NNECAPA Events Calendar
Coming Events
- January 9th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Creating Citizen Engagement in Small and/or Rural Communities
- February 6th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Energy Efficient Land Use Planning
- March 6th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Sustainability in Codes and Public Policy - Diving Deep
- April 3rd, 2009: APA Webcasts - Agricultural Preservation
- April 25th, 2009: APA's 2009 National Planning Conference, Mineapolis, MN
- June 5th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Current Trends in Planning Law (LAW CM credit)
- June 14th, 2009: ICLEI World Congress 2009
- July 3rd, 2009: APA Webcasts - AICP Code of Ethics (CM ETHICS CREDIT)
- August 7th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Wind - Small and Large
- September 4th, 2009: APA Webcasts - The Future of Transportation: Providing Sustainable Choices for the Public
- September 24th, 2009: 2009 NNECAPA Annual Conference
- October 2nd, 2009: APA Webcasts - Practical Application of Takings, Exactinos and Constitutional Procedural Requirements in Local land Use Decisions (LAW CM CREDIT)
- November 6th, 2009: APA WEbcasts - Community Visioning: Creating the Framework for Tomorrow's Florida
- December 4th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Creating Sustainable Communities
Upcoming Events
January 9th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Creating Citizen Engagement in Small and/or Rural Communities (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP Ohio State University
This session will train participants on effective citizen engagement techniques that can be utilized to involve citizens in planning processes. Gain unique insight into the issues surrounding planning in a rural context. This webcast includes case study examples of tools that are helping empower citizens to make decisions about how to most effectively manage growth and change while preserving the rural character. 1.5CM credit
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February 6th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Energy Efficient Land Use Planning (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
As the cost of energy increases, so is the need to consider energy efficiency in making land use and public facilities location planning decisions. This session will focus on how the economics of energy will influence development patterns and density, and how such considerations as commuting times and public sector fuel consumption should be factored into both short and long-range community planning. Included is an overview of new LEED Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) standards. 1.5CM credit
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March 6th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Sustainability in Codes and Public Policy - Diving Deep (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
This session will focus on background information that makes a compelling case for more sustainable practices in our city codes and regulations, and presents case studies of several regional and local initiatives that highlight sustainable policy implementation. The instructor has worked for many years on developing and implementing public policy to create safe, healthy, beautiful and sustainable communities. 1.5CM Credit
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April 3rd, 2009: APA Webcasts - Agricultural Preservation (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Dr. Tom Daniels, Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania Bob Wagner, Senior Director for Farmland Protection Programs, American Farmland Trust
Agriculture is a vital industry across the U.S., but suburban and rural development is consuming agricultural lands at a pace of two acres every minute. Over the past 30 years the rate of development has been increasing, with our most fertile lands being lost the fastest. As planners, it is important for us to realize that a majority of our food products are produced in urban-influenced areas - areas where planners have the potential to make substantial positive changes. Planners at every level need a better understanding of land preservation, agricultural economics, and land use planning to be effective in preserving farming as a land use, an industry, and a way of life. Various approaches and examples to agricultural preservation will be explored. 1.5CM credit
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April 25th, 2009: APA's 2009 National Planning Conference, Mineapolis, MN (08:00 am - 5:00 pm)
The next APA National Planning Conference will be held in Mineapolis, MN April 25-29, 2009. Check the APA website for more details or to propose a session.
June 5th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Current Trends in Planning Law (LAW CM credit) (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Daniel A. Spitzer, J.D. Hodgson Russ Attorneys, Buffalo, NY
With the start of a new administration to continuing efforts to resolve economic difficulties, planners are presented with one of the most challenging periods in recent times. From continuing upheaval in the housing markets and instability in the financial markets, to new efforts to create a green economy while preserving traditional sources of employment, Planning Law is in flux as new court decisions and legislation shape our ability to respond to these issues. Current Trends in Planning Law will go behind the latest decisions to examine how communities can find opportunities from the challenges we face, from dealing with the wave of new digital signs to integrating climate change concerns into our planning process. 1.5 CM LAW credit
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June 14th, 2009: ICLEI World Congress 2009
The ICLEI World Congress 2009, June 14 - 18, 2009 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be a five-day event filled with insightful presentations and discussions, study tours and celebrations, sharing and learning.
