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REGISTER FOR DCA EMAIL ALERTS
The Department of Community Affairs has initiated an email alert system, open to any interested person. If you register, you can get the latest updates about the department's programs and news delivered directly to your in-box. To sign up, go to http://www.dca.state.fl.us/subscribe/..
AGRICULTURE'S ROLE IN CAP AND TRADE
The American Farmland Trust has developed a cap and trade tutorial focusing on how farmers are helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. The "Farmers Combating Climate Change 101" tutorial explains how a "cap and trade" system will work and why farmers will be an important part of the equation. The tutorial also includes a glossary of climate change terms. To view the tutorial, go to http://www.farmland.org/programs/environment/climate-change/what-is-cap-and-trade.asp
GOVERNORS' GUIDE TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Governors' Institute on Community Design offers the online resource, "Policies that Work: A Governors' Guide to Growth and Development". This free resource lays out a systematic approach to smart growth policymaking at the state level. It is designed to provide governors and their staff and cabinet secretaries with hundreds of ideas about policies, administrative actions, and spending decisions that have actually produced smarter growth in other states -- ideas and outcomes that they may be able to replicate in their own states. The guide is available at http://www.govinstitute.org/policyguide/.
REPORT ON THE REVITALIZING OLDER CITIES CAPITOL HILL SUMMIT
Over 300 stakeholders from older industrial cities throughout the Northeast and Midwest region attended the Revitalizing Older Cities Capitol Hill Summit, February 11-12, 2009. Attendees included mayors, city officials, Members of Congress and their staff, academics, representatives and leaders of foundations, community-based organizations, public and private developers, and nonprofit organizations. They came to develop a federal agenda that would change federal policies that contribute to sprawl development, and to encourage investment in and support for the nation's core cities and towns. To learn more about the summit discussions and conclusions, you can read the report at http://www.nemw.org/ROCSummitReport.pdf. |
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LAND USE STRATEGIES TO EXCEL IN DIGITAL WORLD
1000 Friends of Wisconsin offers their ''New Communities for a New Economy: Land Use Strategies to Excel in the New Digital World'' report on their website. The purpose of this report is twofold. First, it examines land use strategies to attract high-tech workers and industries to Wisconsin communities. Second, it examines planning strategies to ensure new industries do not compromise the integrity of Wisconsin's landscape and quality of life. The report can be accessed at http://www.1kfriends.org/Publications/Online_Documents/New_Economy/New_Economy.htm.
SURVEY SHOWS FARMLAND PRICES DOWN
A 2008 Florida Land Value Survey, conducted by the Food and Resource Economics Department of UF, indicate clearly that land values are down statewide in Florida. Decreases in farmland value are comparable in both the northern and southern regions of the state. Declines in farmland value in the northern region range between 6.9 and 24.8 percent. Declines in farmland value in the southern region range between 4.9 and 26.1 percent. The largest decline in the northern region of the state was for farm woods at 24.8 percent. The largest decline for the southern region is unimproved pastureland at 26.1 percent. Land sales experts indicated that decreases in the value of Florida agricultural lands were primarily due to a weak nonagricultural demand for land and that farmland ownership continued to be investment-based, not income-based. To read the complete results, go to
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE798.
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| NEWS CLIPS, MAGAZINE ARTICLES, ETC. |
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Some publications may require free registration.
'Inland port,' Fanjul land change get Palm Beach County's initial OK despite environmental objections
Mitra Malek, Staff Writer, Palm Beach Post, April 13, 2009
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/local_news/epaper/2009/04/13/0413inlandport.html
"A Ponzi State"-Univ. of South Florida Professor Examines the Economic Crisis in Florida
Interview Transcript, Democracy Now, April 6, 2009
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/6/a_ponzi_state_univ_of_south
Florida: The far side of paradise
Students explore a Florida off the beaten track, help a town plan its future
Caitlin Rotman, Harvard University Gazette, April 9, 2009
http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2009/04.09/11-florida.html
Martin County civic group proposes small towns be built outside urban service district
George Andreassi, TC Palm, April 17, 2009
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2009/apr/17/martin-county-civic-group-proposes-small-towns-be-/
Florida is processing unprecedented number of development proposals
Kris Hundley, St. Petersburg Times, April 19, 2009
http://www.bradenton.com/news/breaking_news/story/1375018.html
Rail stations may be short on parking
Many commuters will have to walk, wait for bus to catch train
Sean Hao, Staff Writer, Honolulu Advertiser, March 30, 2009
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009903300348
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan wants mortgage incentives for energy-efficient homes
Donovan says mortgages should come with lower rates or better terms to encourage purchases and retrofits that save energy.
