Connect With Us at the 2024 APA Quad State and Texas Conferences

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Wendy Bonneau

Urban Planning + Design Practice Leader

Look for us at two of the American Planning Association’s upcoming conferences – the quadrennial AR-KS-MO-OK Quad State Conference, hosted by the APA Arkansas Chapter Oct. 7-9 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and the Texas Chapter Oct. 16-18 in Allen, Texas.

Our nationally recognized planners will be talking about multiple ways to nurture resilient communities during six presentations at the APA Quad State Conference and seven presentations at the APATX Conference.

Freese and Nichols’ teams are growing: view our urban planning + design openings.

APA Quad State Presentations

Monday, Oct. 7

Title: Hidden Housing: A New Housing Typology in Suburban and Exurban America
Time: 10:40-11:40 a.m.
Presenter: Dawn Warrick

Title: A Development Code Reform in a Three-Pillar City
Time: 2:40-3:40 p.m.
Presenter: Dawn Warrick

Title: Integrating Hazard Mitigation and Comprehensive Planning for Resilient Communities
Time: 3:50-4:50 p.m.
Presenters: Dawn Warrick, Ryan Slattery

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Title: Out with the Old, In with the New: The Path to Code Reform
Time: 3-4 p.m.
Presenter: Dawn Warrick

Title: Shocks, Stresses, and the Resilience of a 12-year-old
Time: 1:50-2:50 p.m.
Presenter: Ryan Slattery

Wednesday, Oct. 9

Title: Paying for Growth: Impact Fees 101
Time: 9:40-10:40 a.m.
Presenters: Eddie Haas, Ellen Amorim


APA TX Presentations

Thursday, Oct. 17

Title: Ethics Challenge at Oak Park Commons:  How Would You Respond?
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Chance Sparks

Title: Planning Power Revolution: Who Runs the Show Now?
Time: 1:45-2:45 p.m.
Presenter: Chance Sparks

Title: Allen 2045 & Planning for Buildout
Time: 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Presenter: Wilson Kerr

Title: Project Management Tools for All Planners
Time: 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Presenters: Wendy Bonneau, Shad Comeaux and Chance Sparks

Friday, Oct. 18

Title: Integrative Planning for Community Resilience
Time: 10:15-11:15 a.m.
Presenters: Caitlin Admire and Ryan Slattery

Title: Zoning Without “Zoning,” Radical Reform for the Future
Time: 1:15-2:15 p.m.
Presenters: Chance Sparks

Title: The Future of Office Space – Delivering a New Experience in a Changing Market
Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Presenters: Wendy Bonneau and David Jones

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Wendy Bonneau, FAICP, is the Urban Planning + Design Practice Leader. She is a Vice President/Principal in our Fort Worth office.