SVS APA Speaker Series: Synergy on the Streets: Aligning Multi-Disciplinary Teams and City Agendas for Community-wide Impact and Climate Resiliency by APA & ASLA

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The 2026 Speaker Series theme, Building Better Communities Together , focuses on strengthening relationships and bringing together the diverse voices that create resilient and livable communities. It will highlight collaborative stories across sectors, disciplines, and communities that have depended on new and old relationships to advance planning. We hope you can join us in person, but we will have a live streaming option for all sessions at the same price as attending in person.

Time: All sessions will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Please check in prior to 9:30 a.m. and enjoy coffee. Join us for networking after each session from 11:30 a.m. to Noon.

Parking: Free parking is available at 1271 West Capitol Avenue, behind Walgreens. Bike parking is available outside of the building, and YoloBus routes 37, 40, 41, 42A, 42B, and 240 serve the facility.

Pricing: Members of Speaker Series Partner Organizations: $25.00/session Non-Members: $35.00/session APA Members that are Young Planners (under 35): $20.00/session

Approved for 2.0 AICP CM credits per session.

For more information, please contact: Professional Events at jeni@proeventsjt.com or (916) 997-7002

Synergy on the Streets: Aligning Multi-Disciplinary Teams and City Agendas for Community-wide Impact and Climate Resiliency

Hosted by: APA & ASLA

Panelists: Joel Rehbein, Staff Architect, WMB Architects; Ben Woodside, Principal, CALA; Rachel Rios, Executive Director, La Familia Counseling Center, Inc.

This session explores how multi-disciplinary teams can align with community planning efforts and local stakeholders to meet community needs through unified, climate-resilient neighborhood design. The discussion will examine the intersection of a vital community hub and an adjacent complete-streets corridor for La Familia's Opportunity Center on Franklin Boulevard.

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