Have ideas for how APA Pennsylvania Southeast section can reach its members? Have suggestions for how better to get value from your membership? Share them during the Engagement Committee call. The Engagement committee’s next call is Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 2pm. Any interested section members are welcome to join by calling 1-866-499-7054, conference code 735 289 0020.
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Join the 2/22 Engagement Committee Call at 2pm
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: about, community participation and public outreach, Emerging Professionals, engagement, events
2017 Philadelphia Future City Competition Points to a Bright Future
Regional Winner: Lionville Middle School Source: futurecityphilly.org
If it’s true what they say, ‘children are our future,’ then we have some very smart cities to look forward to! On Saturday January 21, thirty-six middle schools from southeastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware competed in the 2017 Philadelphia Future City Competition held at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor.
Feb. 23: PennDOT Connects
Have you heard of PennDOT’s newest initiative, PennDOT Connects? Secretary Richards, PennDOT, and planning agencies are working to make transportation planning a more collaborative process that supports community goals. The PennDOT Connects initiative reaches into community and transportation planning processes to initiate early dialogue and partnered decisionmaking about the kinds of transportation projects that will help a community achieve its vision. Learn the various ways PennDOT is supporting this initiative internally and in its outreach to local communities. Learn how communities can better articulate what they desire in transportation investments and design, including placemaking and the role of transportation facilities as public spaces.
Feb. 2: APA PA Southeast Section Events Committee
Thursday, February 2, 2017
5:45pm
Michael Baker, 1818 Market Street, 31st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Please RSVP here.
CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service
AICP members can obtain up to eight CM Credits for Pro Bono Planning Service, including volunteering time with the APA PA SE Council or a committee as outlined on the APA National website at https://www.planning.org/cm/logging/selfreport/probono.
Jan. 26: APAPASE/YPT Game Night: Cards Against Urbanity
Join the American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter Southeast Section (APAPASE) and the Philadelphia Chapter of Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT) for Game Night on January 26th. We’ll be at Field House playing Cards Against Urbanity–the irreverent card game for anyone who’s interested in cities, transportation, and fun! (If you want to see the types of cards you might come across, click here for Cardsplanations.)
Thursday, January 26, 2016
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Field House
1150 Filbert Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
$8 in advance; $10 at the door
Your first drink is included in your admission fee–after that, it’s cash bar. Field House will have an assortment of $4 beers, $5 mixed drinks, and $6 house wines.
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Feb. 7: Healthy Communities Task Force Meeting: Climate Change and Public Health
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Coffee and Tea available at 9:00am
Meeting starts at 9:30am
Lunch served after meeting from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
DVRPC’s Main Conference Room
The ACP Building – 8th Floor
190 N. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Confirmed presenters include:
- Jessica Caum, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
- Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
To RSVP, please visit https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/climate-change-and-public-health/.
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, environment and sustainability, events, resources
Join QUE on Thursday, January 5
Join QUE on Thursday, January 5!
Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at The Lodge at Winterfest at on Thursday, January 5 at 5:30 pm. The Blue Cross Winterfest is at Penn’s Landing and is walkable from the 2nd street El’s second street stop over the Market Street bridge (Directions).
Dec. 7: Ethics and the Digital World (1.5 CM Ethics Credits)
Ethics and the Digital World (1.5 CM Ethics Credits)
Smart cities, social media, and online data and tools are all reshaping planning. But what are the ethical dimensions to this digital world? Explore issues such as privacy, access, application, and the nature of information and how it is shared. Get insight into the discussions addressing these crucial concepts and learn how the AICP code of ethics provides guidance.
This event provides 1.5 AICP CM ETHICS credits.
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
2:45 – 4:30 PM
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
190 N. Independence Mall W., 8th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19106
The event is free but registration is required: https://dvrpc.ticketleap.com/ethics2016/
Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: certification maintenance, DVRPC, events, resources, technology in planning
Nov. 10: APAPA-SE Meeting
Hope you can make it to the next APAPA-SE meeting:
APA PA Southeast Section Council meeting
Thursday, November 10th
(held the second Thursday of every other month)
5pm
The Reinvestment Fund (TRF): 1700 Market Street, 19th Floor
Calling in? Please use the following NEW conference call number:
Toll free: (877) 292-8255
Passcode: 1207385
Please direct any agenda topics and/or questions to secretary@apapase.org.
Fall into CM Credits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
The end of the year is only a few short weeks away, and for many planners that means their AICP CM-credit reporting period is coming to a close. Do you have all of the credits that you need? Are you looking for a few more events to get some additional credits? Below are some events happening in the Greater Philadelphia region in the next few weeks that offer AICP CM credits.
