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Virtual Engagement in theCOVID Era

2-2 :45pm Insta l lat ions & COVID-19Roadmap for "Punching Back"

3-3 :45pm Data Dr ives Transportat ion :Changing Trave l Patterns andHow We’re Now Commut ingto , and Park ing on , OurCouch

Oh, Wait . Maybe We CAN DoThat !

What ' s Work ing Out There? AComparat ive Analys i s of Vir tua lWorkshop P lat forms

Pre- and Post -Pandemic Impacts onAoA Processes

Visua l Workshop Fac i l i ta t ion :Analog and Dig i ta l , White Boards toVR

Moving Forward af ter the Pause –Give MURAL a Try

WELCOMEI t seems obvious now, but back in March , few could have

pred ic ted the wide-sweeping ramif i cat ions that the COVID-19 pandemic would have on our everyday l ives , and by

extens ion , the way we do p lann ing . How we p lan and whatwe’re p lann ing for look very d i f ferent than they d id before

the COVID era . S ince then , we have been cha l lenged to f indnew ways to create s t rong p lans , tack le ever-changinguncerta int ies in the p lann ing process , creat ive ly engage

stakeho lders wi th a broad range of d ig i ta l so lut ions , andabove a l l , embrace f lex ib i l i ty .

Dur ing th i s Fa l l Tra in ing Workshop, we inv i te you to engagewith industry leaders in knowledge shar ing around adapt ingto these recent cha l lenges . We are gratefu l to our workshopsponsor B lack & Veatch , sess ion sponsors HDR and Cardno,and numerous genera l sponsors whose contr ibut ions ensured

that the workshop would be f ree to at tendees .

Th is workshop i s one of many benef i t s that the Amer icanP lann ing Assoc iat ion ' s (APA) Federa l P lann ing Div i s ion

(FPD) of fers to i t s members . Our annual t ra in ing workshop,he ld in conjunct ion wi th the APA Nat iona l P lann ing

Conference , i s of ten c i ted by our members as one of the i rfavor i te profess iona l events due to i t s h igh qual i ty

programming and exce l lent network ing opportun i t ies .

Th is year , the Execut ive Commit tee has worked to recons iderour organizat iona l s t rategy, revamp our news let ter andsoc ia l media communicat ions , host a month ly webinar

program with AICP CM-qual i fy ing content , bet ter engagewith s tudent members , recru i t more members across the

federa l p lann ing industry , and promote the va lue of federa lp lann ing at APA events .

Jo in ing FPD i s f ree for s tudents and $25 per year forp lann ing profess iona ls . I f you are not an APA member ,

jo in ing FPD on ly costs $40 per year . We inv i te you to jo inour ranks to learn more about the incred ib le work be ing

done beh ind the scenes to keep our great nat ion running inthe midst of g lobal uncerta inty .

Wish ing you wel l ,

Abbey Ness , AICPFPD Vice Chair

FPD Fal l Tra in ing Workshop Chair

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENTIN THE COVID ERA

What 's Work ing Out There? Comparat iveAnalys i s of Vir tua l Workshop P latforms

Aaron Br iggs , AICP (HB&A)James McMurray, AICP (HB&A)

In 2020, consu l tant f i rms and federa l c l ients have a l lc l imbed a s teep learn ing curve with d i f ferent web-basedvideo te leconferenc ing and co l laborat ion too l s l ike Zoom,Microsof t Teams, and Webex . Th is sess ion wi l l present abr ief overv iew of the too l s that are out there , eva luat ingthe usabi l i ty , appl i cab i l i ty , and funct iona l i ty of d i f ferentp lat forms from our exper ience , fo l lowed by a d iscuss ionamong part i c ipants a imed at shar ing our var iousexper iences . The goal wi l l be for consu l tants and c l ients tohear about each other ' s exper iences , learn how to choosethe r ight p lat form, and get t ips on how to sharpen up theway we use these too l s .

This workshop sess ion i s a co l lec t ion of member-submit ted top ics re lated to Vir tua l Engagement inthe COVID era . Each presentat ion wi l l conc ludewith approx imate ly 3-5 minutes of Q&A.

P lease use the chat funct ion to submit quest ionsdur ing the sess ion .

