Archive for Upcoming Events

July 11: Section Council Meeting / Happy Hour

June 16, 2024 / / Comments Off on July 11: Section Council Meeting / Happy Hour
APAPASE is excited to host our July 11th Section Council Meeting / Happy Hour (cash bar) near Center City from 5:30-7:30 PM @ Fringe Bar at 140 N Columbus Blvd.  This event will be rain or shine!
Check our website for more details in the coming days: https://apapase.org/category/upcoming-events/
We hope that you will join us for an evening of networking and to learn about our Council and how you can get involved. This is a great opportunity for Students and Professionals to learn more about the planning profession and the work that we do. We also want to hear from you about planning topics and issues that are important to you, or that you’d like to learn more about.
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June 6: LGBTQ+ Professionals in the Built Environment Pride Happy Hour

May 16, 2024 / / Comments Off on June 6: LGBTQ+ Professionals in the Built Environment Pride Happy Hour

LGBTQ+ Professionals in the Built Environment Pride Happy Hour

Thursday, June 6th, 6:00p-8:00p @ Cockatoo (208 S 13th St)

RSVP here!

Let’s celebrate Pride within the planning, landscape architecture, and architecture professions in Philadelphia!

Join us on Thursday, June 6th at 6:00p at Cockatoo for our third annual Pride happy hour, an event for LGBTQ+ landscape architects, architects, planners, and allied professionals in the Philadelphia region. Let’s start conversations, build community, and celebrate Pride within our fields!

The event is free and open to LGBTQ+ individuals and allies that work in the built environment (bring your friends and colleagues)! Attendees will receive a free drink ticket. The event is 21+ and is sponsored by OLIN, WRT, Land Collective, ASLA PA-DE, APA PA-SE, and AIA Philadelphia.

For any questions, please reach out to Max at mdickson@theolinstudio.com

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June 5: APA PA Presents Webinar Wednesday – CM Credits Available

May 16, 2024 / / Comments Off on June 5: APA PA Presents Webinar Wednesday – CM Credits Available

Webinar Wednesday: The Impact of Large & Medium Scale Solar Projects

June 5 @ 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

The Impact of Large & Medium Scale Solar Projects on PA Communities

The webinar will provide a comprehensive discussion of large and medium scale solar developments on the PA landscape including where and why they are being sited, common concerns in communities, zoning and land use considerations in ordinance development and proposed legislation that could impact solar in PA.

The webinar will discuss:

  • Solar terminology including the differences and demands of large, medium and small-scale operations.
  • The physical impact of grid scale solar deployment.
  • Land Use implications including agricultural and open land issues, siting considerations and environmental impacts.
  • Economic impact of solar development.
  • Ordinance considerations including glare, noise, screening and decommissioning.
  • Proposed legislation.
  • What is the role of the planner in this process.

The webinar will be presented by Extension Educators, who closely follow developments with PJM (a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity) and PUC (Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission) along with proposed legislation and policy changes as well as explain what is happening in the Commonwealth and why.   In addition, a perspective from a county planning department will be shared regarding local land use controls for solar facilities.

CM credit is pending approval. You must attend the webinar live in order to earn CM credit.

Speakers:
Joseph Conklin
Dan Brockett
Matthew Svetz
Greg Moulter

**The Pennsylvania Chapter is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speaker(s) you will hear**

Deadline to register is June 4

If you’re interested in sponsoring a Webinar Wednesday session or have a session for Webinar Wednesday please contact us. Send your request to info@planningpa.org.

Please note: You will receive a reminder email a few days before the webinar with zoom information (please check your spam/junk folders). This email will be sent to the email address you used to register for the event.

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May 1: Webinar Wednesday: Broadband Ready Community Program

April 19, 2024 / / Comments Off on May 1: Webinar Wednesday: Broadband Ready Community Program

Webinar Wednesday: Broadband Ready Community Program

May 1 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Broadband Ready Community Program

The Broadband Ready Community Program developed by the PA Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) targets PA municipalities and counties to reduce procedural, policy, and permitting barriers to broadband deployment at the municipal level and to encourage broadband infrastructure investment within participating communities. The program encourages and promotes public-private partnerships through stakeholder engagement and promotion of a participating municipality as a Broadband Ready Community to signal that it has improved broadband infrastructure implementation efficiency. PBDA staff will be discussing how planners in PA can maximize the program’s value for participating communities.

CM credit is pending approval. You must attend the webinar live in order to earn CM credit.

Speakers:
Ted Ritsick
Jesse Suders

**The Pennsylvania Chapter is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speaker(s) you will hear**

Deadline to register is April 30

If you’re interested in sponsoring a Webinar Wednesday session or have a session for Webinar Wednesday please contact us. Send your request to info@planningpa.org.

Please note: You will receive a reminder email a few days before the webinar with zoom information (please check your spam/junk folders). This email will be sent to the email address you used to register for the event.

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May 2: Take the Lane 2024

April 17, 2024 / / Comments Off on May 2: Take the Lane 2024

Take the Lane 2024: Expanding opportunities for more placemaking in the Right of Way

WHEN

Thursday, May 2, 2024

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

RSVP

WHERE

Center for DesignPhiladelphia

WHAT

Placemaking in the Right of Way (ROW) presents unique challenges to communities and placemakers. On May 2, StreetBoxPHL, the Community Design Collaborative (the Collaborative), and other advocates will high-light three new public space proposals, and three new policy proposals that will bring equity and innovation to city streets.

