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TreeTender Workshop

Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Environmental Center 1501 West 6th Street, Erie, PA, United States

Tree Tenders is a full-day training program that empowers concerned residents to make strides in restoring and caring for their local tree canopy. This training course was developed by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) in collaboration with Penn State Extension, and is based on PHS. The course is designed for lay persons and experts alike. Become one of the TreeTenders restoring and tending your part of the community forest.

$25.00

PMPEI Community Planning in Williamsport

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Williamsport: March 12March 19March 26 Please contact Megan Lehman (email Megan) for more information and to register for this course.

Improving Connectivity and System Function through Local Planning | 2 CMs

PennDOT’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 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 calculations and model ordinance language.

This workshop is at the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, Allentown.  You will receive an email confirmation approximately one week before the workshop.  Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.; the workshop is from 9:00 – 11:00.

$25

PMPEI Community Planning Sterling Township

Sterling Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Sterling Township: March 13March 20March 27 Please contact Peter Wulfhorst (email Peter) for more information and to register for this course.

PMPEI Community Planning in Washington Township

Washington Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Washington Township: March 7March 14March 21 Please contact Terri Dickow (email Terri) for more information and to register for this   …

PMPEI Zoning in West Chester

There will be a PMPEI course on Zoning in West Chester: March 7March 14March 21 Please contact William Stevens (email William) for more information and to register for this course.

AICP Exam Prep Session March 23

The AICP Exam prep session is targeted at those who are taking the test in May or November of 2013, and will provide testing tips as well as an overview of material within each content area of the exam.  Information will be provided on history, law, theory, plan implementation, functional areas, public participation, social justice, spatial areas and ethics.  Resources will be identified to assist attendees with their studies.  The session is free for members and $20 for non-members; attendees must purchase lunch on their own.  Beverages will be provided throughout the day.
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$20

PMPEI Community Planning in Williamsport

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Williamsport: March 12March 19March 26 Please contact Megan Lehman (email Megan) for more information and to register for this course.

Improving Connectivity and System Function through Local Planning | 2 CMs pending approval

Training & Workforce Development Center at LindenPointe 3050 Prosperity Place, Hermitage, PA, United States

PennDOT’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 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 calculations and model ordinance language.

This workshop is at the Training & Workforce Development Center at LindenPointe, Hermitage.  You will receive an email confirmation approximately one week before the workshop.  Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.; the workshop is from 10:00 – 12:00.

$25

PMPEI Community Planning in Sterling Township

Sterling Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Sterling Township: March 13March 20March 27 Please contact Peter Wulfhorst (email Peter) for more information and to register for this course.

Reading the Forested Landscape

Penn Stater Conference Center State College, PA, United States

Pennsylvania Land Trust Association is pleased to offer the full-day seminar entitled Reading the Forested Landscape at the Penn Stater on April 4th.  Jim Finley and Charles Schwartz will share their knowledge about Pennsylvania's forest ecology and the history written on the landscape.

The Next 10 Years: Positioning Lancaster for Growth

The Ware Center, Steinman Hall 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

The Hourglass invites you to attend an important forum, a continuing event in the John Jarvis Lecture Series.  The Next 10 Years: Positioning Lancaster For Growth, April 4, 2013.  The world has changed, and that’s good news for small cities like Lancaster. The recent recession has changed attitudes on where people, young and old, want to live and work. Many small cities across the country are gaining population faster than the suburbs.

Community Marketplace: Investing in the Delaware Valley’s Downtowns

PECO, Energy Hall 2301 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance (DVSGA) presents “Community Marketplace: Investing in the Delaware Valley’s Downtowns”

Finding the right development properties and partners is a real challenge. The Community Marketplace will highlight 14 transit-oriented communities with redevelopment opportunities. Join builders, developers, investors, realtors, architects, engineers and economic development professionals to learn about these great places and how to leverage the right partnerships for success.

Urban Growth Trends in U.S. Metropolitan Regions

Join Kevin Ramsey of EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities (OSC) and Gerrit Knaap of the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) for a   …

Southeast Section Movie Night

Meyerson Hall Lower Gallery

PennDesign Student Council partnered with the Southeast Section Mentoring Program on a planning movie night on April 5, 2013 at 8pm in the Meyerson Hall Lower Gallery. Promised Land, with   …

PMPEI Zoning in Williamsport

There will be a PMPEI course on Zoning in Williamsport: April 9April 16April 23 Please contact Megan Lehman (email Megan) for more information and to register for this course.

