This session will provide an overview of considerations for developing a renewable energy ordinance for solar, small-wind, and geothermal energy systems in Pennsylvania.  An overview of DVRPC's Renewable Energy Ordinance Frameworks, which include a menu of permissive and restrictive ordinance language options; accompanied by explanatory guidance on the barriers, benefits and cautions for adopting language   …

This event is a panel session involving four experts involved in the successful creation of a new LGBT-friendly, low-income, senior housing development in Philadelphia. Perspectives include: multi-sector financing, development coordination, senior needs, green technologies, and integrating LGBT aging issues into program planning and facilities. The panel will discuss the evolution of a significant precedent housing   …

Hear all about the master planning work being done at Lehigh University staff will host a walking tour and presentation beginning at the Zoellner lobby and will end with presentation of the 2012 Campus Master Plan at the Rausch building.  Learn all about the University's short and long-term goals, building renovation priorities, faculty and staff   …

Phoenixville Borough, the West Chester Business Improvement District, Historic Kennett Square, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) and the American Planning Association Pennsylvania Chapter Southeast Section (APAPASE) are partnering for a trolley tour of several Classic Towns in Chester County. On Friday, September 20, 2013, we’re heading to Phoenixville, West Chester, and Kennett Square   …

Program includes Toole Design Group, a firm specializing in multi-modal planning and the prime consultant responsible for preparing the 2012 edition of the AASHTO Guide.  Lunch speaker, Mike Keiser, PennDOT District 8-0, to provide PennDOT's perspective on bicycle facilities meeting their expectations.  3.5 CM credits available. When: Thursday, September 26, 2013 from 12:00PM to 5:00PM   …

Today, it’s too risky NOT to consider hazard mitigation and disaster resiliency, especially with hazard mitigation being an essential component of site planning, comprehensive planning, stormwater management and numerous other planning practices.  Building resilient communities is not just a product of emergency management and emergency services personnel, but also a responsibility of planners as they assist communities with comprehensive planning and development of and updates to zoning and subdivision and land development ordinances. 

Join us in Center City Philadelphia for the 11th annual Design on the Delaware, October 29th- November 1st at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown hotel and the Center for Architecture. Design on the Delaware presents leading designers, planners, innovators and educators of national and international acclaim as keynote speakers. The conference features 36 continuing education programs,   …

Event Information   Building Community Partnerships to Address Chronic Illness Among Older Adults November 1, 2013 9:00 am - 4:45 pm Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Cost: $55 (includes lunch) AICP CM credits pending Register here >> 80% of elders in the Philadelphia area have a chronic illness. Preventing and managing chronic illness will require collaboration   …

Event Information   Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Areas 1.5 CM credits November 6, 2013 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Registration 3:45 – 4:00 PM: DVRPC Presentation 4:00 – 5:30 PM: Live viewing of APA Audio/Webconference Location: Chester County Planning Commission, 601 Westtown Road, West Chester, PA 19382 Sponsored by DVRPC's Municipal Outreach Program   …

Event Information Southeast Section of the APA PA Annual Event Date: November 7, 2013 Location: The Twentieth Century Club in Lansdowne, PA (Delaware County) 84 South Lansdowne Avenue Lansdowne, PA 19050 This year, we are meeting up in Lansdowne and learning more about the interaction between the town and its businesses in creating successful downtown   …

Lasting Partnerships in Downtown Revitalization DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 6pm to 7pmWHERE:Twentieth Century Club, 84 Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050COST: $30 for members & students, $35 for nonmembers, Late RegistrantsSpeakers from the business, nonprofit, local government, and the Pennsylvania Department of Economic and Community Development will discuss how to create and maintain a successful   …

Event Information   Create More Effective Signs for Your Community (CM credits pending) Friday, December 6, 2013 9:00 am – 11:30 am Breakfast will be provided Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 8th Floor | ACP Building 190 N. Independence Mall West | Philadelphia, PA 19106 Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 4 to kpcilurso@dvrpc.org. AGENDA 9:00   …

The section will be hosting a presentation on ethics, via CD, Wednesday, December 18th at 3:00pm.  Ethics in Planning will be shown at the Allegheny County Department of Economic Development.  ACED is located in One Chatham Center, 9th Floor, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.  Parking is available in the Chatham Center Parking Garage or across   …

Event Information Administering Zoning Codes 1.5 CM credits January 15, 2014 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Registration 3:45 – 4:00 PM: DVRPC Presentation 4:00 – 5:30 PM: Live viewing of APA Audio/Webconference Location: Greater Valley Forge TMA, 1012 West 8th Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406 Sponsored by DVRPC's Municipal Outreach Program The event is free   …

Southeast Section Event: How to be an expert witness 1.5 CM Law This professional development session was designed to allow the planning professionals in our section to obtain an advanced understanding of expert witness testimony process. As professional planners gain experience, they are increasingly required to give testimony as a professional. Often planners have only   …

