Bay Area Planning Directors Association (BAPDA)

The Bay Area Planning Directors Association (BAPDA) is an organization that provides professional education, advice, support and leadership on planning policy and practice at the state, regional and local level to planning directors and community development directors in the San Francisco Bay Area.

The biannual meetings allow for exchange of ideas, information and best practices among Bay Area planners. These meetings promote the need for and value of good planning and effective planning policy and programs in the Bay Area. BAPDA promotes communication and collaboration among planning professionals in the various jurisdictions, agencies, special districts and private firms within the Bay Area.

Next Meeting:

• May 31, 2013 | Resilient Futures: What Planners Need to Know to Address Climate Change, Earthquakes, and Other Hazards Alex Hinds • Moderator, Co-Founder, Center for Sustainable Communities
  Arrietta Chakos • Principal, Urban Resilience Strategies
  Louise Bedsworth • Senior Researcher, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
  Wendy Goodfriend • Senior Planner, Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  Laurie Johnson • Principal, Laurie Johnson Consulting|Research
  Timothy Burroughs • Climate Action Coordinator, City of Berkeley
  
  Agenda and Bios
  
  Presentations:
  • Beyond Disaster Response to Recovery & Resilience – Chakos
  • Climate Planning Resources for Local Governments – Bedsworth
  • State, Regional, and Local Strategies for Resiliency – A Panel Discussion

• Bylaws adopted on April 5, 2013