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APA-DE Regional Conference Call for Presentations

December 22, 2017 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

The Delaware Chapter of the American Planning Association is now accepting proposals for presentations at their 2018 Regional Conference to be held in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday October 23-24, 2018. The theme is Planning 360: Economy, Environment and Health. Eligible submissions can cover a broad range of topics related to technological advances and their impacts on infrastructure planning, design, operations, and management related to the theme. Subjects may include those related to Economic Development, Environmental Quality, Public Health, or Planning-related Communications. Research-based sessions highlighting promising emerging and innovative research ideas, best practices, or case studies are encouraged.

The deadline for submissions is January 15, 2018. Complete information on presentation content, proposal preparation and submission is available on the Chapter website http://delawareapa.org

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Annual Conference, certification maintenance, environment and sustainability, Health

Don’t forget to apply to APA’s Ambassador Program by December 31

December 21, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

As the end of year quickly approaches, so is the December 31 deadline to apply to become an APA Ambassador. This important initiative is designed to encourage future planners with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. The application is short and easy to fill out, even during the end of year crunch. Participation in the program will provide valuable skills and earn you up to 8 pro-bono AICP CM credits in 2018.

Check out our previous blog post with all the important information on the application and details of the program. You can apply as an individual or as a team. Contact Al Beatty at ab5562@nyu.edu if you would like to join the local team of ambassadors. Thank you Al for stepping up to be a regional team leader!

Post Authored by: Maggie Rwakazina

(Image from APA Ambassador’s blog: https://www.planning.org/blog/blogpost/9127770)

CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service

AICP members can obtain up to eight CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service, as outlined on the APA National website at https://www.planning.org/cm/logging/selfreport/probono

APA Future City Mentorship could relate to these allowed activities:

Planning-related support to groups that lack adequate planning resources, including service that expands choices and opportunities for everyone.
Planning to meet the needs of the disadvantaged and to promote racial and economic integration.
Mentoring the development of students, interns, beginning professionals, colleagues, and members of underrepresented groups to help them advance in the planning profession.

Category: Committees, Education, Engagement, General, Upcoming Events / Tags: Ambassador, APA, community participation and public outreach, Education, engagement, students

Penn State Extension Winter/Spring 2018 Land Use Webinars

December 20, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Penn State Extension offers a Winter/Spring 2018 land use webinar series that is eligible for 1.25 CM credits per webinar (6.25 CM credits for the entire series). All webinars are from 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM on the following dates:

Wed., Jan. 17, 2018: Planning for Private Drinking Water Supplies
Wed., Feb. 21, 2018: Land Use Planning with a Changing Climate
Wed., Mar. 14, 2018: Community Heart & Soul: Engaging Residents through the Humanities to Find What Matters Most
Wed., Apr. 11, 2018: Addressing the Parking Challenge – Smart Parking Planning for Downtown Development
Wed., May 16, 2018: Sign Regulations That Encourage Outstanding Design

Non-Credit Registration – $40
RLA Credit Registration – $45
CM Credit Registration Fee – $75

Learn more and register at:
https://extension.psu.edu/land-use-webinar.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, land use, resources

Future City Mentors Needed – One Month until Competition Day

December 18, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Downingtown Middle School – Honorable Mention at the 2017 Future City Philadelphia Regional Competition (Source: futurecityphilly.org)

If you’ve been looking for a way to give back this holiday season, become a Future City mentor for a school in your community. 10 Future City Philadelphia teams still need mentors, and the students could really use your support in the final days leading up to the regional competition. Students must prepare a model of an “Age-Friendly City” to present in front of a panel of judges on Saturday, January 20, 2018.

As a planner, you can provide meaningful feedback and assistance as the students creatively tackle this topic.

The following 10 middle schools need mentors:

Eisenhower – Norristown
Keith Valley – Horsham
Mother Teresa – King of Prussia
Murray Avenue – Huntingdon Valley
St Albert the Great – Huntingdon Valley
St Elizabeth – Uwchlan
Helena – Blue Bell
Ignatius – Yardley
WCPA Homeschool Group – Pleasant Mount
Windsor Christian Academy – Uwchlan

Check out our latest post for a refresher on the Philadelphia Regional Future City Competition.

CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service

AICP members can obtain up to eight CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service, as outlined on the APA National website at https://www.planning.org/cm/logging/selfreport/probono

APA Future City Mentorship could relate to these allowed activities:

Planning-related support to groups that lack adequate planning resources, including service that expands choices and opportunities for everyone.
Planning to meet the needs of the disadvantaged and to promote racial and economic integration.
Mentoring the development of students, interns, beginning professionals, colleagues, and members of underrepresented groups to help them advance in the planning profession.

Category: Education, Engagement, Upcoming Events / Tags: community participation and public outreach, Education, engagement, FutureCities, students

“March 22: Breaking Ground: Transforming a Region Together (4.25 AICP CM credits approved)

December 15, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Thursday, March 22, 2018

7:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Breaking Ground 2018: Transforming a Region Together is a day-long conference that aims highlights the principles and goals of Connections 2045 Long-Range Plan for Greater Philadelphia [https://www.dvrpc.org/Connections2045/]. While our region is made up of 352 local governments, we will be better-positioned and more economically competitive if we move forward together, as a region. This year’s conference celebrates regional cooperation and government efficiency. The keynote speaker—Brian Elms—is an expert in management and government performance. All attendees will receive a copy of Brian Elms’ book, PeakPerformance: How Denver’s Peak Academy is saving millions of dollars, boosting morale, and just maybe changing the world.

Concurrent sessions will feature government transparency, sustainable environmental practices, collaboration between businesses and government, the use of data and metrics, and a celebration of diversity age-friendly communities. Breaking Ground 2018 is expanding to include a Learning Lounge, which will feature businesses and tech companies that assist municipal governments in better serving their citizens.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, environment and sustainability, events, government, multi-municipal planning, resources

Nov. 28: Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) networking happy hour

November 14, 2017 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at the newest bar in the gayborhood Bar X at 255 S. Camac St. at 5:30 pm. It is a chance to check out this new venue while networking with built environment professionals and enthusiasts at different locations around the city.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Division, Emerging Professionals, engagement, events, LGBTQ, Philadelphia, QUE, Queer Urbanist Exchange, social, students, urban design

Next Week’s Annual Event: Water, Water Everywhere

November 10, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Join us for APAPASE’s Annual Event, which includes an opportunity to meet and mingle with other Greater Philadelphia planners, hear an educational presentation (1 CM credit requested), and honor the winners of the John E. Pickett Student Scholarship competition. Ticket price includes two drink tickets and heavy hors d’oeuvres.

Water, Water Everywhere: A Dialogue on Flooding and Disasters in Greater Philadelphia

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season is on track to be one of the top ten most active seasons on record, with five major hurricanes, and a streak of eight straight hurricanes from August 9 to September 29. This begs the question: what is the role of planners and planning in reducing risk to flooding and increasing community resilience? How can flood risk reduction meet other community planning goals, like water quality improvement, neighborhood development, and community cohesion? Join us at the APAPASE Annual Event to explore these issues and more. A panel of water and resilience planners will explore these issues and more with APA members from across the region.

Tickets:
$30 for members/students
$35 for non-members
Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apa-pa-southeast-2017-annual-event-tickets-38509904160

Speakers include:

Avery Livengood, Philadelphia Water Department
Chris Linn, DVRPC
Jon Lesher, Montgomery County Planning Commission
Chrissy Caggiano, Michael Baker International

2017 Annual Event Flyer

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, environment and sustainability, events, Philadelphia, resources, riverfront and waterfront

Nov. 28: The Evolving Nature of Senior Living

October 20, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

The Evolving Nature of Senior Living: what if everything you were told about aging was wrong?

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bill Thomas

Followed by a board of Expert Panelists

What if everything you were told about aging was wrong? Keynote speaker, Dr. Bill Thomas, is challenging how Americans think of aging, the models we have for senior housing, and how connectedness can overcome the loneliness that often plagues the lives of the elderly. Provider Magazine has called Dr. Thomas’ Green House Project the “pinnacle” of the culture change movement in senior housing and the Wall Street Journal has called him one of the nation’s “top ten innovators” changing the future of retirement.