Join mayors, local governments, and colleagues, as more than 800 delegates worldwide come together in Edmonton. This is a key event for all ICLEI Members and a golden opportunity for partners to gain a better understanding of the achievements of ICLEI and its Members. Delegates will be able to learn from each other and interact beyond regional boundaries, and watch the ICLEI network strengthen and grow. We invite each municipality to reach out to neighbouring communities, sister cities, and other partner municipalities to encourage them to join ICLEI and participate in the inspiring World Congress.
The program will showcase the vast work of ICLEI members on advancing sustainability, for and about local governments. It will be enriched by global strategists sharing their vision on the opportunities and challenges for local governments in the coming decade. The discussions around ICLEI’s Strategic Plan shall be a milestone for the organisation, looking back at 18 years of activities to determine ICLEI’s role in the coming future.
July 3rd, 2009: APA Webcasts - AICP Code of Ethics (CM ETHICS CREDIT) (1:00 pm - 02:30 am)
Engage in an interactive forum to discuss difficult issues related to planning ethics. Participants will be invited to join in the discussion moderated by professionals in the industry. The scenarios will address ethical dilemmas that planners face in the workplace. This session is designed to meet the Certification Maintenance requirements and will also provide reasoning and basis for dissecting difficult ethical questions. 1.5CM ETHICS credit
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August 7th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Wind - Small and Large (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Erica Heller, Clarion Associates Jim Neblett, Planning Director, Logan County, Colorado
This session will cover the topic of wind; both in large and small scale projects. Part I will address alternative energy production through the harnessing of renewable natural resources and its importance as a component of environmental and economic sustainability. We will explore the benefits of wind power generation, and discuss real and perceived land use impacts of wind turbines such as noise, avian impacts, and aesthetics. Part II identifies the permitting of large wind farm projects in rural areas and will focus on the process of permitting 1.5 megawatt or larger turbines and associated facilities through conditional use permit processes and development agreements. Large scale wind projects pose different challenges to planners than are encountered with small or domestic wind projects. Learn how to pull all of it together in a win-win scenario. 1.5CM credit
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September 4th, 2009: APA Webcasts - The Future of Transportation: Providing Sustainable Choices for the Public (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Matthew Click, AICP, Cambridge Systematics Aileen Boucle, AICP, Florida Department of Transportation
Transportation is the backbone of many state’s economy and impacts the public’s quality of life every day. The current method for funding and managing transportation is broken, resulting in ever increasing congestion, wasted fuel, environmental degradation and a lack of meaningful choices for the public. This multimedia presentation will present a new paradigm on how to fund and manage transportation in a manner that is sustainable and responsible. Highlights of sustainable I- 95 Managed Lanes project will be discussed. 1.5CM credit
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September 24th, 2009: 2009 NNECAPA Annual Conference (08:00 am - 5:00 pm)
SAVE THE DATE for the 2009 NNECAPA Conference which will be held in Belfast, ME.
October 2nd, 2009: APA Webcasts - Practical Application of Takings, Exactinos and Constitutional Procedural Requirements in Local land Use Decisions (LAW CM CREDIT) (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Dan Vogel, J.D. – University of Virginia - Founding Shareholder, Cunningham, Vogel and Rost P.C.
This webcast will discuss the limitations on and common legal challenges to local land use decisions and will discuss practical steps local land use agencies should consider to conform to federal constitutional and statutory limitations. Cunningham, Vogel and Rost, P.C. represents only local governments and related public sector interests in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas relating to land use and development matters, condemnation, telecommunications and franchises, and related municipal issues. The instructor has also assisted municipalities with the preparation of zoning and development codes, comprehensive plans, and specialized development ordinances. 1.5CM credit
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November 6th, 2009: APA WEbcasts - Community Visioning: Creating the Framework for Tomorrow's Florida (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
Rich Unger, FAICP - MSCW, Inc. Curt Ostrodka, AICP, LEED, AP - MSCW, Inc.