Event Information Managing Complex Relationships in Planning 1.5 CM credits February 19, 2014 3:30 – 3:45 PM: Registration 3:45 – 4:00 PM: DVRPC Presentation 4:00 – 5:30 PM: Live viewing of APA Audio/Webconference Location: Montgomery County Planning Commission 425 Swede Street Norristown, PA 19401 Sponsored by: DVRPC Municipal Outreach Program The event is free to   …

New Tools and Opportunities for Advancing Sound Land UseThis session will help local elected officials, certified professional planners and municipal solicitors make sense of the legal issues surrounding land use planning.  A review of nine separate recent land use court decisions will be analyzed and presented along with a panel discussion on the development process   …

Communities around the world are facing pressing health challenges related to the built environment. The ULI Building Healthy Places Initiative is working to connect people to the latest resources and thinking about the topic.  The ULI Philadelphia Lehigh Valley Council invites you to join us in this important conversation.  What you will gain by attending:    …

This session will engage all attendees in a presentation and discussion over local land use planning for transit issues and initiatives that encourage using transit. Planning tools will include using visual schematics, PowerPoint presentation and a dialogue between LANta and the LVPC that address issues on a local and regional level. Mr. O’Neil will discuss   …

Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S., is experiencing significant demographic change – whether in the greying of the population led by Baby Boomers, the steady and significant rise in its Hispanic population or the decrease in family household formation.  These trends and others have and will continue to influence market demand for housing, retail and commercial space – and not just the amount, but the types (e.g., smaller, more densely cited housing development; fewer shopping centers featuring more entertainment/dining and less retail; more medical office space; more multi-generational housing; etc.).             

Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S., is experiencing significant demographic change – whether in the greying of the population led by Baby Boomers, the steady and significant rise in its Hispanic population or the decrease in family household formation.  These trends and others have and will continue to influence market demand for housing, retail and commercial space – and not just the amount, but the types (e.g., smaller, more densely cited housing development; fewer shopping centers featuring more entertainment/dining and less retail; more medical office space; more multi-generational housing; etc.).

Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S., is experiencing significant demographic change – whether in the greying of the population led by Baby Boomers, the steady and significant rise in its Hispanic population or the decrease in family household formation.  These trends and others have and will continue to influence market demand for housing, retail and commercial space – and not just the amount, but the types (e.g., smaller, more densely cited housing development; fewer shopping centers featuring more entertainment/dining and less retail; more medical office space; more multi-generational housing; etc.).

Pennsylvania, as well as the U.S., is experiencing significant demographic change – whether in the greying of the population led by Baby Boomers, the steady and significant rise in its Hispanic population or the decrease in family household formation.  These trends and others have and will continue to influence market demand for housing, retail and commercial space – and not just the amount, but the types (e.g., smaller, more densely cited housing development; fewer shopping centers featuring more entertainment/dining and less retail; more medical office space; more multi-generational housing; etc.).

This presentation will be specific on recent developments in Pennsylvania land use law.  It will address the impacts of Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Robinson Township v. Commonwealth decision local governments' authority to regulate the activities of the oil and gas industry, focusing on the extent to which Act 13 preempts or supersedes zoning authority.  It will   …

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Annual DinnerKeynote Speaker: Galina Tachieva, AICP Galina Tachieva, AICP, is delivering the keynote speech at the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission’s 2014 Annual Dinner.  In her speech, she will detail her work in planning, urban design and new urbanism, and  she will reference information contained in her book, “The Sprawl Repair Manual.”    …

This workshop will provide detailed and hands on instruction on the following data sets from the U.S. Census Bureau: Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Population Estimates Program, and the Economic Census.  Participants will also be instructed on how to access the data through American FactFinder and the basics of the data manipulation in excel.

Making it Great Now is a full-day program that focuses on revitalization strategies for Pennsylvania communities. The program will emphasize projects operating within short planning horizons using limited resources - strategies and methods that can be rapidly deployed, quickly implemented, and readily realized to advance community goals. The keynote speaker is Andrew Howard, AICP of   …

Making it Great Now is a full-day program that focuses on revitalization strategies for Pennsylvania communities. The program will emphasize projects operating within short planning horizons using limited resources - strategies and methods that can be rapidly deployed, quickly implemented, and readily realized to advance community goals. The keynote speaker is Andrew Howard, AICP of   …

Central Section presents Preservation Matters and Here's Why...Tools for Community & Economic Vitality This workshop will make the connection between historic preservation and its role in Community and Economic Development. How can historic preservation be used to revitalize a downtown, borough, or city? What is worth saving when it comes to keeping the character of   …

  The 2014 New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference is co-hosted by the NJ Historic Trust, NJ Historic Commission, NJ Historic Preservation Office, and the Common Wealth of New Jersey. The conference is a full day event, held at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft NJ 07738. Highlights for this year’s program   …

Introducing New Density to the Neighborhood (1.5 CM credits) June 4, 2014. Registration 3:30 PM; Event from 3:45 – 5:30 PM Camden Community College William G. Rohrer Center, 1st Fl Executive Conference Room,1889 Rt. 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003-2013 This event offers 1.5 AICP CM credits. 3:30 - 3:45 PM: Registration 3:45 - 4:00   …