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:
To RSVP, please visit https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/climate-change-and-public-health/.
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.
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).
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:
The work and programs by the Southeast Section of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association (APAPASE) aren’t possible without the support of our sponsors. We are releasing sponsorships now for organizations who prefer to take advantage of end of year giving, but are always happy to work with new sponsors.
We’ve adapted our sponsorship levels to respond to suggestions from sponsors. The sponsorship levels are laid out in our 2017 Sponsorship Package. If you would like to discuss a custom sponsorship, simply contact sponsorship@apapase.org to start the discussion.
Have 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 Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at 3pm. Any interested section members are welcome to join by calling 1-877-292-8255 passcode 1207385.
Delaware county Planning Department would like to know how you get around Delaware County! Tell them about your experiences traveling to/through the County and make recommendations to improve DelCo’s transportation network. What concerns you most about driving to work? How often do you walk to your friend’s house? Answer these and other questions in Delaware County’s transportation survey: https://dcpd.typeform.com/to/Ei4s5b.
This survey will be used to inform Delaware County’s Transportation Plan.
Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at Tavern on Camac (Tavern on Camac, 243 South Camac St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) at 5:30 pm.
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.
Can’t make it? You can sign to the group and find out more on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/QUEPHL and on Google Groups at http://bit.ly/QUEgoogle. You can also see Meeting Notes in our Files. You can also select your availability for December at http://doodle.com/poll/5ny5r77xa9zyxfkx.
Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/1163699560385291/
Meetup Event – https://www.meetup.com/Queer-Urbanist-Exchange/events/235495239/
Ethics and the Digital World (1.5 CM Ethics Credits)
Smart cities, social media, and online data and tools are all reshaping planning. But what are the ethical dimensions to this digital world? Explore issues such as privacy, access, application, and the nature of information and how it is shared. Get insight into the discussions addressing these crucial concepts and learn how the AICP code of ethics provides guidance.
This event provides 1.5 AICP CM ETHICS credits.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
2:45 – 4:30 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/ethics2016/
Jarrett Walker, author of the book Human Transit, will be giving his lecture Abundant Access: Public Transit as an Instrument of Freedom on the evening of December 5th from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Meyerson Hall, B1 (210 S 34th St, Philadelphia, PA 19104) on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus in University City. The lecture will deal with various aspects of bus network planning. Tickets to the lecture are free but registration is required. More information about the lecture and registration is available here: https://septa.ticketleap.com/jarrett-walker-transit-network-design-lecture/. For more information, please contact Dan Nemiroff at dnemiroff@septa.org.
