{"id":20749,"date":"2025-08-04T10:22:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=20749"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:03:19","slug":"welcoming-elizabeth-abernethy-aicp-as-planner-in-residence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/welcoming-elizabeth-abernethy-aicp-as-planner-in-residence\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, as Planner in Residence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-d1becda1 uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-09800379\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-66eb8688\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-877abbf1\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Welcoming Elizabeth Abernethy, AICP, as Planner in Residence<\/h1><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-25a90a5d\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-none uagb-block-568b5b21\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-045c6bdd\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Welcoming Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Abernethy <\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Planner in Residence, Urban and Regional Planning<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1182\" height=\"1182\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20737\" style=\"border-radius:20px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg 1182w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1182px) 100vw, 1182px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Abernethy, AICP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-095e22da\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">August 4, 2025<\/h6><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The Department of Urban and Regional Planning is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth (Liz) Abernethy, AICP, as the department\u2019s Planner in Residence faculty member. Liz brings 30+ years of public and private sector planning experience that will be invaluable to our students, courses, and programs. Most recently she served as Director of Planning &amp; Development Services for the City of St. Petersburg, where she oversaw transformative initiatives in zoning reform, floodplain management, and community resilience for a city of 250,000+ residents. Her leadership on the award-winning <em>StPete2050<\/em> vision plan and progressive land development regulations has earned statewide and national recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Elizabeth\u2019s career spans a wide array of urban challenges, from revitalizing downtown waterfronts and expanding affordable housing, to crafting policy around sea level rise and small business retention. She&#8217;s also been a strong advocate for innovation in planning, notably leading efforts on ADU expansion, missing middle housing, and the implementation of one of Florida\u2019s most effective flood insurance discount programs. Her ability to navigate complex political, environmental, and technical planning issues makes her a standout practitioner-scholar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Students will benefit not only from her deep professional expertise but also from her passion for mentorship and civic engagement. A UF alumna and former advisory council member, Liz has taught, published, and spoken widely on planning reform and community-centered development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">As Planner in Residence, Liz will teach URP 6061 Planning Administration and Ethics; oversee the MURP mentorship and fellowship programs; and create and foster community and institutional partnerships to benefit URP students and the department.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-2d9938d1 uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-81480934\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-b387bb39\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-8eea7838\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-eb5c83ca alignwide uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e1313efb\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b0be4dc3\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Urban and Regional Planning welcomes Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Abernethy as Planner in Residence faculty&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":20737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-1024x1024.jpg",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"<p>The Department of Urban and Regional Planning welcomes Elizabeth &#8220;Liz&#8221; Abernethy as Planner in Residence faculty&#8230;<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"dostkyle001","url":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/author\/dostkyle001\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-768x768.jpg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187-1024x1024.jpg",1024,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2025\/08\/ERA-Headshot-Dec-2022-Reduced-e1754082314187.jpg",1182,1182,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"dostkyle001","author_link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/author\/dostkyle001\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The Department of Urban and Regional Planning welcomes Elizabeth \"Liz\" Abernethy as Planner in Residence faculty...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}