KLA Perspectives

I am just back from warm and sunny Phoenix and the national conference of the American Planning Association (APA). This is my sixth time attending this conference and yet again it delivered in terms of compelling sessions and ample networking (4,300 people attended!). I was pleased to see APA continue to enhance its focus on sustainability. In fact, at the session for the APA Sustainable Communities Division, it was suggested that ALL planning should be sustainable- as in sustainability planning and planning should be one in the same. I wholeheartedly agree with this statement.

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I’m passionate about a lot of things – my family, protecting the planet for my daughter, highlighting and advancing the role of working women.  And when it comes to sports, sure, I reserve my strongest fervor for the New England Patriots during the NFL season.  But come March, I have fond memories of when my alma mater, UMASS Amherst, made it to the Final Four in 1996. And it’s hard not to get swept up in the collective fervor of March Madness.