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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

Oct. 5: Chester County Planners’ Forum

August 25, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Professional planners from Chester County are invited to attend the fall 2017 Chester County Planners’ Forum from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Oct. 5 at the East Whiteland Township Building, 209 Conestoga Road in Frazer, Pa. At the event, Chester County Planning Commission staff will provide an update on Landscapes3, the county’s next long-range plan, and the Chester Valley Trail Extension to Downingtown. There also will be presentations from guest speakers about development trends in Great Valley, an economic development plan for the Kennett area, and riparian buffer ordinances. To register for the event, click here: https://chescoplanningfallforum.eventbrite.com. Email any questions you may have to ccplanning@chesco.org.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, redevelopment and revitalization, resources

Aug. 30: Social Justice & Public Health (2 AICP CM Ethics Credits)

August 7, 2017 / Kate Raman / Comments Off

Principles to Which We Aspire: Social Justice & Public Health (2 AICP CM Ethics Credits)
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Registration/Light breakfast at 8:30 AM

Planners have a unique charge to make policy decisions with the welfare of citizens in mind. The “Principles to which we Aspire” section of the ethics code sets the standard for how planners to work toward a more just future. This lecture will cover how three planners have worked to:

Seek social justice by working to expand choice and opportunity for all persons
Recognize a special responsibility to plan for the needs of the disadvantaged and to promote racial and economic integration and urge the alteration of policies, institutions, and decisions that oppose such needs.
Provide citizens the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on the development of plans and programs that may affect them.

Speakers:

Lisa Servon, Professor and Department Chair, City Planning, University of Pennsylvania
Amanda Wagner, MCP, MGA, Get Healthy Philly
Caroline Harries, AICP, Associate Director, The Food Trust

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, ethics, events, Philadelphia, resources

Oct. 18: Register Now for Changing Lanes Conference

August 3, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

You’re invited to Changing Lanes: A Transportation Conference on Technology, Trends, and Change on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at the Union League of Philadelphia! Join leaders from around the tri-state region to learn how technology, funding, and the changing workforce are affecting the transportation field, today and well into the future.

Session topics include: diversifying our transportation workforce, funding the region’s visionary transportation projects, using technology for civic engagement, and more.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: community participation and public outreach, DVRPC, events, Philadelphia, resources, technology in planning, transportation

June 1: Just Beneath the Surface

May 16, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

The fate of Philadelphia’s cemeteries and burial places has been headline news several times in recent years. Join the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum and representatives from the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office and city agencies for a discussion of the legal and ethical issues surrounding burial places in and around Philadelphia.

June 1, 2017
6:00-8:00PM

Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St., Philadelphia

For more information:
www.phillyarchaeology.net | phillyarchaeology@gmail.com

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

July 5: 2017 Planning Law Review (1.5 AICP CM Law Credits)

May 15, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

2017 Planning Law Review

The U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts, and state courts all play an important role in shaping planning throughout the country. This annual review delves into the important cases, the decisions that were made — or not made — and how this will affect planning at many levels. Legal experts and members of APA’s amicus curiae committee fill you in on what you need to know.

This event provides 1.5 AICP CM LAW credits.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

3:45 – 5:30 PM

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

190 N. Independence Mall W., 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106

The event is free but registration is required:

https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/2017law/

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, events, law, resources

May 18: Stormwater Management: Compliance, Coordination & Cost

April 25, 2017 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

APA-PA’s Central Section is hosting a full day workshop May 18^th in Harrisburg on various aspects of stormwater management. Attendees will learn why stormwater regulations have continued to evolve, how one county is leading a successful collaborative regional effort to reduce the cost of regulatory compliance, and what a municipality can expect if EPA comes knocking. A presentation on stormwater best management practices will demonstrate how implementation of such projects can maximize both environmental and economic returns. Additionally, a municipality and its consultant will share their experience with creating a stormwater authority to address planning, funding, design, implementation, and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure. Registration details are on the attachment.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, environment and sustainability, events, resources, stormwater management