The APA Region 1 Chapters (from PA to ME) are considering having a joint conference. To continue our planning we are soliciting comments from APA Region 1 members. Please click here for the short survey and please respond by May 25th.

City Planner Book Club

In collaboration with the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NJ), the New York Metro Chapter (APA-NYM) invites you all to join the City Planner Book Club (CPBC).

Our Planning careers are pivoted on building communities, both physically and socially. But what about building literary communities?

The premise of the CPBC is simple. Every three months, APA-NJ and APA-NYM will choose a different book for membership to read. The CPBC will begin in April, starting with One Less Car: The Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility. The Chapters will introduce a second book in July and a third book in October. On the third month of these quarterly cycles, the Chapters will organize an in-person meet-up to discuss the featured book at length. These meet-ups will be submitted for CM Credits. Between the time of introduction and meeting-up, CPBC members are encouraged to participate in an online forum to share their ideas in real-time.

If you would like to join the CPBC and/or have any questions, please send me an email to Chris Brown, AICP, Professional Development Officer for APA-NJ, at
pdo@njplanning.org. Invites to the online forum will be sent personally via email.

Our first CPBC meet-up dates and locations in both New York and New Jersey will be announced in the coming weeks at www.nyplanning.org and www.njplanning.org.

Happy Reading!

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