The Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District and Nelson, Pope & Voorhis are sponsoring a 4-hour NYSDEC-endorsed Erosion and Sediment Control Training on April 7th, 2016 from 12pm – 5pm at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration, 1303 Round Swamp Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804.
Trainee Application Forms can be downloaded by visiting www.nassauswcd.org
Registration Fee: $100.00
Completed registration form and payment must be received by April 5, 2016.
For more information, CLICK HERE.
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For Immediate Release: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Announces Lottery for Second Phase of Suffolk County Septic Demonstration Pilot Program: Additional Homeowners to Receive Free State-of-the-Art Septic System to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution & Enhance Water Quality
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced a lottery which will be held for the second phase of the County’s Septic Demonstration Program for single family homeowners. Applications for the second lottery are due Friday, April 8, 2016, and winners will receive a free advanced wastewater treatment system – which includes free installation, monitoring and maintenance for five years. CLICK HERE for more information.
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REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
The APA LI Section is happy to announce that it will be hosting a Tour of Plum Island on July 21, 2016! Tour is limited to APA members.
Plum Island is a unique place in the greater context of Long Island and represents one the more significant planning questions that it is part of the regional conversation. It is certainly one of the most significant federal properties in the area. The tour will offer participants a better understanding of the Island’s history, facilities, geography, environment and place in the regional economy.
Please be advised that federal security clearance requirements apply, and tour registrants will be required to provide personal information to USDHS in advance.
Tour participants will leave from Orient Point via ferry and the estimated tour duration (travel included) is 7am – 2pm. We will provide an exact start time in the next few weeks.
Registration is now closed. Thank you for completing the pre-registration form. We will be reaching out shortly for required security clearance information.
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The APA New York Metro Chapter, Long Island Section is happy to be a sponsor of the Touro Institute for Land Use and Sustainable Development Law’s 2016 Bagels with the Boards Lecture Series and the Second Annual Long Island Coastal Resiliency Summit. AICP CM Credits have been requested for all events. Visit http://www.tourolaw.edu/landuseinstitute/ for more information and to register for each event!
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The Long Island GIS Steering Committee is canvassing GIS Professionals here on Long Island to get a sense of their needs and training interests. Please take a moment to fill out this 5 minute survey. Once you have completed the survey you can view a summary of the results.
Click this link to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9RT323H
For more information on LIGIS click HERE.
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2016 APA National Conference, Phoenix, AZ
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FBC101 (ONLINE): The ABC’s of Form Based Codes
An Introduction to Form-Based Coding
Participants who complete the entire 101 track will gain useful knowledge of what to expect from a coding process, how to structure a coding process, and some potential problems to avoid. This track fulfills all requirements for enrolling in FBCI’s two-day on-site advanced courses, FBC 201 (Urban Design and Placemaking) and FBC 301 (Formulating, Adopting, and Administering). Participants who successfully complete all three receive a certificate of completion from FBCI.
CLICK HERE to access the online course. A minimum of a monthly subscription to PLANETIZEN is required. This course is approved for 8 AICP CM Credits.
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Application deadline EXTENDED to January 8, 2016!
Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) Mentorship Program as it celebrates its 7th 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 using the following links (case sensitive):
Prospective Mentors: http://goo.gl/forms/x8Iy4s3QsM
Prospective Mentees: http://goo.gl/forms/kUmvSjKNJh
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Need Ethics CM Credits?
or…………………….
View a FREE Ethics CM-approved video when it is convenient for you. Click HERE to view the following ethics session:
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Building on the four provocative projects of the ParkingPLUS design challenge (Long Island Index, 2013-14), students enrolled in the CUNY Bachelors of Architecture Program Fall 2015 Design Studio brought the paradigm to two new sites, stops along the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in the hamlets of VALLEY STREAM and BALDWIN. The two communities were selected in Nassau County’s Sustainable Communities grant-funded study of the potential for Transit-Supportive Development (TSD). The 10 students worked to design innovative schemes combining structured parking, public/civic space, and other “plus” uses (housing, retail, community services, recreation) on available parking lots. The designs aim to function both as specific examples of building type, and as prototypes for similar conditions at other sites.
Click on the links below for the student presentations. Thank you to June Williamson, RA, LEED AP and her CUNY Architecture Program students for some wonderful and creative ideas for downtown Valley Stream and Baldwin!
Student Presentations
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APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section 