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APA Calling for Photos

February 8, 2013 / / Comments Off on APA Calling for Photos

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The APA Photo Auction – sponsored by the Chapter President’s Council – supports The Planning Foundation of APA which funds philanthropic activities that the American Planning Association has supported for years – scholarships and community equity programs – and new initiatives like special research projects and creative ways to “tell the planning story.”

This auction involves a friendly competition among National APA Chapters and Divisions. APA is  asking each participating Chapter and Division to donate a photographic image that is representative of their Chapter that reflects the Conference theme: PLAN BIG. They hope to continue a tradition of holding a Silent Auction at the National Conference to raise money for student scholarships.

We are asked to submit one digital image that best represents our Chapter for donation to this Silent Auction.  APA wants a photo that reflects the diversity of our Chapter. Creativity is encouraged – area landmarks, a lively neighborhood scene/activity node, or a scene, structure, or activity, representative of our respective Chapter would be great!

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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

February 7, 2013 / / Comments Off on Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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Don’t the February doldrums seem like the perfect time to find a job?

1) Manager of Policy and Advocacy – DVGBC – Philadelphia

2) Project Director for Microfinance Demonstration Project – Drexel University School of Public Health – Philadelphia

3) Executive Director – Norris Square Neighborhood Project – Philadelphia

4) Operations Manager – 3rd Ward – Philadelphia

5) Summer Internship Community Surveyor – New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) – Philadelphia

6) Transportation Planner – DVRPC – Philadelphia

7) Senior Transportation Modeler – DVRPC – Philadelphia

8) Senior Comprehensive Planner/Economic Specialist – Adams County Office of Planning and Development – Gettysburg, PA

9) Director of Planning & Zoning – Ferguson Township – State College, PA

10) GIS Intern – Philadelphia City Planning Office – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

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Feb. 21: Lessons From Sandy: Is Philadelphia Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?

February 1, 2013 / / Comments Off on Feb. 21: Lessons From Sandy: Is Philadelphia Prepared for the Next Natural Disaster?

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Join the Pennsylvania Environmental Council for the February Urban Sustainability Forum as they consider the lessons we have learned from Hurricane Sandy and what will be required to make Philadelphia more resilient to storms, extreme weather, and other impacts of climate change in the future.

The past 10 years were the costliest in U.S. history for natural disasters. Hurricane Sandy left 131 Americans dead, more than 6 million without power, and $50 billion worth of damages, making it the second most destructive Atlantic hurricane behind Katrina. Cities along the Jersey Shore and in New York faced property damage, widespread flooding, power outages, crippled transportation systems, and loss of life. These extreme events are expected to grow in frequency and intensity because of climate change.

Panelists will discuss how we can use our knowledge from Hurricane Sandy to reduce our vulnerability and manage the risk of building and living in hazard-prone areas through better planning, engineering, and policy.

 

 

Speakers:

 

  • Scott Gabriel Knowles (Moderator), Associate Professor, Drexel University and author of The Disaster Experts: Mastering Risk in Modern America
  • Chris Linn – Manager, Office of Environmental Planning, DVRPC
  • Howard Kunreuther, James G. Dinan Professor, Wharton Business School, UPenn
  • MaryAnn E. Tierney, Regional Administrator, FEMA, Region III

 

http://www.ansp.org/Visit/Events/Details/?eid=2494&iid=8847

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Feb. 21: On American Main Streets: A Conversation With Miles Orvell and Sandy Sorlien

January 30, 2013 / / Comments Off on Feb. 21: On American Main Streets: A Conversation With Miles Orvell and Sandy Sorlien

February 21, 2:30 PM, Paley Library Lecture Hall, 1210 Polett Walk (Temple University Main Campus)

What is an American Main Street? Is it a memory or image that has been perpetuated through American writing and art? A real space within new urbanist town planning? Or is it a place where some are welcome and others are shunned? Perhaps it is all of the above. Join us to examine these real and imagined notions of American main streets with Miles Orvell and Sandy Sorlien. Orvell is the author of The Death and Life of Main Street: Small Towns in American Memory, Space, and Community (University of North Carolina Press 2012) and professor of English and American studies at Temple. In 2009, he received the Bode-Pearson Prize for lifetime achievement, awarded by the American Studies Association. Sorlien is the author of Fifty Houses: Images from the American Road (Johns Hopkins 2002), and is finishing a book about Main Streets in America with the working title The Heart of Town. She has worked since 2004 on new urbanist plans and codes for walkable streets.

**FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED.**

 

**Paley Library is located at 1210 Polett Walk, between 12 and 13 Street on Temple Main Campus. The Lecture Hall is on the ground floor, one level below where you enter.**

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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

January 28, 2013 / / Comments Off on Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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Travel all over the state with this week’s job postings:

1) Policy Director – PACDC – Philadelphia

2) Financial Analyst/Project Associate – BLS Strategies – Princeton, NJ

3) Senior Engagement Manager – City of Philadelphia, Office of Information & Technology – Philadelphia

4) Deputy Director for Housing and Real Estate – City of Reading, PA – Reading, PA

5) Graduate Summer Fellow 2013 – JOIN: Job Opportunity Investment Network – Philadelphia, PA

7) Transporation Planner – Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Position – Harrisburg, PA

8) Transportation/Community planner – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA

9) Senior Transportation Planner/Modeler/Engineer – Lehigh Valley Planning Comission – Allentown, PA

10) Market Analyst Associate – Delta Development Group, Inc. – Mechanicsburg, PA

11) Analyst/Senior Analyst, Strategic Consulting Practice – Public Financial Management – Philadelphia

12) Executive Director – Wildlands Network – Philadelphia

13) Executive Director (Part-Time) – Homeless Assistance Fund, Inc. – Philadelphia

14) Transportation Planner – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia, PA

15) Neighborhood Advisory Committee Organizer – The Partnership CDC – Philadelphia

For more statewide positions, be sure to check the APAPA’s site!