12-2pm ET

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Moving Forward after the Pause – Give MURALa Try

Ed McConnel l , AICP (HDR)El izabeth Pera les , AICP (HDR)Kendra Rodgers McGraw, GISP, MGIS (HDR)Whitney Grant Swanson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C(HDR)

This p iece of the Vir tua l Engagement Sess ion wi l l shareco l lec t ive lessons learned from our ef for ts to conduct remoteor v i r tua l co l laborat ion on a var ie ty of federa l and non-federa l customers ’ pro jects in l ieu of face- to- face meet ings .After carefu l ref lec t ion , there are c lear ly both benef i t s andfrustrat ions to keeping pro jects moving when we can ’ texecute in our t rad i t iona l face- to- face manner . We wi l lshare perspect ives f rom our team as wel l as our customersand of fer suggest ions for improved co l laborat ion anddia logue . One of the too l s we have found very he lpfu l i sMURAL. MURAL is a d ig i ta l workspace for v i sua lco l laborat ion .

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE COVID ERA (CONT . )

Oh, Wait . Maybe We CAN Do That !

Maureen Goodr ich (Army IMCOM)John Sanders (Fort Carson)Kate S i f tar (USAG Alaska)Rachael R ichter (MBI)Madele ine Fincham (MBI)David Moody (USAG Alaska)

This sess ion wi l l cover the rap id modi f i cat ions that wereimplemented th i s year to support the Army's ongo inginsta l la t ion master p lann ing work desp i te the g lobal hea l thcr i s i s . Two pro jects at Fort Wainwr ight and Fort Carsonprov ided opportun i t ies for the speakers to jump into thev i r tua l env i ronment together , leveraging on l ine capabi l i t ies ,f i l e -shar ing , and the deve lopment of pre-workshopworkbooks to enhance each ins ta l la t ions ’ s takeho lderengagement .

By leveraging MS Teams and deve lop ing new stakeho ldertoo l s , they found that master p lann ing products and the i rdeve lopment processes were more inherent ly n imble ,respons ive , and adaptable than they had ant ic ipated .

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE COVID ERA (CONT . )

Visual Workshop Fac i l i tat ion : Analog and Dig i ta l ,White Boards to Vir tua l Real i ty

David Leonard, AICP, GISP, LEED GA (Parsons)Ben Tinker (Parsons)

Running an engaging workshop i s no s imple task . I t takes acommanding presence , organizat ion and means to conveyintent in a v i sua l manner . P lanners use a var ie ty of methodsand too l s to fac i l i ta te d i scuss ions wi th s takeho lders . In th i ssess ion , we wi l l exp lore analog and d ig i ta l fac i l i ta t ion , andthe too l s of the t rade inc lud ing whi te boards , sketches ,maps , 3D models , v i r tua l rea l i ty and augmented rea l i ty .

The sess ion wi l l rev iew when i t i s prudent to engage thestakeho lders wi th hand-drawn methods of communicat ion ord ig i ta l products , inc lud ing d ig i ta l maps , l ive 3D conceptdeve lopment , v i r tua l rea l i ty for immers ive unders tanding ofspat ia l re lat ionsh ips , and augmented rea l i ty , which prov idesrea l - l i fe context to our d ig i ta l creat ions .

Pre- and Post -Pandemic Impacts on AoA Processes

Layel Pa l lesen (AECOM)Bi l l Hirschman (NAVFAC At lant ic)Lisa Park (AECOM)Chad Rinker (AECOM)

In 2015 , the Uni ted States Government Accountabi l i ty Off i ceident i f ied 22 best pract i ces for deve lop ing an Al ternat ives ofAnalys i s (AoA) s tudy . These pract i ces he lp ensure thatent i t ies cons i s tent ly and re l iab ly se lect the pro ject a l ternat ivethat best meets miss ion requirements and needs .

Th is sess ion presents the AoA process as def ined by GAOand compares the process pre- and post -pandemic . Thesess ion wi l l inc lude lessons learned, best managementpract i ces for deve lop ing requirements wi th dynamic cr i ter ia ,how to overcome cha l lenges work ing in a v i r tua l wor ld , andnew too ls to fac i l i ta te the p lann ing process . Examples in thesess ion wi l l inc lude two pro jects that NAVFAC At lant ic andAECOM have co l laborated together on to deve lop s tud iesfor Department of Defense c l ients .

