The Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association is an organization of people with an interest in land use, housing, transportation, environmental, economic and social planning. Among others, our membership includes citizen planners, planning commissioners and other planning officials, and professional planners within the State of Washington and elsewhere.
News
Renewable City: Ideas to Repurpose Vacant Urban Spaces
Posted: March 18, 2010
We are living a new economic paradigm, with profound impacts on our built environment. To what creative uses can we put vacant or underutilized buildings? Can partially constructed projects contribute to, rather than diminish, our neighborhoods? Are there more constructive uses for vacant lots than just another parking lot? How might we rethink outmoded infrastructure? How does the new economy create opportunities for lean, fresh solutions to our urban problems?
Comments on PSRC’s 2040 Transportation Plan due March 9
Posted: March 05, 2010
PSRC’s draft Transportation 2040 plan is ready for review and comment. It is an action plan for transportation in the central Puget Sound region for the next 30 years. The comment period will run from January 22 to March 9, 2010. PSRC's Transportation Policy Board will go over comments that they received on March 11, 2010.
Portland State University Climate Change Adaptation Planner Survey
Posted: March 04, 2010
The Portland State University Intelligent Transportation Laboratory, in cooperation the Northwest Transportation Consortium and the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), is currently conducting research on climate change impacts on surface transportation in the Pacific Northwest. As part of this research, the research team are contacting planners with a brief (5-10 minutes) survey to determine what, if any, activities are being done in regards to climate change adaptation and to identify the tools and resources planners need to effectively plan for climate change adaptation.
Survey Link: https://survey.oit.pdx.edu/ss/wsb.dll/s/2bfg11d2
Additional information about this research project and the research team, visit: http://its.pdx.edu/climatechange/index.php
Job Opportunities
Job opportunities for planning professionals in Washington
- 03/16 Assistant Planner City Of Port Orchard
- 03/15 Transportation Planner Redmond, Oregon
- 03/15 Internship Opportunity: Geographic Information Systems/Planning Intern City Of Puyallup
- 03/05 Community Building Practice Builder/Senior Consultant (BLV1002) Parametrix
- 02/25 Development Services Director City of Mercer Island
- 02/22 Planning and Development Services Director Snohomish County
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