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New on APAPASE.org: Featured Job Listings

September 14, 2014 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

The good news: For years now, apapase.org has offered job listings free of charge as a service to our members. Job listings are free to use and free to post. And that’s not changing.

The better news: Now available on apapase.org: Featured Job Listings!

If you’re an employer looking to reach local planners who are looking to advance their careers–including the more than 650 planners on our mailing list, who are registered members of the American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter, Southeast Section–Featured Job Listings might be the way to go.

Category: General / Tags: jobs

Sept. 23: “The Landscape” With Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger

September 4, 2014 / Kate Raman / Comments Off

“The Landscape” with Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger

September 23^rd 6:00 PM

Meyerson Hall: 34^th and Walnut, Upper Gallery

Cost: Free—Free with eventbrite registration

Have you ever listened to a presentation and wondered how this person got their job? How did they get this far? What projects are they most proud of? What are their biggest regrets? APAPASE’s events committee has designed a new series called “The Landscape” where these types of questions will be answered! The concept is similar to “Inside the Actors Studio”. Prestigious planners nominated by APA’s members will answer a set of questions with a live audience. This event is the first APA PA SE Mentor Program event and will serve as a great opportunity for mentors to meet up with their students.

We’re honored to have Deputy Mayor Greenberger as our first speaker. Alan Greenberger is the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce. He also serves as Chairman of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. He has been with the City of Philadelphia since 2008.

Sept. 25: APAPA Chapter Conference Planning Committee

September 3, 2014 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The Planning Committee for the 2014 APAPA Conference is meeting on September 25.

Click here for the agenda!

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

PennDOT: Access Management Trainings

August 29, 2014 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

PA Chapter of APA and PennDOT Present:
Integrating HOP Coordination into Access Management Programs

Approved for 2 CM Credits
Cost: Members are FREE
Non-members $25

Recognizing key county and municipal roles in managing roadway access, the Department has recently updated Pub 574, Access Management Handbook, containing three tiers of access management techniques and model ordinance language for use by Pennsylvania counties and/or municipalities. Training participants will be provided with an overview of the handbook, several case study examples, and a review of the model ordinance contents.

The second half of the training will contain a short section on the Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) component of managing access, which has recently been updated as an online “e-permitting” system (“EPS”). This new system includes a “Municipality Portal” that provides local governments with direct access to key HOP information as permit applications are submitted. The training will provide municipal managers, planners and engineers with hands-on instruction on this new tool that they will need to be working with for their municipalities.

Call for Mentors for Planning Students

August 29, 2014 / Brian Blacker / Comments Off

Remember when you were a planning student and weren’t sure which concentration to choose or how to navigate the job market?

For the seventh year, the American Planning Association of Southeast Pennsylvania (APAPA-SE) is launching a mentor program to connect 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 an array of planning jobs and day to day work responsibilities of planners as well as to receive advice for navigating the job and internship search.

If you are interested in signing up to be a mentor, please fill out this form and email your resume to planningmentorpa@gmail.com. We are asking mentors to submit materials by Wednesday, September 10th.

Category: General / Tags: events, mentoring

Sept. 30: Integrating HOP Coordination Into Access Management Programs

August 25, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

The American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter and PennDOT are hosting a training entitled, “Integrating HOP Coordination into Access Management Programs” at DVRPC on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Registration starts at 9:00 AM). The training is free for APAPA members and $25.00 for non-members. If you are interested in attending, please use this link to register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DVRPC-Access

DVRPC is located on the 8^th Floor of the American College of Physicians Building at 190 N. Independence Mall West (corner of 6^th and Race), Philadelphia, PA 19106. For directions, visitwww.dvrpc.org/directions

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, resources, technology in planning, transportation

Registration Open for the APA DE/MD Regional Planning Conference

August 24, 2014 / Alexis Williams / Comments Off

The APA DE and APA MD chapters will be holding their annual conference “Planning for Healthy and Sustainable Places” October 28^th -29^th at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Newark, Delaware. The conference will showcase efforts to create healthier and more sustainable neighborhoods, campuses, towns, cities and regions in Delaware, Maryland and beyond. Register at: http://2014conference.delawareapa.org/top%20level.html

Click here for more info.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Annual Conference, events, resources

Sept. 24: Post-Disaster Recovery in a Changing Climate

August 21, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Post-Disaster Recovery in a Changing Climate (1.5 CM credits)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

3:45 – 5:30 PM

Chester County Planning Commission

601 Westtown Road, Suite 270, West Chester, PA 19380

This event is free, but registration is required: http://www.dvrpc.org/municipaloutreach/events.htm

Demographic shifts and climate change are making disasters bigger and costlier. Gradually, the nation is moving toward more effective long-term recovery, while communities are working to become more resilient. But greater resilience calls for more sophisticated planning. Do you have the tools for a safer, stronger community? Learn about the next generation of post-disaster recovery planning from the people who wrote the book — and the new edition. This program is also suitable for planning commissioners. Cosponsored by FEMA.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: environment and sustainability, events, resources

Professional Development Scholarships Deadline: August 29

August 21, 2014 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

There are two Professional Development Awards being offered by APA-PA at this time. These are great opportunities to grow your planning skill set without making such a dent in your wallet. The deadline to apply is August 29, 2014.

Jerry S. Walls, FAICP Planning Professional Development Award – $2000.00 will be awarded to the Pennsylvania applicant who demonstrates commitment in the field of community planning, involvement in public sector planning, and a desire to enhance their expertise and/or develop new skills.
Irving Hand, FAICP Excellence in Planning Professional Development Award – $2,500.00 will be awarded to an outstanding Pennsylvania applicant who demonstrates excellence in the field of community planning, and a desire to enhance their expertise and/or develop new skills.

More detail on both awards and the applications can be found at: http://planningpa.org/for-planners/professional-planners/professional-development-scholarship/

Category: General / Tags: resources

Oct. 11: Leigh Gallagher at the Collingswood Book Festival

August 21, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

America is tired of sprawl! Leigh Gallagher, author of The End of the Suburbs–a fascinating look at the changing mindset and demographics affecting where we want to live–will be reading and signing her book on Saturday, October 11 at 1pm at the Collingswood Book Festival (www.collingswoodbookfestival.com).

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events

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