WEBINAR – Research in Action: Trends in How Municipalities Are Addressing Increased Demand for Safe Public Space
Learn about the various strategies communities are implementing in response to increased demands for safe public space for walking and cycling during the COVID19 crisis. Researchers at UNC’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center will present on an effort to collect and analyze data on these strategies in order to identify community-based factors related to their …
Penn State Extension: Creating Vibrant Communities
WebcastCreating Vibrant Communities Approved for 1.25 CM credits Every community engages in development. The prosperity and vibrancy of a community is about strategic development. Strategic development is focused on a community’s willingness to work on their long-term future prosperity. The goal is to build a trusting long-term relationship with community leaders and collectively seek to …
PlaceEconomics Webinar: Cost of an Empty Building
Learn how to calculate the cost of an empty building in your community. Standardized forms/excel sheets will be provided. After this program, participants will be able to: Explain the connection between rents and retail sales volume Identify forgone annual business revenues from a vacant building using Rent to Value ratios Investigate the sources of data …
Driving Innovation to Create Aging-friendly Communities Webinar
In this session, speakers will focus on ways to strategically maximize resources and drive innovation to make progress towards creating more aging-friendly communities, including: (1) results of a 2019 survey with ICMA on the extent that local governments engage in planning that meets the needs of all residents and deliver more equal functional capacity across …
PlaceEconomics Webinar: Impact of Upper Floor Housing
Learn how to calculate the impact of a unit of upper floor housing in your community. Standardized forms/excel sheets will be provided. After attending this program, participants will be able to: Describe the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) as a tool to measure local economic activity by category Organize CES data in a form that allows …
Empowerment through Design to Create a Choice Neighborhood Webinar
The HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) employs a comprehensive approach to community transformation by helping stakeholders revitalize distressed public or assisted housing developments while investing in neighborhood and people projects that improve the quality of life for residents. Successful urban design and preservation efforts are vital to the success of a CNI Plan in order …
COVID-19 Effects on Real Estate Demand Webinar
Presented by APA New Jersey Please Note: Due to capacity, this webinar is limited to APA Region 1 Members only. APA Membership ID is required at registration. As the Metro New York economy begins to reactivate through phased reopening, uncertainty remains as to the lasting effects on real estate demand. At the root of this …
Signs of Disaster: The Role of Visual Communications Pre, During and Post-Disaster Webinar
Don’t miss the chance to participate in this unique and timely workshop that was approved for the 2020 National APA conference in Houston, and that has been further enhanced to reflect the disasters that have struck our nation and communities since March 2020. Attendees will learn the roles that signs play in crisis responses to …