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APA NEWS
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National awards honor planning excellence and achievement
APA congratulates this year's National Planning Award recipients, whose achievements exemplify planners' best efforts to create stronger, healthier, and more just communities. Their work — ranging from engaging communities to expanding mobility — inspires us all. A distinguished jury selected five Excellence and 16 Achievement awards recipients to be honored at the National Planning Awards Luncheon on Monday, April 23, at NPC18 in New Orleans.
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DC awards honor outstanding divisions and members
Six APA divisions and two individual members will receive Divisions Council awards at the APA/AICP Annual Meeting and Leadership Honors on Tuesday, April 24, at NPC18.The honored divisions are: International, LGBTQ and Planning, Planning and the Black Community, Sustainable Communities, Transportation Planning, and Women and Planning. Deborah Myerson, AICP, and David Gattis, FAICP, will receive the Division Chair's Award and the Terry F. Holzheimer, FAICP, Leadership Award, respectively.
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Weekend website maintenance
Beginning at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday, March 30, the APA website will undergo maintenance and updates to improve functionality and security. The website will be inaccessible until Saturday, March 31. We appreciate your understanding.
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NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
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Registration is open
Online registration will be available through the end of NPC18; on-site registration at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans will open at noon (CT) on Friday, April 20.
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Enjoy a taste of New Orleans
Events organized by the local host subcommittee showcase New Orleans's great food and vibrant jazz at two of the city's most beloved attractions. Relax in Big Easy ambiance and let the good times roll!
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Jazz Brunch
Begin Sunday, April 22, at historic Arnaud's Restaurant. Savor a delicious brunch and an unlimited Bloody Mary/mimosa bar, accompanied by smooth jazz. Drop into the on-site Mardi Gras museum on your way back to the conference. If you spot the ghost of founder Arnaud Cazenave, just say hello.
Jazz Riverboat Cruise
Sunday evening, climb aboard the steamboat Natchez, one of two remaining paddlewheels active on the Mississippi, for a river cruise reminiscent of the Steamboat Era. Enjoy dinner and jazz played by the Grammy-nominated Dukes of Dixieland — a perfect close to a fantastic conference day.
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EVENTS
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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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RESOURCES
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Part of the Plan4Health legacy: a Texas toolkit...
A series of tornados that ripped through the state prompted the APA Texas Chapter and the University of North Texas School of Public Health to form a Texas Planners4Health team. The team developed a disaster planning and recovery toolkit for small communities and is raising donations for residents in tornado-riven Van Zandt County.
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Practicing flood mitigation
Integrating flood mitigation into planning practice is a hot topic among planners today. As part of a FEMA-funded project, APA's Hazards Planning Center and partners are working with Downers Grove, Illinois, to pilot an innovative flow path model and community engagement tool. The goals? Educate the public and help practitioners effectively plan for flooding in their communities. APA researcher Joe DeAngelis describes the first successful pilot and discusses its utility for planners nationwide.
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Podcast: "Planning the Autonomous Future," Episode Two
Hosts Jennifer Henaghan, AICP, and Kelley Coyner talk with Corey Clothier, AV strategist at Mobility e3, about autonomous vehicle pilot projects. Clothier participated in the first such project in the United States — at Fort Bragg in North Carolina — which revolutionized wounded warriors' transport to and from medical appointments.
Listen or subscribe to this series on YouTube or Stitcher, or tune in from APA's podcasts page.
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POLICY AND ADVOCACY
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California: A housing trailblazer
Housing affordability presents some of the most pressing and controversial challenges facing state legislatures. California is no exception. In a Golden State spotlight, learn about the housing package adopted last year, what's on this year's legislative agenda, and how planners are a critical part of the solution.
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MEMBER NEWS
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Learning planning by doing
APA Ambassador Deland Chan, AICP, designed a workshop for youth in San Francisco's Chinatown to learn how to collect and synthesize data about their urban environment.
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