Urban planner Carlton Eley recalls only having two weeks of course work on social justice and equity while in planning school. He made up for it through independent study and by working on equitable development for thirteen years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In this video, he shares some words of wisdom and a few helpful resources for students and young professionals looking to expand their knowledge of social equity in planning. Carlton Eley is chair of the American Planning Association’s Social Equity Task Force. He is a former civil servant whose career with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) spanned twenty years. Carlton was the first urban planner hired by the Office of Environmental Justice at the EPA, and he managed a portfolio on equitable development. Learn more about Carlton and his experiences, and find links to the resources he mentions and more: https://www.planning.org/careergps/ Learn more about the Planning and the Black Community Division: https://www.planning.org/divisions/blackcommunity/

Carlton Eley offers remarks at the 2011 National League of Cities Congress of Cities in Phoenix, Arizona. He offers remarks on the important roles cities play in promoting social equity and specific strategies that have been used to foster inclusion as part of achieving their sustainability goals.

Carlton Eley offers remarks at the 2012 National Organization of Minority Architects in Detroit, Michigan. He summarizes the significance of the Vision for Broadway technical assistance exercise during a session on environmental justice and architecture.

The San Antonio Office of Historic Preservation proudly hosted the 2017 Living Heritage Symposium. The symposium was a gathering of cultural heritage experts – from policymakers to activists – who are working to develop best practices for the treatment of cultural assets, including in tangible heritage. Carlton Eley offered remarks on “Heritage and Social Impact Assessment”. His remarks focused on the practical utility of social impact assessment as a tool for protecting culturally significant treasures as well as the necessity of the tool to support ‘placekeeping’ for communities experiencing redevelopment. Andrew Potts, of Nixon Peabody LLP, offered introductions. The full symposium is available at SAPreservation on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/SApreservation

Carlton Eley offers remarks at the 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. In a session moderated by APA President Cynthia Bowen, FAICP, he shares how he threads the needle between planning, equity, and environmental justice.