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.
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!
Public/Private Partnerships: A Professional Development Program
Click here for the brochure and to register.
3 AICP CM Credits* including 1.5 LAW
Join Sean Garrigan and Matt Ward to cover P3 essentials:
Sponsored by the PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership
Public/Private Partnerships (P3s) are increasingly becoming a tool that local governments, quasi-public entities and government agencies are using to achieve necessary and desirable community investments. They are especially effective for communities facing major re-investments as a result of a changing economy, closure of a major employment center, loss of retail anchors or shifts in tax bases. At any one of four locations statewide, join a planner and lawyer experienced with P3s to understand how your community could benefit from these innovative, yet complex, partnerships.
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.
Rack up CM credits with the following upcoming events at DVRPC:
Join the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the Health Promotion Council (HPC) at this symposium that will connect professionals from the fields of public health and planning to foster a better understanding among practitioners. Participants will learn about data sources, useful tools to better serve our communities, and successful collaborations. Participants will leave with new ideas and opportunities for partnerships.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
9:00am to 3:30pm
DVRPC’s Main Conference Room
8th Floor, ACP Building
190 N. Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106
DVRPC’s Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia program celebrated the first day of spring by unveiling a new website!
The new layout features photography of the Classic Towns and the intuitive navigation allows for an optimal visitor experience– making it easy to explore the towns, read the news, and find local events.
Come visit our new website! Maybe you’ll discover a new neighborhood to call home, a place to expand your business, or a new weekend destination in the Classic Towns of Greater Philadelphia.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is holding a series of events titled “Investing in People and Places” to discuss the region’s economic development priorities. The “Investing in People and Places” series is part of the DVRPC’s effort to update the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, which is required by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) every five years.
Join DVRPC, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, Select Greater Philadelphia, the Southern New Jersey Development Council, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and other economic development leaders at one, two, or all three of the “Investing in People and Places” events to discuss Greater Philadelphia’s priorities for economic development, public investment, job creation, and talent retention and attraction. As speakers are confirmed, agendas will be posted on the CEDS project webpage: www.dvrpc.org/economic/ceds.
Planning commissioners and planners are often at the crux of intersecting values, demands, and viewpoints and finding the means to keep moving forward (and remain personally balanced) can be a challenge. Gain insight into managing varied and complex working relationships—political, professional, personal, and role-related. The experienced panel shares insights into managing different personalities and maintaining a vision through difficult circumstances. This program is suitable for planning commissioners and planners.