Community visioning is an innovative growth management tool that can be used to promote future development in a compact and sustainable manner, and involves diverse elements of the community, including civic groups, businesses and government. This session will use the Taylor County, Florida Vision 2060 process as a case study, discuss lessons learned and applications which are transferable to other communities. 1.5CM credit
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December 4th, 2009: APA Webcasts - Creating Sustainable Communities (1:00 pm - 2:30 pm)
This session will begin with an overview of the sustainability principles described in the book "The Natural Step for Communities" by Torbjorn Lahti and the implementation strategies offered in "Toward a Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Local Government" written by University of Wisconsin Extension. Examples and case studies will be discussed to assist planners in identifying ways they can implement these strategies to not only impact the climate and natural resources but to improve the bottom line and the livability of the communities that they serve. 1.5CM credit
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Archived Events from the past 30 days
December 16th, 2008: Urban Design Workshop 301
For professional urban designers, landscape architects, civil engineers, architects, and planners.
Though the New England town center is revered and used as a model for community design across the country, new growth in our towns has been inconsistent with the well-loved patterns and lifestyles of our historic communities. Several generations of building according to Euclidean zoning has resulted in lost knowledge pertaining to the form and design of New England s fine-grained neighborhoods, including exceptional street networks, beautiful terminated vistas, close-knit commercial and residential cores, and successful public spaces.
Urban Design Workshop: 301 offered by the Congress for the New Urbanism, New England Chapter and our Partners will provide registrants with specific tools and techniques for designing infill and neighborhood plans that reflect the best traditions of New England town building. Instruction will focus on smart growth principles and the design of walkable, compact neighborhoods as a strategy for achieving sustainability.
Instructors will lead participants through a hands-on exercise, using a project site that presents an urban design challenge common to towns throughout New England. Our experienced urban designers will provide one-on-one instruction and teach methods for artfully and economically solving real-life urban design challenges. Instruction will include:
- Optimal street sections for walkable streets,
- Sustainable design solutions,
- Flexible retail design techniques,
- Phasable plans that can change with market needs,
- Parking solutions that facilitate walkability,
- Safe and functional open spaces,
- Drawing techniques that result in easily understood master plans.
Instructors are New England-based designers with over 20 years of experience creating master plans, infill plans, and neighborhood plans across the county and internationally. They include Bill Dennis, principal of B. Dennis Town & Building Design; Rick Chellman, principal of TND Engineering; Russ Preston, urban designer for Cornish Associates; Don Powers, principal of Donald Powers Architects; and Robert Orr, principal of Robert Orr & Associates.
Burlington, VT Date: December 16, 2008 (Tuesday) Westbrook, ME Date: December 18, 2008 (Thursday) Cost: Members of CNU NE
12:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Champlain College
Hauke Conference Room
375 Maple Street, Burlington, VT
Partner: Smart Growth Vermont
12:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: TechMaine
506 Main Street, Westbrook, ME
Partner: GrowSmart Maine
(or members of Partnering Orgs) $65
Non-Members $85
Students (with ID) $25
More Information | Contact: Congress for New Urbanism, New England Chapter
December 12th, 2008: 2008 Massachusetts Smart Growth/Smart Energy Conference
This year's theme is THINK GREEN: Educate and Engage
and we will focus on the latest housing, transportation, economic
development, energy, public health, and environmental innovations.
Keynote Speakers: Steve Winkelman, Director of Transportation and
Adaptation Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy and J. Phillip Thompson,
Associate Professor of Urban Politics, Community Innovators Lab,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The conference program has been submitted to the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for Certification Maintenance (CM) credits.
More Information | Contact: Robert P. Mitchell FAICP