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Open Call for GIS Day Presentations and Posters

October 3, 2016 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Do you use GIS in your research? Or, have you created any outstanding maps or other cartographic products? Temple University will celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 16th from 12pm-6pm, and we invite members of GeoPhilly to showcase their spatial and cartographic work as a poster or brief (5-10 minute) presentation during this exciting event. We hope to include a diverse set of presentations, from a range of GIS applications.

To participate, please submit your presentation information, including your project title and 100-word description, and indicate your preference for a poster or talk via this link by October 15, 2016.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, GIS, Philadelphia, resources, students

Oct. 27: Jane Jacobs Biographer Robert Kanigel at the Free Library

October 3, 2016 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

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Robert Kanigel | Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs

Thu, October 27, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Parkway Central Library

Cost: FREE

Robert Kanigel was a National Book Critics Circle finalist for The Man Who Knew Infinity, “an exquisite portrait” (Los Angeles Times) of the rich collaboration between an unschooled but brilliant Indian clerk and a pre-eminent English mathematician. The author of six other books and more than 400 articles, essays, and reviews, Kanigel has produced biographical and scientific writings that earned him a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation grant. He was formerly a professor of science writing at M.I.T., where he was the creator and director of its Graduate Program in Science Writing. Eyes on the Street tells the story of Jane Jacobs, the irascible, unstoppable polymath activist who changed the way we understand the metropolis.

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

Nov. 10: Healthy Communities Task Force (2.5 CM Credits)

October 3, 2016 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

We’re excited to announce that the next Healthy Communities Task Force meeting will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 9:30am to 12pm. This meeting will focus on health and housing with presentations from Jill Roberts, Executive Director of the Healthy Rowhouse Project, Joel Johnson, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Housing Authority, and Samuel Katz, Program Manager, Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. The meeting will also feature a conversation around what your community can do to encourage housing policies and programs that support better health outcomes. To RSVP, please visit: https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/hctf/. Please stay tuned for a draft agenda.

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

Oct. 1: Creative Conversation: “Arts And …”

September 23, 2016 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

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Saturday, October 1
10 am – 3 pm
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 N. 20th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
$20 for EAL:P members/$25 for nonmembers (membership is free; click here to become an EAL:P member)

Lunch included.

Click here to register!

Emerging Arts Leaders: Philadelphia is pleased to announce Creative Conversation 2016, a one-day symposium gathering arts leaders from the Greater Philadelphia region. The event, featuring a keynote speech from PECO’s Tiffany Tavarez, will take place on Saturday, October 1, 10 am, at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (100 N. 20th St., fifth floor).

This year’s Creative Conversation follows last year’s successful “What’s Next?” event by breaking open the traditional conference format to engage participants in a daylong dialogue about the myriad ways that the arts shape our region, and how we as arts leaders can promote and support the arts in and around Philadelphia. After a morning keynote speech from Tiffany Tavarez, corporate contributions manager at PECO, attendees will divide into fast-paced facilitated discussions with local arts leaders on the ways that the arts intersect with fields and topics ranging from government, policy and community to education, entrepreneurship and social justice.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Emerging Professionals, events, Philadelphia, resources

Mentor Future Planners!

September 20, 2016 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

For the ninth year, the American Planning Association of Southeast Pennsylvania (APAPASE) is launching a mentor program for professionals in the planning field and local city planning graduate students. The program will include students from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. This program has helped students to learn about the array of planning jobs in the real world, the day-to-day job duties of planners, and employment advice for planners on the job hunt.

If you are willing to mentor, please sign up here by Friday, September 30. Mentors agree to be available 2-3 times throughout the year to meet with their student on an informal basis and will have the opportunity to meet with their mentees at events sponsored by the APAPASE.

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Join QUE on September 26!

September 20, 2016 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at Independence Beer Garden (100 S Independence Mall W, Philadelphia, PA 19106) on Monday, September 26 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 October at http://doodle.com/poll/2v29r54zpwevi6g3.

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/298248297224063

Meetup Event – http://www.meetup.com/Queer-Urbanist-Exchange/events/234269138/.

Category: General, Upcoming Events /

Nov. 4: Building on our Strengths: Investing in Greater Philadelphia’s Centers

September 15, 2016 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Building on our Strengths: Investing in Greater Philadelphia’s Centers

Includes Development Opportunities Marketplace

Friday, November 4, 2016, 8:30 AM — 1:00 PM

https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/centers/

Chemical Heritage Foundation

315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Investing in Centers is the cornerstone of Greater Philadelphia’s Long Range Plan. Centers serve as a basis for organizing and focusing development for the most efficient delivery of supportive infrastructure, primarily transportation. Concentrating growth within Centers preserves open space while creating vibrant communities with a variety of transportation choices.

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Oct. 20: Temple Open House

September 15, 2016 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Architecture and Environmental Design
Graduate Open House
Learn about the MS City and Regional Planning program at Temple University.
Meet current students and faculty.

When: October 20, 5:30-7:30
Where: Room 207 Center City campus (1515 Market), Philadelphia PA

For more information on the MS City and Regional Planning, visit the Planning and Community Development department’s website

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

Register Today for Course in Zoning

September 13, 2016 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The Delaware County Planning Department is sponsoring the Course in Zoning during the evenings of September 22, 29, and October 6. This “nuts and bolts” course deals with the most complex and provocative topic in local planning. It stresses the fundamentals for developing a sound zoning ordinance using the authority granted in the PA Municipalities Planning Code. The course includes mapping exercises, reviews of ordinance provisions, and discussions of problem situations.

Topics include:
· Relationship of zoning to comprehensive plans
· Key terms used in zoning and how they are applied
· Critical issues in drafting a zoning ordinance and map
· Procedures for adopting and amending ordinances
· Basic zoning administration

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Sept. 22: Bicycle Coalition Community Meeting

September 6, 2016 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

The Bicycle Coalition’s strategic planning community meeting is Thursday, September 22, at Circle of Hope. We want you to join us for the discussion to make bicycling a safer and more fun way to get around for anyone in the Greater Philadelphia region. We are currently—and will be—crafting our three-year strategic plan for 2017-2019, and rely on members and partners to help drive our vision for impact. At our community meeting, you will have a direct impact on our work over the next three years, and beyond.

All details of the meeting are here. Please RSVP if you plan on coming.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: community participation and public outreach, Philadelphia

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