[ApaIllinois] July/August 2013 APA-IL Chapter Highlights
Paula Freeze, APA-IL Editor
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July 2013 Chapter Highlights Edition 116
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In this Issue
2013 Awards Program
In Memoriam -
Clyde Forrest, FAICP
Thank You Sharon Caddigan,
AICP and
Welcome New Board
Members
ISS Fall Conference
Sponsorship
CMS July Program
Join the Women & Planning
Division
AICP Exam Reminders
Update to PAB's Proposal
2013 National Preservation
Conference
Archeworks' Sustainable Urban
Design Certificate Program
MPC 2013 Burnham Award for
Excellence in Planning
Affordable Housing Design
Leadership Institute
Sustainable Urban Greening —
Macro to Micro Symposium
Job Postings
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APA-IL ISS
Fall Conference
Sept. 26-27, 2013
Falls Reception & Conference Center, Columbia, IL
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2013 APA-IL CMS
Fall Conference
October 4, 2013
DePaul Center
Chicago, IL
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SAVE THE DATE!
2014 APA-IL State Conference
Sept 30-Oct 3, 2014
Hilton Orrington/Evanston
Evanston, IL
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Know a project that shows good planning in Illinois?
Nominate it for the 2013 APA-IL Awards
Program
The Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association is pleased to invite nominations for the 2013 Chapter Awards Program. Nominations can be submitted in one of eight categories: The Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Plan, Best Practice, Community Outreach, Implementation, Sustainability, Student Project or Distinguished Service.
The nomination deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2013. Award plaques will be handed out at the Illinois State Section Conference on September 26th for downstate award winners and at the Chicago Metro Section Conference on October 4th for Chicago area winners. This change in venue is due to the Chapter hosting the 2013 APA National Planning Conference and therefore not holding a state conference this year. In addition, members of the APA-IL Executive Committee will be available to present the awards in the community in which the project was conducted, or other appropriate venue identified by the award winner.
Submitting an award nomination is easy. Nominations must be
submitted via the APA-IL website! Simply fill out the form on the Awards webpage and pay the $50 nomination fee via PayPal. Questions? Contact APA-IL's Vice President, T.J. Blakeman, AICP at vicepres at ilapa.org.
In Memoriam - Clyde Forrest, FAICP
Clyde William Forrest, FAICP, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, died Tuesday, June 18 at 9:45 p.m. at his home in Urbana, surrounded by his loving family. He was 78.
Professor Forrest received a B.A. in History and Political
Science, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa. He
began his career as a Lecturer in Planning Law at the University of
Tulsa in 1963. In 1965, he became Associate Director of the Model
Cities Project at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. His thirty-six
year career at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign began
in 1967, when he joined the Bureau of Planning Research, then became
a member of the faculty of the Department of Urban and Regional
Planning the following year. Alumni of the Master of Urban Planning
program will especially remember Professor Forrest through his Law
and Planning Implementation course, a required class which he taught
in law school form with required case briefs. His rich voice
resonated as the voice of planning law authority, instilling fear
into an occasionally unprepared student. Professor Forrest also
taught Planning Negotiation, and Environmental Law and Policy. His
departmental service included serving as Associate Head from 1988 -
2001; coordinator of the BAUP program beginning in 1996; Director of
Continuing Education beginning in 1999; and coordinator of the Study
Abroad program to the University of Sheffield. Professor Forrest
also started the joint MUP/JD program at Illinois.
In addition to his academic career, Professor Forrest’s community
and professional involvements were inspiring to students and fellow
faculty members. He served on the Board of the Illinois
Chapter of the American Planning Association from 1971 - 1997;
chaired the Natural Resources and Energy Division of the APA from
1999 - 2002; and was Vice Chair of the Divisions Council of APA from
2000 - 2002. His community participation included everything from
scoutmaster and Rotary International, to serving as President of the
Champaign Izaak Walton League of America and as a board member of
the Cunningham Children’s Home in Urbana.
