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American Planning Association California Chapter hosts APA California 2009 Conference on September 13-16 at Squaw Creek

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Lake Tahoe, CA: The Sacramento Valley Section of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association will host the annual conference at the Resort at Squaw Creek on September 13-16. The keynote speakers will be Sunne Wright McPeak, President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund; Joanne Marchetta, General Counsel, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency; and Peter Goin, Author and Professor, University of Nevada, Reno. With 6,000 members, the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA California) is a network of practicing planners, citizens, and elected officials committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning in the state of California. APA California offers a wide spectrum of member benefits including information, services, and support to advance planning throughout the state. The theme for the 2009 APA California Conference, Long Views – Greater Vision was selected to represent the long term impacts associated with the planning profession. This...

California Air Resources Board Appoints APA California Board Member Pete Parkinson to Newly Created Advisory Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:00:00 GMT

California Air Resources Board Appoints APA California Board Member Pete Parkinson to Newly Created Advisory Committee on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (February 11, 2009) – SACRAMENTO – Sonoma County planner Pete Parkinson will represent American Planning Association California (APA California) as a member of the newly assembled Regional Targets Advisory Committee (RTAC), created by Senate Bill 375 (SB 375). Parkinson’s RTAC appointment marks a milestone for APA California and recognizes the organization’s contributions in shaping SB 375, the landmark legislation passed last year that aligns housing and transportation planning for the first time. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) appointed RTAC members, whose expertise spans a variety of fields, to set regional targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles. As an RTAC member representing APA California, Parkinson will provide recommendations from the perspective of a practicing professional planner on...

American Planning Association California Announces 2009 Board Officers

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMT

American Planning Association California Announces 2009 Board Officers (January 7, 2009) – SACRAMENTO – The American Planning Association California (APA California) elected its 2009 Board of Directors, selected from within its network of nearly 6,500 professional planners, citizens and elected officials statewide. Board officers will lead the trade association in its mission to make great communities happen through good planning. Our newly elected officers and continuing board members represent the breadth and geographic diversity of planning in California, said the new APA California President, Kurt Christiansen, AICP. As the source for smart planning in California, we’re committed to providing the vision and leadership that foster better planning and create livable California communities with choices for all residents. APA California, the largest of 47 American Planning Association chapters nationwide, is governed by a volunteer board of directors. Elected officers and...

Orange County's Great Park Master Plan Honored with National Planning Award

noemail@calapa.org — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:15:00 GMT

Orange County’s Great Park Master Plan Honored with National Planning Award WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Planning Association (APA) has selected the Orange County Great Park Comprehensive Master Plan to receive the National Excellence Award for Innovation in Regional Planning. This award recognizes innovative plans, programs, tools, or related efforts that promote and strengthen support for regional planning. The California park’s plan was designed in such a way to knit together the communities of Southern California while restoring the region’s natural heritage. The 1,347-acre park, being built on the site of the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, will serve Orange County’s 3.2 million residents offering numerous recreational opportunities and vast open spaces. The Comprehensive Master Plan for the Orange County Great Park outlines an astonishing vision for a new kind of park, Carol Rhea, aicp, 2009 National Planning Awards Jury Chair. The park plan is innovative,...

San Jose State University Student Receives National Planning Leadership Award for a Student Planner

noemail@calapa.org — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 01:00:00 GMT

San Jose State University Student Receives National Planning Leadership Award for a Student Planner WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Planning Association (APA) has selected San Jose State University graduate student Emilia Mendoza as recipient of the 2009 National Planning Leadership Award for a Student Planner. Mendoza was honored for her exceptional service to her fellow students, nonprofit organizations, and her community. Only one graduate student is recognized annually. Emilia Mendoza has shown outstanding leadership. Her contributions to the planning profession in general, and to the planning students in particular, is stellar, said Carol Rhea, aicp, Chair, 2009 National Planning Awards Jury. She has a bright future ahead of her, and so do the communities in which she’ll live and serve. Mendoza’s accomplishments run far and wide. Her efforts include: § Serving on the Steering Committee of CommUniverCity San Jose – a partnership between the City of San...

American Planning Association, California Chapter Announces 2008 Planning Award Winners

noemail@calapa.org — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT

American Planning Association, California Chapter Announces 2008 Planning Award Winners (September 23, 2008) – SACRAMENTO – The American Planning Association California Chapter (APA California) announces 21 honorees for its 2008 Planning Awards. The annual Planning Awards are APA California’s highest honors, and winners are eligible to submit their project to the National APA Planning Awards. The annual Planning Awards recognize outstanding planning efforts, innovative projects and distinguished planners in a wide range of categories, from best practices and leadership to advocacy and education. Many of this year’s award winners reflected the trend toward smart planning efforts in the areas of urban planning, green building and redevelopment. California’s planning professionals continue to raise the bar with smart planning efforts that make our communities more livable and sustainable, said APA California President, Vince Bertoni. The Planning Awards acknowledge these outstanding...

