The Walker Collaborative

Teaching and Presentations

Teaching

The Walker Collaborative's Phil Walker has lectured at numerous universities on various planning-related issues, including the following:

Harvard University Oklahoma State University University of West Florida

University of Alabama Alcorn State University

He periodically teaches urban planning courses to planning officials and professionals throughout the state of Alabama as part of the University of North Alabama's continuing education program.

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Presentations

Upcoming Presentations

• University of North Alabama's Continuing Education Series, June 8, 2011 - Auburn, Alabama
  Workshop: Community Enhancement Through Zoning & Design Standards
• 2011 Florida Main Street Conference, September 16, 2011 - DeLand, Florida
  Session: Downtown Planning for Smaller & Midsized Communities

Representative Past Presentations

• 14th Annual Planners' and Zoning Administrators' Conference, April 27, 2011 - Madison, Alabama
  Workshop: Community Enhancement Through Zoning & Design Standards
• 2011 Annual Conference of the American Planning Association, April 12, 2011 - Boston, Massachusetts
  Session: Zoning Repair for Downtowns
• 2011 Annual Conference of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Planning Association, March 11, 2011 - North Little Rock, Arkansas
  Keynote Speech: Downtown Planning for Smaller & Midsized Communities
• 2011 Annual North Carolina Main Street Conference, January 28, 2011 - Shelby, North Carolina
  Keynote Speech: Downtown Revival in a Fiscal Crunch
• 2010 Annual Conference of the American Planning Association, April 12, 2010 - New Orleans, Louisiana
  Session: Downtown Planning for Smaller & Midsized Communities
• 2010 Annual Spring Conference of the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association, March 17, 2010 - Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  Session: Downtown Planning for Smaller & Midsized Communities
• 2009 Annual Conference of the Mississippi Chapter of the American Planning Association, November 12-13, 2009 - Hernando, Mississippi
  Sessions:
    - Smart Growth Planning, Small Towns, the Livable Community: Is Your Plan Helping or Hurting?
    - Planning Commissioners Workshop: The Comprehensive Plan
• African-American Preservation Alliance Conference, August 4, 2006 - Memphis, Tennessee
  Session: Historic Neighborhood Initiatives - Jazzing Up Urban Neighborhood Commercial Districts
• Texas Downtown Association Annual Conference, November 11, 2004 - Bryan, Texas
  Sessions:
    - Keynote Speech: Reclaiming Main Street Through Downtown Planning
    - Design Review for Quality Development
• ABPP 7th Annual National Conference on Battlefield Preservation, April 21, 2004 - Nashville, Tennessee
  Session: Reading the Land - Cultural Resource Analysis & Battlefield Preservation

"I enjoyed your session. Your presentation was streamlined so it was easy to follow and grasp concepts, entertaining with your natural injection of humor, and you had excellent presence. You really connected with your audience."

Merideth Hildreth, AICP - Hillsboro, New Mexico