APA Hosts 30 Chinese Mayors for Training and Tour

APA is coordinating a training and tour of eight U.S. cities for 30 mayors from Jiangsu Province, China, from November 5-25, 2003.

Click here for a news release on the mayors' visit.

The mayors' visit is part of a larger educational program developed by APA and the Jiangsu Province Office of Personnel Education to improve the use and understanding of planning and planners. The cities on the mayors' tour are listed below. APA seeks assistance in identifying local contacts in each city:

• Hosts who will brief the group on the city and region
• Local elected officials such as the mayor and state or county officials to meet with the delegation
• Private or nonprofit organizations interested in hosting the mayors for a luncheon, dinner, or reception
• Individuals willing to join the group for a tour of the city based on an itinerary drawn up in advance

If you would like to help, please contact Jeff Soule, FAICP, APA Policy Director, at jsoule@planning.org.

Program
Mayors' Training on Planning and Urban Development

Trainee
30 Mayors or Deputy Mayors from Jiangsu Province, China

Trainer
APA

Dates
November 5–25, 2003

Training Subjects

1. Historic Review: Urbanization in the U.S.; American Planning & Planners

2. Theory and Practice: Planning, Urban Design and City Management

3. City and Policy: American Cities and Planning Strategies

4. Socio-economics and Politics: Mayors and their City Planning

5. Future and Challenge: Development-Environment-Transportation-Culture

6. Competition and Cooperation: Cities and Regional Planning

7. Land Use, Farmland Conservation and Small Town Planning

8. Cultural Preservation and Tourism Planning

9. Management: Zoning, Design Guidelines, City Character and City Image

10. Implementation: Finance and Development

11. Urban Revitalization

12. Waterfront City Planning

Schedule and Cities Visited

Chicago: American Urbanization; Planning History, Modern Architecture
11/5 (Wed) Delegates arrive at Chicago in the afternoon.
11/6 (Thurs) Training at APA Headquarters; Welcome lunch
11/7 (Fri) Tour: City of Chicago
11/8 (Sat) Tour or discussion (Morning); Fly to Boston (afternoon)

Boston: First American City; Environmental Issues and Transportation
11/9 (Sun) Tour Cambridge/Harvard (Morning); Training @MIT
11/10 (Mon) Tour Boston; (Meeting w/ Mass. Governor)
11/11 (Tues) Bus ride to New York City via Plymouth, Massachusetts; New Haven, Connecticut

New York City: International City; Financial Center; Diversity; Street System
11/12 (Wed) Training (TBA); Meet NYC Mayor?
11/13 (Thurs) Tour NYC
11/14 (Fri) Bus ride to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; via Princeton

Philadelphia: First U.S. Capital; Historic Preservation
11/15 (Sat) Tour Philadelphia
11/16 (Sun) Bus ride to Washington, D.C.; via Baltimore (first day of APA China Training III)

Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Capital; APA National Headquarters
11/17 (Mon) Training at APA (Intensive; Four Courses; Whole day)
11/18 (Tues) Visiting U.S. Congress
Tour DC (Morning or afternoon depending on Congress schedule)
EVENING: APA Cocktail and Banquet: mayors, APA China Seminar, D.C. Mayor
11/19 (Wed) Tour D.C. and Annapolis, Maryland; Fly to New Orleans (Evening)

New Orleans: Waterfront City; Historic City and Tourism; Industrial Planning
11/20 (Thurs) Visiting New Orleans Port and a historic plantation
11/21 (Fri) Training at Mayor's Institute; Tour French Quarter

San Diego, California: Good Urban Planning and Revitalization; Suburbs and City; Port
11/22 (Sat) Fly to San Diego (Morning); Training (TBA) (Afternoon)
11/23 (Sun) Tour San Diego; Bus ride to Los Angeles late afternoon

Los Angeles: Large City; Car Culture; Urban Sprawl
11/24 (Mon) Tour Los Angeles
11/25 (Tues) Delegates return to China