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The North Central Section currently maintains a library of AICP CM CD-ROM's available for loan to its members. Our library consists of six different titles with a total of 11.5 CM credits available. Please contact Tommy Dalton, tommy.dalton@flower-mound.com, Section PDO to request a copy of these CD-ROM's.

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LEED for Neighborhoods

The green building movement, which focuses on the environmental quality and impact of the design, construction, and operation of buildings, has expanded to the neighborhood level. Find out how green building practices are being linked to smart growth, urban design, and public health through LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) for Neighborhood Development. Learn about tried-and-true practices and new techniques and tools that can improve the environmental quality of your community, making it more sustainable for the future.

CM: 1.5

2008 Planning Law Review

In 2007 and 2008, state and federal courts across the country handed down hundreds of decisions affecting the practice of planning and land use law. This program highlights some of the more important decisions and explains their significance. In addition, through the panel members' ongoing analysis of trends in planning law, you will gain insights and practice tips into some of the cutting edge challenges facing planners and lawyers including the integration of green development principles with local planning and zoning. This past year there seemed to be a growing number of federal court cases addressing a wide range of topics such as the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, and signs and billboards (and in particular billboards that frequently flash or change messages). This program satisfies the CM law credit requirement.

CM: 1.5

Comparative Costs of Sprawl (1.25 credits) + Financing Growth Supplement (2.5 credits)

Do growth controls have the savings they purport to have? New research examines the fundamental question: Has growth been controlled and, along with it, the costs? Learn about the types of studies undertaken and their conclusions.

CM: 1.25

This program includes the Financing Growth Supplement. This supplement includes two sessions concerning how to pay for growth: "Paying for Growth: An Overview" and "Open Mike: Is Growth Ever Free?" Listen to several views on different approaches to this universal problem. These two sessions are full of ideas, discussion, and information on how to get growth to pay for itself.

CM: 2.5

Ethics in Planning

Hear the AICP Ethics Officer, Executive Director and CEO Paul Farmer, FAICP, and two other panelists discuss issues surrounding ethical behavior in planning practice. Panelists discuss ethics scenarios as encountered on the job. This session is eligible for CM Ethics Credit.

CM: 1.5

Preparing a Downtown Revitalization Plan

Do you remember spending time downtown with friends and family-shopping, strolling, or going to the movies? You can recapture that vibrancy. Learn how to revitalize your small town downtown through the combination of physical improvements that enhance the historic setting and a targeted marketing effort to recruit new businesses.

CM: 1.25

Mechanics of Code Writing

Veteran or novice, you'll explore the fundamentals of code writing. Review basic legal standards and case law to recognize the underpinnings of regulations as legal documents. Explore problem identification and solving, project management, resource allocation, and consistent progress. See how to integrate graphics and illustrations. Master the rules of drafting.

CM: 2.0