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June 27: Manayunk Commercial Corridor Tour

June 24, 2015 / / Comments Off on June 27: Manayunk Commercial Corridor Tour

Young Involved Philadelphia is hosting a Commercial Corridor Tour of Manayunk this Saturday, 6/27 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. This tour will include stops along the corridor where business owners will share their personal stories of why they chose their current location, how they set up shop, and what they see for the future of the neighborhood.

We’ll be stopping and speaking with owners of the Little Apple, the Spiral Bookcase, Nicole Miller, and more! We’ll end a Bourbon Blue (where the first drink will be on us).

$11.50 tickets are available at: http://yip.ticketleap.com/commercial-corridor-tour-manayunk/details The meeting point is: Pretzel Park, 4300 Roxborough Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19127

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‘If/Then,’ Musical About City Planning, Comes to Philly

June 7, 2015 / / Comments Off on ‘If/Then,’ Musical About City Planning, Comes to Philly

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From Tuesday, June 21 – Sunday, June 26, 2015, the Academy of Music will be showing If/Then, a contemporary Broadway musical about a city planner who moves to New York. According to the Kimmel Center website: “With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winning creators of Next to Normal, this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical (New York Post)” simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led.” For more information, click here, or click here to listen to the soundtrack.

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What Do You <3 About Greater Philadelphia?

June 2, 2015 / / Comments Off on What Do You <3 About Greater Philadelphia?

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This week marks the start of DVRPC’s month-long photo campaign/giveaway! We want to know “What do you <3 about Greater Philadelphia?” Post a photo of something you love about our region on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using @DVRPC, #OurRegionMyHome, and #DVRPCis50. You can also submit photos directly online at www.dvrpc.org/50. Two winners will be randomly chosen to win a GoPro camera, and some of the best photos will appear on a poster!

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May 20: Fit City PHL

April 16, 2015 / / Comments Off on May 20: Fit City PHL

Fit City PHL is a half-day symposium designed to explore the concept of active design, and strategies for improving health by promoting physical activity and healthy eating. It will bring together architects, planners, designers, landscape architects, developers, and public health professionals to learn about how our environment can have a positive impact on the negative health trends our communities are currently facing – particularly obesity and other chronic conditions.

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May 20: APAPA Public Private Partnerships Training at DVRPC (3 CM Credits, Including Law)

February 25, 2015 / / Comments Off on May 20: APAPA Public Private Partnerships Training at DVRPC (3 CM Credits, Including Law)

Public/Private Partnerships: A Professional Development Program

Click here for the brochure and to register.

3 AICP CM Credits* including 1.5 LAW

Join Sean Garrigan and Matt Ward to cover P3 essentials:

  • Application
  • Funding Mechanisms
  • Legal Structure
  • Partnership Agreements
  • Financing Terms

Sponsored by the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership

Public/Private Partnerships (P3s) are increasingly becoming a tool that local governments, quasi-public entities and government agencies are using to achieve necessary and desirable community investments. They are especially effective for communities facing major re-investments as a result of a changing economy, closure of a major employment center, loss of retail anchors or shifts in tax bases. At any one of four locations statewide, join a planner and lawyer experienced with P3s to understand how your community could benefit from these innovative, yet complex, partnerships.

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Planning and the 2015 Mayoral Election

February 5, 2015 / / Comments Off on Planning and the 2015 Mayoral Election

Planners can have the greatest ideas in the world, but without politicians to enact them into policy or set aside money in a budget to implement them, the plans will wind up sitting on a shelf. That’s why elections matter to planning.

In Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter’s second term will be up at the end of 2015. All 17 seats on City Council will also be on the ballot, as well as Sheriff, Register of Wills, three slots on the City Commission, and a number of state and municipal judgeships. But in a predominantly one-party city like Philadelphia, sometimes it’s the primary that’s more important than the general election. This year’s primary is coming up on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Several organizations are organizing events to help you learn more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues–particularly related to planning.

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March 12: Breaking Ground

December 5, 2014 / / Comments Off on March 12: Breaking Ground

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Breaking Ground: Building Livable Communities in Greater Philadelphia: The Next 50 Years

Thursday, March 12, 2015

8:30 AM – 3:15 PM

The Union League of Philadelphia

140 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

This year DVRPC celebrates 50 years of planning for the Greater Philadelphia region. Join  local leaders, city planners, and economic development professionals to discuss the next 50 years of growth, preservation, and change!  This one-day conference will consider the roles of technology and local government, big and small cities adapting to climate change, and sustainable transportation networks, among other issues that Greater Philadelphia will face in the coming decades.

Registration and Preliminary Program are available at: www.dvrpc.org/breakingground

Registration is open until March 8, 2015.

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Nov. 20: The Great Millennial Mouth Off

November 16, 2014 / / Comments Off on Nov. 20: The Great Millennial Mouth Off

The Great Millennial Mouth Off

Thursday, November 20, 2014

6:00 – 8:30 PM

Impact HUB (1227 N. 4th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122)

Tickets available at: http://yip.ticketleap.com/great-millennial-mouth-off/

There’s a huge mayoral election next spring–what matters most to you?

The Great Millennial Mouth Off is a night of debate and dialogue, a friendly competition designed to surface ideas that can move Philadelphia forward in three critical areas: Economic Development, Education and City Planning. Using unique conversation stickers, attendees will expand on, challenge, and bring focus to ideas while naturally mingling and moving throughout the room. Prizes will be awarded not only for the best ideas, but for ideas that generate the most conversation.

Attendees will be joined throughout the evening by prominent experts/coaches who will be rolling up their sleeves to play alongside. Experts include:

Ajay Raju, CEO – Dilworth Paxson

Meryl Levitz, CEO – visitphilly.org

Liz Dow, CEO – Leadership Philadelphia

Sam Katz, filmmaker – History Making Productions

Jane Golden, Executive Director – Mural Arts

Richard Maimon, Principal Architect – Kieran-Timberlake

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Nov. 5: Health Equity and Planning Ethics (1.5 CM Ethics)

October 20, 2014 / / Comments Off on Nov. 5: Health Equity and Planning Ethics (1.5 CM Ethics)

Equity and ethics are not identical, but they do intersect. Listen as AICP planners and allied health professionals probe this important topic. How is health equity being addressed, and how does it relate to planning? What ethical codes do public health professionals follow, and where’s the intersection with planning ethics? Examine the role equity plays in various ethical frameworks and find out how communities and planners are taking on health equity.

This event offers 1.5 AICP CM Ethics credits.

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Oct. 23: Mapping the Sustainable City

September 29, 2014 / / Comments Off on Oct. 23: Mapping the Sustainable City
Sponsor:
Temple Libraries,
Open Data Philly,
Office of Sustainability,
greenSTEM Network,
Grounded in Philly
Location:
Paley Library Lecture Hall Room 021 (Lower Level)

Grounded in Philly, the greenSTEM Network, and Open Data Philly help Philadelphians to better understand their communities through maps and other data visualization tools. Join our panelists to discuss these projects, and learn how accessible, transparent information is a key tool of social justice, and a crucial element in creating a more sustainable city.

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