2016 Edmund N. Bacon Awards + Reception
Honoring Jan Gehl and the winners of the 2016 Better Philadelphia Challenge
Presented by the Philadelphia Center for Architecture @ Drexel University’s LeBow Hall | 3220 Market St
Thursday, February 25th, 2016
Archive for APAPA-SE
Take a Survey: Gender Issues in the Workplace
You are invited to participate in an exciting new Workplace Dynamics survey, sponsored by APA’s Planning & Women Division. This short survey will ask questions about gender issues in your workplace, exploring topics such as staffing, behavior and impressions, and parental leave. All genders are encouraged to participate, and we encourage you to share this link with your colleagues! Click here to complete the survey.
Category: General /
Featured Job Listing: Michael Baker International Is Looking for an Urban and Regional Planner
Michael Baker International is looking for an urban and regional planner for their Harrisburg office. Click here for the job listing!
Join DVRPC’s Public Participation Task Force
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), as part of its ongoing efforts to engage citizens in Greater Philadelphia, has opened a selection round to solicit new members for its Public Participation Task Force (PPTF).
The PPTF is comprised of Board-appointed members and citizens at-large selected through an application process open to all residents of the nine-county DVRPC region. The task force provides ongoing access to the regional planning and decision-making process, reviews timely issues, serves as a conduit for DVRPC information to organizations and communities across the region, and assists the Commission in implementing public outreach strategies. For more details about the PPTF, visit www.dvrpc.org/getinvolved.
DVRPC is seeking applicants with an interest in planning, knowledge of regional issues, a history of civic engagement, and effective communications skills. Task force membership will also strive to reflect the region’s geographic, ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity. Individuals interested in serving as members on the task force must submit an application by December 31, 2015. Applications are available to the public at libraries throughout the region, online at www.dvrpc.org, and by contacting Shoshana Akins, Public Participation Planner, at 215-238-2817 or sakins@dvrpc.org.
Category: General / Tags: community participation and public outreach, DVRPC, multi-municipal planning, Philadelphia
City of Philadelphia Releases Traffic Research RFP
The City of Philadelphia has recently announced that it is seeking research proposals aimed at understanding Philadelphians’ traffic knowledge and behavior.
The winning solution will be awarded $32,000 to implement their strategy and have the opportunity to work directly with the City of Philadelphia.
Detail
Philadelphia sees approximately one hundred people killed on the streets every year as a result of traffic crashes. City residents have long been under the perception that traffic crashes, and the fatalities they cause, are simply a part of the risk of being a resident, worker, or visitor to a major city. Now, Philadelphia would like to challenge this notion. The first step to solving the problem, is understanding the problem.
The City is looking for innovative ways to measure gaps in traffic knowledge and understand unsafe traffic behavior at identified intersections.
Successful solution(s) should provide a strategy for how to collect accurate information on one or both of the points below:
- What traffic rules and regulations Philadelphians do and do not understand.The City is interested in learning if Philadelphians are familiar with the following:
- The citywide speed limit;
- How to act around different types of bicycle infrastructure;
- The importance of yielding to pedestrians;
- How to pass school buses; and
- Other fundamental rules of the road.
- 2.What unsafe or illegal traffic behaviors are being engaged in at identified intersections, including risky behavior that does not result in traffic crashes.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, December 23 at 5:00 PM EST.
To find out more and submit a proposal, visit “Small Contracts, Big Ideas” at http://bit.ly/1YkVJTh
Dec. 3: Connecting With the King
CONNECTING WITH THE KING
A WORLD CLASS INFRASTRUCTURE FORUM
Thursday, December 3, 2015 l 8-10:00am
Sheraton Valley Forge
480 N Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA
Tickets: $25 in advance; $35 at the door
Home to approximately 50,000 jobs, King of Prussia is the largest employment center in our region outside of Philadelphia. Mixed-use development projects slated or underway promise additional jobs and residences at King of Prussia, but traffic congestion and limited transportation options make accessibility a challenge and limit long-term growth potential. The proposed extension of SEPTA’s Norristown High Speed Line will expand access by creating a critical transit link between King of Prussia and Philadelphia as well as Norristown and other destinations in Montgomery and Delaware Counties.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, multi-municipal planning, Philadelphia, resources, transit-oriented development, transportation
Oct. 26: Walk Montco Kickoff
Join the Montgomery County Planning Commission for its kickoff for Walk Montco. This meeting will feature guest speakers from around the country as we discuss ways that communities can make walkability improvements in their downtowns, around their schools, and near transit facilities.
DATE: October 26, 2015
TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
(Registration & continental breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m.)
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, resources, transit-oriented development, transportation
Dec. 9: DVRPC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Please join us on the evening of December 9th as we celebrate five decades of planning and regional cooperation, recognize the people, projects and programs that have transformed our region, meet new friends and partners, and be inspired for the next 50 years!
DVRPC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing
201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106 Read more
Oct. 28-30: Design on the Delaware
The Design on the Delaware conference features 20 AICP CM approved programs offering 33 credits, and 1.5 law and 1.5 ethics credits. Courses include Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Process Update; Bartram’s Mile – Revitalizing the Lower Schuylkill Waterfront; Communities Create, Build Their Futures; The Impact of Health in Planning: Creating the Environment for Healthy Living; Infrastructure Impediments to Smart Growth Projects; and the tours From Plan to Reality: Green2015 Coming to Life and Urban Land Trusts as Tools for Fighting Vacancy.
APA members from any chapter are entitled to the discounted member registration. New this year, single session a la carte pricing is available. You can register for an individual course(s) ($35 – $50), for a full day ($200), or two days ($275). October 30 programs and tours are individually priced. Early registration pricing (above) ends midnight October 11. Go to www.designonthedelaware.com for conference details and registration.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, Design on the Delaware, events, Philadelphia, resources
Oct. 8 and 12: Art of Active Play
Art of Active Play – Healthy Play Panel
October 8th, 2015, 6pm-8pm
Smith Memorial Playground, 3500 Reservoir Drive
Join the Community Design Collaborative and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health/Get Healthy Philly to talk about play!
We’ll discuss the impact of play on childhood learning and health, and play’s surprising role in creating a great city. Register.
