TIZ: Navigating the Speed of Innovation in Planning

CM credit hours for mobile workshops are awarded based on the planned dedicated instructional time. Adjustments to CM hours will not be made after the live event.

Gain an understanding of the inherent tensions between rapid innovation and traditional urban planning. Learn practical strategies for effectively integrating agile innovation pilots within regulated public infrastructure, and be able to apply these lessons to foster responsive, inclusive development.This workshop demonstrates how the Transportation Innovation Zone (TIZ) is resolving the inherent conflict between fast-paced innovation and the deliberate nature of urban planning and architecture. Walk through spaces that are balancing these tensions and hear perspectives from innovators and planners. Presenters highlight examples of confronting this incongruent speed using real-world examples like the Advanced Aerial Innovation Region. They illustrate built-inflexibility in strict FAA policies through a drone flight and landing demonstration.

This tension, when managed collaboratively, leads to evolution in both processes. For example, the need to deploy grant funding for piloting new technologies has resulted in a faster design and approval process. See how fostering iterative development, strategic partnerships, and concentrated in-house expertise can transform traditional bureaucratic hurdles into opportunities for accelerated, safe deployment. The call to action is to embrace adaptive strategies and flexible regulatory frameworks to build future-ready cities without stifling the vital progress of new solutions.