Creating a Transit First Community

West Chester Country Club 111 W, Ashbridge St., West Chester, PA, United States
Learn about transit services in Chester County and about the County’s transit challenges and plans. Professional development and education forum for engineers,planners, municipal representatives, developers, advocates, attorneys,and citizens. Learn key elements of transit friendly designs to overcome common
challenges and how to implement transit friendly policies and projects through partnerships.
Learn best practices for bus stop designs in both urban and suburban settings. Earn 3 P.E. Professional Development Hours (PDH), AICP CM Credits (pending), and 3 CLE credits (pending).

Improving Connectivity and System Function through Local Planning | 2 CMs

Marshall Township Building 525 Pleasanthill Rd, Wexford, PA, United States

IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY IN WEXFORD HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 10AM-NOON.

PennDOT’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 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 calculations and model ordinance language.

 

$25

National APA Conference

Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

Begin with an unrivaled professional development program. Mix in unparalleled networking opportunities. Top it all off with unmatched restaurants, jazz clubs, and sights. Don't miss out; join APA in Chicago   …

Sewage Facilities Planning Module Webinar

DEP invites you to participate in an important upcoming webinar about Draft Technical Guidance for DEP’s review of Sewage Facilities Planning Modules for onlot sewage systems proposed in Pennsylvania’s High   …

Free

PMPEI Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township

Upper Dublin Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township: April 16April 23April 30 Please contact Rita McKelvey (email Rita) for more information and to register for   …

PMPEI Zoning in Williamsport

There will be a PMPEI course on Zoning in Williamsport: April 9April 16April 23 Please contact Megan Lehman (email Megan) for more information and to register for this course.

PMPEI Course on Zoning Administration in West Chester

West Chester University Graduate Business Center 1160 McDermott Drive, West Chester, PA, United States

There will be a PMPEI course on Zoning Administration in West Chester: April 16April 23April 30 Please contact William Stevens (email William) for more information and to register for this   …

PAEP Western Section Event

Scoglio Restaurant-Greentree Foster Plaza Building 7, 661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Pennsylvania Association of Enviromental Professionals Western Section is having a lunch and learn on Wednesday, April 17, 12:00-1:30 p.m.For more information>> Scoglio Restaurant-GreentreeFoster Plaza Building 7661 Andersen Drive, Pittsburgh, PA   …

Capital Improvement Plans and Capital Budgets

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission invites you to learn about Capital Improvement Plans and Capital Budgets.  A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) provides a roadmap for local governments as they approach capital projects.      …

$25.00

Improving Connectivity and System Function through Local Planning | 2 CMs pending approval

PennDOT’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 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 calculations and model ordinance language.

The workshop is at the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Philadelphia.  You will receive an email confirmation approximately one week before the workshop.  Registration begins at 1:30 p.m.; the workshop is from 2:00 – 4:00.

$25

Capital Improvement Plans and Capital Budgets

Tri-County Regional Planning Commission invites you to learn about Capital Improvement Plans and Capital Budgets.  A Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) provides a roadmap for local governments as they approach capital projects.      …

$25.00

PMPEI Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township

Upper Dublin Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township: April 16April 23April 30 Please contact Rita McKelvey (email Rita) for more information and to register for   …

PMPEI Zoning in Williamsport

There will be a PMPEI course on Zoning in Williamsport: April 9April 16April 23   Please contact Megan Lehman (email Megan) for more information and to register for this course.

DEP-Draft Technical Guidance Webinar

DEP has developed draft technical guidance and is continuing its conversation with stakeholders. Recently, DEP announced it will accept comments on the draft guidance for an additional thirty days and   …

All-Hazard Mitigation Plan Risk Assessment

PEMA Headquarters, Room 230 2605 Interstate Drive, Harrisburg, PA, United States

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency is conducting its triennial update of the State Standard All-Hazard Mitigation Plan this spring and summer.

PA Long Range Transportation Plan Webinar

Webinar

Pennsylvania Long Range Transportation Plan & Comprehensive Freight Movement Plan Webinar: November 2012 marked the start of updating the Pennsylvania Long Range Transportation Plan and developing the first-ever Comprehensive Freight   …

Vibrant Streets Learning Lab | 6 CM

Bethesda Row Bethesda , MD, United States

You can't learn about what makes a Vibrant Street work in a conference room. From speaker sessions in the Row's Arts Theater to walking tours to dining in Bethesda's restaurants and wine bar, this Learning Lab will send you home with an authentic Vibrant Street experience. More importantly, you will return to your community with an ACTION PLAN you have crafted with our Vibrant Streets specialists.

PMPEI Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township

Upper Dublin Township

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Upper Dublin Township: April 16April 23April 30 Please contact Rita McKelvey (email Rita) for more information and to register for   …

Land Use Planning Near Transmission Pipelines

Webinar

This webinar is provided  by the DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety to promote the recommended land use practices described in the Pipelines and Informed   …

APA PA Event: Planning for Livable Communities | 6.75 CM

This planning institute provides planners, policy makers and other stakeholders with the tools to incorporate an aging perspective in community planning thereby creating livable communities that support people of all ages.

