APA Washington

Join the Southwest Washington Chapter of APA on Thursday, August 12 from 9am to 11:30am to hear from social justice expert Rekah Strong, who will be providing some essential training on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

FREE CM-credit eligible event; registration is required and space is limited. Sign up below:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SW Section Planner's Forum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SW Section Planner's Forum. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Register for this FREE webinar about PSRC's updated Plan Review Manual and other local planning resources, scheduled for Wed., June 30 from 1-2pm. The Plan Review Manual includes VISION 2050 Consistency Tools - useful checklists for local plan updates!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: PSRC Plan Review Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. PSRC has updated its Plan Review Manual to reflect new and updated regional policy direction in VISION 2050. PSRC certifies countywide planning policies, local comprehensive plans, center plans for regionally designated centers, and Sound Transit’s long-range plan. The Plan Review Manual provides ...

Webinar: Working With Developers to Foster Investment in the Community

February 24, 2021 | noon - 1 p.m. EST

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Everyone can agree that good development must be supported. Contrary to popular belief, stringent guidelines for proposed development and its review can actually improve a community’s competitive advantage. This session will offer guidance on best practices in working with developers, and offer tools that have proven effective in establishing a community is “open for business!”

Webinar presented by Upstate New York APA Chapter

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Upcoming Webinar!

The Shame of Chicago: The Color Tax Screening
Fri, Feb 12, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

The APA Housing and Community Development Division is excited to host a screening of Episode III in the documentary series, the Shame of Chicago - The Color Tax. Premiering last year at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, The Color Tax tells the story of how a system of predatory home contract sales during the 1950s and 60s plundered enormous sums of wealth from the pockets of black families seeking homeownership. But unlike what happened in other cities, Chicago’s families fought back in one of city’s most heart-wrenching and perilous campaigns for racial and economic justice. Reverend William Barber, co-director of the National Poor People’s Campaign, A National Call for Moral Revival writes, “The Color Tax paints with vivid clarity perhaps America's most striking example of systemic racism.” After the screening there will be a moderated discussion around fair housing, exclusionary housing policies and the impacts on minority communities nationwide.

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Sign up a 2021 Short Course on Local Planning !

Short Course Includes:

An overview of the complex mix of land use planning laws that work together to support land-use decision-making in Washington state,

An introduction to comprehensive planning and plan implementation under the Growth Management Act,

A review of the roles in planning and best practices for public participation, and

Mandatory training on the Open Public Meetings Act for local government officials.

All courses are offered at no charge and are open to the public.

Short Course on Local Planning - Washington State Department of Commerce A Short Course on Local Planning is an introduction to comprehensive planning and plan implementation under the Growth Management Act (GMA).

Become a Civic Engagement Champion

Fri, Dec 18, 2020 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Planning-related community engagement tends to be irregular, infrequent, and inconsistent since it is seeking feedback on an individual project or initiative, such as a large development project or comprehensive plan update. Results are therefore often disappointing. Instead, community engagement efforts should be part of a larger, ongoing dialogue and relationship building strategy with residents and other stakeholders. This webinar will inspire participants to think beyond project-based engagement and learn what they can do to become champions of city-wide civic engagement.

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