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.
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March 12: Breaking Ground
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.
Nov. 12-14: Design on the Delaware
If you missed the APA PA State Conference….you can get your AICP CM Credits at this year’s Design on the Delaware, November 12 – 14, 2014 at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture
The conference offers 23 Accredited AICP CM. You can earn up 15 AICP CM including the 1.5 AICP CM Law requirement.
Course topics include green infrastructure, creating parks and other public spaces, transportation infrastructure, designing trails, business campus planning, riverfront planning, stormwater management, form-based code and more.
Registration fees as low as $235 for November 12th or 13th; $325 for November 12th and 13th. Individually priced tours are available November 14th .
Click here for complete schedule and to register (http://www.designonthedelaware.com)
Nov. 5: Health Equity and Planning Ethics (1.5 CM Ethics)
Equity and ethics are not identical, but they do intersect. Listen as AICP planners and allied health professionals probe this important topic. How is health equity being addressed, and how does it relate to planning? What ethical codes do public health professionals follow, and where’s the intersection with planning ethics? Examine the role equity plays in various ethical frameworks and find out how communities and planners are taking on health equity.
This event offers 1.5 AICP CM Ethics credits.
Oct. 30-Nov. 2: Big Ideas, Global Impacts
2014 ACSP 54th Annual Conference
BIG IDEAS, GLOBAL IMPACTS
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning is holding its annual conference in Philadelphia October 30 – November 2 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Today’s planning researchers and practitioners grapple with “big ideas”. From big data to fundamental restructuring of the world’s economy to climate change, the challenges of planning have changed dramatically. These challenges are daunting but they provide unprecedented opportunities for planning to have global impacts like never before. With these big challenges in mind, the Philadelphia ACSP conference aims to provide opportunities to address the big issues of today and tomorrow. Many of the sessions are approved for CM credits.
One day registration as a local practitioner is available. Please visit http://www.acsp.org/conferences/annual_conference for more details and use the attachment to register as a local practitioner: Local Practitioner Form
PennDOT: Access Management Trainings
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.
Sept. 30: Integrating HOP Coordination Into Access Management Programs
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 8th Floor of the American College of Physicians Building at 190 N. Independence Mall West (corner of 6th and Race), Philadelphia, PA 19106. For directions, visitwww.dvrpc.org/directions
Sept. 25: Cooperative Marketing: A Workshop for BIDs and Planning Practitioners (2 CM Pending)
Organizing, designing, agreeing…and the dreaded collecting. Join DVRPC, the Collingswood BID, and Leigh Minor Nagy from Minor Bird Retail Therapy, on how to make cooperative marketing effective, smart, and as pleasant as possible.
Thursday, September 25,2014
8:30 AM: Breakfast and Registration
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Presentation by Leigh Minor Nagy, Minor Bird Retail Therapy
Three Upcoming DVRPC Events for Planners
Rack up CM credits with the following upcoming events at DVRPC:
- June 4: Introducing New Density to the Neighborhood (1.5 CM credits)
- June 9: Communicating With Your Constituents: Effective Municipal Websites and Social Media Tactics
- June 25: 2014 Planning Law Review (1.5 CM Law Credits)
April 28: Open Government and Engaging the Public
Monday, April 28, 2014, 3:45 PM – 5:30 PM
Gloucester County Planning Commission, 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ 08312
This event offers 1.5 AICP CM credits.
3:30 – 3:45 PM: Registration
3:45 – 4:00 PM: DVRPC Presentation
4:00 – 5:30 PM: Live viewing of APA Audio/Webconference
Technology is changing the way planning is conducted and open government is reshaping community engagement. Citizens now can access extensive information online and make use of government data, application processes, review procedures, and project commenting. Learn how this affects the planning commission’s role as the interface between government and the public. The program also will look at the developing concept of participatory budgeting.
The event is free but RSVPs are required: http://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/
