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Third Annual APA/ASLA/AIA Joint Conference – June 12th, 2015
“Community Engagement in the Design Process”
The June Conference is an annual one-day interdisciplinary event jointly organized by the New York Metro Chapters of the American Planning Association (APA), American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Now in its third year, the 2015 Conference will explore the role played by community groups in collaborative planning and design processes. This event will investigate how design professionals, public sector agencies, non-profits and related organizations can effectively engage the public to inform context-specific decision-making for the betterment of projects. Participants will hear from experienced practitioners and stakeholders in a morning panel discussion. The afternoon session will examine case studies and end with an insightful guided tour of a project site. The event will be highlighted by keynote speeches from (1) Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, and (2) Nilda Mesa, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Registration
Space is limited, and early bird registration fees are in effect until June 1st, so register now! (6 CM credits anticipated)
For more information and registration, visit http://aslany.org/2015-june-conference/
Sponsorships
Sponsorships are available at Platinum ($3,000), Gold ($1,000) and Silver ($500) levels. Contact Maxwell Sokol, AICP (Maxwell.Sokol@gmail.com) for more information.
All Sponsorships include:
• E-Newsletter Announcements of the Event: Logo/link with special acknowledgment in all chapter e-mailings
• Event Webpage: Logo/link acknowledgment on event webpage
• At the Event: Logo on opening slide presentation and/or in program
Platinum and Gold Sponsorships also include: At the Event: Table for product display or printed materials. Platinum Sponsorships also include: At the Event: Acknowledgment in introductory remarks.
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Online Registration now open (scroll down for instructions)!!
Click HERE to download the event flier
On May 15th, the APA Long Island Section will hold its annual Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast between 8:00 AM and 10:30 AM at Molloy College’s Suffolk Center at Republic Airport (see directions). Each year, the best and brightest of Long Island’s future and young planners strive for the Arthur Kunz Scholarship, which allows for the recipient to attend the annual American Planning Association Conference.
This Year’s Presentation [1.25 CM Credits Approved!]
Moderated by:
Sarah Lansdale, Director of Planning, Suffolk County Dep’t of Economic Development & Planning

Honoring Scholarship Recipients:
Three corporate and one individual sponsorship levels are available. All sponsorships levels include thanks in our upcoming announcements and conference brochure and on our website at http://www.apalongisland.org. Additional benefits included:
To sponsor this event, please email information (company logo and a company profile) to keiseman@nelsonpopevoorhis.com and mail a check payable to “LI Section” to: APA – LI Section, c/o Kathryn Eiseman, Treasurer, Nelson, Pope & Voorhis, LLC, 572 Walt Whitman Road, Melville, NY 11747. Or, submit payment online using one of the PayPal links below:
Registration Costs: $15 students; $20 municipal, APA members & non-profits; $25 Non-APA Member and $40 at the door (day-of). Register and pay now by credit card or PayPal, by clicking to appropriate link below:
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Thank you to all of our sponsors:
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The APA LI Section invites you to the Downtown Valley Stream Walking Tour
Friday May 29, 2015 at 4:00pm
Participants will be taken on a group tour of downtown Valley Stream in the vicinity of the LIRR Valley Stream Station. Downtown Valley Stream in southwest Nassau County has a great history of being a main street with “mom and pop” businesses. Today, the downtown is mostly one or two story buildings comprised of service oriented businesses with some retail and restaurant uses. Several new multiple-family residential projects have been approved and constructed in the past few years with many additional projects in the pipeline. The Village has also taken steps to revitalize the downtown by moving Village Court to a vacant building along Rockaway Avenue in the heart of the downtown. Ultimately, the Village seeks to capitalize on its proximity and accessibility to JFK Airport and south shore beaches.
Please RSVP for the Tour by May 27th to dsabatino@rpa.org
An informal networking event will immediately follow the tour.
Please see below for the Tour Itinerary:
Meet in front of Henry Waldinger Memorial Library
60 Verona Place, Valley Stream, NY 11580
1) Meeting at the Valley Stream Village Green in front of Library (use library address for directions) Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream, NY 11580
Introductions and beginning of walking tour – 10 minutes – David & Mayor Fare
Walk to LIRR station – 5 minutes
2) Valley Stream LIRR Station (arrive between 4:15pm – 4:20pm)
Discuss Valley Stream Infill Redevelopment Study – as we walk – Sean Sallie
Discuss development potential around LIRR station
Walk to Sun Valley Tower via Sunrise Highway – 6 minutes
Discuss traffic calming on Sunrise Highway
3) Sun Valley Tower (arrive between 4:30pm – 4:35pm)
Pause to discuss development specs and design issues – Vincent Ang and Mayor Fare – 10 minutes
Discuss developer interest in Sun Valley 2 immediately south of Sun Valley Towers
Discuss office development on Rockaway south of Sunrise Highway
Walk north on Rockaway Avenue to E. Hawthorne Ave, East on E. Hawthorne to Hawthorne Court – 7 minutes – Vincent Ang and Mayor Fare giving specs on Hawthorne Court as we walk
4) Hawthorne Court (arrive between 4:50pm – 4:55pm)
Update on occupancy and top reasons why people are moving here – Patrick Trimboli – Assistant Property Manager / Leasing Coordinator – 10 minutes
Walk west on Jamaica Ave back to Rockaway Avenue – 5 minutes
Discuss Village Court building as we are walking – Mayor Fare
5) Downtown Tour (between 5:15pm and 5:30pm)
Walk north on Rockaway Avenue to PJ Harpers (Bar) – 5 minutes
6) Arrive at PJ Harpers (between 5:30pm and 5:45pm)
**From PJ Harpers it is an 11 minute walk back to Village Green / Library – head south on Rockaway Avenue and west on W. Valley Stream Blvd to get back to the Village Green / Library**
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Sustainable Long Island (SLI) will host its 9th Annual Sustainability Conference “Sustainable Solutions” on Friday, April 17, 2015 from 8am – 2pm at the Carlyle on the Green in Bethpage State Park, 99 Quaker Meeting House Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735.
