Town Centers: Their Conditions to Success, Economic Opportunity, and Preferences toward Inviting, Walkable Places, Economic Development Division
The success of several town center developments during the late 1990’s/early 2000’s dispelled conventional wisdom regarding the superiority of enclosed suburban shopping malls, demonstrating in economically measurable ways a preference by many toward open-air, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented places with attractive public space.
A Tale of Three Waterfronts
For decades, the waterfronts of our port cities were the drivers of regional economic development. But as markets changed in the mid-Twentieth Century, these areas in many cities became derelict eyesores, economic black holes that sucked the energy out of these once-thriving urban centers.
ABC’s of Municipal Stormwater Management
Learn what regulations to which a municipality must comply. Know the municipal roles and responsibilities. Hear from Paul Cornell about Swatara Township’s experience with EPA compliance.
Economic Stadium Development (CM 1.0)
Coca Cola Park 555 Union Blvd, Allentown, Pennsylvania, United StatesPA Chapter of APA, Lehigh Valley section will be holding Economics of Stadium Development. Learn about the economic impacts of the development of Coca Cola Park, Home of the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.
Maximizing the Potential of Downtown Retail Districts
DVRPC’s Strategies for Older Suburbs Roundtable Series provides a means for networking and exchanging ideas with similar organizations and municipalities that are encountering similar challenges in their community. The first roundtable discussion of FY 2013 will feature presentations in the morning followed by a peer discussion in the afternoon.
Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan (CM 3.0)
Radnor Township Bldg 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne, PA, United StatesThe workshop will debunk the myth that PA planning law requires plans to be organized by functional chapters – land use plan, housing plan, etc. It will suggest that work sessions and plan chapters be built around a community's priority issues – whether revitalizing downtown, fixing a problem road corridor, becoming more walkable, or capitalizing on local history. The session will suggest creating detailed action plans, organizing implementation teams, and making plan implementation part of elected officials' regular business BEFORE the plan is finished.
Creating an Implementable Comprehensive Plan (3.0 CM)
Luzerne County - Hilton Garden Inn 242 Highland Park Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe workshop will debunk the myth that PA planning law requires plans to be organized by functional chapters – land use plan, housing plan, etc. It will suggest that work sessions and plan chapters be built around a community's priority issues – whether revitalizing downtown, fixing a problem road corridor, becoming more walkable, or capitalizing on local history. The session will suggest creating detailed action plans, organizing implementation teams, and making plan implementation part of elected officials' regular business BEFORE the plan is finished.