APA Interact April 24, 2019

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POLICY AND ADVOCACY
Needed: Funding for critical housing programs

It's National Community Development Week, when we focus support on programs like Community Development Block Grants, the HOME Investment Partnership Program, and Choice Neighborhoods that fund affordable housing options that work for everyone. Join APA in urging Congress to not just restore, but increase federal funding for programs that make a critical difference in planning to address America's housing crisis.

Rethinking how communities finance affordable housing is a key component of APA's Planning Home Action Agenda and a 2019 policy priority.
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APA Learn featured course

"Planning Home: Finance, Funding & Inclusive Growth"
Learn about financing tools that local, state, and federal policy makers can leverage to address America's housing crisis. This is one of three courses that spotlight housing in APA's 2018 Policy and Advocacy Conference Collection. CM | 4.25 (collection)
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NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
NPC19 on SM

Look back at social media coverage of planning's big event in our #NPC19 Social Media Rewind.
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What did you think of NPC19?

Were you with us in San Francisco? Thanks for a great conference! Every attendee received a post-conference survey a few days ago. Please open the email, complete the survey, and share your conference experiences by April 30. Member feedback helps APA make NPC better every year.
Access to NPC19 sessions

NPC19 registrants are entitled to a full year of free access to all recorded conference sessions. Presentations will be available via APA Learn in late fall, and the year of access will begin on the day they are posted. Watch your email and future issues of Interact for the launch date.
Building bridges, connecting communities

NPC19 honored this year's award recipients, including the Northeast False Creek Plan from Vancouver, British Columbia, which received the Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Award. The 20-year plan adopted in February 2018 calls for replacing aging viaducts with a mixed-use development and reconnecting the community to the waterfront. What began as a simple infrastructure project has evolved into a once-in-a-generation opportunity for reconciliation, cultural redress, and community reconnection.
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Get your headshot

If you visited APA's headshot station in the Career Zone at NPC19, the card you received from the photographer has instructions for retrieving your photo. Can't find the card? Go to www.thephotogroup.com and enter access code "APA0419." Narrow your search by group number (if you remember it) or day. Thanks for stopping by!
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NPC20 opportunities

Help shape the NPC20 educational program by reviewing session proposals. Volunteer for this key role in next year's conference by May 1.

Do you have an idea for an NPC20 session? We'd love to hear it! APA will accept proposals online from May 31 to July 1.

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APA NEWS
Last call for leadership nominations

Candidates are needed for positions on the APA Board of Directors, AICP Commission, Student Representatives Council Executive Committee, and in many chapters and divisions. Elected leaders identify big-picture initiatives and priorities, making this an opportunity for you to influence APA and the planning profession.

Leadership nominations and elections are an opportunity for APA and APA members to increase leader diversity as part of our commitment to better reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We invite interested members of all backgrounds to respond to this call for nominations, and especially encourage nomination of members from underrepresented populations. Submit nomination materials today, April 24, by 11:59 p.m. (CT).
APA Board of Directors actions

The APA Board of Directors, the AICP Commission, and leaders of all component groups met during NPC19 in San Francisco. The Board's official actions included:
  • adopting recommendations of the Social Equity Task Force to help APA and members better address social equity in their practice; and
  • adopting a new Education Blueprint to guide the development of APA educational programs.
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EVENTS
April 25 — "Go Green with GASB 62!" webinar sponsored by the Planning Information Exchange (free; register) CM | 1.5

May 7–9, Portland, Oregon — Urbanism Next Conference. APA is a conference partner.
RESOURCES
Get ready to apply for certification

Are you applying for AICP certification in June to be eligible for the November AICP Certification Exam? Check out the updated AICP Guide Part 1: Certification Application. Criteria are the same but this update clarifies for all types of planners how their experience qualifies for AICP certification. Learn more about applying for AICP certification.
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Studying street air

In 2018, the Street Air Project received an APA National Planning Achievement Award for its study of air pollution along a busy San Francisco thoroughfare lined with outdoor eateries. Catch up on their research and learn about simple design changes that could make urban al fresco dining notably safer and more enjoyable.
OPPORTUNITIES
Weigh into FutureShape

Help the APA Foundation develop a research agenda for the planning profession. The FutureShape framework will guide funders, researchers, and others in worldwide research activities to provide planners with evidence-backed tools and resources. Take part in prioritizing research topics by completing the FutureShape survey by May 15.
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Student writing competition

The APA Planning and Law Division is accepting applications for the 2019 Smith-Babcock-Williams Student Writing Competition. Submit entries by June 7.
 
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LAST CALL
April 24 – Submit nominations for APA, AICP, and other component leadership positions

April 25 – "Go Green With GASB 62!" webinar

 

April 30 – Earn and log credits for the 2017–18 CM reporting cycle

April 30 – Complete the NPC19 survey

April 30 – Submit nominations for the ACHP/HUD Historic Preservation Award

May 1 – Volunteer to review NPC20 conference proposals

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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