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  • COVID-19 Action Plan

    The following is updated guidance on APA-NYM Chapter events, in place until further notice: In-person events and regular committee meetings may resume indoors, please adhere to all local public health regulations and safety protocols. Where possible, a hybrid/virtual option should still be made available for anyone who is not able to attend any in-person events. […]

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  • Review of “Last Subway: The Long Wait for the New Train in NYC”

    Review of Philip Mark Plotch’s book “Last Subway: The Long Wait for the New Train in NYC”, by Floyd Lapp, as published in Journal of the American Association (JAPA), Volume 87 Plotch Review

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  • A Statement from the APA NY Metro Chapter, authored by the Diversity Committee

    We are calling on our entire community of planning, design, and policy professionals to stand with Black lives and take action. We have a responsibility to correct our historical and ongoing discriminatory and predatory practices. This is a matter of saving lives. We must ensure that Black and Brown communities not only survive, but thrive. […]

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  • APA-NYM Letter to Congress: Surface Transportation Reauthorization in 2020

    Last month, important steps were made toward surface transportation reauthorization in 2020 with the bipartisan vote to approve the America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act. As critical work moves forward on transportation and infrastructure, the NY Metro Chapter’s Executive Committee voted to sign on to the letter to Congress in support of the Surface Transportation Reauthorisation in […]

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  • APA-NYM Event Space for Chapter Committees and Members

    APA NY Metro Chapter (APA-NYM) is now offering free event space in Lower Manhattan to Chapter Committees and Chapter members hosting CM credit events. As of June 1, 2019 two rooms will be available to reserve on weekday evenings at LMHQ, a not-for-profit co-working space owned by the Alliance for Downtown New York. APA-NYM is […]

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  • Message from the Chapter President 1-4-19

    Happy new year! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable holiday season. As we start the new year, I want to express my gratitude to the outgoing and incoming Executive Committee—as well as the broader leadership team—for their dedication and hard work on behalf of the Chapter, and to encourage all Chapter members to […]

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  • Message from the Chapter President, 12-20-18

    Chapter members and friends, Happy holidays! I am delighted to share the exciting news that our Chapter has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 APA Chapter Presidents Council Karen B. Smith Award in the category of Outstanding Service to Members, and specifically in recognition of our Chapter’s Diversity Committee (DivComm)! Below is an […]

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  • Apply to APA-NYM’s 2019 Mentorship Program! Now through January 13th

    Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) Mentorship Program for a unique professional development opportunity.  The mentorship program is six months long, and offers planners of all levels an opportunity to expand one’s network while setting goals and working on achieving them. Mentor and mentee roles are available to planning practitioners of all experience levels and second-year graduate students. […]

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  • Message from APA-NYM President (04/27/18)

    Chapter members and friends, Building upon the momentum from our Chapter Leadership Retreat earlier this year, our topical Committees and geographic Sections continue to host a range of events that offer professional development and networking opportunities to our members throughout the region. The focal point of our Leadership Retreat was to identify and advance actionable […]

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  • Congratulations to newly elected FAICP members, Maxine Griffith, AICP and Jan Degenshein, AICP!

    The NY Metro Chapter’s Executive Committee is thrilled to announce that two Chapter members will be inducted into the prestigious College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (FAICP) during the 2018 APA National Planning Conference (NPC18). Please join us in congratulating Maxine Griffith, AICP and Jan Degenshein, AICP on this distinguished honor! Maxine and […]

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