2009 Pennsylvania Chapter of APA Conference Proceedings
View presentations from the PA Chapter of APA Annual Conference below. All files are in PDF format and require the Free Adobe Reader.

General:
- Electronic list of participants
- Preliminary program (contains session descriptions)
- Final program
- Reception – Visit “The Flying Mangos” website
- Mark your calendar for next year, October 3-5, 2010 in Lancaster

Session Presentations

Sunday, October 4, 2009

3:30pm – 5:00pm Concurrent Workshops
1. Planning and Zoning for Green Buildings
2. Planning Ethics in Pennsylvania - Presentation 1
3. How Can Pennsylvania’s Communities Plan for a Sustainable Future? - Presentation 1
4. Successful Partnerships for Urban Renewal
5. Using Data and GIS to Target Neighborhood Stabilization Program Dollars - Presentation 1

Monday, October 5, 2009

8:00am – 9:00am Opening Keynote
Timothy Beatley, PhD, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, Department of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia School of Architecture
-View trailer for The Nature of Cities, presented during Timothy Beatley’s Keynote session.

9:00am – 10:00am Mobile Workshops
7M. Small Town Revitalization Success Story - Handout 1
8M. Trail Planning - Handout 1 | Handout 2

9:15am – 10:30am Concurrent Workshops
9. Improving Your Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance - Presentation 1 | Handout 1
10. Developing and Sustaining Communities for a Lifetime - Presentation 1
11. Using TDRs to Stretch Preservation Dollars and Achieve Smart Growth - Presentation 1
12. Town Centers in the Southeast Region - Presentation 1
13. Energy and Climate Change: Planners Role and Challenge - Presentation 1
14. Implementing LUTED Through a Project Prioritization Process: Case Study of North Central PA - Presentation 1 | Presentation 2
15. Identifying Historic Housing Infrastructure

11:00am – 12:15pm Concurrent Workshops
16. Annual Update: Chapter Legislative Committee Activities, Required Training and MPC Rewrite Initiatives
17. Infill Philadelphia: Food Access
18. Sustainability in Stormwater Management: Green Infrastructure from the City to the Urban Fringe - Presentation 1
19. Imagine Regional Plans that Actually Work - Presentation 1
20. Inclusionary Zoning for Workforce Housing - Presentation 1
21. Implementing Complete Streets in Pennsylvania - Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 | Presentation 3 | Presentation 4
22. Conservation Landscape Initiative: Promoting Sustainability of Special Places

2:00pm – 5:00pm Mobile Workshops
23-M. Open Space and Preservation in the Suburbs
24-M. Manayunk, East Falls, and Roxborough - Handout 1 | Handout 2 | Handout 3 | Handout 4 | Handout 5

2:15pm – 3:30pm Concurrent Workshops
25. Planning for the Impacts of Development - Presentation 1
26. Grassroots Planning: The Lower Italian Market Revitalization Project - Presentation 1
27. Reclaiming Abandoned PA: Tools for Revitalizing Older Communities, Conservatorship for Abandoned Properties - Presentation 1
28. Planning by Design: A Model for Main Street
29. Pennsylvania Population: 1970-2030 - Presentation 1
30. Philadelphia Regional Greenway Connections
31. How to Become an AICP- Presentation 1

4:00pm – 5:30pm Concurrent Workshops
32. Legal Aspects of Low Impact and Green Development
33. Sustainably Repositioning Greyfield Sites - Presentation 1
34. From House Museum to Preservation Planning
35. Plan Regionally, Implement Locally: Multi-Municipal Planning in PA - Presentation 1 | Handout 1
36. Mapping a Sustainable Future: The West Chester Borough Success Story - Presentation 1
37. Successful Open Space Programs - Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 | Presentation 3
38. Imagine Philadelphia: Comprehensive Planning for the Mid-Century - Presentation 1 | Handout 1

Tuesday, October 5, 2009

9:00am – 10:00am Plenary Session
Sandy Wiggins, Principal, Consilience Inc. - Presentation (File is 13 MB in size)

10:30am – 11:45am Concurrent Workshops
39. Planning for Marcellus Shale Developments & Impacts - Presentation 1
40. Water Resources Planning for Sustainable Pennsylvania Watersheds
41. Making TOD Work for Older Neighborhoods - Presentation 1
42. Using Transportation Dollars to Build Sustainable and Livable Communities- Presentation 1
43. Paying for Green Energy and Feasibility for Co-Generation
44. Accommodating Affordable and Senior Housing in the Comprehensive Planning and Implementation Process- Presentation 1 | Handout 1

12:00pm – 2:00pm Annual Meeting, Awards Program and Luncheon
Annual Awards - Presentation 1
State of the Chapter - Download the Address

2:15pm – 3:30pm Concurrent Workshops
45. Creating Successful Planning Commissions
46. Greater Philadelphia’s Food System: The Complexities of Planning for a Local Food System
47. Design Standards in Urban Zoning - Presentation 1
48. Local Government Responses to Community Planning for Aging: Three Approaches to Addressing Aging in Place
49. Connecting Planners with the TreeVitalize Program to Enhance Tree Canopy in PA Communities - Presentation 1 | Handout 1
50. Linking Redevelopment Areas with Transit in Philadelphia  - Presentation 1

4:00pm – 5:30pm Concurrent Workshops
51. Annual Land Use Law Update - Presentation 1
52. The AICP Code of Ethics and Real World Scenarios - Presentation 1
53. Outlawing Sprawl - Presentation 1 | Handout 1
54. Spatial Design and Planning for Neighborhood-Centered Elder Housing and Care
55. Progressive Planning for the US 422 Corridor - Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 | Presentation 3
56. Zoning the Appalachian Trail: Implementing State Legislation to Protect a National Resource - Presentation 1

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association is not responsible for the materials or opinions of conference speakers

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