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UIC Online Certificate in
Nonprofit Management |
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The
Great Cities Institute at UIC provides practical, hands-on courses
via its Online Certificate in Nonprofit Management.
Registration is now open for Financial Management and Strategic
Management!
Classes begin March 15. Visit our Web site
http://cnm.cuppa.uic.edu
or call (312) 355-0423 for additional information. |
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Illinois State Section April Event |
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Wading in the T.I.D.E.
Applying Michigan’s Cool Cities Principals
Talent, Innovation, Diversity and Environment to an Illinois Landscape
SAVE THE DATE!
April 26 & 27, 2007
Rock Island, Illinois
For more information, click
here or call City of Rock Island Planning & Redevelopment Division at 309.732.2900 or email planning@rigov.org. |
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Volunteers Needed |
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Would you like to get involved in ILAPA?
If so, send an e-mail to John Paige, Chapter Administration at
admin@ilapa.org with your contact information. |
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Apply for Economic Development Award |
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Each year, APA's Economic Development Division
presents a $1,000 award to one community for excellence in an
economic development plan or project. Submit your entry by March 1.
For more information, click
here. |
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Post
Your Resume with APA |
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Use
APA's resume service to create and post an online resume. Keep
it up to date so you'll be ready to apply when the perfect job is
listed in Jobs Online! |
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APA Wants Your Best Practices & Energy Strategies |
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APA and the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) are
currently looking for planning documents and related publications
that address energy issues, to create a collection of best practices
that make the connection between energy and planning. Click
here for more information |
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Advertise you
business with us! |
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Advertise your business in an upcoming
News BLAST! and/or on the ILAPA website. Contact Michael Jacobs at
treasurer@ilapa.org or
visit our website for rates. |
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In our continuing series of articles on 2006 ILAPA award winners, the
Village of Libertyville offers a glimpse into their Comprehensive Plan
that won a silver award in a Plan Category. In another article, The
Village of Bartlett talks about the development of their successful
business park. Finally, the Small Town and Rural Planning Division who
they and and what their mission is.
In February, AICP revised its Certification Maintenance taking into
consideration all the comments they received. Once again, everyone is
being asked to review
this revised proposal and provide comments. Please read Karen's
President's Column for more information.
There is plenty of news from around the U.S. and state with highlighted
articles on this page. Don't forget to scroll all the way down to check out
the calendar and job postings. |
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Residential Conversions Revitalize River Town
(Alton, IL) Baby boomers and empty nesters are looking to get back to
the small town they grew up with - and they're causing a housing boom.
New York Times, January 21, 2007
Public housing shortage is cited: Demand in Illinois is double supply,
according to study
63,810 families live inside government apartments around the state but
65,000 additional families are seeking to enter the system. Nearly
53,000 families in Illinois are waiting for Section 8.
Chicago Tribune, January 22, 2007
Only Mixed-Use TIFs Raise Home Values, Study Confirms
“If the TIF supports only industrial and commercial uses, nearby
housing appreciates less than housing farther from the district." Many
of
Chicago's TIFs are on land in rapidly appreciating neighborhoods like
the Loop, Clybourn Corridor and Uptown.
University of Illinois - Chicago
'Lifestyle centers' looking to locals
"Shopping centers are increasingly going up in infill locations, and
they're being forced to look for a different set of tenants because
the big retail names have grown too close together."
Crain's, February 2007
Plans for Aurora get more ambitious
Three major projects are set to revive Aurora's downtown.
Crain's, February 2007
We’re Talkin’ ’Bout a Rail-volution
A report on the recent Rail-volution conference.
Conscious Choice, February 2007
“Gold Collar: How State Job Subsidies in the Chicago Region Favor
Affluent Suburbs” This Good Jobs First report
identifies $1.2 billion in Illinois state subsidies awarded to companies
from 1990-2004. Researchers found that much of the state-sponsored economic
development is happening at the fringe of communities despite the
greater need for investment in urban cores.
College Sustainability Report Card
The Sustainable Endowments Institute graded 100 colleges on 26
indicators, the University of Chicago received a D+, Northwestern
received a C+,
University of Illinois received a C.
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This Remaking of Downtown Has Downside
Madison, WI got just what it asked for, a successful, redeveloped
downtown. Now that big city problems on on the rise, the City is
looking for ways to tone down their success.