Joining the discussion will be Jesse Blitzstein, the Collaborative’s Economic Development Director, who will discuss three pedestrian plaza and how they illustrate the unique challenges faced with designing public spaces in thd ROW, Alex Gilliam, the Co-Founder TinyWPA, who will demonstrate the importance of pilots in placemaking and describe a vision for a short term pilot permit, Nate Hommel, new DAG Steering Committee member and Director of Planning and Design for the University City District, who will be introducing a permit just for them, and Tya Winn, the Executive Director of the Collaborative, who will articulate the need for a Design Manual, making it easier for communities to steward public spaces in city Streets.

The discussion will be moderated by Ariel Ben-Amos, the StreetBoxPHL Founder.

Light refreshments will be served.

The event is free to attend and we ask you to RSVP so that we can get an approximate head count.

RSVP

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April 11: APA PA SE Mentor Mixer

March 18, 2024 / / Comments Off on April 11: APA PA SE Mentor Mixer

APA PA SE is excited to host our annual Student Mentor Mixer Event on Thursday, April 11th, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 PM at the University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center! Please join us for an evening of networking and mentoring with hors d’oeuvres and alcohol provided. We are seeking planning professionals to act as “Mentors” and share their planning experience and expertise with future Planners. We would like to thank our student volunteers and sponsorships from the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and West Chester University for their assistance in planning and sponsoring this event.

Note: You do not need to be a member of APA PA SE to attend!

Buy tickets online here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/apapa-se/2024-apapase-student-mentor-mixer

For more information, contact Danielle Baer at dabaer@urbanengineers.com .

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March 28: Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking

March 7, 2024 / / Comments Off on March 28: Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking

Learning & Practicing Effective Public Speaking

(For All Ages and Backgrounds)

Please join the Philadelphia YMF for a presentation on “Public Speaking: Projecting Your Authentic Voice” by Matt Reese. There is no “one way” of public speaking.  This presentation will cover multiple techniques for public speaking and guide attendees to find their own public speaking voice and style. The presentation will be for both virtual and in-person attendees. Following the presentation, there will be in-person hands on activities focused on public speaking. Attendees should prepare a 2-minute elevator pitch on themselves or a topic of their choice. Appetizers and refreshments will be provided. Virtual links will be provided prior to the event.

When: March 28, 2024

Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm ETA

Where: Urban Engineers, Inc. (530 Walnut Street, Floor 7, Philadelphia, PA 19160)

Virtual: Presentation Only – Will be Shared Upon Registration

Cost: Virtual – Free

In-Person – $15

RSVP:   HERE

by March 25, 2024

Questions? Please contact Matt Reese (mfreese@urbaneingeers.com).

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Mar. 23: Transportation Camp PHL

February 15, 2024 / / Comments Off on Mar. 23: Transportation Camp PHL

Back for another year in-person, TransportationCamp PHL is on for March 23, 2024!
Whether you work in the industry or simply have an interest, we welcome you physically to our nation’s birthplace at the center of the NEC for a day filled with ideas at the intersection of transportation, technology, and urbanism. As always, the participant-driven TransportationCamp conference series follows the “unconference” format, lending itself to a more pertinent, thought-provoking, and active event.

Organized by passionate Philadelphians in conjunction with the Philadelphia Chapter and Mid-Atlantic Region of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT), the Philadelphia Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), and the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University, we look forward to seeing you! Connect with us

Logistics

After pioneering the virtual model for three years in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we were able to return in-person last year to the same space we’ve called home since our first event more than five years ago, and are pleased to do so yet again.

Summer 2021 also launched our spin-off “TCPHL Summer Gathering” event, combining urban exploration and an outdoor happy hour, which returned by popular demand for 2022 and 2023. Once again, we’re pleased to announce that will also return later in Summer 2024, so make sure to see us again and reconnect with connections made both in years past and at this year’s in-person conference.

Registration

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Mar. 9: 2024 Virtual AICP Exam Prep Session

February 15, 2024 / / Comments Off on Mar. 9: 2024 Virtual AICP Exam Prep Session

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2024 Virtual AICP Exam Prep Session

March 9 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association is holding an all-day virtual AICP exam prep session on Saturday, March 9 from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The session will review the content outline of the AICP exam, which APA recently updated, and provide details on the different content areas. The exam has been updated to reflect the new content outline, and the session will take time to clarify understanding of the revised exam. Questions are encouraged throughout the day.

Registration is required.

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Mar 6: APA-PA Presents Webinar Wednesday: Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand

February 15, 2024 / / Comments Off on Mar 6: APA-PA Presents Webinar Wednesday: Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand

Webinar Wednesday: Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand Your Community

March 6 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand Your Community

This event will give a brief introduction to the environmental justice (EJ) movement nationally and in Pennsylvania, before drilling down to specific tools and policies that affect planning and land use in Pennsylvania around EJ. Planners will learn about the EJ Policy from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and how it may affect their work.  They will also be shown various national, state, and regional tools to better understand environmental justice concerns in the communities in which they work.  These tools can be used to get more detailed demographic information as well as to assist planners in completing grant application materials. These tools can better help planners understand their communities in ways that help meet the equity aspirations of the profession.

Equity CM credit is pending approval. You must attend the webinar live in order to earn CM credit.

Speakers:
Justin Dula, AICP

**The Pennsylvania Chapter is not responsible for the materials or opinions of the speaker(s) you will hear**

Deadline to register is March 5

If you’re interested in sponsoring a Webinar Wednesday session or have a session for Webinar Wednesday please contact us. Send your request to info@planningpa.org.

Please note: You will receive a reminder email a few days before the webinar with zoom information (please check your spam/junk folders). This email will be sent to the email address you used to register for the event.

REGISTER NOW

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