PMPEI Zoning in Allentown

There will be a PMPEI course in Zoning in Allentown: May 6, 6 p.m.May 13, 6 p.m.May 20, 6 p.m. Please contact David Berryman (email David) for more information and   …

Redeveloping Blighted Properties Webinar

This seminar will feature a detailed review of public financing programs including federal and state tax credit programs designed to leverage private investment. Several detailed case studies will be profiled that illustrate how public and private funding is blended to successfully accomplish the redevelopment of deteriorated commercial and residential properties in and around downtown areas.

Philadelphia Regional Screening New PBS Documentary Film

Temple Ambler-Learning Center

Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy of Gifford Pinchot highlights the history and continuing value of Pinchot's philosophy of natural resource conservation through sustainable use.

LV Section Event: Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan | 1.5 CM

BrewWorks 812 W Hamilton St, Allentown, PA, United States

Question Conventional thinking about preparing comprehensive plans and learn key ingredients to plan content and process that will create a successful comprehensive plan more likely to be implemented and provoke   …

PMPEI Community Planning in Reading

Rockland Profesional Building 13th and Rockland Streets, Reading, PA, United States

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Reading: May 9May 16May 23 Please contact Paul Janssen (email Paul) for more information and to register for this course.    …

PMPEI Zoning in Allentown

There will be a PMPEI course in Zoning in Allentown: May 6, 6 p.m.May 13, 6 p.m.May 20, 6 p.m. Please contact David Berryman (email David) for more information and   …

Elements of Sustainable Site Design

Penn State Extension, Allegheny County, 3rd Floor 400 North Lexington Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Penn State Center is offering a series of afternoon workshops geared towards the specifics of sustainable site design.  The first set of workshops will individually focus on soils, vegetation, and water - information needed for future certification through U.S. Green Building Certification Institute. 

Green Infrastructure: The Connective Tissue of Community

The Center for Architecture 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Join AIA Philadelphia and ASLA Pennsylvania Delaware for this special education program presented by Stephen M. Benz, PE, Hon. ASLA, LEED Fellow, Partner, Director of Green Infrastructure, OLIN. This course will explore historic use of landscape systems as a model for today's implementation of green infrastructure, and provoke the idea that modern day sustainable site design finds its roots deep in historical precedents.

PMPEI Community Planning in Reading

Rockland Professional Building 13th and Rockland Streets, Reading, PA, United States

There will be a PMPEI course on Community Planning in Reading: May 9May 16May 23 Please contact Paul Janssen (email Paul) for more information and to register for this course.   …

Highway Occupancy Permit Training

The Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) process does not need to be confusing or difficult.  PennDOT wants to partner with municipalities to encourage well-planned and safe community growth.  This two-hour introductory   …

Highway Occupancy Permit Training

Swatara Township Building 599 Eisenhower Blvd, Harrisburg, PA, United States

The Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP) process does not need to be confusing or difficult.  PennDOT wants to partner with municipalities to encourage well-planned and safe community growth.  This two-hour introductory   …

AIA Suburban Professional Conference

Associated Builders & Contractors 430 W. Germantown Pike, East Norriton, PA, United States

AIA's Annual Suburban Pro Con offers programs presented by Francis Cauffman, Greyhawk, Matthew Millan Architects, Church Brick, Acentech and others. Topics include: PreFab Project on the Main Line: A Case Study; Loss of Productivity Disputes: Stakeholder Responsibilities; Stick-Built vs. Panelized Exterior Construction: A Case Study; Ventilated and Insulated Rainscreen Cladding; Active & Passive Flood Proving Options for Non-Residential Building; and more.

TOD: Maximizing Opportunities in Your Community | 5 CM

UPMC McKeesport

Southwestern Pennsylvania municipalities can capitalize on the presence of transit in their communities. How does your community ATTRACT investment to help make viable and sustain transit INVESTMENT? What are the factors that drive successful transit oriented developments? How can you best utilize your community’s current assets to make TOD a reality? Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s Future Investments in TOD (FIT) tool is designed to help figure it out.

Tour of the Award Winning Lantern House

Join the AIA Philadelphia Design Committee for a tour of the award winning Lantern House. Recipient of a 2012 AIA Philadelphia Design Award, Lantern House serves as a residence and work space studio for architects Richard and Kimberly Miller. Lantern house is a modestly priced adaptive reuse of a single story brick stable in the Fishtown section of Philadelphia.

PMPEI Zoning in Allentown

There will be a PMPEI course in Zoning in Allentown: May 6, 6 p.m.May 13, 6 p.m.May 20, 6 p.m. Please contact David Berryman (email David) for more information and   …