Webinar Wednesday: Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand Your Community
Environmental Justice Tools to Help Understand Your Community This event will give a brief introduction to the environmental justice (EJ) movement nationally and in Pennsylvania, before drilling down to specific tools and policies that affect planning and land use in Pennsylvania around EJ. Planners will learn about the EJ Policy from the Pennsylvania Department of …
2024 Virtual AICP Exam Prep Session
The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association is holding an all-day virtual AICP exam prep session on Saturday, March 9 from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM The session will review the content outline of the AICP exam, which APA recently updated, and provide details on the different content areas. The exam has been updated …
TransportationCamp PHL 2024
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Drexel University 3245 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 US, Philadelphia, PATransportationCamp PHL 2024 3/23/24 Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (PISB) at Drexel University 3245 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 US Register: tcphl.ticketspice.com/transportationcamp-phl-2024 Whether you work in the industry or simply have an interest, we welcome you physically to our nation’s birthplace at the center of the Northeast Corridor (NEC) for a day filled with ideas at …
PA Brownfields Conference 2024
Penn Stater Conference Center State College, PA, United StatesJoin the Department of Environmental Protection’ s Land Recycling Program and the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania at The Penn Stater Hotel in State College, PA on March 25-27 for a chance to collaborate with industry professionals and explore a vast array of brownfield topics. Explore the conference program here and discover sessions on environmental …
Webinar Wednesday: You Didn’t Get the Grant…
You Didn’t Get the Grant: Now What? The Infrastructure Bill has presented us with once in a lifetime opportunity to pursue life-changing transportation improvements for the communities we serve. As a planner for Delaware County, philosophically we were ready to pursue the funding; but practically, we did not have the necessary expertise on hand to …
Westmoreland County’s 3rd Annual Blight Remediation Summit
Westmoreland County Community College 145 Pavilion Lane, Youngwood, PA, United StatesWestmoreland County is excited to host county and regional municipal officials, code enforcement officers, developers, commercial realtors, and others as speakers, sponsors, and attendees. Panel topics include the ins and outs of working with the Land Bank, how zoning impacts affordable housing, and more! Some great partnerships were made at last year's Summit, and we …
Webinar Wednesday: Broadband Ready Community Program
Broadband Ready Community Program The Broadband Ready Community Program developed by the PA Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) targets PA municipalities and counties to reduce procedural, policy, and permitting barriers to broadband deployment at the municipal level and to encourage broadband infrastructure investment within participating communities. The program encourages and promotes public-private partnerships through stakeholder engagement and …
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration: Implications of Recent Clean Water Act…
Mid-Atlantic Planning Collaboration: Implications of Recent Clean Water Act Decision on Land Use Planning In May, 2023, the United States Supreme Court decided Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency. The Court’s ruling reduces the number of wetlands subject to the provisions of the Clean Water Act, while likely providing some more clarity as to covered wetlands. …