[ApaIllinois] Sept/Oct 2012 APA-IL Chapter Highlights

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August 2012 Chapter Highlights 
 Edition 111

 In this Issue

 2012 APA-IL State Conference 

 2012 APA-IL Award Winners

 FREE APA Chapter Webcasts

 Legislative Update

 ISS Section Update

 2012 Upper Mississippi River
 Conference

 Job Postings 

2012 APA-IL State Conference

Interested in the issues that are shaping urban planning in Illinois? Want to see how others are solving planning challenges? Then join us September 19-21, 2012 in Champaign-Urbana, IL for the 2012 APA-IL State Conference. 

An Evening in Downtown Champaign
On Thursday, September 20th, explore the numerous restaurants and pubs in downtown Champaign with your fellow planners. We’ll gather in the hotel to organize our groups, then take the shuttle downtown. You’ll get two tickets for a designated item at a choice of more than 10 participating venues. Martinis at Boltini, pizza at Jupiters, local brews at Destihl and the Blind Pig, out of the ordinary tater tots and local delights at Big Grove Tavern, and much, much more. Gather your group and head downtown with us! (Shuttles will run from the downtown to the hotel throughout the night.) Click here for more information.

Join us on Wednesday for our Small Table Lunch
An on-site lunch featuring small table discussion topics, including transportation and mobility; historic preservation; smart growth and sustainability; downtown redevelopment; Illinois issues; local food and urban agriculture; wind power and alternative energy; and technology in planning. Enjoy some fellowship and get to know what others are thinking and doing about these issues. A box lunch with sandwich, fruit, chips and a drink will be provided for $11, with your choice of turkey, ham or vegetarian options. Please visit the registration website today to register for this lunch.

The Hilton is full! Still need a room? 
Book at the neighboring Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham!

2012 APA-IL Award Winners 

The results are in! The winners of the 2012 APA-IL Awards Program are listed below. This year we received 39 nominations – a wonderful demonstration of the high-quality planning work being done around Illinois. This year, we once again entered into an arrangement with the Missouri Chapter of American Planning Association (APA-MO) to “swap” the jurying of the awards. This process was mutually beneficial and allowed all communities to participate since no juror’s community would be conflicted out of competition. Thank you to all volunteer jury members and APA-MO. 

Winners will be presented with an award at the Annual Awards Luncheon held during the APA IL Annual Conference in Urbana-Champaign, IL on Thursday, September 20th, 2012.

Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan
Project Name: Village of Downers Grove 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Community: Village of Downers Grove
Project Lead: Houseal Lavigne Associates

Strategic Plan
Project Name: McHenry County Green Infrastructure Plan
Community: McHenry County
Project Lead: In-house

Best Practice
Project Name: Complete Streets, Complete Networks: A Manual for the Design of Active Transportation
Community: Cook County
Project Lead: Active Transportation Alliance 

Implementation
Project Name: Modern Schools Across Chicago
Community: City of Chicago
Project Lead: Public Building Commission

Community Outreach
Project Name: Rockford Choice Neighborhoods Plan: Neighborhood Planning Handbook
Community: City of Rockford
Project Lead: Camiros

Sustainability
Project Name: Stearns Road Bridge Corridor
Community: Kane County
Project Lead: In-house

Student
Project Name: Knoxville Main Street
Community: City of Knoxville
Project Lead: Ellie Cosky, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 

Questions about the Award Program? 
Contact Courtney Kashima, AICP, APA-IL Vice President.

Obtain CM Credits During 
Upcoming APA Chapter Webcasts

This fall, obtain your CM from the comfort of your computer for FREE with APA Chapter Webcasts:

September 7 - Transportation Division - Cars, Streets and Policy in 2035 - Introductory
September 14 - Ohio Chapter - Re-stitching the Urban Environment: The Columbus Urban Commercial Overlay - Advanced
September 28 - Virginia Chapter - Housing and Transportation for the Boomers and Beyond 
October 5 - Nebraska Chapter - Hazard Mitigation Planning in Nebraska - Advanced
October 19 - Economic Development Division - A Tale of Three City Pairs: Regional Economic Growth and Rail Transit Investments - Advanced
October 26 - NY Metro Chapter - Planning for Fracking: Booms, Busts, and Beyond - (LAW CM)
November 9 - Ohio Chapter - Reaching the Ones Who Don't Show Up: Using Web 2.0 tools for better public involvement - Advanced
November 15 - Private Practive Division - Ethical Challenges for Planning Consultants - (ETHICS CM)
November 30 - Texas Chapter - Demystifying LEED ND
Please note - all webcasts are FREE and provide 1.5 CM Credits.
For more information on the webcasts, please visit the APA-UT website

Legislative Update

Relevant bills the APA-IL Legislative Committee has been watching include: HB4687 – Open Meetings: This bill as presented, was not supported, since it would require local governments to make public meeting agendas ‘sufficiently descriptive’ without defining or addressing what that meant. Changes to the Bill in the Judiciary Committee modified the language to require agendas to note items subject to final action. Signed by the Governor as PA97-0827.

Illinois State Section Update

The APA-IL ISS Board approved a $50 mileage reimbursement for APA-IL ISS members traveling over 75 miles to attend the entire 2012 Illinois Chapter Conference in Champaign. Please contact Chris Mathias, AICP at cmathias at moline.il.us for details. 

2012 Upper Mississippi River Conference
Make Room for the River: 
In Your Life, Floodplain and Architecture

On September 26-28, 2012 at the Stoney Creek Inn & Western Illinois University Riverfront Campus, Moline, IL join us for a Conference addressing the best case studies for Making Room for the River: In Your Life, Floodplain & Architecture. River Action, a non-profit organization that strives to foster the environmental, economic, and cultural vitality of the Mississippi River and its riverfront in the Quad City region, with the support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, proudly sponsors the fifth annual Upper Mississippi River Conference.

Job Postings

Community and Economic Development Manager
Village of Cary, IL

Planning and Redevelopment Administrator
Community and Economic Development Department
City of Rock Island, IL

Budget and Grants Manager
Community and Economic Development Department
City of Rock Island, IL

Assistant Outreach Specialist
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Chicago, IL

Part-Time Intern
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP)
Chicago, IL

Project Planner
MSA Professional Services, Inc. 
Champaign, IL

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