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| #e.21505 | Sunday 2:30PM to 5:30PM
October 14,
2012 | CM | 3.00 |
Design Matters: Using Design Guidelines to Shape a CommunityAPA Pennsylvania ChapterErie, PA Across the nation, places of all sizes are seeking ways to create environments that attract residents and tax-paying businesses, making community design more important than ever. Planning tools and policies – such as design guidelines – have a powerful impact on how communities look and function but are often underutilized in Pennsylvania. This advanced session will show how to guide the aesthetics and functionality of the built environment to contribute to community success.
The overall value of improved development design will be discussed, and a copy of Better Models for Development in Pennsylvania (© The Conservation Fund 2005) will be provided to every session participant (courtesy of DCNR). The session will present various methods available to local governments to address design principles and improve design outcomes. The session will discuss design principles in relation to topics such as architecture, lighting, signage, landscaping, and site planning. Course instructors will focus on design guides and manuals, but also address incorporating guidelines into regional plans, comprehensive plans, and zoning ordinances. In addition, the session will discuss how design guidelines can be incorporated into Traditional Neighborhood Developments.
Case studies will be presented from Pennsylvania and across the country, touching on both older, historic communities and new growth areas. The Pennsylvania Wilds Design Guide will be used as a primary example of regional application of a design guide.
Course Highlights:
Better Models for Development in Pennsylvania
Design Guidelines
Traditional Neighborhood Developments
The target audience for this training session includes professional planners and elected officials, municipal staff, and citizen planners who are well-versed in planning and seeking advanced information on using design guidelines in their community. There will be ample opportunities for Q&A during the session.
Instructors: Tracey Zinn AICP Tracy Zinn, AICP is Vice President of the consulting firm T&B Planning and brings a national perspective to planning and design. She worked as a planner in southern California for 14 years and has been consulting in Pennsylvania since 2006. Tracy authored The Pennsylvania Wilds Design Guide for Community Character Stewardship and serves as the program’s Design Assistance Advisor. Her other publications include the Ohiopyle Borough Design Guide Sheltered by Nature, as well as additional design guidelines and historic preservation plans in Pennsylvania and California. She has a B.S. in Geography and Regional Planning from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and serves on the Municipality of Murrysville Zoning Hearing Board. Her planning expertise focuses on community character and environmental sensitivity through land use arrangement, planning policy, design guidelines, and zoning for public and private projects. Jason Kambitsis AICP Jason Kambitsis, AICP is the Director of Economic Development for the Mount Washington Community Development Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA. Jason also is a founding Principal at Data Driven Planning, a Community Planning and Data Analysis firm. Formerly, Jason was a Senior Planner at the City of Pittsburgh Department of City Planning. Jason oversaw the Planning activities for 23 of Pittsburgh’s 90 neighborhoods and was the Project Manager for DesignPGH, the Urban Design Component of PlanPGH, the City’s Comprehensive Plan. Before moving back to his hometown of Pittsburgh Jason worked as a planner overseeing the resource management system for the County of San Luis Obispo, CA and was a member of San Luis Obispo’s Architectural Review Commission. He has also worked as a designer for private firms in both construction and interior design. Jason is also a freelance journalist with work seen in publications such as Wired, ABC News and CNN. Jason received a B.S. in Geography and Regional Planning from Indiana University of PA and a Master’s of City and Regional Planning from CalPoly, SLO. When Jason is not busy planning, you can find him in his backyard playing baseball with his wife and two sons. (10 Ratings)
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