The next presentation of the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series will be held on Wednesday, February 4th at 4pm (EST) at Drexel University. A webinar option will also be provided.
Space is limited, so please RSVP for both in-person and webinar attendance at http://www.ccrun.org/seminars
Urban Greening and Ecosystem Services
Dr. Matthew Palmer, Columbia University
Dr. Krista McGuire, Barnard College
We understand these changes will impact the developers, property owners, designers and engineers in Philadelphia. PWD is planning several ways to engage the Development Community about these changes.
Hawk Mountain
Writing Growing Greener: Conservation by Design Codes
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Kempton, PA (Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Association)
Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association are pleased to co-sponsor this educational experience, which is geared toward planning professionals who write zoning and subdivision / land development codes. The $25 registration fee includes lunch, 4.75 CM credits, and a guided hike on the Hawk Mountain grounds.
Congrats to 2014’s winning scholarship papers! APAPA-Southeast received many great submissions, and we were honored to choose the following three papers as the finest of this year’s crop. The winners will be feted at a reception in the coming weeks.
Click on the links below to read this year’s winning papers.
First place, individual: “Diverging Fortunes: Economic Elites, Civic Duty, and the ‘Alchemy’ of Post-Industrial Success,” Joe Huennekens (Penn)
Second place, group: “Gentrification Trends in Philadelphia,” Enrique Rivera, Jason Hachadorian (Temple)
January Happy Hour
Thursday January 8th, 5:30pm
City Tap House Logan Square (18th and Cherry)
January Speaker Event: SEPTA Police Chief Thomas J. Nestel III
Thursday January 15th, 6:00pm at
STV Incorporated, 1818 Market St, 14th Floor
Free for Members, $5 for Non-Members
Register here: http://goo.gl/ZyFi6e
SEPTA Police Chief Nestel will be joining us on the evening of January 15th. Please come out to learn about SEPTA’s innovative policing, and how the Chief uses Twitter to keep us safe on SEPTA!
Click here for more details: Jan Flyer
The official APAPA-Southeast Section AICP study group of 2014 would like to share that all participants who decided to take the AICP exam in November passed and received his/her certification! Congratulations! The group of twelve professionals, 9 of whom took the test in November and the rest of whom will pursue it at a later date, met each Wednesday starting August 27th until October 29th for a total of 10 sessions. During each 1-1.5 hour session, participants prepared topic-based presentations and succinct notes from existing resources. The group also took practice questions together to identify areas of weakness. Participants found several resources to be very helpful – including the APA AICP 2.0 study guide, the Planetizen online AICP exam course, and the PA Planning Association Comprehensive Planning Exam Study Notes.
Green Infrastructure, Urban Planning, and Economic Development
Ellen Neises and Kevin C. Gillen
The next presentation of the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series will be held on Wednesday, January 7th at 4pm at Drexel University in the Hill Conference Room. A webinar option will also be provided.
Space is limited, so please RSVP for both in-person and webinar attendance at http://www.ccrun.org/seminars
Breaking Ground: Building Livable Communities in Greater Philadelphia: The Next 50 Years
Thursday, March 12, 2015
8:30 AM – 3:15 PM
The Union League of Philadelphia
140 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102
This year DVRPC celebrates 50 years of planning for the Greater Philadelphia region. Join local leaders, city planners, and economic development professionals to discuss the next 50 years of growth, preservation, and change! This one-day conference will consider the roles of technology and local government, big and small cities adapting to climate change, and sustainable transportation networks, among other issues that Greater Philadelphia will face in the coming decades.
Registration and Preliminary Program are available at: www.dvrpc.org/breakingground
Registration is open until March 8, 2015.
The Southeast Section of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association is examining their bylaws to better coordinate with State and National chapters, update to current policies, and improve in general.
We are seeking a few volunteers with this effort! Please email secretary@apapase.org to volunteer or with any questions.
