With the growth of e-commerce and next day delivery, expectations of instant gratification are changing freight and logistics. Dense downtown areas with smaller streets, competing vehicles, and increasing residential populations present their own challenges for meeting new demands.
Join DVRPC on July 15th from 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM for a full day of discussion, networking, and sharing solutions that suit your downtown delivery needs, no matter the size of your town.
2015 Planning Law Review (1.5 CM Law Credits)
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Planning feels the impact of decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, federal district courts, and state courts. How will their rulings affect you? Get a briefing on the year’s legal developments, from First Amendment issues to environmental actions, housing, and equal access. Presenters also will discuss major legislative initiatives and APA’s amicus filings. Join in a lively, informative program you and your staff, colleagues, and officials won’t want to miss. This program is also suitable for planning commissioners.
If you are an AICP member and would like to earn CM credits for attending this session, please bring your AICP number for the sign-in sheet and remember to claim your credits at www.planning.org/cm after the webinar.
Young Involved Philadelphia is hosting a Commercial Corridor Tour of Manayunk this Saturday, 6/27 from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM. This tour will include stops along the corridor where business owners will share their personal stories of why they chose their current location, how they set up shop, and what they see for the future of the neighborhood.
We’ll be stopping and speaking with owners of the Little Apple, the Spiral Bookcase, Nicole Miller, and more! We’ll end a Bourbon Blue (where the first drink will be on us).
$11.50 tickets are available at: http://yip.ticketleap.com/
The Old City District, in its role as a special services district and Registered Community Organization, is embarking on the development of a neighborhood master plan to set a framework for private development and a high-quality public realm.
Together with more objective research on market trends, transportation access, and the physical form of buildings and sidewalks, we wanted to get direct input from Old City residents, businesses, workers, and visitors about what makes the neighborhood great and not so great, plus what would make it a little better, or even a little worse. This brief survey should only take about five minutes to complete. Please encourage your friends, family, and coworkers to participate.
From Tuesday, June 21 – Sunday, June 26, 2015, the Academy of Music will be showing If/Then, a contemporary Broadway musical about a city planner who moves to New York. According to the Kimmel Center website: “With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winning creators of Next to Normal, this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical (New York Post)” simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led.” For more information, click here, or click here to listen to the soundtrack.
This week marks the start of DVRPC’s month-long photo campaign/giveaway! We want to know “What do you <3 about Greater Philadelphia?” Post a photo of something you love about our region on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using @DVRPC, #OurRegionMyHome, and #DVRPCis50. You can also submit photos directly online at www.dvrpc.org/50. Two winners will be randomly chosen to win a GoPro camera, and some of the best photos will appear on a poster!
Michael Baker International is looking for a Planning Department Manager (Technical Manager II) for their Philadelphia office.
Are you ready to get certified? “AICP” after your name will prove your academic qualifications, work experience, and high-level planning skills. Many employers who want to attract only highly qualified candidates for their open positions require the AICP credential. Plus, certified planners earn more, even when experience and responsibility are factored in. See more reasons to get certified.
Nominate a friend, nominate a colleague, nominate yourself! All nominations are due NO later than June 15th!
Taking nominations for Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, 6-7 Professional Planners, and 2-3 Citizen Planners.
Chair provides leadership and guides the development of the chapter, the Vice Chair assists, the Treasurer maintains the budget and all financial matters, while the Secretary administers the documentation and membership of the organization.
In 1865, Philadelphia was a city on the edge of grief, growth, and genius. That year saw the joy of Northern victory dashed by the grief of Lincoln’s assassination, unprecedented growth for the city, and a growing realization that abolishing slavery did not mean an end to the city’s race problems. At the same time, the genius of local science, education, and benevolent entrepreneurs achieved the critical mass that launched Philadelphia into modernity. Join us to explore a pivotal time in our nation and city’s history with a Weeknights at the Wagner lecture by Bruce Laverty, Gladys Brooks Curator of Architecture at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. 1865 is also the year that the Wagner’s National Landmark building opened, and we will celebrate the building’s 150th anniversary with a Wagner cake competition and special member reception where the cakes will be served.
