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Water and Planning Connect: Jump on in
Water issues — supply and use rights, irrigation, drought, contamination, stormwater management, and more — run throughout the field of planning. APA is leading planning practice by providing multiple water planning resources, including Water and Planning Connect, our all-new specialty conference. Deepen your knowledge and expand your network among experts and industry leaders in Kansas City, Missouri, September 11 and 12, as you learn and contribute to the national conversation about water and planning. CM | 9.75 (includes CM | 1.5 | Law) |
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Take the Planning Home member survey
APA wants to better understand the housing affordability issues — like availability, preservation, production, and quality — that matter most in your community. Your responses to the brief (10-minute) Planning Home member survey will help APA develop tools and resources to address housing issues, engage effectively in today's challenging housing debate, and support the work of planners. Take the survey by Wednesday, August 15. |
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CPAT update
What's going on with APA's Community Planning Assistance Teams? Professional Practice Programs Manager Ryan Scherzinger, AICP, reports on the aftermath of completed CPAT projects in Florida and Baltimore, and looks ahead to upcoming projects with the Quinault Indian Nation and in Arizona, California, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since 2011, volunteer CPATs have helped more than two dozen communities in need of planning resources and expertise. |
Leadership retreat recap
The APA Board, AICP Commission, and APA senior staff met in Chicago in late July for the annual leadership retreat. Read a brief recap of their activities — including developing a new approach to strategic planning — in APA News. |
Vote now for chapter and division leaders
Survey & Ballot Systems has distributed online ballots for electing chapter and division leaders. If you have not received yours by tomorrow (August 9), contact support@directvote.net. Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on September 7. |
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POLICY AND ADVOCACY |
Bowen speaks up for a pro-planning Farm Bill
Today, APA President Cynthia Bowen, FAICP, sent a message to 56 House and Senate Farm Bill conferees that identifies and argues for proposed provisions that advance local planning efforts. Overall, the Senate bill is substantially better for planning, but APA is working on your behalf to ensure that all proposals that improve food system planning, expand access to healthy food, improve rural economies, and protect vital agricultural land and environmental resources are included in the final legislation. |
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While the conference committee will not formally meet until early September, congressional staff already are reconciling differences between the House and Senate versions. Please speak out now and help us meet our goal of 100 calls to Congress this month. Tell your elected officials to support the Senate version of the Farm Bill. After your call, inform APA Public Affairs Manager Emily Pasi. |
Policy and Advocacy Conference
Catch up on more planning policy and legislation at APA's Policy and Advocacy Conference, September 23–25, in Washington. Sessions will cover infrastructure financing, housing affordability, economic development, and more. Learn how to be an effective advocate for planning and use your new skills during Planners' Day on Capitol Hill. View the full program. CM |
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Coming soon: APA Learn
Next month, APA will launch APA Learn, a one-stop shop for online instruction at any point in a planning career. APA members and other lifelong learners will find APA Learn unequalled for quality and convenience.
APA Learn will feature:
- Almost 400 courses, offering 500+ AICP Certification Maintenance credits
- Seamless integration with CM logging
- New, affordable pricing
- Mobile-friendly bookmarking
Find out more about APA Learn. |
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Planning in Urban Renewal
Viewed through today's lens, the legacy of urban renewal is mostly negative. But how did planners view these programs when they were launched? In 1957, this historic PAS report offered a practicing planner's perspective on the opportunities and potential pitfalls of urban renewal programs. Bonus reprint: a contemporaneous speech given by a Ford Motor Company official on why industry should value community planning. |
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OPPORTUNITIES |
Scenario planning
The Consortium for Scenario Planning — an initiative of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy — hosts its annual conference September 12–14 in Columbus, Ohio. Activities include an opening reception, scenario planning panel sessions, and an informal "unconference" segment.
Interested in a smaller serving of scenario planning? Water and Planning Connect will feature a two-part Scenario Planning Workshop led by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. |
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Mendocino County
Ukiah, CA |
The Lakota Group
Chicago, IL |
Miami-Dade County
Miami, FL |
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City of Heyburn
Heyburn, ID |
City of Cedar Falls
Cedar Falls, IA |
Greenville County
Greenville, SC |
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Send questions or comments about Interact to interact@planning.org.
Interact is a member e-newsletter of the American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners. |
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