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Design on the Delaware 2013 Program Proposals Due April 8

January 28, 2013 / / Comments Off on Design on the Delaware 2013 Program Proposals Due April 8

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Share your expertise, experience, and leadership in the design and building industry by presenting a program at the 11th Annual Design on the Delaware Conference.

AIA Philadelphia is accepting program proposals for the 2013 Design on the Delaware conference October 29 – November 1, 2013, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture. This multi-disciplinary conference features four keynotes speakers, 36 education programs, 3 days of tours and a full day design charrette for architects, landscape architects, planners, engineers, and other design and building professionals.

Program proposals are due April 8 and must meet the guidelines as outlined in the Call for Programs. To download the Call for Programs, visit www.designonthedelaware.com. Advertising, exhibit, and sponsor opportunities are also available. For more information, contact Pat Gourley at pat@aiaphila.org.

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Urban Design Workshop Returns to Fleisher Art Memorial

January 28, 2013 / / Comments Off on Urban Design Workshop Returns to Fleisher Art Memorial

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Next month, Fleisher Art Memorial will bring back its popular Urban Design Workshop.  Through this five-session course, students will examine the theory and practice of urban design, with an emphasis on architecture, public space, and community development.

“Last year we had a great mix of aspiring urbanists, including curious citizens, civic leaders, amateur artists, and experienced designers,” says Benjamin Cromie who is returning as the course instructor. “It’s a great winter project for anyone looking for a new way to explore Philadelphia or cities in general.” Cromie is an urban planner and GIS specialist at CHPlanning in Philadelphia.

In addition to exploring the history of human settlement, students will create a hypothetical design for a real-world site. The course will run on Tuesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm at Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine Street, from February 12 through March 12. Some drawing required; all experience levels welcome.

Tuition: $130 (Fleisher members), $150 (nonmembers)

http://www.fleisher.org/workshops/special.php

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Jan. 24: ‘Promise for a Better City’ on 6ABC

January 15, 2013 / / Comments Off on Jan. 24: ‘Promise for a Better City’ on 6ABC

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The latest installment in Sam Katz’s history series Philadelphia: The Great Experiment airs Jan. 24. This episode, “Promise for a Better City,” was previewed in the Inquirer by Katz:

 

In the summer of 1943, U.S. soldiers were fighting and dying to defeat fascism. Thanks largely to the massive output of munitions, ships, and tanks from Philadelphia, the tide began turning in the Allies’ favor that year. Nearly one of every six dollars invested in producing war equipment was spent in America’s arsenal: Philadelphia.

Though fear still clouded the lives of the city’s families, a sense of optimism and community spirit permeated Philadelphia neighborhoods. National demand summoned women and African Americans, formerly excluded from the workplace, into the busy factories that made the war machine hum.

Our city’s growing sense of neighborhood unity was documented by Evening Bulletin photographer Bruce Murray Jr. in the amazing photo above. This shot of nearly 140 neighbors – on a South Philly block that undoubtedly sent many men to war – conveys the remarkable skill of a man who captured the essence of hope with one click, long before the dawn of digital photography.

This and other great photos help tell the story of postwar Philadelphia in the third installment of the documentary series Philadelphia: The Great Experiment. The third segment, “Promise for a Better City,” will air at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, on WPVI-TV (6abc).

Read the full article here, and don’t miss the segment’s premiere on Jan. 24.

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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

January 13, 2013 / / Comments Off on Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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A new year means a whole new crop of fascinating jobs postings. A couple of straight-ahead planner jobs, some internships and part-time gigs, and a few really interesting-looking ones. Check it out!

1) Staff Attorney – Fair Share Housing Center – Cherry Hill, NJ

2) Part-time Community Organizer – Garden Justice Legal Initiative – Philadelphia

3) Planner I (DCD) – Dept of Community Development – West Chester, PA

4) Director of Community Development – Springettsbury Township – Springettsbury Township, PA

5) Transportation Engineer/Planner – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

6) Financial Empowerment Center Program Manager – City of Philadelphia – Philadelphia

7) Economic Development Manager, Planning and Economic Development – University City District – Philadelphia

8) Community Planner – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Lincroft, NJ, 07738

9) Transportation Planner – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Lincroft, NJ

10) Community Capacity Building – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – Lincroft, NJ

11) Commercial Corridor Intern Job – Tacony Community Development Corporation – Philadelphia

12) Document Control Manager – CH Planning – Philadelphia

13) Program Director, Center for Civic Engagement – Drexel University – Philadelphia

14) Community Outreach Manager – Financial Empowerment Centers – Clarifi – Philadelphia

15) Membership and Communications Manager – National Housing Resource Center, a project of Tides Center – Philadelphia

16) Chief of Staff – APM – Asociacion de Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc. – Philadelphia

17) Membership Coordinator – Clean Air Council – Philadelphia

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Jobs Postings Continued

January 11, 2013 / / Comments Off on Jobs Postings Continued

16) Chief of Staff – APM – Asociacion de Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc. – Philadelphia Read more

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