Long Island planners receiving a crash-course in mixed-use and TOD financing during a APA LI Section professional development event held on March 29th. Thank you to Kevin Dwarka, of Kevin Dwarka, LLC, for an enlightening session!!
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FINANCING MIXED-USE AND TOD: WHAT PLANNERS NEED TO KNOW
Posted in General on March 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Upcoming Touro Bagels with the Boards
Posted in General on February 17, 2017| 1 Comment »
Bagels with the Boards | Friday, February 24, 2017
8:30am – Breakfast & Registration / 9 – 10am – Program
How New York Law Allows the Ticking Clock to Run the Zoning Process by Gregory R. Alvarez, Esq. of Amato Law Group, PLLC.
The land use entitlement process in New York can be a lengthy ordeal, for the applicant, municipality and interested members of the public. Regardless of the degree of difficulty or complexity of an application, the municipal zoning approval process often takes what feels to all involved to be an inordinately long time. Although ingrained processes within municipal building and planning departments can inadvertently delay applications, program faculty Gregory R. Alvarez notes that state law is actually at the core of this problem.
For more information and to register CLICK HERE
1 AICP CM LAW Credit Pending
2017 Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Announcement – Application Deadline Extended
Posted in General on February 10, 2017| Leave a Comment »
APA National Planning Conference, NYC, May 6-9, 2017
Application Deadline Extended to 4:00pm Friday, February 17, 2017
This year’s Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship application period is open through February 10, 2017. The APA National Planning Conference is held in a different city each year and this coming year will be held in New York City. The Long Island Section would like to promote attendance and professional development by providing additional grants to Long Island planners.
Therefore, this year the Section is dedicating additional funds to provide scholarship grants to professional planners as well as new planners and students. At least three scholarships will be awarded to students/new professionals, and additional grants will be accessible to all Long Island planners.
If you are interested in applying for scholarship funds, please complete the application form (download below), and return to the Long Island Section Scholarship Committee at: ArthurKunzScholarship@gmail.com by 4:00pm on February 17, 2017 (application deadline extended from February 10, 2017).
CLICK HERE to Download Application [Application Revised on 1/19/17 and February 10, 2017]
We look forward to receiving your application!
6th Annual Green Day at Nassau Community College – March 1, 2017
Posted in General on February 2, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Touro Institute for Land Use & Sustainable Development
Posted in General on January 31, 2017| Leave a Comment »
2017 Fair Housing Conference
Fair Housing Issues Affecting the LGBT Community
Presented by the Tour Law Center and Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc.
TOURO LAW CENTER, 225 EASTVIEW DRIVE, CENTRAL ISLIP, NY 11722
Friday, February 3, 2017 8:30AM – 12:30PM
CLICK HERE for the full agenda and registration link!
Apply to APA-NYM’s 2017 Mentorship Program by December 30, 2016!
Posted in General on December 20, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) Mentorship Program as it celebrates its 8th year in the APA NY Metro Chapter. This unique professional development opportunity is made available to planning practitioners of all experience levels and second-year graduate students. The program is free for mentors and there is a $30 fee for mentees to support group activities. There is no fee to apply to the program. Only those mentee applicants who are selected to participate in the Mentorship Program will be required to pay the $30 non-refundable fee. If you have any questions, email the YPG Mentorship Subcommittee at ypgmentorship@gmail.com.
Apply now to be a mentor or mentee!
Prospective Mentors: goo.gl/5wFQbB
Prospective Mentees: goo.gl/3zPjTD
APA LI Section 2017/2018 Programming and Events Questionnaire
Posted in General on December 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »
In an effort to provide additional professional development and AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) session offerings here on Long Island that will be most interesting and useful to our members, the Long Island Section of the Metro Chapter of APA kindly asks for your input and ideas on creating and hosting quality and informative programming over the next two years. In addition to the annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Breakfast and East End Planning Conference (traditionally held in late Spring and early Fall, respectively), the LI Section is looking to its members for suggestions on smaller key events/sessions that will provide value to junior and experienced planners working in the region.
We thank you for participating in this brief survey, and look forward to reviewing your input.
Please click here to view and complete the online survey!
LI Section to Host APA Ethics-CM Webinar
Posted in General on November 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »
APA Ethics-CM Credit Webinar
Wednesday, December 7, 2016; 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
The LI Section will be showing the webinar at the office of Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747. Pizza will be served.
If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Sean Sallie at ssallie@nassaucountyny.gov. Please note that this viewing opportunity is limited to 10ppl, so please register early.
OVERVIEW
Smart cities, social media, and online data and tools are all reshaping planning. But what are the ethical dimensions to this digital world? Explore issues such as privacy, access, application, and the nature of information and how it is shared. Get insight into the discussions addressing these crucial concepts and learn how the AICP code of ethics provides guidance.
SPEAKERS
Dwight Merriam, FAICP
David Fields, AICP
Julie Tappendorf
Jerry Weitz, FAICP
Hofstra University Land Use Training Program – November 1, 2016
Posted in General on October 11, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Register soon as this FREE event fills up quickly! AICP-CM credits are being requested.
Click Here to download the full program.
APA LI Section Downtown Walking Tour Series
Posted in General on October 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »
Village of Port Jefferson Downtown Walking Tour
Postponed to Spring, 2017 (Date TBD)
Walk with us! Join APA as we explore vibrant Port Jefferson which enjoys a bustling waterfront and an active downtown mix of expanding residential units, shops, restaurants, industry uses, high-speed ferry, and a waterfront park and Village Center. Learn about the Village’s wide-sweeping planning initiatives including the Village’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the Waterfront Revitalization Plan as well as the history of the Village Center and Jeanne Garant Harborfront Park. Mayor Margot Garant will be our guide for the tour. Afterwards talk with us and network at Old Fields Restaurant! Meet in front of the entrance of the Port Jefferson Village Center, 101-A East Broadway, Port Jefferson (just east of the Ferry) at 4:30 pm.
1.0 cm credit pending.
Downtown Great Neck Plaza
Thursday, November 3, 2016; 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Come take a walk and learn about the exciting planning initiatives going on in the Village of Great Neck Plaza as well as the history of “The Original Transit Oriented Development”. Mayor Jean Celender and The Great Neck Historical Society will be our guides for the afternoon.
Meet at Village of Great Neck Plaza, Village Hall, 2 Gussack Plaza (cross streets are Cutter Mill Road and Middle Neck Road). Free parking is available in Plaza Centre Garage on the rooftop.
RSVP (required) via email to click here. register early as there is a limit of 20 participants.
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