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Webinar: Ethics, Equity and Social Justice: Roles and Implications of Planners

Online Webinar , United States

For this webinar, presenters will share how to alter policies that hinder the needs of underserved populations as well as how to rise above institutional inertia. The webinar will introduce new tools and strategies, and participants will learn how to calibrate existing tools in order to realize desired outcomes. Examples will showcase creative ways to integrate equitable development into the planning process to make communities better.

Webinar: Regulating Electronic Message Centers

Online Webinar , United States

osted by James Carpentier, AICP, and presented by Wendy Moeller, and Mike Freeborg, Director of Government Relations for YESCO, the presentation of answers these questions, and provides practical, solution-focused guidance that can set the foundation for regulations that allow for the opportunity to leverage this technology while protecting community aesthetic values and safety concerns.

Cooperative Marketing: A workshop for BIDs and Planning Practitioners (CM|2)

Scottish Rite Theater 315 White Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ, United States

Organizing, designing, agreeing…and the dreaded collecting. Join DVRPC, the Collingswood BID, and Leigh Minor Nagy from Minor Bird Retail Therapy, on how to make cooperative marketing effective, smart, and as pleasant as possible.

$25

Bus Tour of the Inner Essex Rail Corridor

Highland Avenue Station Orange, NJ, United States

Join APA-NJ for an exciting bus/walking tour of the Inner Essex Rail corridor with locations throughout Newark, East Orange and Orange. Learn more about the Urban Essex Coalition - their recommendations and accomplishments, and discuss whether or not this initiative can be replicated in other places.

Creative Placemaking Planning for Real Estate Professionals Workshop

Bloomfield College Library Room 205 80-86 Oakland Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ, United States

Creative Placemaking Planning for Real Estate Professionals is a one-day workshop which will include a broad overview of what Creative Placemaking is and why this approach is so effective for sustainable development towards increasing community vibrancy, social equity and economic growth.

$85

Policy Briefing: The Future of Preservation Funding

D&R Greenway Land Trust One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ, United States

The referendum for a stable source of open space funding barely made it onto the November ballot. Tom Gilbert, Keep It Green will describe what the referendum means and what needs to be done to ensure its passage. Other speakers will discuss the importance of open space for healthy communities.

APA-Pennsylvania Annual Conference

Sheraton Society Hill 1 Dock Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Registration is now open for the premier planning conference in Pennsylvania.

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Planning Quizzo

Lucha Cartel 207 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, NJ, United States

Join APAPASE for an evening of food, fun, and (planning-themed) Quizzo!

New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management 2014 Annual Conference

Bally's 1900 Boardwalk, Atlantic City , NJ, United States

The NJAFM Annual Conference is a statewide conference related to floodplain management and planning. The conference draws a multi-disciplinary audience including planners, engineers, scientists and local officials.

Policy Briefing: NJ’s Complicated Affordable Housing Policies-Considering the Alternatives

Thomas Edison State College Trenton, NJ, United States

Given the quagmire of this recent history of COAH proposals and litigation in NJ, maybe it’s time to review how other states are facilitating affordable housing production and to consider how their experiences could reshape New Jersey’s approach. Leading the discussion is Rachel Bratt, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University, and author or co-author of many articles, reports, and chapters in books on housing policy.