New York Times, January 1, 2007
Freeways' tainted air harms children's lungs, experts say
The 13-year study of more than 3,600 children in 12 Central and
Southern California communities found that the damage from living
within 500 yards of a freeway is about the same as living in
communities with the highest pollution levels. When planning new
schools and new housing developments this should be taken into
account.
LA Times, January 26, 2007
Group trying to preserve old Sixth Ward character posts front-porch
testimonials on YouTube.com
Preservationists are trying to protect a neighborhood's historic
character and turn to the internet to do it.
Houston Chronicle, Jan 10 2007
Benefiting from a Cover Up
U.S. cities are increasingly utilizing below-grade freeway to cover
with parkland. Some 20 highway-deck parks are already open, with more
in the pipeline.
Jan 10 2007 -- Governing
Rural Colleges Seek New Edge and Urbanize
Small colleges that lack an urban environment and making one for
themselves.
New York Times, February 7, 2007
Making the Return Trip: Elderly Head Back North
Most elderly retire and move to warmer climates. After health
deteriorates or a partner dies, many elderly move back north so their
children can take care of them.
New York Times, Feb 26, 2007
Study: Locations motivate older walkers
What gets older people walking? It isn't open space, it's destinations
to socialize within a 1/2 mi of their home.
SustainLane -
Government Knowledge Database
Our open-source knowledge with more than 75 best practice documents
and a secure directory of participating government officials from over
180 cities, counties and states.
Capital Budgeting and Finance: A Guide for Local Governments
This document focuses
on capital projects and lays out all the steps. It’s the 'how-to' book on
capital budgeting that every finance and planning manager in small- to
medium- size local government must have.
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For details and more events,
click
here
March 8, 2007
Application deadline for
US
EPA's Smart Growth Implementation Assistance.
March 13-14, 2007
Illinois Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management
Conference for 2007 "Same Problems - Different Solutions".
March 14, 2007
Chaddick Institute Technical Workshop: "The Changing Rules of
Suburban Retail: Managing Big-box and Strip Development."
March 14, 2007
Join Chicago's Women in Planning and Development (WP+D) for an
intimate discussion with Cindy Holler.
March 15, 2007
Chicago Metro Section event: Changing Demographics & Implications
for Planners. Begins at 9:00 a.m., to be held at CMAP's offices in
Chicago. Click
here
for more information.
March 15, 2007
MPC
roundtable,
Streets
as Places
March 16,
2007
Planningprep AICP review session. Sponsored by ILAPA.
For more information click here.
March 16, 2007
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Urban Planning and Policy Summer Internship Fair.
March 18-20, 2007
IEDC's 2007 Federal Economic Development Forum
April 3, 2007
Deadline for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 6th
annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
April 14-18, 2007
APA National Planning Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
April 26-27, 2007
Illinois State Section Conference in Rock Island, IL.
For more
information click here.
May 7-21, 2007
May AICP Exam testing. For more information go to the
ILAPA AICP Certification website
here.
May 30-June 2, 2007
2007 Planner's Network
Conference. To be held in New Orleans, LA.
June 1, 2007
Transport Chicago 2007
October 2-6, 2007
National
Preservation Conference
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Assistant Planner - Will County, IL
Planner I - City of McHenry, IL
Planner
- Village of Orland Park, IL
Planner I- Village of Plainfield, IL
Senior Planner - Kendall County, IL
Planning Director - Village of Mokena, IL
Planner I or Planner II - Village of Palatine, IL
Regional Transportation Planning Coordinator -
The Western Illinois Regional Council
Watershed Resource Professional - Lake
County, IL
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ILAPA News BLAST!
Illinois Planning News
Official Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Illinois Chapter of the American
Planning Association
http://www.ilapa.org
Paula Freeze, Editor
editor@ilapa.org
THE EDITORSHIP OF THE
ILAPA NEWS BLAST! IS A
VOLUNTEER POSITION. ARTICLES AND NEWS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, E-MAIL THE EDITOR:
editor@ilapa.org.
THE ILAPA NEWS BLAST!
IS THE BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF
THE ILLINOIS CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION. OPINIONS
EXPRESSED IN THE ARTICLES OF THIS NEWSLETTER ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
OPINIONS OF THE ILLINOIS CHAPTER, THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION,
OR THE EDITOR.
THE ILAPA NEWS BLAST!
HAS A CIRCULATION OF
APPROXIMATELY 1,400.
TO VIEW PREVIOUS ISSUES, VISIT
http://www.ilapa.org/archives.html |
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