AICP College of Fellows Class of 2018
Please join all APA members in congratulating new members of the AICP College of Fellows. Selection for the College is the Institute's highest honor. Sixty-four new Fellows will be inducted on April 22, during NPC18 in New Orleans. All conference attendees are invited to honor these outstanding planners by attending the induction ceremony. Tickets for the reception that follows are still available. (Pictured above: the 2016 Class of the AICP College of Fellows.)
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Meet APA's student leaders
APA's Student Representatives Council engages student members and promotes their interests within the association. The SRC comprises one student from each APA-recognized Planning Student Organization and is led by an Executive Committee that is elected every two years by student members. Students, meet your region's representative and other members of the new SRC ExComm installed in January.
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Discover 7 Strategies for Sustainable Urban Planning
As our global population scales to a projected 10 billion people, a new vision of community, prosperity, and urbanism is long overdue. Download the latest white paper from Peter Calthorpe, world-renowned designer and co-founder of UrbanFootprint.
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APA NEWS
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Help APA spread the word! Tell your social networks that you suggested a 2018 Great Place and use the official hashtag — #APAGreatPlaces — in your tweets and posts.
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Correction
The February 28 issue of Interact incorrectly identified one of the winners of the 2018 AICP Student Project Awards. We regret the error and congratulate Arizona State University.
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Work for APA
Full-time Marketing Associate and Meetings Manager positions are open in APA's Chicago office. Paid, part-time Research and Communications Great Places in America fellowships are available in Washington. Apply for fellowships by March 16.
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Immerse yourself in cutting-edge 3D GIS technology
The emerging field of Geodesign is a "must-know" for planning professionals. Incorporating GIS into the development of sustainable systems helps create new solutions to population change, climate change, and other factors — for the future of our planet. Learn more about Jefferson's (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) graduate program in Geodesign and apply now for Fall 2018.
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POLICY AND ADVOCACY
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Act fast on new community development tool
Good news — a new community development incentive tax incentive program is available to states for the first time since the Clinton administration. Opportunity Zones, established in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, channel long-term capital into investments in distressed communities. Interested governors must make designations or request extensions by March 21 or forfeit their states' right to participate. Find out what planners need to know now about Opportunity Zones and the designation process.
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Update on federal AV policy
Elaine Chao, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, led off a March 1 "listening summit" on the Trump administration's automated vehicle policy framework. "AV 3.0," to be released this summer, will focus on mass transit and automation relating to trains, trucking, and ports.
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NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
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Hobnob. Circulate. Mingle.
NPC18 networking opportunities are wider than ever, encouraging attendees to network more frequently throughout the conference. For one thing, there will be longer intervals between educational sessions. Did a workshop conversation spark a connection? You'll have plenty of time to keep talking without missing a minute of your next session.
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EVENTS
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OPPORTUNITIES
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JPER writing workshop
Apply by March 19 for a writing workshop hosted by the Journal of Planning Education and Research. The July 16–18 workshop at Rutgers University is intended for untenured assistant professors and recent PhD recipients or candidates graduating this spring in urban planning, urban studies, and similar fields.
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RESOURCES
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Planning
The March issue reminds us that opioid addiction is a nationwide scourge. In the cover story, maps produced with GIS software dramatically illustrate where the epidemic hits hardest: in rural areas, especially in a broad swath of middle America. Planners are using this visual geographic data as they join public health workers and policy makers in the fight against deadly substance abuse.
Planning magazine wants to hear from you! Tell us what you're most looking forward to at NPC18 in New Orleans, and you may find your and fellow planners' answers in an upcoming issue. The March 9 deadline to weigh in is fast approaching, so cast your vote today.
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People Behind the Plans: Doug Farr
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Credibility, influence, and power
How do you get them? How should you use them? Richard Willson, FAICP, offers insight into their importance and the effect they have on a planning career in his most recent post in the continuing series, A Guide for the Idealist.
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From our blog
Lynn Ross, AICP, and Susan Wood, AICP, co-chairs of APA's Planning for Equity Policy Guide committee, introduce the ideas that underlie the guide-in-progress and invite APA members to participate in its development.
Planners4Health will live on in Illinois in the form of a web microsite — hosted by the APA Illinois Chapter — that will help planners and health professionals connect and share ideas statewide. Courtney Kashima, AICP, tells how it came about.
APA Ambassadors Mindy Moore, AICP, Leanne Harter, and Jennifer Wiltgen, AICP, brought their vision for "Kidtropolis" — a kid-friendly city — to first- and second-graders in Nevada, Iowa, using material from John Martoni's Metropolis curriculum.
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Oregon Department of Transportation
Bend, OR
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Delaware Deptartment of Natural Resouces and Environmental Control
Dover, DE
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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Cameron County, TX
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Village of Allouez
Allouez, WI
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Town of Clarksville
Clarksville, IN
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City of Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, NY
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