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Plan for you
Are you interested in planning leadership or management? Make a "plan for you" and sign up for a Planning Institute at NPC18. Attend a full day of in-depth training and bring home powerful insights, essential skills, and valuable tools to help you succeed. |
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Planning Leadership Institute
Leadership distinguishes great professionals from the rest. Are you eager to build your leadership skills, effect change, and become an influencer? APA's Planning Leadership Institute's intensive training and guided reflection deliver higher levels of confidence, competence, and authority — attributes that will serve you well no matter where you are in your career.
Planning Management Institute
Although stellar planning skills may propel you into a management position, they won't prepare you to be a great manager. But just as you trained to be a planner, you can train to be a manager. APA's Planning Management Institute will equip you for the transition from planner to planning manager or help you address your current managerial challenges with tested techniques, best practices, and more.
NPC18 promises to be an incomparable educational experience. Join us in New Orleans from April 21 to 24 and choose from more than 250 sessions in 12 topical tracks spanning the diverse field of planning. Register by February 22 for the lowest price. |
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Earn a Penn State degree in Community and Economic Development
Learn how to navigate the complexities of communities and community organizations — and inspire positive changes on local, regional, and national levels — with a Penn State degree. Complete your course work online, studying where and when you want. Learn more at worldcampus.psu.edu/cedev. |
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February 13 – "Introducing the Fourth Regional Plan for the New York Metropolitan Region" CM | 1 (free; register)
February 20 – "Responding to the Opioid Epidemic," second in a series hosted by APA's Planning and Community Health Center and Healthy Communities Collaborative CM | 1 (free; register)
February 22 – "Public Speaking Communication and Leadership," first of the Planning Supervisor's Playbook Webinars. Sign up now for this six-part series CM | 8 (including CM | 1.5 I Law and CM | 1.5 | Ethics) (APA members $200)
March 5–7, Portland, Oregon – National Urbanism Next Conference |
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Immerse yourself in cutting-edge 3D GIS technology
The emerging field of Geodesign is a "must-know" for planning professionals. Incorporating GIS into the development of sustainable systems helps create new solutions to population change, climate change, and other factors — for the future of our planet. Learn more about Jefferson's (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) graduate program in Geodesign and apply now for Fall 2018. |
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New "People Behind the Plans" podcast
Courtney Kashima, AICP, interviews Joanna Trotter, Senior Program Officer for Economic and Community Development at the Chicago Community Trust. Their conversation touches on the organization's work funding community initiatives, how that has shaped Trotter's views about planning, the issues and challenges she believes face planners in the future, and more. Tune in at APA's podcasts page or on iTunes or Stitcher. |
Planner Profile: Brad Klamer
How does a career in water planning begin? Brad Klamer, Assistant Floodplain Program Manager for the City of New Orleans, traces his path back to participation in an APA-led study tour in the Netherlands, where he saw classroom strategies in action and learned new techniques in resiliency planning. |
Autonomous vehicles: States pave the way
Technology is rapidly expanding our transit choices, and states are taking notice. To cover the action, APA's Catherine Hinshaw took to the roads to learn what's new at the state level for autonomous vehicles. |
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Planning
Planning's February cover story spotlights transportation systems based on universal design principles that facilitate movement by community residents of all ages and abilities. Read this and much more in print or digital format, including the magazine's bi-monthly special section, The Commissioner. |
Plan4Health success story: Lincoln County, Oregon
Last June, members of the APA Oregon Chapter visited coastal Lincoln County to strategize about improving health through planning. The Community Assistance Planning Program team members who talked with local planners and public health stakeholders about challenges and opportunities also recommended specific actions aimed at preventing chronic disease. |
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Underground Wiring in New Residential Areas
After World War II, developers of residential subdivisions began laying underground telephone and power lines — eliminating much visual chaos in the built environment. This month's historic PAS report, from 1962, examined the benefits and challenges of providing underground power and telephone lines in new residential subdivisions. |
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Streamline your city's permitting and licensing in 2018
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Apply now for 10-Minute Walk planning grants
The National Recreation and Park Association offers grants and technical assistance to support planning efforts that increase local access to high-quality urban parks. In the first round of grants, 12 or 13 cities will receive $40,000 each to work with NRPA and national partners to develop their best, measurable contributions to NRPA's 10-Minute Walk Campaign. Apply by March 9. |
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Join the Urban Climate Action Network
Do you work with high school students in a disadvantaged urban community? APA and partners formed the Urban Climate Action Network to empower teens to address climate change close to home. The program includes three years of leadership training, expert scientific assistance, and the resources of a national network. Spread the word and submit applications by February 15. |
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STAFF NEWS |
Christine Ott promoted
Congratulations to Christine Ott on her promotion to Director of Development. Since joining APA last April, Christine has taken on greater responsibilities with the APA Foundation and contributed to other development activities, including research proposals, corporate support, and the National Planning Conference. |
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City of Riverside
Riverside, CA |
City of El Paso
El Paso, TX |
City of St. Pete Beach
St. Pete Beach, FL |
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City of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN |
City of Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa, AL |
City of High Point Planning and Development Department
High Point, NC |
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February 8 – "Orientation to the Walking College" webinar
February 9 – Apply for the Planning and the Black Community Division scholarship
February 13 – "Introducing the Fourth Regional Plan for the New York Metropolitan Region" webinar
Banner photo of APA's Planning Management Institute by Joe Szurszewski; Oregon CAPP photo by Becky Steckler, AICP |
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