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Recap: Making Energy Planning Work

March 30, 2012 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Thanks to all those who attended the Making Energy Planning Work Professional Development Institute Session (PDI). As promised, the session powerpoints are linked to in the program description below and are all available from this download folder. Thanks again for coming and we thank you for your feedback.

Speaker Presentations (http://bit.ly/MakingEnergyPlanningWork):

Heather Cowley
Regional Pollution Prevention and Energy Assistance Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional Office

Liz Compitello
Research Analyst, Energy and Climate Change Initiatives, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Justin Dula, AICP
Manager, County and Regional Planning, Delaware County Planning Department

Jon Lesher
Environmental Planner, Montgomery County Planning Commission

Adam Agalloco, LEED® AP
Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, City of Philadelphia

Dianne Herrin, LEED® AP
Director, Program Management, Practical Energy Solutions & Founder/Advisory Member, West Chester BLUER Committee

Category: Recent Events / Tags: energy, events, PDI, resources

Professional Development Workshop Announced

March 19, 2012 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

Design Matters: Using Design Guidelines to Shape a Community

Across the nation, places of all sizes are seeking ways to create environments that attract residents and tax-paying businesses, making community design more important than ever. Planning tools and policies – such as design guidelines – have a powerful impact on how communities look and function but are often underutilized in Pennsylvania. This advanced session will show how to guide the aesthetics and functionality of the built environment to contribute to community success. The workshop is jointly sponsored by the PA Chapter of APA and the PA Local Government Training Partnership.

This workshop will be presented at six locations statewide, including Camp Hill on May 30th and DVRPC in Philadelphia on May 31st. Cost is $30 and approval of 3 CM credits for the sessions is pending. Click here for details.

Download: Design_Matters

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, resources, urban design

CM Grace Period Coming to a Close

March 14, 2012 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

If you are one of the AICP planners who is still working on fulfilling their 2010/2011 reporting cycle CM credits, the grace period for that ends April 30th. If your CM requirement of 32 credits (including a minimum of 1.5 law and 1.5 ethics) is not met by April 30th, your AICP membership lapses, retroactive to January 1st of this year. There are quite a few options, many free or low-cost, to gain CM credits prior to the deadline, including:

3/29: Making Energy Planning Work, 3 CM credits pending, PDI session at DVRPC
NJ events, including a 3/23 event on redevelopment in Trenton
Upcoming webcasts as part of the Chapters, Divisions, and Universities Webcast Series, including a March 22nd session on ethics
A limited number of prior webcasts (specifically law and ethics) registered for distance education credits

Please see the PA Chapter Calendar of Events for a detailed listing of upcoming training sessions, both in-person and web-based.

Additionally, the PA Chapter has a CD lending library of CM training and APA has an extensive list of available CM training (which includes more than 32 free distance education CM credits).

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, events, resources

May 9: Training on Official Maps

February 28, 2012 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

The PA Chapter of APA and PennDOT have once again teamed to bring planners a valuable workshop on transportation planning, this time focusing on official maps. There are four sessions statewide, including one at DVRPC on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Three CM credits are pending for the session, which will help planners understand how official maps may be effectively used to preserve open space, develop bicycle/pedestrian trails, and facilitate a wide range of transportation system improvements. The session is free for PA Chapter members and only $25 for non-members.

Register online at www.planningpa.org or by returning the registration form below, which includes additional information on the sessions.

Download: Official_Map_Training_Brochure

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