In his induction into the College of Fellows of the American
Institute of Certified Planners in 2004, his nomination stated,
“Professor Forrest, planner-lawyer, exemplifies devotion to planning
by building bridges between academia and our many planning
constituencies.” The AICP had also recognized Professor Forrest’s
work through awards for dedicated service as the Professional
Development Officer for APA from 1982 - 1996 and as an Outstanding
Faculty Liaison in 1990 - 91. Professor Ken Reardon, who served on
the Illinois faculty from 1990 - 2000, recalls Professor Forrest as
“a terrific soul who cared about the planet and what we could do to
preserve it.” Students over his thirty-six year tenure remember him
fondly for his passionate interest in planning and the environment,
and his outstanding teaching.
Condolences to the
family may be sent to 705 W. Vermont, Urbana, Illinois, 61801.
Thank You Sharon Caddigan, AICP and
Welcome New Board Members
Thank you Sharon Caddigan, AICP for serving as APA-IL's Legislative
Committee Chair for the last 16 years!
APA-IL would like to welcome new board members David Silverman, AICP
as the new Legislative Committee Chair and Elli Cosky as the new
Pulic Relations Committee Chair.
APA-IL ISS Fall Conference
Sponsorship Opportunities & Preliminary Program
Now Available!
2013 APA-IL ISS Fall Conference:
The Main Event: Keeping Your Main Street in the Spotlight
September 26-28, 2013,
The Falls Reception & Conference
Center, Columbia, IL.
Want to have an impact on planning in Illinois? Sponsor the Illinois State Section Fall Conference and receive one free conference registration, your logo displayed on all event marketing materials, one year of APA-IL newsletter and website ad space, ad space in the APA-IL annual report PLUS exclusive benefits depending on your sponsorship level.
To become a sponsor, please contact:
Megan Riechmann at megan.riechmann at heartlandsconservancy.org or (618) 566-4451 x25, Amber Miller at amiller at cofh.org or (618) 489-2061
Limited Sponsorship Opportunities Available - Sign Up Today!
The ISS Conference's preliminary program is now available! Your conference committee has been working hard to put together a fantastic program. Attend special pre-conference events: "Secrets of the St. Louis Downtown Renaissance" and "Illinois' Top Bicycle Ride" and top it off with a meet and greet at Reifschneider's Grill & Grape on Wednesday.
Thursday and Friday are full of sessions and CM! Over 17 CM credits
are available during concurrent sessions - touching on topics from
disaster recovery to economic development to ethics. Be sure to
enjoy mobile workshops walking tours of Columbia and Rock City.
CMS July Program:
Laying the Groundwork for Job Creating Industrial
Development
A considerable amount of media attention has been focused on manufacturing activities returning to the U.S. Learn what the trends in industrial development are, how to gauge the competitive landscape, and what strategies are being implemented to position communities for new job generating industrial development. For more information, visit ilapa.org/CMS.
WHEN: Wednesday, July 24, 2013, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
WHERE: Testa Produce, 4555 S. Racine Ave, Chicago IL 60609
COST: $15 paid at the door ($5 for students that RSVP by July 22nd); checks payable to APA-CMS
RSVP: email cms at ilapa.org by July 22nd
CM CREDITS: Two (2) AICP CM Credits pending
Testa Produce tour! Following the program, attendees are encouraged
to participate in a tour of the Testa Produce facility, a
state-of-the-art 91,300 square foot facility constructed in 2011
featuring up to date Green Technologies to utilize energy and water
conservation measures.
Join the Planning & Women Division of APA!
Dear Colleagues,
In addition to being a member of the Illinois Chapter, I am the
Past Chair of the Planning & Women Division of APA. We are a small
but dedicated group and hoping to get more women (and men!) to join
us in promoting women’s planning issues and women in the profession!
Our summer newsletter, Forward, is available online so you can learn more about the division. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues and encourage them to check us out our Division web site (we’re on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Google+, too!).
Sincerely,
Libby
Elizabeth H. Tyler, Ph.D., FAICP
Past Chair, APA Planning and
Women Division
AICP Exam Reminders
The deadline for submitting applications for the November 2013 testing period is July 30. Visit planning.org for more details about eligibility requirements, fees, and submittal requirements.
The November 2013 AICP exam has been refreshed for the first time
in several years, allowing for new questions to be placed on the
exam reflecting changes in the planning profession. APA has produced
a suggested reading list for test takers to better prepare. The exam
has not been structurally changed, and no study guides will be
produced before November. Go to:
http://planning.org/certification/examprep/selectedreading.htm
to see an expanded reading list.
