Gays and Lesbians in Planning (GALIP) Philadelphia is hosting our kickoff event at the Westbury Bar and Restaurant on the Northeast corner of Spruce and 13th on Tuesday, May 13 at 5:30 pm. This first meeting will give us a chance to meet face to face to discuss what we want to get out of the group and brainstorm future events. Can’t make it? You can sign up at http://bit.ly/GALIPPHL to join the group list and find out more on upcoming events.
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-PA) is kicking off the “Great Places in Pennsylvania” Program. Great Places are unique, memorable places where people want to be – not only to visit, but to live and work every day. They serve as a model that other communities want to emulate – places of exemplary character, quality planning, identity, cultural interest and community involvement with a sustainable vision for the future.
For this first year, the nomination categories are Great Neighborhoods and Great Public Places. Specific criteria have been developed for each category. The Great Neighborhoods criteria relate to form & function, character & identity, and environmental & economic challenges. Criteria for Great Public Spaces relate to form & function, unique characteristics, and social interaction.
We heard you.
Since we first launched apapase.org in 2010, the single most popular feature on the site has been our regular job postings. (Shocking, right?) You’ve made apapase.org the go-to place to find jobs in and around the Southeast Section. It’s a service that the American Planning Association, PA Chapter, Southeast Section provides for free as a benefit to our members.
Now, finding and applying for those jobs will be even easier.
Do you want to help plan events in the LGBTQ planning events in the Philadelphia region? Sign up at http://bit.ly/GALIPPHL to get in on the ground floor of a group doing just that. The Gays and Lesbians in Planning (GALIP) Division is looking to partner more locally on events in our region. Through this group you will be able to shape the way this group forms and what sorts of events are planned.
DVRPC’s Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia program celebrated the first day of spring by unveiling a new website!
The new layout features photography of the Classic Towns and the intuitive navigation allows for an optimal visitor experience– making it easy to explore the towns, read the news, and find local events.
Come visit our new website! Maybe you’ll discover a new neighborhood to call home, a place to expand your business, or a new weekend destination in the Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia.
While you’re all snowed in, nothing better to do than apply for some jobs!
1) Director of Community Engagement – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
2) Managing Director – Impact Hub – Philadelphia
3) Senior Director, Development – Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust – Philadelphia
4) Director, Research & Quality Assessment – Freire Charter School – Philadelphia
5) Director of External Affairs – Cultural Data Project – Philadelphia
6) Project Manager – Fairmount Park Conservancy – Philadelphia
7) Project Manager – Penn Institute for Urban Research – Philadelphia
8) Summer Intern – Philadelphia Water Department – Philadelphia
9) Assistant/Associate Professor, Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
10) Summer Internship – Partnership for Public Service – Philadelphia
11) Director of Lending and Training – Women’s Opportunities Resource Center – Philadelphia
12) Chief External Affairs Officer – Opportunity Finance Network – Philadelphia
13) Director, Case Manager – People’s Emergency Center – Philadelphia
14) Planning Director – Bethlehem Township – Bethlehem Township, PA
15) Director of Community Development – Lower Providence Township – Eagleville, PA
16) Planning Director – Borough of State College – State College, PA
Full descriptions after the jump!
The APAPA-SE Events Committee developed a survey to evaluate your event preferences. The survey aims to collect information on how you prefer to learn about events, topics of interest, ideal location, and your availability. The results from this survey will inform how events will be planned in the future. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey: http://bit.ly/
2014 and new hirings are in full swing!
1) Manager of Corporate and Community Relations – Transportation Management Association of Chester County – Malvern, PA
2) Assistant/Associate Professor – Urban Design and Infrastructure Planning – College of Architecture and Design at New Jersey Institute of Technology – Newark, NJ
3) Block Programs Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
4) Resident Services Coordinator – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
5) Real Estate Development Associate – New Kensington CDC – Philadelphia
6) Director of Communications – AIA Philadelphia – Philadelphia
7) Roots to Re-Entry Project Coordinator – Pennsylvania Horticultural Society – Philadelphia
8) Urban Designer – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA
9) Director of Community Planning – Lehigh Valley Planning Commission – Allentown, PA
10) Director of Planning & Zoning – Ferguson Township – State College, PA
11) Urban Design Intern – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia
Full descriptions after the jump!
The PA Chapter is once again holding a spring AICP exam prep session. The prep session is targeted at those who are taking the test in May or November of 2014, and will provide testing tips as well as an overview of material within each content area of the exam. Information will be provided on history, law, theory, plan implementation, functional areas, public participation, social justice, spatial areas and ethics. Resources will be identified to assist attendees with their studies.
The session runs from 9 am – 4 pm in Harrisburg on Saturday March 8th and covers test-taking tips and the content areas. There is ample opportunity for questions. The session is free for Chapter members and $20 for non-PA Chapter. Lunch is NOT included but refreshments and morning/afternoon snack are included.
For more detail and to register, click here.
Get Involved in 2014!
APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting
Thursday, January 9th
5pm (sharp!)
The Reinvestment Fund (TRF)
1700 Market Street, 19th Floor
Please see the attached DRAFT minutes from the last meeting(s) to catch up. If you’d like add something to the agenda or provide materials to distribute in advance of the meeting, please email them to secretary@apapase.org.