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, 2008 STATE CONFERENCE A HOLLYWOOD DEBUT

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Lights… Planning… Action! September Conference at Renaissance Hollywood Hotel Los Angeles, CA, September 16, 2008 — The 2008 State Conference for the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APACA) will take over Hollywood & Highland and the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, September 21-24, 2008, with registration for the conference expected to top 2,000 urban planning professionals from across the State. The Conference will be held over four-days and will focus on the walkability of America’s 2nd largest city and the Hollywood entertainment district. Keynote speakers include MTA Director Roger Snoble, journalist Chris Balish, and Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes. We’re excited to show planners from around the state that people really do walk in L.A., said Conference Co-Chair Hassan Haghani. This is the first time the California Chapter of the APA has held its conference in Hollywood, which presents an opportunity to introduce, or reintroduce, planners to...

American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section 2008 Planning Awards Celebrates Projects, Programs, and Individuals Showcasing Smart Planning

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:00 GMT

American Planning Association, Los Angeles Section 2008 Planning Awards Celebrates Projects, Programs, and Individuals Showcasing Smart Planning (June 18, 2008) – LOS ANGELES – The American Planning Association – Los Angeles Section (APA LA) announced its 2008 Planning Awards honorees during a ceremony on June 17 at the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Approximately 200 local planning professionals attended the 16th annual event. As the Section’s highest honors, APA LA’s annual Planning Awards recognize individuals and organizations for efforts that demonstrate excellence in planning and advance the planning profession. A volunteer panel of distinguished planning professionals selected 19 award-winners in 15 different categories, ranging from best practices and innovative technology to public outreach and green building. The award-wining projects reflected the trend toward more community-specific solutions to planning challenges, as opposed to the large, sweeping...

California Planners Tally Four of Nine National American Planning Association Awards

noemail@calapa.org — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:00:00 GMT

California Planners Tally Four of Nine National American Planning Association Awards (February 7, 2008) – SACRAMENTO – California planners and planning departments won nearly half of the American Planning Association’s (APA) 2008 National Planning Excellence, Achievement and Leadership Awards, earning four of the nine awards that honor outstanding efforts in planning and planning leadership. The National Planning Awards, the profession’s highest honor, recognize cutting edge achievements and planning under difficult or adverse circumstances. Award winners showcase the planning profession’s leaders who help to create great communities and demonstrate the beneficial changes that can take place when planners and community members and leaders work together. The California award winners were a diverse group that included city and county governments as well as a community-based grassroots organization and a college professor and long-time advocate for planning. It is no secret that...

Orange County APA Chapter Hosts Annual APA Conference

noemail@calapa.org — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:00:00 GMT

CONTACT: Yoon Kim (909) 376-4325 email: ykim@younghomes.com

Orange County APA Chapter Hosts Annual APA Conference

GARDEN GROVE, CA: The Orange County Chapter of the California Chapter of the American Planning Association will host the annual Conference at the Hyatt Regency Orange County on October 22 – 25th.

Each year the California Chapter provides a Statewide Conference to provide networking and educational opportunities for its members. These popular conferences attract planning professionals from all over California, the United States and the world. Conferences typically include an opening reception in a special venue, keynote speakers, concurrent tracks of programs and seminars including practical "nuts and bolts" sessions, mobile workshops to local planning related venues, the CCAPA Awards Dinner, and the California Planning Foundation Auction to fund scholarships for planning students.

This year’s conference, “Reinventing Suburbia” will focus on dissecting the image of suburbia that has evolved to include higher densities, more affordable housing, and more mixed use, among other things.

Nearly one hundred sessions exploring some of California’s most pressing land planning issues are planned. Topics will include affordable housing, mixed use development, sustainability, and infill design. Keynote speakers will include Joel Kotkin, author and internationally recognized authority on global, economic, political, and social trends and Ed Chuchla, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate for the Walt Disney Company.

The annual conference gives the State’s planning professionals an opportunity to share best practices and explore approaches to improve our cities and counties.
For complete conference information, please visit our website at http://www.calapa.org or contact Yoon Kim at ykim@younghomes.com

APA Responses to Disaster in Gulf Coast Region

noemail@calapa.org — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:00:00 GMT

Below are some of the ways APA has been working hard to respond to the disaster in the Gulf Coast Region: * APA is collaborating with Congressional offices on federal legislation related to Safe Growth, rebuilding initiatives, and a variety of issues such as housing, transportation and the environment. As part of this effort, APA will testify next Tuesday at a formal hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee. This hearing is specifically focused on how to appropriately plan for redevelopment and recovery. Both Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin are being asked to appear as well. * APA is providing a six-person team to evaluate and make recommendations regarding the planning function in New Orleans at the request of local officials. We have been having conversations with ULI about coordinating with their effort. Fernando Costa is active in both APA and ULI, as are most accomplished big city planning directors. Currently, the plan...

CCAPA Launches new website, May 16th 2005

noemail@calapa.org — Fri, 13 May 2005 08:00:00 GMT

CCAPA Online - Website Capabilities Welcome to the new CCAPA website, launched in May of 2005. This site is designed to be a resource to the community of planners in California. Below are some of the capabilities the website affords: General Public Capabilities Events View and register for events online. Submit payment online with a credit card. You may even suggest events to be included on our calendar. Legislation Get an overview of our legislative efforts. Members enjoy access to all legislative resources. Professional Development and Resources Get an overview of our Professional Development initiatives and other resources. Jobs View up to the minute job postings and post online. Payment is required to post a job. Resumes View and post online. You may post anonymous resumes Cal Planner Access a limited version of Cal Planner online. Complete print version is available to members Local Sections Find out about CCAPA Local Sections and contact their...