Washington State Department of Commerce Growth Management Planners

The 2018 Planner’s Forum Annual Report is now available. Sixteen forums were held, providing training for 437 attendees.

A Planners’ Forum offers a unique opportunity – at no charge – for planners, planning commissioners, elected officials and community members to talk informally about local issues, to share ideas and to receive updates from state and federal agencies whose work may impact land use. The Planners’ Forums also satisfy requirements for credentialed planners toward professional development through advanced-level presentations provided by professionals on an array of timely and relevant planning subjects. Registration is not necessary for this daytime training.

The Washington State Department of Commerce, the Planning Association of Washington and the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association collaboratively present the Regional Planners’ Forums. We are continuing with a virtual format for 2021 Planners’ Forums until future notice, and offering at least one shortened Forum per month, with a mix of topics to cover both regional and state-wide interest. See the Forum Schedule for more information.

For previous Agendas and Handouts for forums please see Past Regional Planning Forums section below. Within the blue box, files are located in the regional planners’ forum folder for each regional location.