This year’s Conference will focus on Long Islanders’ commitment to sustainable lifestyles, strategies, and responsibilities – touching on how individuals, organizations, and businesses can make informed choices for the future. This event will feature keynote speaker Bernadette Castro, former Commissioner of the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; interactive workshops; and an awards ceremony honoring Long Island leaders who move beyond the talk to “get things done.”
Registration is $75/person; register now at www.sustainableli.org.
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The NFIP Community Rating System (CRS) is an incentive program that encourages communities to exceed the minimum NFIP standards for development in the floodplain. The CRS provides flood insurance premium discounts for property owners of 5-45% in communities that provide floodplain management activities beyond the minimum requirements.
Long Island’s Climate Smart Community Coordinators are creating a CRS users group for Long Island. Please attend the inaugural meeting on March 23, 2015, from 8:30 am – 10:30 am, in person at the Sustainability Institute at Molloy College’s Suffolk Center or sign in for the webinar (see details below).
WebEx information:
Topic: Community Rating System
Date: Monday, March 23, 2015
Time: 8:30 am, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00)
Meeting Number: 646 790 516
Meeting Password: Flood1
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To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!)
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1. Go to https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=ma7cc72bb3276647163dfebfb0317c62a
2. If requested, enter your name and email address.
3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: Flood1
4. Click “Join”.
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For more information, please click HERE
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Come & Learn from the Premiere Corporate Relocation and Site Selection Experts. Phil Schneider, as the President of the Site Selectors Guild and owner of Schneider Consulting will give his insight as to what Long Island must do to become more competitive with other regions. He will discuss how to build upon our existing strengths and how we can overcome the obstacles that have historically stood in our way.
Date: March 26, 2015
Time: 8:00am – 10:00am
Where: RXR Building, Lower Level Theater, 58 South Service Road, Melville, NY
Tickets: FREE
RSVP: Space is Limited, Please RSVP by email at nyabli@optonline.net or by phone: 631-951-2410
Co-organized by LIBI, ABLI, CIBS and LI Board of Realtors
For more information, click HERE
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Gina Tirinnanzi, AICP, was a founding member of the New Urbanism Division of the American Planning Association. Gina graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, which was followed by a Master’s Degree in planning from George Washington University, where she discovered the still‐young New Urbanism movement. During her career in both the public and private sectors, she had a passion for implementing the principles of New Urbanism on the site and neighborhood levels. In an effort to commemorate Gina’s contribution to the Division and to further the Division’s desire to spread the word about New Urbanism to our next generation of planners, we established the Gina Tirinnanzi Memorial Scholarship in 2011.
Applications are invited from students enrolled in PAB, NAAB, or LAAB‐accredited programs (both bachelors and masters) and recent graduates from across the U.S. The $500 scholarship will be awarded on the basis of a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and an original student paper or work. The original student submission should be 2,000 to 2,500 words and speak to practitioners about a substantive topic related to New Urbanism and planning.
Please click HERE for more details and application forms.
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2015 Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Arthur Kunz Scholarship Breakfast to be held on Friday, May 15th, 2015 from 8:00-10:30am at The Sustainability Institute at Molloy College in Farmingdale. See below for the SAVE THE DATE (click below for a larger image)
The APA Long Island Section is pleased to announce the recipients of the Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship for 2015. Congratulations to this year’s recipients: Gabrielle Alper, Emily Humes and Megan Porter Gabrielle is from East Islip and is currently working as an associate with Sustainable Long Island located in Farmingdale, NY. Gabrielle is interested in transportation planning and is currently a member of APA’s Transportation Planning Division. Gabrielle is looking forward to attending the 2015 APA National Conference and learning about best practices for civic engagement and technical tools to bolster stakeholder involvement. Emily is from Oceanside and is currently in attending Hunter College in pursuit of a Masters of Urban Planning. Emily is also a part-time assistant planner with the City of Long Beach Department of Economic Development. Emily is particularly interested in resiliency planning and looks forward to gaining valuable insight into pre and post-disaster planning from professionals around the country. Megan is from Long Beach and is currently working as a Planner in the City of Long Beach Department of Economic Development. Meghan is interested in planning for the diversity and affordability of housing, transit-oriented development and resilient infrastructure. Meghan looks forward to gaining valuable insight from practicing planners around the nation to address complex issues such as climate change and building more resilient communities. The scholarship provides $1,500 for each recipient to cover the cost of attending this year’s APA National Conference in Seattle! The recipients will be formally announced at Annual Kunz Memorial Scholarship Breakfast on May 15, 2015 (see above for the Save the Date) The APA Long Island Section Steering Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all applicants for their interest in the Arthur Kunz Memorial Scholarship and to encourage them to submit an application next year. Once again, congratulations to all recipients! Sean Sallie, AICP LI Section Director
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