recent years, equity has risen to the forefront of important issues for planners to promote in their community’s plans and codes. Inaction risks perpetuating historical inequities. APA’s policy guide suggests changes to zoning and procedures that can institutionalize best practices to advance equity.

The drafting process included extensive comments from peer reviewers in various APA divisions. Presenters – who include the guide’s writers and editors and the lead organizer of the companion Equity in Economic Development Policy Guide – share how the guide was improved by incorporating suggestions and other input from this wide range of planning professionals. Finally, while the guide itself is limited to policy recommendations, many reviewers submitted valuable examples of “equity in action” that presenters share with participants.

NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Intermediate. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.

Learning Objectives:

Effectively advocate for equity in zoning in your own community.
Infuse equity and expertise into a wide-ranging policy-drafting process.
Use the Equity in Zoning Policy Guide, actionable items, and additional examples and resources.