APA: The State of Takings After Koontz
WebinarThe Planning Webcast Series will be addressing the impact of the recent US Supreme Court decision in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water District. This is an opportunity to hear from two of the country’s leading experts in land use law. 1.5 CM LAW credits pending approval. July 25 – The State of Takings After …
Stormwater Management Seminar
Susquehanna Township Municipal Building Susquehanna Room, 1900 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesToday, sound stormwater management efforts address not only the quantity of stormwater produced, but also the quality of the stormwater and the amount of water that is lost from the watershed. This seminar will help you to understand the Best Management Practices and more. When: Thursday, August 15, 2013 from 7:00PM to 9:00PM EDTWhere: Susquehanna …
Penn State Extension Webinar: Improving Connectivity | 1.25 CM
WebinarPennDOT’s new handbook on “Improving Connectivity and System Function through Local Planning” provides guidance to municipalities on how to enhance vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian connectivity. This companion training offers an overview of the handbook and includes strategies to effectively regulate and manage a connected transportation network within a community including a review of connectivity index …
Penn State Extension Webinar: The ABC’s of Form-Based Codes | 1.25 CM
WebinarWhen new development, infill development or redevelopment takes place, it can be more fiscally responsible, aesthetically pleasing, and memorable when the form is right. A form-based code approach will offer the opportunity to create placse that become immediate assets. The ABC's of form-based codes will address the history and evolution of form-based codes, a menu …
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – Planning the Future Lehigh University
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 …
Trolley Tour of Chester County
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 …
AASHTO Guide for Development of Bicycle Facilities | 3.5 CM
Fort Hunter Centennial Barn Conference Room 5300 N Front Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesProgram 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 …
Southeast Section Event: Hoagies and Hardhats
Join APAPASE and the Tacony Community Development Corporation (CDC) for a tour and discussion highlighting two major projects undertaken by the CDC: the Façade Improvement Program and the award-winning Tacony Hoagie Trail.
PMPEI Course on Zoning
The PMPEI Course on Zoning addresses the fascinating, complex, provocative and contentious topic of zoning. The course begins with a review of the PA Municipalities Planning Code authority for zoning and presents "nuts and bolts" fundamentals for drafting zoning ordinances and amendments. This intensive course takes place on October 3, 10, and 17 from 6-9 …
2013 Susquehanna Water Science Forum
Radisson Hotel HarrisburgOn behalf of the Steering Committee, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission is pleased to announce its first-ever Susquehanna Water Science Forum – From Science to Sustainable Water Resources Management. The Forum will bring together water resource professionals and researchers to share current water resource research, prioritize research needs and better coordinate activities in the Susquehanna …
Planning Ethics and the Law | 1.5 CM Ethics
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 190 N Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesSometimes "ethical" planning decisions run afoul of the law, but why? How does a court's perspective on ethics differ from a planner's? Broaden your understanding of ethics (and the AICP Code of Ethics) and learn how cases have been decided. Examine what standards the law uses to judge ethical behavior. This program is fast and …
Is it “End of the Suburbs”?, DVSGA Fall Event
Paradiso 1627 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesIs it "The End of the Suburbs", is a networking event and panel discussion with author Leigh Gallagher & Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron. The American Dream of homeownership was equated with an ideal of suburban living: single-family detached home, two cars in the driveway, multiple children attending strong public schools. But as the nation …
PMPEI Course on Zoning
The PMPEI Course on Zoning addresses the fascinating, complex, provocative and contentious topic of zoning. The course begins with a review of the PA Municipalities Planning Code authority for zoning and presents “nuts and bolts” fundamentals for drafting zoning ordinances and amendments. This intensive course takes place on October 3, 10, and 17 from 6-9 …
The New Penn’s Landing
Festival Pier 610 N Columbus BlvdThe Master Plan for the Central Delaware River waterfront proposed a new vision for Penn’s Landing: a spacious green park, sloping gently towards the river, connecting Chestnut and Walnut Streets from Front Street, over I-95, and across Columbus Blvd. DRWC is now moving the conceptual plan to the next phase! The design team, led …
Penn State Extension Webinar: The Financial Costs of Development | 1.25 CM
WebinarLand uses influence the size of your local government, the types of services it offers, the types of equipment it must purchase, and the taxes and tax rates it must levy. These impacts are significant not only because they affect taxpayers and local residents but because they affect the ability of local government to respond …
PMPEI Course on Zoning
The PMPEI Course on Zoning addresses the fascinating, complex, provocative and contentious topic of zoning. The course begins with a review of the PA Municipalities Planning Code authority for zoning and presents “nuts and bolts” fundamentals for drafting zoning ordinances and amendments. This intensive course takes place on October 3, 10, and 17 from 6-9 …
PA Economic Development Association 2013 Annual Conference
The PEDA annual conference will be held at the Double Tree Hotel and Suites downtown
APA PA Event: Land Use Planning Matters | 3 CM
Hilton Harrisburg 1 North 2nd Street, Harrisburg, PA, United StatesToday, 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.
