World Town Planning Day

World Town Planning Day 2024

November 8, 2024 | Homes Start With Planning

The American Planning Association and its International Division, along with our partners at the Canadian Institute of Planners, invite planners and related professionals to join us for the 75th Annual World Town Planning Day online conference on Friday, November 8 from 9:00 am EST - 5:00 pm EST.

This year's theme is Homes Start With Planning and sessions will focus on the role of planners and planning in delivering housing that meets the needs of our communities and in helping to create equitable, inclusive, and sustainable solutions for all.

Registration for the online conference is free and further session details, including CM information will be available soon.

CM | Multi

Eligible for Canadian learning units

2024 Schedule at a Glance

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2024 APA World Town Planning Day Program

NOTE: All times are EST | USA-New York | UTC-5

From City to Nature: Housing Experiences in 5 Different Countries

09h00 – 10h00

Housing Needs in Canada from an Indigenous Lens

10h15 – 11h15

Innovative Housing Solutions for Ukraine: Transforming Crisis into Sustainable Communities

11h30 – 12h30

Fast and Fun Individual Presentations

13h00 – 14h20

Can Planning Standards Build Affordable Housing?

Affordable Housing Partnerships in Canadian Cities

The Housing We Need

Are Insurers Becoming the Planners of the Future?

Pro-Housing Communities in Rural America

Lessons From a Landlocked Town

A Modern Approach to Housing Development: The Feasibility of the Live, Work and Play Concept in Enhancing Sustainable Development

Sustainable and Equitable Living by Default: Planning for Passive Homes

14h30 – 15h30

Improving Housing at the Local Level — Insight from Canada's Housing Accelerator Fund

15h45 – 16h45

About World Town Planning Day

On World Town Planning Day, 8 November every year, planners and communities all over the world come together to celebrate how good planning improves the lives of people and benefits society at large, creating places where to live, work, and play together.

Argentinian professor Carlos María della Paolera, a graduate at the Institut d'urbanisme in Paris, started World Town Planning Day in Buenos Aires in 1949.

World Town Planning Day is celebrated in 30 countries on four continents each November. It is a special day to recognize and promote the role of planners and planning in creating healthy, prosperous communities.

APA members are invited to share their knowledge and leading practices with colleagues around the world on this day, and also to learn from international success stories in housing for all; building city resilience; planning responses to urban crisis; inclusive and ambitious climate measures, and other areas that would enhance U.S. planning practice.