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June 4: Smart Growth Exemplified: Where Colleges Meet Communities

May 7, 2014 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Years ago, colleges wanted to remove themselves from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. They often created internally-focused, walled-off campuses. Nowadays, colleges are embracing the wider community, looking for ways to reconnect their campuses to their neighborhoods and regular street life.

How is this working?

How have classic town and gown issues changed in the smart growth era?

Find out at the Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance event on Wednesday, June 4 from 8:00 am to 11:30 am at PECO Energy Hall, 20301 Market St, Philadelphia, PA.

A panel of experts will discuss recent expansions at local colleges; future expansion and construction plans; market issues for colleges that are incorporating retail shops, restaurants, research facilities, and private housing; how colleges are appealing to a new generation of students; interaction of colleges with their local neighborhood; and impacts on the broader community.

Panelists include representatives of Temple, Rowan, Drexel, University of Pennsylvania, the Chestnut Hill community, and Radnor Township.

Find out more and register here.

Three Upcoming DVRPC Events for Planners

May 2, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

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)

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

May 21: APAPA Chapter Conference Planning Committee

May 2, 2014 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The Planning Committee for the 2014 APAPA Conference is meeting on May 21.

Click here for the agenda!

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Annual Conference, events, Philadelphia, resources

Design on the Delaware Proposal Deadline Extended to May 2

April 22, 2014 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Share your expertise, experience, and leadership in the design and building industry by presenting a program or tour at the 12th Annual Design on the Delaware Conference in Philadelphia.

AIA Philadelphia is accepting program proposals for the 2014 Design on the Delaware conference taking place November 12 -14, 2014, at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel and Center for Architecture. This multi-disciplinary conference for architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, and other design and building professionals features four keynotes speakers, 36 professional education programs, three days of tours and a full day design charrette.

Deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, May 2. Submissions must meet the guidelines as outlined in the Call for Programs. To download the Call for Programs, visit www.designonthedelaware.com.

Questions, contact pat@aiaphila.org.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Design on the Delaware, events, Philadelphia, resources

April 28: Open Government and Engaging the Public

April 22, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

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/open-government-and-engaging-the-public/

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

Sponsor Philadelphia’s APA Pennsylvania Annual Conference

April 15, 2014 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The 2014 Annual Conference “Innovations from Historic Foundations” will be held at the Society Hill Sheraton October 12-14, 2014. This is the first time the American Planning Association, Pennsylvania Chapter Annual Conference is being hosted in Philadelphia for the first time in over a decade, providing a unique opportunity for firms located in Southeastern Pennsylvania to reach this state-wide audience and well up your name in the region. Become a sponsor today!

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: about, Annual Conference, events, Philadelphia, resources

May 13: Andrew Howard of Team Better Block in Allentown

March 26, 2014 / Susan Elks / Comments Off

As part of the 2014 Spring Planning Forums – Making It Great Now, Andrew Howard, AICP of Team Better Block, a leading expert in placemaking and transportation, will be keynoting a day of sessions focused on revitalization and engaging communities in their future. Andrew and additional sessions throughout the day will address strategies and methods that can be rapidly deployed, quickly implemented and readily realized to advance local community engagement and revitalization objectives. The forum will focus on the how-to and hands-on of creative asset mobilization, organizational structure, community capacity building, institutional support and civic engagement. The local option is May 13, 2014 in Allentown. 5.25 CMs are pending approval for the event, including 1.5 ethics credits.

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

Job Listings Get a Makeover at APAPASE.org

March 26, 2014 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

We heard you.

Since we first launched apapase.org in 2010, the single most popular feature on the site has been our regular job postings. (Shocking, right?) You’ve made apapase.org the go-to place to find jobs in and around the Southeast Section. It’s a service that the American Planning Association, PA Chapter, Southeast Section provides for free as a benefit to our members.

Now, finding and applying for those jobs will be even easier.

Category: General / Tags: jobs, resources

March 24: APA-PA 2013 Conference Planning Meeting

March 21, 2014 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

The 2014 APA Pennsylvania chapter conference “Innovation from Historic Foundations” will be held at the Society Hill Sheraton October 12-14, 2014. This committee is working through topic specific subcommittees to help provide local support to APA Pennsylvania staff.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: Annual Conference, events, Philadelphia, resources

April 2: People, Planning, and Public Health: A Joint Conference of Planning and Health Professionals

March 20, 2014 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

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

To RSVP: planningandpublichealth.eventbrite.com

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: DVRPC, events, Philadelphia, resources

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