General | APA - PA Southeast Section

Archive for General

Carpool to State College

September 28, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

APA PA Southeast created a carpool match to make it easier for you to carpool to State College for the 2017 APA PA conference.

We’ve created a link to help planners from the Southeast Section share rides to the conference at http://bit.ly/APAPA17Carpool. Please use this link to share information on your ride needs and availability. We hope this will be more useful than messaging on social media (though you are welcome to add comments below). Please consider posting your ride if you are already driving and have extra space.

Why carpool? People carpool for different reasons. Carpooling is great for budgetary reasons, eco-friendly philosophies, meeting new people, convenience, stress reduction, and more! The trip can be the start and capstone to the fun of the conference, as Southeast Section planners found out during the 2012 Erie Conference. Though there isn’t a van this year, there is still a chance to have an easier, cheaper, friendlier trip to State College through carpooling!

The “Erie Eleven” vanpool of 2012!

Category: General, Upcoming Events / Tags: Annual Conference, APA PA, energy, engagement, environment and sustainability, transportation

Help Celebrate National Community Planning Month in October!

September 19, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The achievements of planning are celebrated in October with National Community Planning Month. This year’s theme is innovation in planning, underscoring the role of planning in addressing and adapting to the challenges facing communities in the 21st century.

With less than 30 days until the official kickoff of our national observance, we want to know – how are you educating others about the value of planning this October?

Use the resources in our Planning Month Resource HUB to share with your community, elected officials, and local media the positive impact planning has had on your community.

Planning a community tour, meeting, or special event to mark the occasion? Let us know at admin@apapase.org. We’d love to highlight your efforts on our website and social media outlets during the month of October and beyond!

Learn more about National Community Planning Month at www.planning.org/ncpm.

Category: Engagement, General, Upcoming Events / Tags: APA, community participation and public outreach, engagement, National Community Planning Month, NCPM, urban design

Learn More About Temple University’s City and Regional Planning

September 19, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Join Temple University for one of the upcoming information sessions to learn more about the MS in City and Regional Planning. This is an exciting time to study city planning and to become leaders, problem solvers, and facilitators addressing the dynamic and complex social, economic and environmental challenges facing cities and regions today.

Category: General /

Join QUE on Wed, Sept 20 at UCity Square Pop Up !

September 15, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at the PHS UCity Square pop up garden at 36^th and Filbert (https://phsonline.org/popups/ucitysquare) at 5:30 pm. In case of rain, we will meet at Han Dynasty at 3711 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (handynasty.net) It is a chance to network with built environment professionals and enthusiasts at different locations around the city.

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/1690805140953713

Meetup Event – https://www.meetup.com/Queer-Urbanist-Exchange/events/243388460/

Category: General /

Free Webinar on Engaging Residents Through the Humanities

September 11, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Please join a FREE talk on Wednesday, September 27, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Community Heart & Soul: Engaging Residents through the Humanities to Find What Matters Most

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council and the Orton Family Foundation are working with communities across the commonwealth to incorporate the humanities into planning processes.

Pennsylvania residents are using Orton’s nationally successful Community Heart & Soul^® model to create a shared sense of belonging that improves local decision-making and ultimately strengthens social, cultural and economic vibrancy. Read more

Category: General /

Oct. 12: Join Area Design Professionals

September 11, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Alphabet Soup Night

Thursday, October 12, 2017 | 5:30pm 7:30pm
Center for Architecture and Design 1218 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA, 19107

IALD, AIA, IIDA, DVASE, APAPASE, IFDA, AIGA, PA-DE ASLA, IDSA, APT, ASCE… whew! What do they all mean? Let’s break design discipline silos. Design Philadelphia is bringing together different design associations in a free event to help make the infrastructure of the design community stronger in Philly by collaborating.

Members of The American Institute of Architects take in the Parklet competition and enjoy the Loewen Happy Hour, Thursday May 19, 2016, at AIA Philadelphia’s Center for Architecture and Design in Center City Philadelphia. (AIA Philadelphia Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

Come out and meet designers across Philadelphia over drinks and snacks. Chit chat, share ideas, and hear short lightning speed presentations from local representatives of American Institute of Architects (AIA), Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers (DVASE), Pennsylvania-Delaware American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), Association for Preservation Technology (APT), Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA), The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA), International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), International Interior Design Association (IIDA), and yes us, the American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter, Southeast Section (APAPASE)!

Event is free, registration required: https://www.designphiladelphia.org/festival-events/alphabet-soup-night

Category: Engagement, General, Upcoming Events / Tags: AIA, APA PA, community participation and public outreach, Design on the Delaware, Design Philadelphia, Emerging Professionals, engagement, events, free, happy hour, infrastructure, Philadelphia, urban design

Porches, Pocket Parks, and Pop-Ups: Philly’s Love Affair With Public Spaces

September 6, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

An architectural historian, preservationist, architect, and community economic developer walk into a panel…

Who’s who, what are they building, and where are they now?

On September 13^th, PlanPhilly kicks it some of the folks who have been working on transforming urban spaces in Philadelphia for decades.

Category: General, Upcoming Events / Tags: events, landscape architecture, Philadelphia, PlanPhilly, pop ups, public spaces, redevelopment and revitalization, Tactical Urbanism, urban design

Apply for Philadelphia Citizen Planning Institute by 9/20!

September 6, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Citizens Planning Institute (CPI) will be accepting applications for the Fall 2017 course from August 30th – September 20th. This seven-week course empowers citizens to take a more effective and active role in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and of Philadelphia through a greater understanding of city planning and the steps involved in development projects.

Special topics this session include Diversifying Your Organization, Fixing Neighborhood Issues – L&I and 311, and Resources for Neighborhood Development. There are more details on the courses in Fall 2017 CPI course summaries.

Classes are held on Wednesday evenings October 11th – November 15th from 6-9 pm at 1515 Arch Street in Center City.

See the 2017 CPI Fall Flyer or visit CPI’s website: www.citizensplanninginstitute.org for applications and more information. Contact 215-683-4648 or cpi@phila.gov with any questions or to request a hard copy of the application.

Category: Engagement, General / Tags: Citizen Planner, Citizen Planning Institute, community participation and public outreach, CPI, Education, engagement, Philadelphia, students, zoning

Teach Green Values: Become a Keep Philadelphia Beautiful Ambassador

September 4, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Keep Philadelphia Beautiful (KPB) is looking for passionate volunteers to serve as sustainability ambassadors at School District of Philadelphia schools. Sustainability ambassadors will be responsible for leading presentations on neighborhood beautification measures, such as recycling and composting.

KPB provides in-person training and presentation materials to ambassadors prior to engagement activities. The presentations have been developed with the Philadelphia Streets Department and the School District of Philadelphia through the District’s GreenFutures initiative (GreenFutures). A commitment of 2, 1-hour presentations per semester is required, and volunteers will be assigned to schools that have expressed interest in the program.

Category: General / Tags: environment and sustainability, Philadelphia, resources, students