CARDNOCARDNOADAD

VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT IN THE COVID ERA (CONT . )

INSTALLATIONS & COVID-19 ROADMAP

FOR "PUNCHING BACK"2-2 :45pm ET

Dr . Jason Dorvee (MCICOM)Nico le Lach (Booz Al len Hami l ton)LtCol Lucas Wood (USMC)

This sess ion wi l l exp la in the Mar ine Corps Ins ta l la t ionCommand (MCICOM) Insta l la t ion next ( I -neXt) ’ s innovat iveapproach to p lann ing and tes t ing the next generat ionins ta l la t ion , def in ing so lut ions to create the new normal , andshar ing lessons learned from ef for ts and our expert i se . Thesess ion wi l l inc lude an overv iew of I -neXt miss ion andoperat ions , the scope and p lann ing process for the Roadmap,and a deep d ive into three components of the Roadmap.

I -neXt : The MCICOM I-neXt branch acce lerates andintegrates new techno log ies , processes , and organizat iona ladaptat ions through creat ive partnersh ips , wel l - t imedco l laborat ion , and aggress ive exper imentat ion . The miss ion i sto p lan , tes t , and deve lop the next generat ion ins ta l la t ionacross the Mar ine Corps enterpr i se .

Roadmap: Through Mar ine input , techno logy scout ing , andour innovat ion expert i se , the I -neXt team created a Roadmapfor how insta l la t ions can respond to COVID-19 prob lems inthe short - and mid- term and cata lyze opportun i t ies tomodern ize in the long term. The Roadmap covers the v i s ion ofa post COVID-19 Nex Gen Insta l la t ion and exp lores prob lemsand respect ive so lut ions to implement the "new normal . "

Deep Dive : I -neXt p lans to speak to : 1) Workplace SpaceP lann ing , 2) Concerted Ut i l i zat ion of Dig i t ized Capabi l i t ies ,and 3) P lann ing for People ' s Res i l i ence .

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DATA DRIVESTRANSPORTATION:

CHANGING TRAVEL PATTERNS AND HOWWE’RE NOW COMMUTING TO , AND

PARKING ON, OUR COUCH

Johanna McCrehan, AICP (Nat ional Capi ta l P lanningCommiss ion)Tim Canan, AICP (Metropol i tan Washington Counc i l ofGovernments (MWCOG)

Pane l i s t s wi l l examine recent sh i f t s in employeetransportat ion patterns , inc lud ing compl icat ions wi thtrad i t iona l commut ing approaches , and d iscuss how agenc iesare address ing impacts of the pandemic on t rave l andtransportat ion networks .

The sess ion wi l l rev iew NCPC’s updated transportat ionpo l i cy guidance and new transportat ion moni tor ing programfor federa l fac i l i t ies , t ransportat ion management p lann ing ,and other key e lement po l i c ies , as wel l as how i t may re-eva luate these due to COVID.

New too ls to eva luate t ransportat ion and deve lopment wi l lbe d i scussed, as wel l as the d i f f i cu l t ies in acquir ing data toupdate these too l s and assess ing pandemic impacts inquick ly evo lv ing s i tuat ions , incons i s tenc ies in data sourc ing ,and vary ing impacts among agenc ies .

Attendees wi l l leave with a bet ter unders tanding abouttransportat ion t rends , how park ing t reatment shapestransportat ion cho ices at federa l ins ta l la t ions in the Nat iona lCapi ta l Reg ion and how they might apply these t reatmentsat the i r own fac i l i t ies , cha l lenges in t ransportat ion datagather ing , and how federa l agenc ies are reevaluat ingpol i c ies to address the ‘new normal ’ where more employeesare work ing from the i r couch , not the i r desk .

3-3 :45pm ET

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THANKS TO OURVOLUNTEERS

WorkshopChair

Abbey Ness , AICPFPD Vice Chair

WorkshopCommittee

Andrew Wright , AICP, PMPFPD Chair

El izabeth Pera les , AICP

Steve Bai rd , AICP

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS