APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

Please join us on March 18^th, 2011 for the Annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Luncheon, featuring speaker Randall Arendt, a nationally acclaimed author. The 2011 Scholarship winners will be announced.

The Luncheon will be followed by Randall Arendt’s hands-on workshop “Reclaiming Commercial Strips”.  The workshop addresses the aging building stock along commercial corridors and how to effectively take advantage of redevelopment opportunities.

• Date: March 18^th,

• Registration: 12:00-12:15PM

• Location: Long Island Association headquarters in Melville,

• Cost Luncheon and Workshop (in advance): 12:15-4:00 PM, cost $60 (APA), $75 (non-APA);

• If using payment by check: please mail checks payable to “Long Island Section” to Kathy Eiseman (NP&V, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 1174)

• Or, register online:

  

image: Randall Arendt

AICP and AIA credits pending.

If you have any additional questions, please contact APALongIsland@gmail.com

This workshop will focus on practical ways of reclaiming existing commercial corridors characterized by visual blight, traffic congestion and higher accident rates. Multiple strategies blending the twin disciplines of Conservation Design and New Urbanism are discussed for rebuilding these corridors, gradually increasing their functionality and attractiveness.

These strategies offer significant opportunities for commercial and mixed-use redevelopment, particularly in areas with existing infrastructure, thereby increasing the viability of businesses, service providers, and current /future public transit lines.

This workshop features a presentation illustrating progressive approaches to transforming commercial corridors, emphasizing multi-story mixed-use buildings, affordable housing, public transit possibilities, shade tree planting, design standards, signage, native landscaping, improved circulation patterns, parking lot orientation, stormwater infiltration/recharge, night sky protection, and solar features.

A hands-on opportunity to work on the solution for one of the local examples! SEND US YOUR SUGGESTION TODAY!

Material presented is largely drawn from Randall’s newest book, Envisioning Better Communities: Seeing More Options, Making Wiser Choices, published by APA Planners’ Press.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE.

We look forward to seeing you there! Please contact us at APALongIsland@gmail.com

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SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE (Note: This is a revised announcement – please note that the scholarship is now open to planners with up to 6 years of experience and we have extended the deadline).

The Long Island Section is pleased to announce that we will be awarding the Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarships to two entry-level planners (less than six years out of college or up to six years in a professional planning position) or college students in a planning-related major, to attend the APA National Planning Conference April 9-12, 2011 in Boston.

The Scholarship will pay for conference registration, APA membership for one year, and some additional expenses.  In the spirit of Mr. Kunz, a Long Island planner and mobile workshop enthusiast, the scholarship will also fund attendance at one mobile workshop.

If you are an entry level planner working on Long Island, or planning graduate student from Long Island and wish to apply for a scholarship to attend the 2011 APA Boston conference, email your resume and a statement explaining why you are interested to APALongIsland@gmail.com.  The new deadline for submissions is Monday,  March 7, 2011.

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• RANDALL ARENDT PRESENTATION AND WORKSHOP, MARCH 18
  
• EAST END CONFERENCE, APRIL 17
• SUSTAINABLE LONG ISLAND CONFERENCE, MARCH 4

Sustainable Long Island’s 5th Annual Sustainability Conference will be held on Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage, NY. “The Rally for Resources” will focus on discovering where your community can find funding opportunities for local projects and plans. You will have the chance to find out who’s moving beyond the talk toward implementation and finally “getting it done.”

This conference features keynote speaker Woody Tasch, President of Slow Money, a networking lunch featuring a taste from dozens of Long Island’s premier restaurants, and interactive workshops on a range of topics featuring brownfield redevelopment, community project implementation, food project financing, and much more. For more information visit www.sustainableli.org!

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Sign up by February 11^th to take advantage of our early registration discount. We look forward to seeing you there!

• EAST END CONFERENCE – April 17th
• UPCOMING APA WEBINARS for AICP CM Credits

January 27 – Michigan Chapter – RLUIPA– Introductory CM LAW CREDITS

February 1 – Arkansas Chapter- Planning with Social Media – Tool or Trauma– Introductory – CM APPROVED

February 4 – Missouri Chapter – Healthy, Active and Vibrant Communities– Allied -CM APPROVED

February 10 – Ohio Chapter – Helping to Create and Sustain an Ethical Office Environment – Advanced – 2:30 PM – CM APPROVED

February 11 – Florida Chapter – Impacts and Opportunities of an Aging Population– Introductory CM APPROVED

February 17th – Planning and Women Division – Planning for an Aging Population – Indroductory

February 18 – Connecticut Chapter – Coastal Development and Regulatory Realities– Introductory CM APPROVED

February 23 – Developing Aging-Friendly Communities CM APPROVED

February 25 – Technology Division – A Framework for Assessing Aging in Place Technologies – CM APPROVED

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