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Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

November 8, 2012 / / Comments Off on Now Hiring: This Week’s Job Postings

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Mega jobs posting this week! Check out multiple jobs from top-shelf orgs like the William Penn Foundation and Next American City.

 

1) Research Analyst – U3 Ventures – Philadelphia

2) Creative Director – Next American City – Philadelphia

3) International Editor – Next American City – Philadelphia

4) Audience Engagement Editor – Next American City – Philadelphia

5) Community Development Program Assistant – Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) – Newark, NJ

6) Manager of Public Spaces & Streetscapes – Center City District – Philadelphia

7)  Statistical Analyst – PA Health Care Cost Containment Council – Harrisburg, PA

8)  Position Coordinator – Businesses United for Conservation (Sustainable Business Network) – Philadelphia

9) Director, Protecting Watersheds – William Penn Foundation – Philadelphia

10) Director, Research and Analytics – William Penn Foundation – Philadelphia

11) Director, Closing the Achievement Gap – William Penn Foundation – Philadelphia

12) Director, Creative Communities – William Penn Foundation – Philadelphia

13) Transportation Planner/Engineer – Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission – Philadelphia

14) Executive Director – Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA

15) Community Organizer/EPIC Coordinator – United Communities SE Philadelphia – Philadelphia

16) Camden Internship – New Jersey Conservation Foundation – Camden, NJ

Full descriptions after the jump!

 

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Design Competition: Infill Philadelphia

November 4, 2012 / / Comments Off on Design Competition: Infill Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Water Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Community Design Collaborative invites design professionals to enter Infill Philadelphia: Soak it Up!—an interdisciplinary design competition promoting the creative, innovative use of green stormwater infrastructure in Philadelphia and other cities.

The design competition challenges interdisciplinary teams to develop new models for green stormwater infrastructure, focusing on one of three sites in Philadelphia:

 

  • ·         Warehouse Watershed: A warehouse and a city-owned vacant lot that offer possibilities for public-private partnerships and the revitalization of a high-vacancy, mixed-use residential/industrial district.
  • ·         Retail Retrofit: A retail strip center that has the potential to play a more central role in the surrounding neighborhood through improved walkability, pop-up space for community events, and access to river recreation.
  • ·         Greening the Grid: An historic neighborhood with an engaged community and a dense network of streets, alleys, roofs, and open space that offers possibilities for an array of small-scale interventions.

The design competition is part of a larger design initiative exploring how green stormwater infrastructure can revitalize urban neighborhoods.

 

Green stormwater infrastructure is crucial to the implementation of Green City, Clean Waters, the City’s innovative, sustainable 25-year plan to protect and enhance local waterways primarily through the use of green stormwater infrastructure.

The competition is open to professional designers. Competition teams must include at least one licensed architect, one licensed landscape architect, and one licensed civil engineer. One of the required team members must practice in the Philadelphia region.

While the competition sites have a Philly focus, the insights gained through the design competition will apply to other cities seeking to retrofit green stormwater infrastructure into an existing urban fabric. Design professionals from around the country are encouraged to participate!

Nine finalists will be selected to present at an awards event at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University on March 7, 2013. A jury will select one winning design for each of the three sites. The three winning competition teams will receive a cash prize of $10,000.

A  Competition Packet with the full details is available online.

Registration Deadline: Friday, November 30, 2012.

Submission Deadline: January 22, 2013.

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PHS Tree Tenders to Begin New Lunchtime Class Series

October 29, 2012 / / Comments Off on PHS Tree Tenders to Begin New Lunchtime Class Series
PHS Tree Tenders hard at work

PHS Tree Tenders hard at work

Join the Plant One Million Team! PHS’s Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The training will cover tree biology, identification, planting, proper care and working within your community. Form a Tree Tenders group in your community by attending with 2 neighbors. Tree Tenders groups are eligible for street trees for their communities and are invited to follow-up educational opportunities!

There are two classes to choose from starting this January!

 

  • 2- Part Saturday series, January 19 & January 26, 8:30 am – 1 pm: PHS 100 N. 20th Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Fee: $25
  • NEW 8- Part Lunch-Time Series Thursdays, January 10- Feb. 28 12-1pm: Learn about trees at convenient lunch-time workshops at PHS! Take one workshop or the whole series. Fee: $25 for eight-part series or $5 per class at the door. Note: you must attend all eight classes to receive Tree Tenders certification.

