Events
UPCOMING
Lattes and Leadership
When: Friday, March 21, 2025, 8AM
Where: The Perc Coffee house (115 W Main St, Lewisville, TX)
Registration: FREE, but please RSVP so organizers can plan accordingly
Info: Join us as we meet with City of Lewisville Planning Director, Richard Luedke, AICP. We'll have mingling and short remarks beginning at 8 AM before heading out for a walking tour of Downtown Lewisville (8:45-9:45AM). We'll end at City Hall (151 W Church St) for Q&A and wrap-up.
Richard Luedke earned a Bachelor of Environmental Design in 1991 and a Master of Urban Planning in 1993, both from Texas A&M University. He started his career in Wichita Falls and went on to serve the North Texas communities of Keller and Argyle. For the past ten years, Richard has served the City of Lewisville, a community of 137,000, as Planning Director. He became a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) in 1996 and has served as the Professional Development Officer (PDO) for the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) since 2009. As PDO, Richard administers scholarships for planners taking the AICP exam and conducts 11 exam preparation workshops across the state each year. He also has written and implemented many development regulations and comprehensive plans for the communities that he has served over the past 31 years.
PAST
FNT 2025
Join us for this one-day North Texas planning conference, where this year's theme is "Let's Grow Together". How do we as planners prepare our communities and region for growth?
When: Friday, February 21, 2025
Where: The Westin Galleria, Dallas, TX
2025 New Year Bash
Celebrate the New Year with your fellow planners at our joint Midwest/North Central New Year Bash!
When: Friday, January 17, 2025
Where: Pinstack Las Colinas (2750 West I-635, Irving, TX)
Denton Tour + Happy Hour
When: Friday, September 20, 3:30-5PM (Happy Hour to follow immediately)
Where: Meet at Denton Central Fire Station, 332 E Hickory St, Denton, TX
What: Denton's Hickory Street, recently recognized by APA Texas as a "Great Street," exemplifies the positive impact of cities reimagining outdated industrial downtown areas with creative infrastructure and public investment. Join the City of Denton for a presentation and walking tour demonstrating how investments in the public realm can lead revitalization of public spaces. Happy hour immediately following the tour, sponsored by 97 Land Company in partnership with Antero Group.
Registration: Free!
AICP Credit: 1.5 hrs
Lattes and Leadership
When: Friday, September 13, 10AM-noon
Where: Axiom Coffee, 4005 Golden Triangle Blvd, Fort Worth, 76244
Leaders: City of Keller - Sarah Hensley, Community Development Director & Alexis Russell, Planner I
2024 Elected and Appointed Officials Workshop
When: Friday, July 26, 10AM - 3PM
Where: North Richland Hills Centre Grand Hall
What: Annual training opportunity for City Council members, Planning and Zoning Commissioners, Zoning Board of Adjustment members, and other elected and appointed officials. Event is designed primarily as an introduction to planning and zoning for new officials, but can also serve as a refresher course for more seasoned officials.
Registration: $35
Grapevine Main Street Tour + Happy Hour
When: Friday, June 28, 4-6 PM
Where: Grapevine City Hall (200 South Main Street)
What: The tour will highlight the history of Grapevine and the city's current culture, including festivals and small businesses. Speakers will discuss the historical planning of the area including today's unique Transit District Overlay.
Lattes and Leadership
When: Friday, May 17, 8:30-10:30 AM
Where: BREWED Coffeehouse, 801 Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Who: Lorelei Willet, Historic Preservation Officer with City of Fort Worth.
CM Credits: 1
Mule Alley Tour + Awards Happy Hour
When: Friday, April 26 | 4-6 p.m.
Where: meet in the lobby of the Drover Hotel (200 Mule Alley, Fort Worth, TX)
What: Join us for a tour of the improvements to Mule Alley and historic Horse & Mule Barns in the Fort Worth Stockyards. This was named one of APA Texas' 2023 Great Public Spaces. Learn about the adoption of the Stockyards Form-Based Code & Design Guidelines and the public-private partnership that let to the rehabilitation of the historic alley, along with other projects such as the adjacent Hotel Drover.
Following the 1-hour tour we'll head over to Second Rodeo for our APATX Midwest Section Awards Happy Hour. Free drink/food ticket courtesy of Midwest Section will be provided.
Commercial Drone Delivery in North Texas Communities
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 | 3:30-5 p.m. (a drone demonstration + happy hour to follow!)
Where: NCTCOG Offices (616 Six Flags Drive, Arlington), Pitstick Room + Virtual Option!
Registration: Eventbrite (select the in-person or virtual ticket option; a Zoom link will be sent to those that select virtual prior to the event)
CM Credits: 1.5
What: It’s been a fantasy for the past decade, but the future has arrived in North Texas… by drone. Four drone companies—DroneUp, Flytrex, Wing, and Zipline—are expanding commercial package drone delivery operations in our region. Hear from industry experts and municipal planners about what this means to North Texas communities. From land use and zoning for ground operations to flight operations that fall under FAA regulations, this session will bring everyone up to speed on where commercial drone delivery currently stands in North Texas and what its growth looks like over the next decade. This is a hybrid in-person/virtual session. Please be sure to select which option you will attend when registering.
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History
4TH ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
This year the Midwest Section combined the section’s annual awards ceremony and the 4th Annual Student Scholarship Fundraiser. The sponsorship funds raised at the fundraising event were directly applied to the student scholarship fund. The APA Texas Chapter is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The funds raised at 4th Annual Scholarship Fundraiser will be awarded at the 2020 Annual Awards Ceremony. Every year the Midwest section offers sponsorship opportunities for companies to contribute to the Midwest Student Scholarship Fund.
- 4th Annual Student Sponsorship Opportunities (Past Event)
- 4th Annual Student Scholarship Sponsors (2019)
- 3rd Annual Student Scholarship Sponsors (2018)
Resilient Series
- Urban Wildfires (September 19, 2018)
- Planning for Flood Resilient Region Part Two: What Happens After the Storm? (July 25, 2018)
- Planning for Flood Resilient Communities (June 13, 2018)
Scholarship Fundraiser
24th Annual Elected and Appointed Officials Training (July 14, 2017)
- Workshop Introduction
- Planning Basics
- Ethics Training
- Mock Development Review
- ULI Presentation
- Planning Basics Part 1 (Video)
- Planning Basics Part 2 (Video)
- Ethics Training (Video)