Your participation as a Chapter officer is a great way to develop leadership skills. You will be able to help develop Chapter programs and policies. The committee would like to make this year’s election as competitive as possible.

The positions for which candidates are sought are:

• President
• Vice President for Programs
• Vice President for Intergovernmental Affairs
• Vice President for Committees
• Vice President for Professional Development
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Lower Hudson Valley East Representative
• Lower Hudson Valley West Representative
• New York Area Representative
• Long Island Area Representative

Metro Chapter members who would like to run for any leadership position should express their interest by sending their name, phone number, and email address to the Metro Chapter office: office@nyplanning.org. The office will forward all recommendations to the Nominating Committee for their consideration. Position statements will appear in a special issue of Metro Planner in May and electronic voting ballots will be sent to Chapter members via email.

Do You Have An Idea For a Webcast?

APA-NY Metro Chapter is a member of the Planning Webcast Series, a co-op comprised of APA Chapters and Divisions that provides cost-free webcasts to a national audience. The Series is currently soliciting topics for the 2012 calendar year. If you or your organization have a topic that can reach a national audience (i.e, Mobile Populations; Strategies for Aging Communities; Public Art; Ethics; Law), please contact our co-VP’s of Professional Development James Rausse, AICP at jrausseaicp@gmail.com and Tina Lund, AICP at tlundaicp@gmail.com.

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Recent Actions by HUD concerning Westchester County

The NY Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association is a professional, educational, and advocacy organization representing over 1,300 practicing planners and policy makers in New York City and its surrounding suburbs. We are part of a national association with a membership of 41,000 professionals and students who are engaged in programs and projects related to the physical, social and economic environment. In our role as a professional advocacy organization, we offer insights and recommendations on policy matters affecting issues such as housing, transportation and the environment. ...More

2011 NY Metro Chapter Award Winners

Lawrence M. Orton Award for leadership in city and regional planning
Eddie Bautista

Andrew Haswell Green Award To recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions for a period of at least 15 years. *formerly the Distinguished Service Award
Gene Murphy

Meritorious Service or Achievement Award to recognize work of unusual merit or achievement
“The Suburban Design Manual” - Orange County Planning Department; Regional Plan Association; and
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Paul Davidoff Award for leadership in housing and equal opportunity
Eva Hanhardt

Journalism Award for print, broadcast or web-based work
Kenneth Jackson

William H. Whyte Award to an individual, plan, or project that is distinguished by creativity in the field of planning
“Brooklyn Bridge Park” - Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation

Robert Ponte Award to an individual who, through economic planning and development, has made a significant contribution to the vitality of the New York area
Ira Hirschman, Ph.D.

Robert C. Weinberg Award to outstanding students at the four planning schools in New York
Danil Nagy, Columbia University
Brian Paul, Hunter College
Sally Smith Greenspan, NYU
Sabrina Terry, Pratt Institute

Floyd Lapp Award for service to the New York Metro Chapter, selected by the Chapter President
James Rausse, AICP
Tina Lund, AICP
Bonnie Harken