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APAPA Announces $2K Professional Development Scholarship

October 26, 2012 / / Comments Off on APAPA Announces $2K Professional Development Scholarship

APAPA is proud to announce that through the generosity of Jerry S. Walls, FAICP, a new professional development award is available. Applications are being accepted through November 30. The Jerry S. Walls, FAICP Planning Professional Development Award encourages the pursuit of professional development, and one scholarship in the amount of $2,000.00 will be awarded this year to a Pennsylvania applicant who:

 

  • – demonstrates commitment in the field of community planning,
  • – involvement in public sector planning, and
  • – a desire to enhance their expertise and/or develop new skills.

A variety of training or coursework is eligible under the guidelines, so if you’ve been putting off classes to brush-up on your GIS skills or wondering how to pay for an APA Planners Training Service workshop – this is your opportunity!  Details on the application process are available for download after the jump.  Requirements include a resume and a narrative explaining what the funding would be used for and how you fit the guidelines.  Recommendations and supporting documents are optional.

Download: 526_JerryWallsPlanningAward092812

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Law & Ethics CM Event in Central Section

September 15, 2012 / / Comments Off on Law & Ethics CM Event in Central Section

The Central Section of the PA Chapter is hosting a full-day CM session on law and ethics on October 26, 2012.  5.25 CM credits will be available, pending approval from APA.

Susan Smith, Esquire will lead the morning session on law, covering recent Commonwealth judicial decisions related to land use as well as presenting an interactive review and analysis, from application through opinion, of a specific case.  The afternoon session will focus on ethics, and is being led by Steven Gimbel, Ph.D. of Gettysburg College.  Dr. Gimbel will provide an ethical framework, and Mark Stivers, AICP will provide a review of the AICP Code of Ethics.  Participants will then work in break-out sessions to discuss specific scenarios, with Dr. Gimbel, Mark Stivers, and Andrews Stern, AICP, assisting with the breakout group discussions.

Registration information is provided on the brochure.

Download: Ethics_Law_Workshop_Brochure___Regis_Form

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Irving Hand Award: Win $2,500 for Professional Development!

September 7, 2012 / / Comments Off on Irving Hand Award: Win $2,500 for Professional Development!

Once again the PA Chapter is looking for applications for the Irving Hand Excellence in Planning Professional Development Award, which provides up to $2,500 for education/professional development for planners.  In these tight budget times, who couldn’t use an outside funding source for training?  Planners can self-nominate, and the basics of the application are a resume, eligibility narrative, explanation of the course of study, and two letters of recommendation.  Qualifying activities include graduate courses or specialized training.  I was fortunate enough to receive the funding for 2013 for the purposes of mediation training, which I have found quite useful for community planning.

‘The revised deadline for applying is September 14th.  Please see the attachments or the Chapter’s updated website for additional information.  The application form is after the jump.

Download: Irv_Hand_Award_Application_2013

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Sept. 12: Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan

August 24, 2012 / / Comments Off on Sept. 12: Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan

Presenters Denny Puko and Jim Pashek are bringing their session “Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan” to the Radnor Township Building in Wayne on September 12 from 12:30 to 4:00.  The session was previously held in the Pittsburgh area to glowing reviews from attendees.  In the session, planners will be challenged to think differently about the content and process of a comprehensive plan with the goal that the plan springboards implementation.  The workshop will show how work sessions and plan chapters can be built around a community’s priority issues – whether revitalizing downtown, fixing a problem corridor, becoming more walkable, or capitalizing on local history.  Research and lessons learned from two comprehensive plans done in this manner will be shared.

Register online at www.palocalgovtraining.org or use the attached registration form.  Please note that the times on the brochure are incorrect – the Wayne location is scheduled for 12:30 to 4:00.

Download: Implementable_Comprehensive_Plans_2012

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Coming Soon: ‘Design Matters’ Training

April 17, 2012 / / Comments Off on Coming Soon: ‘Design Matters’ Training

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: 420_Design_Matters

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APA’s Planners Training Service Workshops Coming to Philadelphia

April 12, 2012 / / Comments Off on APA’s Planners Training Service Workshops Coming to Philadelphia

APA is bringing the Planners Training Service (PTS) workshops to Philadelphia June 12 – 15.  Four workshops, each focusing on a distinct aspect of sustainability, will be taking place, each over two days and carrying 14 CMs.  This is a great opportunity to hear national experts in a local setting (Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown).  The workshops are:

Early registration is through May 14.  Rates for the workshops include an early registration discount, APA member discount, and AICP member discount.  There is also a very reasonable APA student rate for the workshops.  For more information and to register: http://www.planning.org/pts/2012/spr/

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Recap: Making Energy Planning Work

March 30, 2012 / / Comments Off on Recap: Making Energy Planning Work

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

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