Tuesdays at APA: Principles to Guide the Future of Planning Practice

September 23, 2014


The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) projects a
population increase of 1.96 million people and 1.24 million jobs
in the Northeastern Illinois region by the year 2030. And the
cumulative impact of planning decisions throughout the region
will determine the degree to which the built environment will
satisfy the broad objectives of (1) meeting human needs
efficiently; (2) creating economically viable and sustainable
communities; (3) shaping the built environment in harmony with
the landscape and the natural and cultural environments that
frame the context of a specific project or area; and (4)
nourishing the human spirit by creating beauty, diversity, order,
justice, and opportunity.


In this program, Pete Pointner, FAICP, presented seven key
principles to guide the future of planning practice. Drawing on
his book Planning Connections, Pointner emphasized the cumulative
effects of principle-based planning decisions, focusing on the
important role that planners play in supporting people, the
environment, and our economic well-being.