How would you define "equity" in the built environment? How would you measure it? How would you know it if you saw it? The Kansas City Metro has been discussing equity for a long time and the Kansas City Chapter of the American Planning Association, in coordination with the Kansas City Planning and Development Department, would like to provide a venue for continuing the local conversation.
Planners, architects, engineers, landscape architects, development and construction industry professionals, business and economic development representatives, health and environment workers, neighborhood leaders, elected/appointed officials, students, educators, creatives, advocates, non-profits, and more are invited to join the discussion and share their ideas.
Attend " Framing Our Equity Lenses Together ", a follow up to "Power Shapes the Built Environment" , to participate in an interactive and transdisciplinary workshop where we explore what equity could look like for Kansas City, Missouri. During the event, we will collaborate to:
· Identify what equity means for planning, design, and development in Kansas City.
· Explore how other communities define and measure equity.
· Outline a definition for equity in Kansas City, Missouri.
· Pinpoint needed equity elements in Kansas City’s built environment.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89002811560?pwd=cXVhL0dMMk9ScExZQmFmbVNhSm43Zz09
SPEAKERS
Jeffrey Williams, AICP - Planning and Development Director for the City of Kansas City, Missouri
Jeffrey Williams has been the Director of City Planning and Development for Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) since March 2015. He leads a staff of over 130 employees comprised of planners, certified building officials, engineers, architects, landscape architects, plans examiners, permit technicians, construction code inspectors, environmental health specialists, master code professionals and administrative staff that guides the future growth and development of Kansas City—a city covering 319 square miles with a population of over 464,000 residents. The department’s primary functions are: 1) Planning Services—managing development policy, conducting research, crafting the City’s long-term vision, and administering the process surrounding the public boards involved in land use approval; and 2) Development Services—Reviewing plans, issuing permits and enforcing development policies.
Jeffrey has worked in urban design, historic preservation, and city planning at local and county government agencies for almost 30 years. Prior to joining the KCMO City Planning and Development Department, Jeffrey served as the Commissioner of Planning and Development for the cities of Yonkers, New York and Mount Vernon, New York and was the Principal Historic Preservation Planner for Westchester County, New York.
Triveece Penelton, AICP, NOMA
City Planner | Public Involvement Innovator at Vireo
Triveece is a city planner and public involvement innovator. She is also the creator of the Digicate® software application for community engagement. Triveece works with community organizations and government agencies. Her projects blend community planning with intensive public engagement, education, information sharing, messaging, and branding. Her strengths lie in developing and executing planning/engagement processes that use creative and innovative tools. Triveece is an Inaugural Steering Committee Member of Planning for Health Equity, Advocacy & Leadership (PHEAL) and an alumna of the Racial Equity Institute. In addition, her work has won the APWA National Exceptional Performance Award - Journalism, MOVITE Excellence in Transportation Achievement Award, WTS Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership Award, and a NOMA NAACP Seed Award for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Design. Prior to joining Vireo, Triveece served as a long-range planner with Kansas City, Missouri’s Planning and Development Department in its Planning, Preservation and Urban Design Division. Her work involved detailed analysis of changing community issues and urban design guideline implementation.
Phil Dougherty, RA, NCARB, NOMA, LEED®AP BD+C
Associate Vice President, Project Manager at Slaggie Architects, Inc.
Phil Dougherty, is a Registered Architect, recently promoted to Vice President at Slaggie Architect, Inc. in Kansas City, MO with over 30 years of experience in the profession of architecture. Phil’s design expertise includes, residential, commercial retail, restaurants as well as collegiate and professional sports architecture. He was the Co-Founder and past President of the Kansas City Chapter for the National Organization Of Minority Architects, NOMAKC and is now the current Treasurer. For over 20 years, Phil has committed to aspiring and mentoring local youth to consider architecture and other design related fields as a career path to improve workforce and professional career diversity in Kansas City.
Emmet Pierson, Jr.
President/CEO of Community Builders Kansas City
Emmet Pierson, Jr. is president and CEO of Community Builders of Kansas City (CBKC) where he is charged with developing and implementing CBKC’s integrated entrepreneurial business model, forging new partnerships, designing new solutions and strengthening bonds that will enable the organization to convene communities, increase resources and empower families and neighborhoods in underserved communities.
Pierson is a seasoned real estate professional with over 30 years of progressive experience in key areas of the real estate industry, including project management, finance acquisition, multi-layered development financing, program administration, property management, and asset management.
Pierson has served as a two- term commissioner of the Port Authority of Kansas City, chairman of the Port Authority / Isle of Capri /Ameristar Economic Advancement Fund and a current member of the Board of Directors for the Black Community Fund. He is chairman of the Lee’s Summit Housing Authority. Pierson is a past board member of the National Congress for Community Economic Development. Pierson presently serves on UMKC’s Board of Trustees.