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November 25, 2020
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A note of thanks
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APA would like to take this opportunity to thank our members, volunteers, and leaders for your continued support during a difficult year. Thank you, planners, for helping your communities respond to and recover from an unprecedented pandemic. We appreciate your tireless vision for the future, which will help communities reinvent themselves to be more resilient, equitable, and prosperous. As you continue to address the biggest challenges of this moment, know that APA is here to support you.
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RESOURCES
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Uncovering JAPA
The importance of language and understanding identities
How and why should planners better understand the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx? Gaining insight into the evolution of these terms is "a step forward for planners to become more culturally competent, foster inclusion, and implement policies under an imperative equity framework." Plus: Check out the most recent edition of PAS QuickNotes on gender inclusive language.
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From Planning
Planning as caring
Most professionals are encouraged to leave their feelings at the door, but in planning, they can be an asset. Learn how to harness your emotional, social, and cultural intelligence to create compassionate, inclusive communities.
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November Zoning Practice
Practice use variance
Because of COVID-19, planners face pressure to identify and remove barriers to business creation and expansion. How can the use variance assist in moving economic recovery efforts forward? Get the history behind the use variance, approval criteria, and procedures to help curb abuses in this month's Zoning Practice.
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Brookings Report
Exploring new measures of travel behavior
Planners have long understood the impacts neighborhood design has on people's travel habits. In their new report, Brookings scholars demonstrate how anonymized data from digital tracking technologies can better measure the relationship between local travel habits and physical design. This detailed analysis reframes challenges and offers new justification for policies to achieve a more inclusive and resilient built environment.
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AICP
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Updated AICP certification deadlines
We are rolling out a new, enhanced platform for the AICP certification process — and sometimes improvements require a little flexibility. To ensure a smooth experience for applicants, the winter application and exam registration windows for the May 2021 certification cycle will open January 5.
Speaking of flexibility, earning AICP is now easier to tailor to your needs and your schedule. After you submit your application, you may choose to start by taking the AICP Certification Exam or submitting your professional experience essays.
Learn more about the new flexible path to certification
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EVENTS
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Virtual Training Workshop
Upholding Equity in Planning
December 3–5
Learn how to embed equity into your professional work at this virtual training workshop encompassing diversity, equity and inclusion from the Illinois and Wisconsin Chapters. "Upholding Equity in Planning" attendees will be given real world tactics on how to embed equity into their professional work. The workshop aims to take participants from passive allies to active accomplices in dismantling oppressive structures and institutions. CM | 9.5
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NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
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Coming Soon!
NPC21 call for proposals
Your chance is coming to submit a session proposal and present at NPC21! Mark your calendar: the call for proposal window opens November 30.
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YOUR MEMBERSHIP
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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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