NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE |
Make plans! Sign up for NPC18
Members (only) can register now for the 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans. You're at the head of the line until January 17 for conference registration and tickets for mobile workshops, orientation tours, and other popular activities. Check out the program, get acquainted with New Orleans, and sign up for NPC18!
Make the most of what you have — apply your organization's expiring 2017 funds to sign up for NPC18 now, when registration rates are lowest. Contact confregistration@planning.org for details. |
|
|
|
Second proposal window opens
Also open now through January 10 is a proposal submission period for posters and timely sessions that respond to recent events or breaking planning issues. |
Take the NPC19 survey
Share your ideas about educational programming at NPC19 in San Francisco by taking a short online survey. The survey closes January 5. |
ADVERTISEMENT
Streamline your city's permitting and licensing in 2018
Permitting a business or residential project can be complex. OpenCounter streamlines the process by revealing where the project is allowed, which permits are required, and how much the permits will cost. This simplifies the process and saves time for applicants and staff. Learn more at www.opencounter.com. |
|
APA NEWS |
Kudos to successful AICP exam candidates
APA congratulates 324 members who passed the November 2017 AICP Certification Exam, including Ryan Scherzinger, AICP, APA's professional practice programs manager. |
Tips for AICP exam applicants
Not on the AICP list yet? Don't miss your last chance this year to apply for AICP Certification. The application submission deadline for the May 2018 AICP Certification Exam is 5 p.m. (CT) on December 28.
Chapter-managed AICP Exam Fee Scholarships offer need-based assistance in the form of a steeply discounted exam fee. Interested? Email your chapter Professional Development Officer by early February with a personal statement detailing your circumstances and, if applicable, how your AICP membership would help to diversify the AICP community. |
|
|
|
Double your gift for hurricane relief
Please donate now to the APA Foundation's Community Assistance Fund. The Foundation will match individual donations through December 31, and use the funds for hurricane recovery efforts.
APA Foundation Board Chair Mary Kay Peck, FAICP, described her experiences as Hurricane Irma barreled toward her home state of Florida. Her home was spared the worst of the storm's wrath, but thousands of homes and businesses in Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands were not.
If you contributed to the APA Foundation this year, thank you! |
What got your attention in 2017?
APA staff dug into web stats to see what online content drew people's eyes and ears across a variety of media. Discover APA's 2017 "greatest hits" on Facebook and Twitter, digital Planning, podcasts, blog posts, and more. |
|
|
ADVERTISEMENT
Help identify key insights in the planning profession
Complete the 4th Annual Local Government Leader Survey by iCompass. Help identify insights into the changing landscape of government and what it means for planners. You'll get a summary of the key findings and a copy of the final report. |
POLICY AND ADVOCACY |
Key financing tools survive tax reform compromise
Congress approved today the compromise agreement on tax reform struck by House and Senate negotiators late last week, clearing the bill's final hurdle in Congress and sending it to President Trump to be signed into law. The deal preserves Private Activity Bonds, New Market Tax Credits, and Historic Tax Credits, largely thanks to efforts led by community development and planning advocates. Nonetheless, the legislation poses new questions for local communities and short-term federal priorities, including infrastructure. |
A year of advocacy
Look back with us on planning advocates' key moments in 2017. With major legislative issues unresolved and a busy 2018 on the horizon, APA will build on this year's momentum in efforts to advance smart federal planning policies. |
EVENTS |
|
RESOURCES |
New on the member resources menu: Food Trucks
Has the food-truck revolution reached your city? Nationwide, mobile food vendors are taking tasty new cuisines and entrepreneurial energy to city centers and neighborhoods. If concerns about competition and potential impacts are not addressed by your community's vending ordinances, check out Food Trucks, the latest Research KnowledgeBase collection for APA members. Discover background info, policy guidance, and examples of local regulations that support these new ventures while protecting communities. |
From our blog
Read the first installment in a three-part series on designing age-friendly communities from the APA Pennsylvania Chapter's Healthy Communities in PA. |
|
OPPORTUNITIES |
|
Get involved
Volunteer to be a 2018 APA Ambassador by December 31.
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 locally. The program includes three years of leadership training, expert scientific assistance, and the resources of a national network. Youth teams will travel to Baltimore for a week of experiential learning and interaction with leading climatologists and communications experts. Spread the word! Program applications are due by February 15. |
AICP |
CM 2016–17 reporting period countdown: 11 days to go!
More than 80 percent of AICP members in the CM 2016–17 reporting period have logged more than half their required CM credits. Your CM credit tally appears on your CM log. Remember to log all earned credits by December 31 to avoid entering the January–April grace period.
December 31 is also the last day to request exemption from CM requirements for 2016–17. |
|
|
|
City of Newport News
Newport News, VA |
City of Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM |
Carver County
Cologne, MN |
|
|
The City of Memphis and Shelby County Community Redevelopment Agency
Memphis, TN |
Village of Mundelein
Mundelein, IL |
Hampton Road Transportation Planning Organization
Chesapeake, VA |
|
|
|
|
LAST CALL |
December 28 – Apply to take the May 2018 AICP Certification Exam
December 31 – Get 100% match for your gift to the APA Foundation Community Assistance Fund
December 31 – Log credits earned during the 2016–17 CM reporting period
December 31 – Request exemption from 2016–17 CM reporting requirements
December 31 – Volunteer to be a 2018 APA Ambassador
Banner photo: © New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau |
|
|