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Sept. 25: Census Data Workshop

September 1, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Please join us for this free workshop at the Free Library of Philadelphia- Parkway Central Library on September 25, 2013 from 6:30 PM to ~~9:30 PM~~ 8:30 PM.

You will learn how to:

How to use Census Data to develop the demographic portion of a business plan, choose a location for a business and measure business competition.
The differences between Decennial Census Data and the American Community Survey.
Explain the Economic Census.
Other types of business data such as County/Zip Code Business Patterns.
How to maneuver within the Census.gov and American Fact Finder websites to access Census data.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, Philadelphia, resources

Ken Greenberg to Speak at Design on the Delaware Conference

August 22, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Ken Greenberg, architect, urban designer, teacher, writer, former Director of Urban Design and Architecture for the City of Toronto and Principal of Greenberg Consultants, will speak at 11th Annual Design on the Delaware conference, October 29 – November 1 in Philadelphia.

Mr. Greenberg has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America and Europe, focusing on the rejuvenation of downtowns, waterfronts, neighborhoods and on campus master planning, regional growth management, and new community planning. Cities as diverse as Toronto, Hartford, Amsterdam, New York, Boston, Montréal, Washington DC, Paris, Detroit and San Juan Puerto Rico have benefited from his advocacy and passion for restoring the vitality, relevance and sustainability of the public realm in urban life. Greenberg will present “City Building with Nature in Mind” on Tuesday, October 29 during the morning General Session.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Design on the Delaware, environment and sustainability, events, resources, riverfront and waterfront

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

August 13, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Just because it’s the dog days of summer doesn’t mean there aren’t still new jobs to be had.

1) Outreach and Volunteerism Manager – Natural Lands Trust – Media, PA
2) FAO Schwarz Family Foundation Fellowship – Please Touch Museum – Philadelphia
3) Part-Time Data Analyst – CamConnect – Camden, NJ 4) Marketing Assistant – Econsult – Philadelphia
5) Business Development Manager – Veolia Energy – Philadelphia
6) Housing Expert – Bekiempis and Associates LLC – Bangor, PA
7) Intern, Citizens Planning Institute – Philadelphia City Planning Commission – Philadelphia 8) Student Positions – Philadelphia Global Water Initiative – Philadelphia
9) Intern, Capacity Building, Community Impact – United Way of Greater Philadelphia – Philadelphia
10) Mapping Project and Development Intern – Asian Arts Initiative – Philadelphia
11) Community Organizer and Strategic Initiatives Manager – John Bartram Association – Philadelphia
12) Watershed Education Manager – Camden Children’s Garden – Camden, NJ

Full descriptions after the jump!

Category: General / Tags: jobs, resources

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

July 23, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Some outside-of-the-box listings this week. Check ’em out!

1) Grant Writer – Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County – Wilmington, DE

2) Executive Director – Pennsylvania Prison Society – Philadelphia

3) Research and Analysis Manager – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia

4) Director of Lending and Training – Women’s Opportunities Resource Center – Philadelphia

5) Associate Director of RSVP – Klein JCC – Philadelphia

6) JOIN Program Manager – Job Opportunity Investment Network – Philadelphia

7) Community Organizer – Women’s Community Revitalization Project – Philadelphia

8) Social Service Coordinator – Better Tomorrows – Philadelphia

9) Part-Time Data Analyst – CamConnect – Camden, NJ

10) Part-Time Landscape Designer Position – Groundswell Design Group – Hopewell, NJ

Full descriptions after the jump!

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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

June 7, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Jobs, jobs, all for you!

1) VP for Administration/Chief Operating Officer – People’s Emergency Center – Philadelphia

2) Real Estate Project Manager – Isles, Inc – Trenton, NJ

3) P/T Event Coordinator – Main Street Highland Park – Highland Park, NJ

4) Operations Manager Fixed Route – York Adams Transportation Authority – York, PA

5) Technical Services Specialist – Chester County Planning Commission – West Chester, PA

6) Director of Operations – Norris Square Civic Association – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

Category: General / Tags: jobs

Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

May 24, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Light week for jobs, so jump on ’em!

1) Land Use and Transportation Specialist – Cross County Connection Transportation Management Association – Marlton, NJ

2) Program Associate – William Penn Foundation – Philadelphia

3) Manager – Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN) – Philadelphia

4) Sr, Academic Coordinator – Drexel University – Philadelphia

5) Hunger Relief Volunteer Coordinator – Klein JCC – Philadelphia

Full descriptions after the jump!

Category: General / Tags: jobs

APAPA-Southeast Council Member to Head Up Research at APA National

May 22, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

David Rouse, APAPA-Southeast council member who has spearheaded much of the section’s sustainability work, will soon be heading to Washington, DC to be the American Planning Association’s new Managing Director of Research and Advisory Services.

The full announcement from APA is after the jump.

Category: General / Tags: about

Tomorrow!: APAPASE Emerging Professionals’ 2013 Reading Viaduct Tour — Just a Few Spots Left!

May 17, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

May 18, 2013 | 10:30am-12:00pm

On Saturday, May 18, the American Planning Association SE PA Section(APAPASE) Emerging Professionals Group invites you to an exclusive look at one of Philadelphia’s most talked-about pieces of urban infrastructure: the Reading Viaduct. Following a very successful sell-out tour in the spring of 2012, we are excited to offer another opportunity for planners, park enthusiasts, and anyone who is interested in the future of Philadelphia’s public spaces to explore the historic rail trestle. The founders of the Reading Viaduct Project will provide a guided tour and discuss the developing vision for Philadelphia’s own high line.

Registration is limited to 35 people, so sign up early to secure a spot. Participants will be required to wear appropriate shoes/clothing in order to take part in the tour. The tour will begin promptly at 10:30am on Noble Street between 13th Street and Broad Street.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Emerging Professionals, events, infrastructure, Philadelphia, public spaces, redevelopment and revitalization, urban design

June 7: Implementing Shared Services: Best Practices and Case Studies

May 14, 2013 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Implementing Shared Services: Best Practices and Case Studies

Friday, June 7, 2013
8:30 am – 12:00pm
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
8th Floor l ACP Building
190 N. Independence Mall West l Philadelphia, PA 19106

RSVP by Friday, May 31 at http://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/sharedservices/

Join DVRPC and municipal leaders at a half-day forum on the intricacies of municipal shared services. In many cases, sharing services allows municipalities to decrease both the cost and the complexity of the services they provide to their constituents while providing a higher level of service overall. In the DVRPC region, there are many examples of service sharing; it has been embraced by members of both political parties as a fiscally responsible method of service delivery. This forum will address legal issues related to sharing services and present some of the latest research on best practices and performance measurement in service sharing. Local leaders who have implemented service sharing in their communities will share their stories.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: DVRPC, events, multi-municipal planning, resources