The following are distance education webcast recordings available for viewing during the 2016 calendar year:Housing for People with Disabilities: A Civil Rights Lens - 1.5 CM LAW Credits (#e.9008313) To locate this event for CM credit, click here or search by the provider, APA Urban Design & Preservation DivisionEthics of Private Practice Consulting - 1.5 …
Connections 2045 Workshop - Chester County Monday, May 2, 2016 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM We want to know… What do you think the future will look like? A number of forces will affect how people and places connect in the future. These Future Forces are broader social, technological, economic, environmental, and political trends that …
Map It Out: An Introductory Guide to Open Source Mapping Have you ever wanted to learn a new way to produce maps for reports or the web? This class offers an introduction to Quantum GIS, CartoDB and Geoda, three open source mapping platforms. Feel free to bring your laptop and join us! The Pennsylvania Chapter …
The High Cost of Free ParkingMay 5, 2016, 8:30-11:00AMPhiladelphia, PARegister Now>>The Event will focus on a keynote from Donald Shoup, FAICP who will discuss concepts related to parking. This is followed by a panel of local respondents who will discuss elements of Dr. Shoup’s parking ideology and how it relates to the Philadelphia area.Agenda8:00 registration …
PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership presents: Aligning Planning, Policy and Practice to Foster Public Health will address an emerging and critical issue in planning - how the built environment and planning processes can work to improve public health. The session will highlight efforts to plan for …
Mariia Zimmerman is delivering the keynote speech at the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s 2016 Annual Dinner. In her presentation, she will detail her 20 years of policy and planning experience with the federal government, the national Center for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), and on Capitol Hill. She’s expected to address the importance of collaborative efforts to …
PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership presents:Aligning Planning, Policy and Practice to Foster Public Health will address an emerging and critical issue in planning - how the built environment and planning processes can work to improve public health. The session will highlight efforts to plan for public …
May 6 - Private Practice Division - What I Wish I KnewIs it true that private sector planners earn more? Is it true that public sector planners have a greater degree of job security? Are you thinking of transitioning to “the other side” after working in the public sector for many years? Or are you …
2016 SARA Summit Uniting Community & Industries The SARA Summit is an annual event emphasizing community emergency preparedness and planning. The theme this year is "Are You Aware of Your Surroundings?" and will focus on situation awareness. Community planners are involved in emergency preparedness by implementing sound planning practices that minimize potential threats and ensure …
Southwestern Pennsylvania Community Profiles (SWPA Community Profiles) is a new way to collect, analyze and understand information across a range of domains to look at our neighborhoods and municipalities in a comprehensive data fashion. With data and indicators from local, state and federal government sources, along with a select set of other databases, SWPA Community …
Invitation to a Statewide Land Bank SummitLearn from state and national experts about the whys and hows of blight remediation planning and forming and operating a land bank.Receive two new publications: Pennsylvania Land Bank Resource Guide and We Can Do this: A Five-Step, Fast-Track Blight PlanWhere: Latrobe, PennsylvaniaWhen: Wednesday, May 11th through Thursday, May 12th Who should attend: municipal …
EB-5 and Local Economic DevelopmentRegistration information: https://peda.wildapricot.org/event-2108514 The U.S. Economy today faces unrelenting challenges with local demands and international competitive pressures. While the recession may be behind us, access to capital remains a crucial need for local economic development projects. The EB-5 Immigrant investor program can help fill a variety of capital funding gaps and …
Translating the Plan into Implementation Where: Montgomery County Planning Commission, One Montgomery Plaza, Suite 201, 425 Swede Street, Norristown, PA 19401 When: Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 3:45 PM — 5:30 PMHow can zoning help put plans into action? What other kinds of implementation can smooth the way? Close collaboration? Rigorous regulations? Any way you look …
PMPEI: Course in ZoningBerks County (Reading)Dates: April 28, May 5 & 12Location: Alright CollegeTo register contact Andrea Weist (aweist@albright.edu)Reviews how zoning evolved in the United States, and how many of the original concepts still form the basis of the way zoning is practiced in 21st century Pennsylvania.Course DetailsThis "nuts and bolts" course deals with the …
PMPEI: Course in ZoningMercer County (Springfield Township)Dates: April 28, May 5 & 12Location: Springfield Township, Mercer CountyTo register contact Terri Dickow, 800-232-7722 ext. 1042 (tdickow@boroughs.org)Course DetailsThe PMPEI Course in Zoning is a 3-session, in-depth “nuts and bolts” course in the drafting, amending, administering, and monitoring of zoning ordinances. Course topics include the MPC authority for …
This Guideposts for Decision Making: Land Use Law & Ethics workshop will demonstrate the dynamics associated with both law and ethics in the planning arena and is sure to benefit you in many ways. During the Land Use Law session, attendees will learn about recent amendments to the PA Municipalities Planning Code, PA Uniform Planned …
Habitat III is an opportunity to think and act with a collective voice to create and sustain cities of opportunity. More specifically, Habitat III is an opportunity for the U.S. to leverage the collective expertise of those addressing sustainable development globally and develop shared priorities domestically. Our partners and stakeholders agree—we need to start the …
