Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series
Green Infrastructure, Urban Agriculture, and Health
David Hewitt, Ph.D., Evidential Planning and Management, LLC
Skip Wiener, Urban Tree Connection
Sunit Jariwala, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Wednesday, April 1st at 4pm (EST)
Hill Seminar Room – Drexel University – Lebow Engineering Room 240 – 31st and Market Sts, Phila, PA
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.
Join the Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) for “We Built This City” our big kick-off event, an urban themed sing-a-long* on Monday, March 9 at 5:30 pm at Tavern on Camac, 243 South Camac St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. QUE brings together urban design professionals and enthusiasts to meet, network and discuss topics affecting our lives in Philadelphia. This will essentially be our public unveiling, and also serve as our first mixer. We will share ideas and build our agenda for 2015. Your input will help shape the focus of our group and upcoming events. If you can’t make the event, but still want to be involved, you take our survey or join us on social media.
*Yes, you read that right… an urban themed sing-a-long! You are welcome to sing them yourself or leave it to the professionals. Jeff, the Tavern’s talented pianist, will be taking requests all night. On the Facebook Event, we’ve started a list of our favorites so he has time to prepare (e.g. “We Built this City on Rock and Roll”, The Trolley Song, and maybe even the Simpson’s Monorail Theme). Add your favorites or vote for some of the current selections.
Most drinks will be $2 off for our group until 7pm. There is a flyer for you to share with friends and co-workers about this event here.
Join other planning graduate student at the APA Mentoring Program Lunch Series. This lunch series will feature professionals from a variety of planning fields with a discussion on their work and careers in the field.
Date & Time: Tuesdays at 12:15PM
Location: Meyerson Hall, Room B6
PennDesign, 210 S 34th Street
Pizza will be served!
For more information, please contact planningmentorpa@gmail.com
APA PA SE Awards Happy Hour Event
The Lodge at Waterfront Winterfest
101 S. Columbus Blvd
Join other Philadelphia area city planners as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2014 Student Scholarship Award Winners, and plan for a bright 2015!
$5 INCLUDES COMPLIMENTARY DRINK AND FREE SKATING ADMISSION
(skate rental not included)
Old City District has released an RFP for its master plan. Click here to download it: RFP- Old City District Master Plan
Planners can have the greatest ideas in the world, but without politicians to enact them into policy or set aside money in a budget to implement them, the plans will wind up sitting on a shelf. That’s why elections matter to planning.
In Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter’s second term will be up at the end of 2015. All 17 seats on City Council will also be on the ballot, as well as Sheriff, Register of Wills, three slots on the City Commission, and a number of state and municipal judgeships. But in a predominantly one-party city like Philadelphia, sometimes it’s the primary that’s more important than the general election. This year’s primary is coming up on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Several organizations are organizing events to help you learn more about the candidates and where they stand on the issues–particularly related to planning.
We understand these changes will impact the developers, property owners, designers and engineers in Philadelphia. PWD is planning several ways to engage the Development Community about these changes.
January Happy Hour
Thursday January 8th, 5:30pm
City Tap House Logan Square (18th and Cherry)
January Speaker Event: SEPTA Police Chief Thomas J. Nestel III
Thursday January 15th, 6:00pm at
STV Incorporated, 1818 Market St, 14th Floor
Free for Members, $5 for Non-Members
Register here: http://goo.gl/ZyFi6e
SEPTA Police Chief Nestel will be joining us on the evening of January 15th. Please come out to learn about SEPTA’s innovative policing, and how the Chief uses Twitter to keep us safe on SEPTA!
Click here for more details: Jan Flyer
Green Infrastructure, Urban Planning, and Economic Development
Ellen Neises and Kevin C. Gillen
The next presentation of the Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast (CCRUN) Green Infrastructure, Climate, and Cities Seminar Series will be held on Wednesday, January 7th at 4pm at Drexel University in the Hill Conference Room. A webinar option will also be provided.
Space is limited, so please RSVP for both in-person and webinar attendance at http://www.ccrun.org/seminars
