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Today's the day — APA Learn is here!
Today we proudly launch APA Learn, our new online education system, featuring high-quality, competitively priced courses on planning topics from A(ffordable Housing) to Z(oning). Get the latest and best professional training from today's planning experts with APA Learn's easy-to-use interface.
On the go? APA Learn is mobile-friendly, so take your education along in a plane, train, or automobile. You even can start your course on one device and resume learning on another. Plus, APA members receive 50 percent off all of APA Learn's 375+ courses and collections. |
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Connect to Learning
As you read Interact, look for this icon, which will guide you to related education in APA Learn. |
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Resilience Roundtable: Kim Mickelson, AICP
In the second episode of our new podcast series, Kim Mickelson, AICP, joins host Rich Roths, AICP, to discuss Hurricane Harvey from her perspective as an attorney with the Houston Planning Department. Three 500-year storms in 18 months prompted officials to take a closer look at the city's floodplain regulations — including elevation requirements for new construction — and infrastructure design standards. Harvey finally compelled Houston to approve a new hazard-mitigation action plan in March 2018. |
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"Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard"
So many plans, so little consistency! Discover how to spatially evaluate (and score) networks of plans to decrease vulnerabilities to hazards. Learn from research and practice through case studies that illuminate gaps and opportunities to integrate resiliency. Explore a new user-friendly tool, the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard. |
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From our blog
Read how Planners4Health projects in New Orleans and Southern California customized programs to address local issues concerning both planning and public health. |
Installation of Physical Improvements as Required in Subdivision Regulations
In the early 20th century, land speculation led to excessive and premature subdivision and created "dead land" on the outskirts of most major cities. Requiring expensive infrastructure and utility improvements before lots could be sold became a deterrent. This report from 1952 surveys subdivision improvement requirements; offers sample provisions for street and roadways, sanitary sewers, water supply, sidewalks, and street trees; and suggests enforcement mechanisms. |
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Earn your Master's in Urban Planning from Georgetown
The Georgetown University Master's in Urban & Regional Planning prepares you with the industry knowledge and leadership skills needed to effectively and responsibly shape the communities of tomorrow. Take a closer look at our part-time program. |
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One year in: the AICP Candidate Pilot Program
A little over a year ago AICP introduced an alternative path to certification — the Candidate Pilot Program. Learn about the program's first-year successes and meet 20 program participants who successfully completed all of the steps required to earn AICP certification. |
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2017–18 CM reporting period countdown
The 2017–18 Certification Maintenance reporting period ends December 31. Act now to claim all earned credits, review your CM log, ensure you are on track to complete your required credits on time, and avoid having to use the January–April grace period.
Email AICPCM@planning.org immediately if you have questions, if you cannot access your online log, or if there is a discrepancy with your personal records. |
Suggest a provider
Do you receive solicitations for training that might be interesting and valuable for other planners? Forward them to AICP; we'll reach out to the organization and promote the benefits of offering CM credits to the training provider. Search CM providers. |
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Earn a Penn State degree in Community and Economic Development
Learn how to navigate the complexities of communities and community organizations to inspire positive changes on local, regional, and national levels with a Penn State degree. Complete your course work online, studying where and when you want. Request a brochure and get started today. |
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JAPA seeks a book review editor
The Journal of the American Planning Association invites applications for the position of Book Review Editor (or Editorial Team), to begin a five-year term in April 2019. The successful candidate will combine scholarly expertise with a broad interest in planning practice. Apply by January 11. |
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Survey: Planning skills for smaller communities
What skills are required by planners who engage with smaller communities? For that matter, what constitutes a "smaller community?" A research survey conducted by a PhD candidate and planner at the University of Utah asks these questions and others crafted to discern the skills required by planners, the nature of planning in smaller communities, and the importance of an accredited planning degree and professional certifications to those planners.
You need not be a planner for a small community to aid this research. In fact, diverse input will strengthen the study and provide valuable information to planners and the profession. Take the survey by January 31. |
"Small Town, Big Ideas"
In "Small Town, Big Ideas," hear how public- and private-sector planners identified practical strategies for successfully managing change in two small, amenity-rich communities in northern Wisconsin. |
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SPEA Connect's online MPA prepares professionals to accelerate their careers while studying where and when it is most convenient. SPEA graduates are prepared for public service jobs in ways unmatched by other programs. Your experience can become credit allowing you to graduate sooner and at a decreased expense. Apply by our November 15 priority deadline to be automatically considered for merit-based aid. |
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National League of Cities
Washington, DC |
City of Concord
Concord, CA |
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City of Menasha
Menasha, WI |
Cumberland County Redevelopment Authority
Carlisle, PA |
Town of Morrisville
Morrisville, NC |
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