Each year, WTS Philadelphia awards scholarships to women who are pursuing careers in transportation through high school, junior college/trade school, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs.
To be considered, applications must be received by Saturday, October 17, 2015 by 11:59pm.
For more details and applications, please click here.
For scholarship questions, please contact Jenna at joskowitz@hntb.com.
It’s that time of year again. Hopefully everyone had a great summer. I can’t believe it’s over! The school year is off to a great start. To date 43 schools have signed up and have started designing their cities of the future.
Our greatest need at this stage of the competition is for mentors. Each school is assigned a mentor to work with the students and share their real world experiences to help them develop their future city. Just 1 or 2 hours a week can make a big difference in how students approach their project and how they start to address it. The following is a the current list of schools that need mentors:
Bridging the Gap: Research and Practice on Gentrification and Equitable Development in Philadelphia
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
12:00 noon–1:00 p.m. EST
Join us for a webinar during which we will discuss gentrification, residential displacement, and strategies for equitable development in Philadelphia. The webinar will feature findings from new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Gentrification and Residential Mobility in Philadelphia, which examines the relationships between gentrification and both mobility patterns and financial health among residents in Philadelphia. This research also focuses on which neighborhoods in Philadelphia are gentrifying, who is moving into and out of gentrifying neighborhoods, and the experiences of vulnerable residents in those neighborhoods.
APA New York Metro Chapter Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Shaping the New York Metropolitan Region: Planning Innovations and Disruptors – on October 30, 2015
Will you still need credits after the APA Pennsylvania Chapter Conference this year in Pittsburgh October 18-20 (http://planningpa.org/conference-news)? Don’t worry, you can check out the APA New York Metro Chapter’s 2015 Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony – Shaping the New York Metropolitan Region: Planning Innovations and Disruptors.
The list of panels and speakers is now posted on their chapter website (http://nyplanning.org/conference.html). The all-day conference will be held on Friday, October 30, at Lerner Hall, Columbia University. Mark your calendars and look out for announcements on additional details and conference registration.
Habitat III is the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development to take place in Quito, Ecuador, October 2016. It will offer a unique opportunity to discuss the important challenges of how cities, towns, and villages are planned and managed in order to fulfill their roles as drivers of sustainable development, and hence shape the implementation of new global development and climate change goals.
“The battle for a more sustainable future will be won or lost in cities.” World Urban Campaign
How we plan, build, and manage our cities now will determine the outcome of our efforts to achieve a sustainable and harmonious development tomorrow. Well-planned cities afford all residents the opportunity to lead safe, healthy, and productive lives. Well-designed cities present nations with major opportunities to promote social inclusion, resilience, and prosperity.
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will open its Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding application period on November 2, 2015. Approximately $7.5 million will be available for the five-county Southeastern Pennsylvania region, and another $26 million will be available statewide.
Examples of eligible TAP projects include bicycle or pedestrian facilities, conversion of abandoned railway corridors to trails, overlooks and viewing areas, historic preservation and rehab of historic transportation facilities, vegetation management, and wildlife mortality mitigation projects, among other types. Read more
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Registration & Networking 7:30 a.m.; Program 8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
The Union League, 140 S. Broad Street, Center City Philadelphia (Lincoln Hall)
Energy choices continue to shape our region’s overall economy and environment, and they present specific, high-profile opportunities and challenges for local communities. Please join us for a robust forum on the land use and development implications of energy paths being advanced and debated in Greater Philadelphia. How can we modernize or repurpose industrial and transportation infrastructure to exploit new sources of fossil fuels while still improving our performance on measures of sustainability? Can state and local policies help different energy paths co-exist or converge? Come find out what today’s energy decisions might mean for you and what should we know about Houston’s experience?
Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Center for Architecture, 1216 Arch Street
Join us to launch a national design competition to design innovative outdoor play spaces for a Philly public school, library, and recreation center!
We’ll reveal the three competition sites and tell you more about competition prizes, how you can build a team, and how to get started. Get inspired by our current exhibition of over 40 projects presenting international best practices in play space design. Form your team with architects, landscape architects, educators, artists, and other play space advocates who want to be part of the competition too.
Space is limited. Be sure to reserve your spot now. RSVP.
Reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. $20/$10 Community Champions. Read more
Do you demonstrate commitment in the field of community planning, involvement in public sector planning, and a desire to enhance your expertise and/or develop new skills? Take advantage of this opportunity and apply for the Jerry Walls Planning Professional Development Award and Irving Hand Excellence in Planning Professional Development Award. Deadline for applications is Friday, August 28.
Click here for more info!
East Passyunk Neighborhood Tour: Wednesday, 8/12/15 from 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Love the food, love the beer, but ever wonder how East Passyunk got to be so cool? Join us for a tour led by Renee Gillinger from the East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District who will show us behind closed doors as we visit business owners and learn more about the history of the neighborhood during their weekly Passeggiata.
The tour will kick off at the Singing Fountain amidst the neighborhood’s weekly Farmers Market, then head out to shops throughout the district before ending at P.O.P.E. where drinks will be flowing for an extended happy hour.
Tickets $10, but includes first drink: http://yip.ticketleap.com/
