Sharswood Neighborhood to Host Community Planning Workshop.Economic development, housing, and development pressures main concerns CHICAGO -- The Sharswood community, of North Philadelphia, is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of revitalization. A community planning workshop will help residents address the neighborhood's growing development pressures. The community planning workshop, Saturday, April 14, will be at John Reynolds There are several men named John Reynolds:
Participants will include neighborhood leaders, stakeholders, and members of the American Planning Association The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of city and regional planning in the United States. The APA was formed in 1978 when two separate professional planning organizations, the American Institute of Planners and the American (APA (All Points Addressable) Refers to an array (bitmapped screen, matrix, etc.) in which all bits or cells can be individually manipulated. APA - Application Portability Architecture ), the national association for urban and regional planners. All of the members are volunteering their time. Together, the group will develop a plan for the future of Sharswood that includes attracting economic development, preserving low-to-moderate income housing, and how to best utilize the neighborhood's vacant land. The workshop is sponsored by APA's professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners The American Institute of Certified Planners (or AICP) is the American Planning Association's professional institute. AICP certifies professionals in the United States in the field of Urban planning and assists planners in the areas of ethics, professional development, planning in cooperation with the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. "Community revitalization done correctly will benefit current residents and can improve the economic and social environment," said Sue Schwartz, FAICP FAICP Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners , president of the American Institute of Certified Planners. "This workshop will bring together participants with a variety of experience and knowledge to help develop a plan for Sharswood that can be implemented." Every year, the American Institute of Certified Planners holds a community planning workshop within the APA National Planning Conference host city. APA's National Planning Conference attracts nearly 5,000 planners, citizens, and elected officials from around the country. The conference offers more than 300 sessions and 100 mobile workshops focusing on planning, urban design, and public policy. The conference runs April 14-18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. . Information about the conference is available at: www.planning.org/2007conference. |
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