You are cordially invited to attend the "South Central Pennsylvania Walking Summit: Promoting Walking and Walkable Communities" hosted by the Pennsylvania State Alliance of YMCAs on Tuesday, May 17th from 8:30 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. at the East Shore YMCA in Harrisburg. Registration is FREE!The Surgeon General's Call to Action on Walking and Walkable Communities …
Penn State Extension provides research-based practical education you can trust. We help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. http://extension.psu.edu/.Form-based Zoning: Not your Grandfather’s ApproachHow do small towns transform their thinking about zoning and land use controls while influencing other communities to do the same? Engaging the public in …
PMPEI: Course in Zoning AdministrationLackawanna County (Jessup)Dates: May 19, 26 & June 2Location: Lackawanna County Center for Public SafetyTo register contact Steve Pitoniak, 570-963-6400 (pitoniaks@lackawannacounty.org)Provides zoning hearing board members, board solicitors, zoning officers, and elected municipal officials–regardless of experience–with the basic principles, procedures and information needed to effectively carry out their functions in the administration …
Would you like make planning in Pennsylvania better? One way is by becoming a PMPEI instructor and sharing your knowledge with local planning and zoning officials. The Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute invites you to become an instructor in its growing Planning and Zoning Course Program that annually reaches over 600 students across the Commonwealth.Two …
Classic Towns Trolley Tour of Delaware County Friday, May 20, 2016 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Join Media Borough, Lansdowne Borough, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) for a trolley tour of the Classic Towns of Delaware County--Media and Lansdowne. The event will last from 8:30 am to 4:00pm and includes breakfast and …
May 20 - Private Practice Division - Forging Neighborhoods for all GenerationsA powerful new reality and a profound demographic transformation is an aging America. That baby boomers are swelling the ranks of older Americans is well-documented. This profound demographic transition is challenging communities struggling to maintain the status quo, and, is overwhelming to government and …
PMPEI: Course in Subdivision and Land Development ReviewChester County (West Chester)Dates: May 24, 26 & 31Location: WCU Graduate Business CenterTo register contact William Stevens (williamjstevensiii@gmail.com)Focuses on the work of planning commissions in the subdivision and land development review process, from pre-application meetings through project completion.Course DetailsThe course is also useful for those in the development …
Connections 2045 Workshop - Philadelphia Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM We want to know… What do you think the future will look like? A number of forces will affect how people and places connect in the future. These Future Forces are broader social, technological, economic, environmental, and political trends that can …
PMPEI: Course in Subdivision and Land Development ReviewChester County (West Chester)Dates: May 24, 26 & 31Location: WCU Graduate Business CenterTo register contact William Stevens (williamjstevensiii@gmail.com)Focuses on the work of planning commissions in the subdivision and land development review process, from pre-application meetings through project completion.Course DetailsThe course is also useful for those in the development …
PMPEI: Course in Zoning AdministrationLackawanna County (Jessup)Dates: May 19, 26 & June 2Location: Lackawanna County Center for Public SafetyTo register contact Steve Pitoniak, 570-963-6400 (pitoniaks@lackawannacounty.org)Provides zoning hearing board members, board solicitors, zoning officers, and elected municipal officials–regardless of experience–with the basic principles, procedures and information needed to effectively carry out their functions in the administration …
PMPEI: Course in Subdivision and Land Development ReviewChester County (West Chester)Dates: May 24, 26 & 31Location: WCU Graduate Business CenterTo register contact William Stevens (williamjstevensiii@gmail.com)Focuses on the work of planning commissions in the subdivision and land development review process, from pre-application meetings through project completion.Course DetailsThe course is also useful for those in the development …
The Evolving Law of Zoning (brochure)The power to zone is not an inherent power of municipalities. Instead, the power to zone is derived from constitutional principles and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC). Those constitutional principles and the MPC establish the foundation on which municipalities can zone. Pennsylvania courts regularly interpret constitutional principles and the …
PMPEI: Course in Zoning AdministrationLackawanna County (Jessup)Dates: May 19, 26 & June 2Location: Lackawanna County Center for Public SafetyTo register contact Steve Pitoniak, 570-963-6400 (pitoniaks@lackawannacounty.org)Provides zoning hearing board members, board solicitors, zoning officers, and elected municipal officials–regardless of experience–with the basic principles, procedures and information needed to effectively carry out their functions in the administration …
PA Chapter of the American Planning Association and the PA Local Government Training Partnership presents: Aligning Planning, Policy and Practice to Foster Public Health will address an emerging and critical issue in planning - how the built environment and planning processes can work to improve public health. The session will highlight efforts to plan for …
June 3 - County Planning Division - Be Project Ready: Go from Opportunistic to Strategic Green InfrastructureWith limited budgets, communities must prioritize options for addressing flood hazards and the costs of those options. Coastal green infrastructure is a strategy for reducing impacts from storm surge, sea level rise, and precipitation and includes approaches across different …
Would you like make planning in Pennsylvania better? One way is by becoming a PMPEI instructor and sharing your knowledge with local planning and zoning officials. The Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Education Institute invites you to become an instructor in its growing Planning and Zoning Course Program that annually reaches over 600 students across the Commonwealth.Two …
