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As urban environments rapidly intensify, space becomes increasingly scarce and valuable. Working with other city-builders, planners must strive to ensure that intensification is met with similar investment in public realm and creating community assets for long-term liveabilit...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/mw8-creating-community-assets-by-reimaging-and-reusing-transportation-corridors-in-and-around-the-g 4/13/2019 6:37:20 PM
Grey County covers a vast geographic area, spanning agricultural, recreational, and small urban lands.   Over the past decade, Grey County has experienced limited permanent population growth, but is currently experiencing a development boom. Currently, there are three main ...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-1/401a-grey’s-growth-experience-–-a-tale-of-three-demographics 4/15/2019 9:05:52 AM
Technology holds great promise in transforming how we plan and engage in our communities. However, technology is only as effective as how you use it. It can enhance public engagement with residents on a variety of planning issues, but there is an “art” to using it effectively....
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-1/404a-planlocal-–-the-art-of-using-technology-for-effective-public-engagement 4/15/2019 11:02:08 AM
In order to solve the wicked problems of today and tomorrow we know we need to be innovative. We talk about innovation. We exclaim that we need to be innovative! But what does that really mean and how do we get there? In this interactive, fun and eye-opening session particip...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/504-solving-today’s-wicked-problems-with-creativity 4/15/2019 4:12:38 PM
What would you do if you had the opportunity to not only plan for a new complete community, but to plan it from scratch along a higher-order transit corridor? In this session, explore the collaborative approach in redeveloping a 60-acre industrial site in Toronto’s Don Mills...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/505-planning-for-complete-communities-–-exploring-the-redevelopment-of-celestica’s-industrial-lands 4/15/2019 4:13:42 PM
Once thought of as a global problem, municipalities are now faced with having to deal with damage to infrastructure and facilities, rising operating and maintenance costs, power outages, flooding, heat stress and vector-borne diseases in their communities. Policy and planning...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/601b-how-to-gain-buy-in-and-link-climate-change-planning-with-other-municipal-priorities 4/24/2019 3:29:24 PM
Environmental justice refers to the fair, equal, and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of background or geography. Environmental justice touches on important everyday issues and discussions that are fundamental to our practice: Who are we planning for? How do...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/607-understanding-environmental-justice-and-its-relationship-with-climate-change 4/24/2019 3:40:14 PM
Planners regularly engage in plan-making, are oftentimes contributing authors to many plans and are playing an increasingly vital role in developing local climate change plans. This session will provide critical information to help improve local climate change planning and pla...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/700-evaluating-the-quality-of-municipal-climate-change-plans-in-canada 4/24/2019 4:13:16 PM
Toronto has experienced considerable growth over the past 10 years, with on average over 20,000 new residential units being approved per year. However, not everyone has benefited from this growth. The supply of affordable housing has not kept up with growth, and demand for a...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/701-making-room-–-new-approaches-to-plan-for-a-diversity-of-housing 4/24/2019 4:14:15 PM
The rapid rise of Internet platforms has forever changed access into our residential neighbourhoods. It now takes no more than a few clicks for a homeowner to rent out part or all of their home to prospective visitors, introducing a shift from our typical residential neighbo...
/oppi/conferences/old-conference-2019/program/day-2/706-a-host-of-challenges-–-how-technology-has-changed-short-term-rentals 4/24/2019 4:38:25 PM
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