Penn State Extension: Pedestrians: Safety, Speed, and Crosswalks
WebinarPedestrians: Safety, Speed, and Crosswalks Approved for 1.25 CM credits This webinar will present an overview of the safety issues related to traffic speed and pedestrians from a variety of perspectives. First, the webinar will cover safety statistics, speeding issues on local roads, and some speed management steps. Next, the webinar will present an overview …
APA Region 1 Webcast Series: Phased Re-Planning and Legal Challenges in a COVID-19 World
With phased reopening underway, planning and zoning departments across the country are trying to accommodate new methods of operation in a COVID-19 world, as well as how those changes will carry over once we are out of the pandemic. Many planners are now armed with new tools authorized by executive order. But are these planning …
The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative
In these stressful times, we are all looking for ways to help us stay healthy, active and connected as we manage the pandemic and the long-awaited call for racial justice transformations. Author Florence Williams will share with us her research on how nature can help heal us. In The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us …
Ethics for Planners Webinar
This session will be an interactive dialogue about ethical principles and guidelines that professional planners face. It will cover the AICP Code of Ethics and will apply the Code to ethics scenarios developed by the AICP Commission and drawing from the speaker’s experiences. The session will satisfy the AICP-CM ethics requirement. Learning Objectives: Provide a …
Southwest Section Event: Short-Term Rentals, Split – Zoned Parcels, & More!
WebinarShort-Term Rentals, Split – Zoned Parcels, & More! The goal of the program is to provide a learning opportunity for Southwest PA planners to earn their required 1.5 Law continuing education credits. The two featured speakers are both attorneys that focus on municipal law work. The first presenter will focus on short-term rentals and the …
Walking Towards Justice in Indian Country: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
On Wednesday, August 12th, America Walks will broadcast Part 2 in the Walking Towards Justice in Indian Country series, focused on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. In the United States, Native American women are more than twice as likely to experience violence than any other demographic. One in three Native women is sexually assaulted during her …
The Future of Zoning: The View from the COVID-19 Lens
The Future of Zoning: The View from the COVID-19 Lens Approved for 1.5 CM credits In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and our nation's shaky response, it is time to consider a wide range of modest tweaks and more dramatic shifts to American zoning law as potential steps to take in anticipation of future pandemics …