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
AICP CM Credits Approved for Winter 2010 Brown Bag Series
Posted: February 05, 2010
AICP CM credits have been approved for four of the five sessions in the Winter 2010 Brown Bag Series. Here are the four sessions that have been approved:
- Jan 27, 2010 – Manufactured housing community preservation: the tight-wire act
- Feb 17, 2010 – Planning in the Vicinity of Transmission Pipelines
- Feb 24, 2010 – Greening of Non-profits
- Mar 3, 2010 – Planning and Food Policy
Smarter development and green building are key for climate change results
Posted: February 04, 2010
Congressman Inslee and other leaders discuss climate change solutions at national conference in Seattle, February 6. More than 70 percent of U.S. carbon emissions comes from buildings and transportation combined, so it's clear that both how and where we build must be part of the solution to reducing the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.
This challenge for new development practices and transportation alternatives is particularly critical in the Puget Sound region, which will grow by 1.5 million people in 20 years. Federal, state and local governments here and around the country are proposing and implementing plans to address climate change mitigation, but how often do these plans include smart-growth development and green-building solutions?
PSS News: January – March 2010
Posted: February 02, 2010
As Puget Sound municipalities confront deep budget cuts heading into 2010, this issue features some adaptations planners have taken to move forward. The APA Legislative Committee will advocate for the passage of a few smart growth bills, for example. The City of Tukwila is “recalibrating” its efforts to redevelop one of the region’s major commercial centers. Pierce County is in the midst of major permitting system overhauls. Though far from an ideal setting to start the new year, these examples highlight steps Puget Sound Planners are taking to maintain resiliency in 2010.
Save the Date – APA Washington's 2010 Conference
Oct 5 - 6
Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington
More information to come soon.
Changing Landscapes Past, Present & Future
2009 Conference
Hilton Vancouver Washington Hotel
Vancouver, Washington
Job Opportunities
Job opportunities for planning professionals in Washington
- 02/07 Associate Planner City of Arlington
- 02/01 Full-time experienced Land Use Planner 3 Tillamook County, Oregon
- 01/31 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Community Development Director City of Enumclaw
- 01/22 Senior/Managing Planner – Comprehensive Plan Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Council of Governments
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