Also visit www.utah-apa.org/webcast-archive for recorded webcasts of 2012 AICP exam review webinars co-sponsored by APA-IL. A revised legal AICP review was recorded in March 2013 and is posted to YouTube at http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=X15YBL3Qq04.
Update to PAB's Proposal
On June 19 the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) began a process to collect comments on potential changes to the composition of our 8-member board.
After further discussion with our sponsoring organizations (the
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and the American
Planning Association (APA), and the Association of Collegiate
Schools of Planning (ACSP)), there are no current changes
envisioned. PAB has, therefore, removed this information from its
website and discontinued the solicitation of public comments, and
would ask that you so inform any your membership.
PAB thanks you for your support, and apologizes for any
inconvenience this process may have caused.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation - 2013 National Preservation Conference - Indianapolis, IN
Indiana Landmarks is hosting the National Preservation Conference Oct 29-Nov 2, 2013. Come to walkable, lively, and historic Indianapolis this year! There will be inspiring educational and field sessions mixed with entertainment and fun. Check out all the fun in this inspiring video showing all that historic Indianapolis has to offer!
APA members can receive CM for attending some of the field sessions.
To see the preliminary program, click here.
Archeworks' 2013-14 Sustainable Urban Design Certificate Program
Archeworks' 2013-14 Sustainable Urban Design Certificate Program is accepting applications till August 12,2013. There are two exciting design partnerships with NeighborSpace and the Regional Transportation Authority. Archeworks actively recruits talented emerging and mid-career participants with experience in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, user experience, industrial design, communications/graphic design, wayfinding and related areas of expertise to join an Archeworks design team on one of these projects.
This is our year-long evening program
beginning in late September and ending in May, 2014. This is our year-long
evening program beginning in late September and ending in May, 2014.
To learn more about the Program or how to apply, visit archeworks.org.
MPC 2013 Burnham Award for Excellence in Planning
The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is now accepting nominations for
the 2013 Burnham Award for
Excellence in Planning!
The award recognizes visionary and effective planning in the Chicago
region. Since 1988, MPC has presented the award at our Annual Luncheon, which this year will take place Friday, Nov. 1. The winner will receive a $5,000 prize underwritten by our generous sponsor PNC Bank. Past winners include the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning; Whistler Crossing, Riverdale, Ill.; and Will County, Ill.
Nominations are due by Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at 4 p.m. For more
information, visit http://metroplanning.org/news-events/blog-post/6736.
Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute
Please Join Enterprise Community Partners for the 3rd Annual Affordable Housing Design Leadership Institute opening night keynote discussion, Social Impact Design, featuring Robert Ivy, President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and 2013 winners of the AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards for Design Excellence in Affordable Housing and the Richard H. Driehaus Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design. This keynote discussion is free and open to the public.
Tuesday, July 23 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The
Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theatre, 78 E. Washington
St., Chicago
Register Here!
Also currently showing at the Chicago Cultural Center: Spontaneous
Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good. Features 84 urban
interventions initiated by architects, designers, planners, artists
and everyday citizens that bring positive change to neighborhoods
and cities in addition to a pop-up installation in Millennium Park.
Sustainable Urban Greening — Macro to Micro Symposium
Presented by Bartlett Tree Experts and the Chicago Botanic Garden
September 18 | 11am - 4pm
Register by Friday, September 13
Presenters from:
Studio Gang Architects
SmithGroupJJR
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Possibility Place Nursery
Sustainable Urban Greening – Macro to Micro will delve into how the award-winning Northerly Island Framework Plan unfolded and about special steps to create and maintain diverse ecosystems on the site, gain insights from case studies demonstrating how a systems approach and technological creativity can promote sustainability, and find out about cultural practices critical to long-term success. Network with landscape architects and contractors, architects, property managers, municipal foresters and more.
Image: Copyright Studio Gang Architects
Job Postings
Development Planner
Village of Downers Grove, IL
Community Planner
Transportation, Engineering and Development Business Group
City of Naperville, IL
Economic Development Coordinator
Village of Glen Ellyn, IL
Division Manager, Strategic Planning and Policy
Planning & Market Development Department,
Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
Chicago, IL
Planner
Community Development Department
Village of Itasca, IL
Want to post a job on APA-IL's website? Visit ilapa.org and find out more!
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