2026 Conference Presentations

Thursday Sessions

10:00 am

Watts Next for E-bikes, E-scooters, and E-motos in Wisconsin

A Toolkit for Modern, Functional (and Legal) Sign Ordinances

Data Isn’t Everything (But It’s Not Nothing): How to Plan & Communicate Housing Needs

The Great Sauk State Trail: Building a World-Class Trail

11:15 am

From Dairyland to Dataland: Zoning Considerations and Plan Review for Data Centers
Youth Engagement Planning

What Do We Build From Here? Funding Community Housing Solutions

Get It Done Now: Demonstration Projects 101

2:00 pm

Making the Most of Your Community’s Heritage and Compliance Responsibilities

Securing Tomorrow: Community Land Trusts for Permanent Housing Affordability

RESET: Proactive Community Engagement for Renewable Energy Planning

Grocery Stores and the Government: The Intersection of Public and Private

Testing the Message in Milwaukee: Piloting Communications Strategies for Safer Streets

3:45 pm

Social Practice Art 2.0: Public Engagement & Street Painting

Charging Up Rural Communities: Regional EV Infrastructure Planning in Northeast Iowa

Advancing Streetscapes and Placemaking in Downtown Green Bay

From Strategy to Action: Dane County Regional Housing Strategy 2-Year Reflection

Friday Sessions

10:00 am

For Everyone, By Design: Accessibility Strategies Across the Planning Process

Planning for Housing Growth: Dirt, Data, and Deadlines

We Don’t Need Perfection, But We Do Need to Start: Aligning Expectations of Climate Vulnerability Assessments

2025 WI Act 173: Truth in Planning’s Effects on Comprehensive Planning and Zoning

Making Rural Housing Happen: Partnerships, Public Land, and Practical Implementation

11:15 am

Planning with Purpose: Industrial Development Strategies in an Uncertain Economy

Built With Them: Co-Designing the Beloved Community in Racine

Shaping the Public Realm with Partnerships

Rebalancing the Rules: Zoning for Fiscal Health

Stormwater Engineering is the New Traffic Engineering of Bad Neighborhood Design – A Planners’ Debate

1:30 pm

TIF and Land Banking: Leveraging TIF to Implement Long-Term Land Banking Programs

Charging Up Wisconsin: Accelerating EV Infrastructure in Your Community

Cultivating Informed Community Advocates for Better Planning Outcomes

Selling the Farm but Keeping the Rural Character – Exploring If and How Data Centers Can Fit Into Community Landscapes

Case Law Year in Review