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anner! Click here for more information.
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Featured Job Listing: DVRPC, Transportation Planner
Take a Short Survey to Help APA Prepare for the Planning Accreditation Board Visit of the U. Penn Planning Program !
The graduate planning program at the University of Pennsylvania is preparing to be reviewed for accreditation by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB).
Programs accredited by the PAB are expected to maintain a relationship with the profession, the local planning community and the local APA Chapter. As part of the accreditation process for planning programs, PAB is interested in learning about the interaction between the U. Penn Planning Program and APA members and the local planning community.
Please take this short survey by September 24, 2018 to assist with providing feedback in advance of the PAB review: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
Category: Education /
Sep. 27 – APA-PA Southeast Section Council meeting
APA-PA Southeast Section Council meeting is being postponed to not conflict with our annual event and moved to Sep. 27.
5:30 pm @ STV Incorporated 1818 Market, Suite 1410 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Calling in? Please use the following: Toll free: 1-866-499-7054 Conference code: 735 289 0020
Please direct any agenda topics and/or questions to secretary@apapase.org.
*if you are a voting member unable to attend, please email secretary@apapase.org.
Category: Committees, Upcoming Events /
Oct. 4 – Events Committee Meeting
APAPA-SE’s Events Committee will be meeting October 4th Thursday, October 4, 2018 from 5:45 – 7:00 PM at Michael Baker, 1818 Market Street, 31st Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Oct. 24: Chester County Planners’ Forum
Professional planners from Chester County are invited to attend the fall 2018 Chester County Planners’ Forum from 8 a.m.-10 a.m. Oct. 24 at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square.
The forum provides a great opportunity to hear about current planning issues, share ideas with your fellow planners, and catch up with old friends. There will be presentations about planning at Longwood Gardens, understanding the Certified Local Government Program for historic preservation, and wayfinding signage for Chester County.
Register online: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/
Email any questions you may have to ccplanning@chesco.org.
Category: Upcoming Events /
Featured Job Listing – DVRPC, Graphic Design and Print Specialist
Featured Job Listing: DVRPC, Transportation Modeler/Engineer
Featured Job Listing: DVRPC, Project Implementation Engineer
Opens Sep. 21 – A Dream Deferred: Redlining Past, Present, Future
A Dream Deferred
Redlining Past, Present, Future
Opens September 21
Using art, technology, and media, A Dream Deferred tells the story of how race and policy shape the landscape of Philadelphia and the lives of its residents. The project, named for a poem by Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes, will explore what happens when people and cities are restricted from reaching their true potential.
Experience multimedia storytelling through interactive touchscreen mapping, a large-scale art installation by Shawn Theodore, and short documentary film. Visitors will also have a chance to share their personal reactions in a private confessional booth.
Opens September 21 through November 17
600 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA
Free Admission
Complementing the exhibit is a community panel series seeking to examine the myth of meritocracy.
For more information on exhibit hours, partners, and panel series, visit adreamdeferredphl.org.
APAPASE Annual Event: Leveraging History to Revitalize Communities – Tickets Now on Sale for September 12, 2018!
Join planners, historic preservationists, urban enthusiasts, and more as APAPASE hosts our largest event of the year.
The evening kicks off with an optional one-hour walking tour of downtown Lansdowne, for those who can make it to Lansdowne by 5:30 PM. The tour will highlight how Lansdowne is using its historical character to create economic development opportunities. Then we’ll enjoy some networking over light fare and drinks. At 7pm, there will be a panel about Leveraging History to Revitalize Communities, which will be worth 1.25 AICP CM credits. Stay after the panel concludes to mix and mingle with your fellow attendees.
Tickets
Directions
- Transit: The Twentieth Century Club, 84 South Lansdowne Avenue, is across the street from SEPTA’s Lansdowne Regional Rail Station on the Media-Elwyn Line. View schedule here. There is also bus transit access via routes 109, 113, and 115 routes to 69th Street Terminal or other locations in Delaware County.
- Driving: http://twentiethcenturyclub.
com/contact-and-directions/
Agenda
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
5:30 – 6:30 PM: Tour of Downtown Lansdowne (select the “optional add on” ticket type when you register) The tour kicks off at Utility Works, 32 E. Baltimore Ave., which is a short walk from the SEPTA Lansdowne Station.
6:30 – 7:00 PM: Registration / Networking
7:00 – 8:00 PM: Panel
- Moderator: Rebecca Ross, Delaware County Planning Department
- James Wright, People’s Emergency Center
- Elizabeth Rairigh, Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office
- Kate Cowing, Materials Conservation
8:00 – 8:15 PM: Q&A
8:15 – 9:00 PM: Networking
Thanks to our sponsors!
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: APA PA, events, historic preservation, redevelopment and revitalization, social, urban design
