APA New York Metro Chapter Long Island Section

Water for Long Island presents:

The 2015 Groundwater Symposium

A Lifetime for Long Island’s Water – An Aquifer Compact?

Friday, December 4, 2015

9:00am – 12:30pm

South Huntington Public Library

145 Pidgeon Hill Road, Huntington Station, NY  11746

You are cordially invited to attend the 2015 Groundwater Symposium.  This forum will host thought-provoking presentations and ideas for protecting, assessing and remediating Long Island’s groundwater.  Water experts, water suppliers, water-dependent business interests, and others will discuss what they are doing to ensure Long Island’s groundwater is sustainable and available, now and into the future. The program will feature a representative from the Delaware River Basin Commission who will discuss the role of managing a shared, regional water resource.

This Program is FREE but registration is required.  To register place visit www.waterforlongisland.org

Click HERE to download the Program announcement.

The Long Island Geographic Information Systems User Group (LIGIS) 

Annual Fall Conference

Wednesday, November 18, 2015 from 8:30am – 3:30pm

Wang Center, Stony Brook University

The LIGIS Fall Conference will include presentations from GIS innovators on various topics such as geoportal mapping of Long Island, water management and 3D printing of GIS data.  The Conference will also include a showcase of GIS work being performed by local governments here on Long Island.  We hope you can attend!

Click HERE for the Conference Agenda

For additional information, visit www.LIGIS.org

14th Annual Smart Growth Summit

Friday, November 20th from 8am-4pm

Melville Marriott

As a community, business or government leader on Long Island, Vision would like to invite you once again to join us at the 14th Annual Smart Growth Summit, being held on Friday, November 20th from 8am-4pm at the Melville Marriott.

Last year’s event drew nearly 1,200 civic, chambers, developers, environmentalists, design professionals, business leaders, young people and over 70 federal, state, county, town and village elected officials from Long Island and the region.

The Smart Growth movement is busy approving 10,300 units of transit oriented development, revitalization programs in over 50 Long Island downtowns, 40 traffic calming projects, new Main Street office space,  lively restaurants/bars nightlife, and countless events featuring the arts, culture and live music.  Recent increased Federal, State and County infrastructure investment in our sewers, rails, buses and roadways has also been critical to the success of the redevelopment projects.
The Summit is the event where we share ideas, network on projects, financing, regulations and spotlight successes while managing roadblocks.

The 14th Annual Smart Growth Summit will feature networking, a trade show, nearly 20 workshops, a youth summit and plenary sessions on regional and local issues facing mixed-use development. Some sessions may include: downtown revitalization, wastewater infrastructure, financing Smart Growth, transit-oriented development, clean energy, youth leadership, regional projects, fair housing/segregation, off Island case examples, solid waste and many others to be announced in the coming weeks based on input from the broader movement.

Click HERE for Registration Information

Click HERE for Additional Information

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

You are the future of planning and tomorrow’s leaders.  Check out this featured video from APA National…..

The APA LI Section, Town of Babylon and the Suffolk County Downtown Citizens Committee are co-sponsoring a walking tour of downtown Wyandanch on October 26, 2015 from 4:30pm – 5:30pm.  We hope you can join us!  Space is limited so please RSVP soon to Eric Zamft, AICP, Project Manager, ToB Office of Downtown Revitalization at ezamft@townofbabylon.com.

[1 CM Credit has been requested]

Tour Details and Itinerary

The Tour will begin at the southeast corner of 40 Station Drive (the completed new construction just north of the train station) at 4:30pm. Participants may park in the off-street parking behind 40 Station Drive in any of the stalls marked ‘2 HR parking or Wyandanch Village Resident Parking’ – these are located towards the back of the parking lot.  Greetings and Introductions at 40 Station Drive –

Speakers: Regina Zara (Chair of the Suffolk County Downtown Citizens Advisory Panel), Jonathan Keyes (Director of Town of Babylon Office of Downtown Revitalization), Sean Sallie (Director of the APA Metro Chapter Long Island Section)

• Walk to Wyandanch Parking Facility (4:35 – 4:45)
• Walk to LIRR Overpass (4:45 – 4:55). Photo op!
• Walk west on Long Island Ave to Wyandanch Community Resource Center (4:55 – 5:02)
• Continue to Wyandanch Post Office (5:02 – 5:05)
• Cross Straight Path to Straight Path Medians (5:05 – 5:07)
• Continue across Straight Path to George Sims Plaza. Walk north up Garden City Avenue. Turn right onto Long Island Avenue. Turn left on Straight Path back across the tracks, and proceed to redevelopment Site. (5:07 – 5:12)
• Tour Plaza, 10 Station Drive, 40 Station Drive area (5:12 – 5:25)
• Q&A at 40 Station Drive, led by Jonathan (5:25 – 5:30)

For additional information, please also feel free to contact Eric Zamft, AICP, Project Manager, ToB Office of Downtown Revitalization at ezamft@townofbabylon.com.

We look forward to seeing you on the 26th!!

The USGBC-LI is co-sponsoring the Environmentally Distressed Property Seminar on October 29, 2015 from 7:30am – 10:30am at Molloy College, 7180 Republic Airport, East Farmingdale, NY  11735.

Please click HERE for more details.

RSVP’s can be sent to Jade Plaschka at jplaschka@usgbc-li.org or 631-418-6808 by Monday, October 20, 2015.

SUFFOLK COUNTY PLANNING FEDERATION

Autumn Planning Conference

In collaboration with
American Planning Association
New York Department of State
and the
Suffolk County Planning Commission

October 14, 2015
3:00 PM

CM Credits have been requested!

Online Registration Form (Registration ends Friday, October 9, 2015)

Click for Conference Program and Course Descriptions

Please join us for the APA New York Metro Chapter 2015 Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony – Shaping the New York Metropolitan Region: Planning Innovations and Disruptors, on Friday, October 30, at Lerner Hall, Columbia University.

For more details including the Conference Agenda and Online Registration Form, please CLICK HERE

We hope to see you there!!

The Touro Law Center and the Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc. present:

Planning & Zoning for Fair and Accessible Housing Conference

October 16, 2015 from 9:00am – 3:00pm (8:30am Breakfast/Registration)

Touro Law Center, 225 Eastview Drive, Central Islip, NY  11722

CM Credits have been requested.

Discounted Registration Fee for APA members!

CLICK HERE for the Conference Agenda and RSVP information.

CLICK HERE to Register.

2015 APA NY Metro Chapter Mentorship Program Celebration and Chapter Committee Networking Event

October 6th, 2015

Interested in participating in future rounds of the APA NY Metro Chapter Mentorship Program? Want to learn more about the Chapter Committees and ways to get involved? Looking to expand your professional network by mingling with a range of planning practitioners over drinks and light refreshments? Then join us on October 6th!

What: Informal networking with current and prospective future mentors/mentees and Chapter Committee members

When: Tuesday, October 6th, 6pm – 9pm

Where: Upstairs of Amity Hall in Manhattan (80 West 3rd Street, http://www.amityhallnyc.com/)

RSVP: Required via email to ypgmentorship@gmail.com