Design on the Delaware
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, …
Building Community Partnerships to Address Chronic Illness Among Older Adults
Hilton Philadelphia City AvenueEvent 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 …
Smart Growth in Small Towns and Rural Areas
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 …
Southeast Section of the APA PA Annual Event
The Twentieth Century Club in Lansdowne 84 South Lansdowne Avenue, Lansdowne, PA, United StatesEvent 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 …
SE Section Event: Lasting Partnerships in Downtown Revitalization
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 …
PMPEI Zoning Basics Course
The PMPEI Zoning Basics Course Sponsor of Event: Albright College Center for Excellence in Local Government Co-Sponsors: Berks County Planning Commission, Berks County Bar Assoc. & PA State Association of BoroughsNovember 7, 14 & 21, 2013 6:30-9:30 PM Zoning is the most complex and prvocative topic in planning, and this "nuts and bolts" course stresses …
EcoDistricts Summit
EcoDistricts Summit in Boston - November 12-14 This is the first time that the Summit will leave Portland, so it is a great opportunity for East Coast professionals to learn about the EcoDistricts movement There will be a half-day LEED-ND Workshop on Thursday, Nov. 14 For more information >>
Southwest Section Quarterly Meeting
Carnegie Borough Building 1 Veterans Way, Carnegie, PA, United StatesThere is a Southwest Quarterly Meeting on November 14, 2013, 9:30-11:30 am at Carnegie Borough Building A note from the Southwest Section: Dear Planners,In anticipation of next week’s quarterly meeting in Carnegie we are asking you to RSVP if you plan to attend. This is so that we can order enough food and beverages for …
ISA Webinar: Best Practices for Planning, Design, and System Management
Thursday, November 14, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT Price: Complimentary for Planners Presenter: Craig Berger, Craig Berger Consulting; Sapna Budev, International Sign Association; Danny Barnycz, The Barnycz Group 1.0 CM credits available for attendees. Complete the registration form here and email to emily.oconnor@signs.org or fax to (703) 836-8353 to …
PMPEI Zoning Basics Course
The PMPEI Zoning Basics Course Sponsor of Event: Albright College Center for Excellence in Local Government Co-Sponsors: Berks County Planning Commission, Berks County Bar Assoc. & PA State Association of BoroughsNovember 7, 14 & 21, 2013 6:30-9:30 PM Zoning is the most complex and provocative topic in planning, and this "nuts and bolts" course stresses …
Greenbuild 2013 in Philadelphia
Greenbuild 2013 Philadelphia November 20-22 There will be many great ND and planning-related sessions LEED-ND 251 workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 21 taught by Eliot Allen Certification Work Zone - Meet LEED reviewers and discuss your projects in the LEED Certification Work Zone. Explore a variety of topics with green building experts, reviewers and USGBC staff. …
Penn State Extension Webinar: Facing the Challenges of Plan Implementation | 1.25 CM
WebinarPlanning efforts, such as community visioning, municipal comprehensive plans and organizational strategic plans, can be used by communities and organizations to evaluate their current and projected conditions and prepare for their future. The ultimate goal of these plans is the implementation of the recommendations and policies that were developed during their creation. However, following through …
PMPEI Zoning Basics Course
The PMPEI Zoning Basics Course Sponsor of Event: Albright College Center for Excellence in Local Government Co-Sponsors: Berks County Planning Commission, Berks County Bar Assoc. & PA State Association of BoroughsNovember 7, 14 & 21, 2013 6:30-9:30 PM Zoning is the most complex and provocative topic in planning, and this "nuts and bolts" course stresses …
Create More Effective Signs for Your Community
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 190 N Independence Mall West, 8th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesEvent 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 National Disaster Recovery Framework and Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery | 1.5 CM
WebinarThe PA Chapter is pleased that FEMA Region III is providing our contribution to the free chapters, divisions, and universities webcast series. The National Disaster Recovery Framework and Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery session will be held on December 6th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm. The National Disaster Recovery Framework is a guide that defines how …
Sustainability EXPOsed
Sustainability EXPOsed: "Rediscovering sustainability - ideas and innovations that are making business, governance, and community better for our region" Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:30 am - 4:00 pm (7:30 am - Registration) David L. Lawrence Convention Center Registration: $45; After 11/8 $55 Register by11/8 and be entered to win one of four prizes from REI, …
Southwest Section Ethics Training | 1.5 CM Ethics
Allegheny County Department of Economic Development One Chatham Center, 9th Floor, 112 Washington Place, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe 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 …
ISA Webinar: Urban Wayfinding
Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PT Price: Complimentary for Planners Presenter: Craig Berger, Craig Berger Consulting;Grady Brown, iZone; Jeremy Kramer, Kramer Design Associates 1.0 CM credits available for attendees. Complete the registration form here and email to emily.oconnor@signs.org or fax to (703) 836-8353 to register for FREE …
NE Section Event: Holiday Meeting and Luncheon
Armetta's Restaurant Clarks Summit, PA, United StatesNortheast Section will be having a holiday meeting and luncheon on Friday, December 20 at Armetta's Restaurant in Clarks Summit, PA. The Section will meet at 11:30 for a Section meeting, followed by the Luncheon and a presentation by Sally Corrigan, Executive Director of the Pike County Conservation District. In addition, several awards will be …
Funding Bikeshare Transit Systems | 1.5 CM
WebinarEvent Information In partnership with the Bicycle Coalition and PEC, DVRPC will be hosting viewings of three bikeshare webinars, each worth 1.5 AICP CM credits. Funding Bikeshare Transit Systems Wednesday, January 8 | 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET Institutionalizing Bikeshare Transit Systems Wednesday, February 5 | 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET The Future of Bikeshare …