Help design our new website!

January 24, 2017 / / Comments Off on Help design our new website!

Maintaining an effective website that provides useful information on events, employment opportunities, and planning issues is one of the best ways that the Southeast Section can serve our members and interested officials and citizens. Over the next several months, we will be redesigning our website and we would love to hear how you think it can be improved. Please click on the link below to complete a brief survey. It should only take you a few minutes and all responses are completely anonymous. Thank you!

Take the survey: http://bit.ly/APAPASEweb

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February 15 QUE meet up!

January 24, 2017 / / Comments Off on February 15 QUE meet up!

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up on February 15 at 5:30 pm at Frankford Hall (1210 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia).

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/642795559262327/

Meetup Event – https://www.meetup.com/Queer-Urbanist-Exchange/events/235495239/

We’re going to do brief updates on all of our projects. Please come with ideas of things you’d like to see the group participate in. If you’re interested in seeing more, check out our Meeting Notes from our last meeting. Read more

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Join the 1/17 Engagement Committee Call at 2pm

January 9, 2017 / / Comments Off on Join the 1/17 Engagement Committee Call at 2pm

APA Pennsylvania SE Section LogoHave ideas for how APA Pennsylvania Southeast section can reach its members? Have suggestions for how better to get value from your membership? Share them during the Engagement Committee call. The Engagement committee’s next call is Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 2pm. Any interested section members are welcome to join by calling 1-866-499-7054, conference code 735 289 0020.

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Feb. 2: APA PA Southeast Section Events Committee

January 5, 2017 / / Comments Off on Feb. 2: APA PA Southeast Section Events Committee
Thursday, February 2, 2017
5:45pm
Michael Baker, 1818 Market Street, 31st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Please RSVP here.

CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service

AICP members can obtain up to eight CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service, including volunteering time with the APA PA SE Council or a committee as outlined on the APA National website at https://www.planning.org/cm/logging/selfreport/probono.

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Jan. 12: APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting

January 5, 2017 / / Comments Off on Jan. 12: APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting
APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting
Thursday, January 12th
(held the second Thursday of every other month)
5pm
McCormick Taylor: 2001 Market Street, 10th Floor
*please note NEW location**
 
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 me at secretary@apapase.org.

CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service

AICP members can obtain up to eight CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service, including volunteering time with the APA PA SE Council or a committee as outlined on the APA National website at https://www.planning.org/cm/logging/selfreport/probono.

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Jan. 26: APAPASE/YPT Game Night: Cards Against Urbanity

January 5, 2017 / / Comments Off on Jan. 26: APAPASE/YPT Game Night: Cards Against Urbanity

Join the American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter Southeast Section (APAPASE) and the Philadelphia Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) for Game Night on January 26th. We’ll be at Field House playing Cards Against Urbanity–the irreverent card game for anyone who’s interested in cities, transportation, and fun! (If you want to see the types of cards you might come across, click here for Cardsplanations.)

Thursday, January 26, 2016
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

Field House

1150 Filbert Street

Philadelphia, PA 19107

$8 in advance; $10 at the door

Your first drink is included in your admission fee–after that, it’s cash bar. Field House will have an assortment of $4 beers, $5 mixed drinks, and $6 house wines.
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Feb. 7: Healthy Communities Task Force Meeting: Climate Change and Public Health

January 5, 2017 / / Comments Off on Feb. 7: Healthy Communities Task Force Meeting: Climate Change and Public Health

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Coffee and Tea available at 9:00am

Meeting starts at 9:30am

Lunch served after meeting from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

 

DVRPC’s Main Conference Room

The ACP Building – 8th Floor

190 N. Independence Mall West

Philadelphia, PA 19106

Confirmed presenters include:

  • Jessica Caum, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

To RSVP, please visit https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/climate-change-and-public-health/.

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Request for Qualifications: Waterfront Arts Program

December 28, 2016 / / Comments Off on Request for Qualifications: Waterfront Arts Program

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) is seeking qualifications from individuals and firms interested in assisting DRWC with the formation of a comprehensive public art program for the central Delaware River waterfront in Philadelphia.

The selected consultant will be responsible for leading a robust public engagement process, developing a written framework for a sustainable public art program, and selecting and implementing at least one piece of public art performance or installation. DRWC expects the selected consultant to have knowledge of public art, planning, urban design, and community engagement best practices as well as experience running a multi-faceted planning process.

More information about the project as well as details on submitting a response can be found on our website.

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Join QUE on Thursday, January 5

December 19, 2016 / / Comments Off on Join QUE on Thursday, January 5

Join QUE on Thursday, January 5!

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at The Lodge at Winterfest at on Thursday, January 5 at 5:30 pm. The Blue Cross Winterfest is at Penn’s Landing and is walkable from the 2nd street El’s second street stop over the Market Street bridge (Directions).

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Future City Philadelphia – Volunteers and Mentors Needed

December 16, 2016 / / Comments Off on Future City Philadelphia – Volunteers and Mentors Needed

 

The Future City Philadelphia program is part of a national program to encourage middle-school students to design a city. This can be as simple as improving an existing neighborhood, or starting from scratch at the bottom of the ocean or on another planet. The kids are asked to envision and plan for all the systems needed to make their city work, including transportation, utilities, power, and water. They write a paper, build a model, and then present at a culmination event in January. It is a great introduction to the ideas of city planning and may well introduce some new students to the planning field.  Several different ways to get involved are outlined in the request below from the program’s volunteer coordinator, Karen R. McManuels:

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