Tag Archive for resources

Need CM Credits Before the End of the Year?

As the year draws to a close, many certified planners find themselves scrambling to get their last few CM credits before the reporting period ends at the end of the year. If you find yourself in this boat, here is a list of several events in the Greater Philadelphia region that are offering CM credits.

Read more

Oct. 26: Walk Montco Kickoff

Join the Montgomery County Planning Commission for its kickoff for Walk Montco.  This meeting will feature guest speakers from around the country as we discuss ways that communities can make walkability improvements in their downtowns, around their schools, and near transit facilities.

 

DATE:    October 26, 2015

TIME:    10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

(Registration & continental breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m.)

Read more

Oct. 21: “The Landscape” with Marilyn Jordan Taylor & Karen Thompson

LANDSCAPE

“The Landscape” with Marilyn Jordan Taylor & Karen Thompson

October 21st at 6:00 PM

Cost: Free—with Eventbrite registration

Fisher Fine Arts Library—4th floor

220 S. 34th St.

Philadelphia, PA 19104

The building is opposite 34th St. and the entry faces the College Green.

Have you ever listened to a presentation and wondered how this person got their job? What projects are they most proud of? What are their biggest regrets? When they log onto the internet, where do they go first? Did they ever consider giving up and why? Who is their spirit animal? APAPASE’s Landscape series asks these questions.

We’re honored to have Dean Taylor as our 2nd speaker in the Landscape speaker series. Karen Thompson from the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation will be asking her all of this and more.

Read more

Nov. 12: Bimonthy APAPA-Southeast Council Meeting

APAPA-Southeast Section Council meeting
the second Thursday of every other month
5pm (sharp!)
The Reinvestment Fund (TRF)
1700 Market Street, 19th Floor
Calling in?  Please use the following:
Toll free:  (866) 245-0351
Passcode: 605275
Please direct any questions to secretary@apapase.org.
Find out more at www.apapase.org

RSVP Today! 2015 APAPA-SE Annual Event: Wed. Oct. 28, at 6:30pm

mural

Please join fellow planners in the Southeast Section of the APAPA at our 2015 Annual Event!  For this year’s event, we are inviting you to check out Mural Arts’ Open Source, a citywide celebration of art and innovation! This experiential and educational program created a new series of public artworks that explore and illuminate Philadelphia’s diverse urban identity, and encouraged artists to engage in community-centered explorations, addressing a variety of topics, including immigration, recycling, mass incarceration, the environment, community reinvestment, and displacement—all of which inform Mural Arts’ long-term artistic and social practice.

Location: Mural Arts Open Source HUB, 30 S. 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102

Read more

Oct. 28-30: Design on the Delaware

DoD at NeoCon logo

The Design on the Delaware conference features 20 AICP CM approved programs offering 33 credits, and 1.5 law and 1.5 ethics credits.   Courses include Philadelphia’s Civic Design Review Process Update; Bartram’s Mile – Revitalizing the Lower Schuylkill Waterfront; Communities Create, Build Their Futures;  The Impact of Health in Planning: Creating the Environment for Healthy Living; Infrastructure Impediments to Smart Growth Projects; and the tours From Plan to Reality: Green2015 Coming to Life and Urban Land Trusts as Tools for Fighting Vacancy.

APA members from any chapter are entitled to the discounted member registration.  New this year, single session a la carte pricing is available.  You can register for an individual course(s) ($35 – $50), for a full day ($200), or two days ($275).   October 30 programs and tours are individually priced.  Early registration pricing (above) ends midnight October 11.  Go to www.designonthedelaware.com for conference details and registration.

Read more

Nov. 5: Can the Suburbs Compete for Millennials?

DVSGA logo

Can the Suburbs Compete for Millennials?
A presentation and expert panel with
Maureen McAvey, Kevin Gillen, Eric Goldstein, and Tony Maras.

Millennials are driving new housing and commercial activity in big cities. Twenty somethings want density, walkability, mixed uses, and transit. So far, Millennials aren’t enthusiastic homeowners or car owners.  Given this, can the suburbs really compete for the biggest generation yet?

To crack this riddle, we have a top panel of experts:

  • Maureen McAvey, Senior Resident Fellow at Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C. (Keynote Speaker)
  • Kevin Gillen, Chief Economist, Meyers Research
  • Eric Goldstein, Exec. Dir., King of Prussia BID
  • Tony Maras, Area President, K. Hovnanian Homes

Read more

Nov. 12: Healthy Communities Task Force Meeting

DVRPC’s Healthy Communities Task Force meeting will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2015 from 10am to 12pm.  This meeting will focus on equity and active transportation with presentations on the state of active transportation and equity, how complete streets policies affect different communities, and what Philadelphia’s bike share program, Indego, has done to be more inclusive.

Healthy Communities Task Force Meeting

Thursday, November 12th

Coffee and Tea available at 9:30am

Meeting starts at 10am

Lunch served after meeting

Read more

Oct. 9: The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Regional Community and Economic Development Forum

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Friday, October 9th

Coffee and networking begins at 8:00am

Meeting begins at 8:30am

Adjournment at 10:30 a.m.

DVRPC’s Regional Community and Economic Development Forum (RCEDF) will meet next Friday, October 9th at DVRPC to discuss the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. The meeting will begin with a program overview and, with its authorizing legislation set to expire on September 30th, a discussion of what the future holds for it. The overview will be followed by a discussion of how EB-5 has been used to fund various projects in Greater Philadelphia. Attached is the agenda – if you have not already done so, please RSVP by emailing RCEDF_RSVP@dvrpc.org no later than Wednesday, October 7th  if you are planning to attend. There is no charge for this event.

Read more

Oct. 8 and 12: Art of Active Play

Art of Active Play – Healthy Play Panel
October 8th, 2015, 6pm-8pm

Smith Memorial Playground, 3500 Reservoir Drive
Join the Community Design Collaborative and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health/Get Healthy Philly to talk about play!

We’ll discuss the impact of play on childhood learning and health, and play’s surprising role in creating a great city. Register.

Read more