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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

Help a Worthy Charity Get a $2,000 Donation

October 30, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

AmericanTrucks recognizes that pickups are the backbone of the American workforce, from job sites to disaster relief and everything in between, which is why we’re proud to launch the Positive Payload Program.

The Positive Payload Program is designed to benefit non-profit charitable organizations who use and rely on pickup trucks to better their community. Anyone who works with or volunteers for a charity that uses Ford F-150s, Chevrolet Silverados, GMC Sierras, or Dodge Rams is welcome to apply for a $2,000 donation to the charity they are involved with. The person who nominates the selected charity will be awarded $200 (via mailed check) and an AmericanTrucks t-shirt.

Learn more here.

Category: General /

Nov. 2: MS City and Regional Planning, Temple University Information Session

October 30, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Make a commitment during #PlanningMonth to become a planner and register for the Information Session on November 2^nd for the MS City and Regional Planning, Temple University. The program has two concentration tracks in Sustainable Community Planning and Transportation Planning. Both are areas of expertise that are in wide demand in the greater Philadelphia region as well as across the country and globe. Accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board since 2012.

At the Meet and Greet with MS CTRP students and alumni, you’ll have a chance to learn about the various career paths alumni have taken from traditional government planning to community-based programming and policy development with nonprofit organizations, from government innovation to entrepreneurial startups, and more.

Category: Education / Tags: Education, events, Philadelphia, resources

APA’s Ambassadors Program Promotes Diversity, Is Fun, and Earns You AICP Credit

October 24, 2017 / Maggie Rwakazina / Comments Off

October marks the opening of APA’s application period for the 2018 Ambassadors Program. This initiative has been created to reach future planners with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. With recent national events, it is critical for the field of planning to grow more inclusive and diverse to continue to be relevant to communities of color and disadvantaged populations. It is also increasingly important for individual planners to connect to young people in these communities on a personal level to support just decisions and live up to the APA code of ethics.

Category: Engagement, General / Tags: Ambassador, APA, certification maintenance, diversity, mentoring, outreach, resources

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.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Delaware Valley Smart Growth, DVSGA, events, resources

Nov. 15: APAPASE 2017 Annual Event: Water, Water Everywhere

October 16, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

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

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

2017 Annual Event Flyer

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, Philadelphia, resources, stormwater management, students

Join Engaging Residents Session at State Conference or Nov. 6 Webinar

October 15, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

WEBINAR

Community Heart & Soul: Engaging Residents through the Humanities to Find What Matters Most

November 6, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Pennsylvania Humanities Council and Orton Family Foundation staff and their partners will present “Community Heart & Soul: Engaging Residents through the Humanities to Find What Matters Most” at the Annual Conference of the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association later this month.

Can’t make the conference session? This webinar will recap it!

Styled as a digital workshop, the webinar will explore why the humanities are relevant to planning and outline major components of the Community Heart & Soul® model. You’ll hear success stories from Pennsylvania Heart & Soul™ projects in Carlisle, Williamsport, and Meadville and take part in exercises that illustrate Heart & Soul in action.

Those who participate in either the October 24 conference session OR the November 6 webinar will be eligible to apply for the next round of Pennsylvania Heart & Soul planning grants.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: community participation and public outreach, engagement, events, resources

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