Kenneth R. Harney, Los Angeles Times, April 12, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-fi-harney12-2009apr12,0,594575.story
Petaluma may abolish its planning department
Paul Payne, The Press Democrat, April 7, 2009
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090407/ARTICLES/904079872?Title=Petaluma-may-abolish-its-planning-department
Work-live units begin to catch on in county
Marti Covington, Beaufort Gazette, April 10, 2009
http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/story/811010.html
Wal-Mart Becomes Oregon's Welfare Queen
Al Norman, Huffington Post, April 13, 2009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-norman/wal-mart-becomes-oregons_b_185538.html
Rep. Doris Matsui introduces Smart Planning For Smart Growth Act of 2009
OBSNews.com, March 31, 2009
http://www.obsnews.com/news/article100406_rep-doris-matsui-introduces-smart-planning-smart-growth-act-2009
EU warns Spain over development
BBC News, March 26, 2009
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7965912.stm
Songdo sets new standards for "green" cities
Christine Todd Whitman, Korea.net, March 20, 2009
http://www.korea.net/News/issues/issueDetailView.asp?board_no=20367
My Turn: Douglas taking Vt. on race to the bottom
Brian Shupe, Burlington Free Press, March 30, 2009
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090330/OPINION/903300311
Obama Pushes Vision for High-Speed Rail
Michael D. Shear, Washington Post, April 16, 2009
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/04/16/by_michael_d_shear_declaring.html?wprss=44
Empty Florida homes may return to nature
Richard Fausset, Los Angeles Times, April 16, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-emptyapts16-2009apr16,0,511854.story
Toronto Mulls Mandatory Green Roofs
John Lorinc, New York Times, April 16, 2009
http://greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/toronto-mulls-mandatory-green-roofs/
UF Study: ag land values eroding
Gary Pinnell, Tampa Tribune - Highlands Today, April 20, 2009
http://www2.highlandstoday.com/content/2009/apr/20/la-uf-study-ag-land-values-eroding/news/
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| APA FLORIDA/APA/AICP NEWS & INFORMATION |
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WE WANT YOUR GREAT IDEAS!!!!
Do you have any suggestions or recommendations to improve the APA web site? Looks, content, capabilities? If so, APA Florida invites you to bring your ideas to the table and serve on an Ad-Hoc Communications Technology committee. Participants will review ongoing communications and recommend specific technological and design enhancements. Volunteers will participate in a few conference calls in April, May, and maybe beyond. Please contact marciestenmark@wilsonmiller.com if you wish to participate.
APA FLORIDA 2009 PROJECT AWARDS NOMINATIONS DEADLINE APPROACHING
It is time to submit your nominations for the APA Florida Project Awards, to be presented at the annual conference in Jacksonville. The deadline for submitting nominations is May 1, 2009. For details, go to http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2009/Revised%202009%20Project%20Awards%20Announcement.pdf.
LEARN ABOUT JACKSONVILLE VIA SLIDESHOW
Jacksonville is the exciting location for the APA Florida 2009 Annual Conference, and it is not the Jacksonville you remember! The host committee has posted a slideshow on the APA Florida website so you can get a taste of what you can experience this September. Go to http://www.floridaplanning.org/conference/2009/Images/slideshow.html . |
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REGISTRATION FOR DCA'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP NOW OPEN
The Department of Community Affairs has announced that registration is now open for its 2009 Growth Management Implementation Workshop. This year's event will take place June 25-26, 2009 at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida.
This year's workshop will bring attendees up to date on any changes made to the Growth Management Act and how those changes will be implemented by the agency. In addition to legislative, legal, and policy updates, presenters will address key issues such as complying with House Bill 697, addressing the challenges of annexation, and exploring alternative approaches to transportation concurrency and mobility. In addition, there will be "how to" sessions on plan processing, land use needs analysis, and alternative state review. Luncheon speakers, Dr. Tim Chapin from the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University and Dr. David Denslow from the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida, will focus on the newest population projections for the state and what the economic downturn means for the state's long-term growth prospects. Go to http://www.dca.state.fl.us and look for the workshop announcement under the Spotlight section.
SMALL FARMS ALTERNATIVE ENTERPRISES WEBSITE
The vast majority of Florida's nearly 44,000 farms are classified as small farms. Calculated on an area or on an economic basis, nearly 90% of all Florida farms are small farms. Recent increased efforts to meet the educational needs of small farmers in Florida became visible through the work of the University of Florida/IFAS and Florida A&M University Small Farms Focus Team. Efforts have included the development of an extensive website specifically targeted at small farmer needs. The site (http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu) receives over 70,000 hits monthly and includes a calendar of small farms events. A conference, Sustaining Small Farms; Strengthening Florida's Communities, will be held in Ocala on August 1-2, 2009. Go to http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/floridasmallfarmsconference/index.htm#Top for details.
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
A Call for Abstracts has been issued for the 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference: Healthy People in a Healthy Environment. This event seeks to promote the nation's environmental health capacity by enhancing the expertise of environmental health professionals -- including public health and healthcare professionals, academic researchers, representatives from communities and organizations, as well as advocacy and business groups with a primary interest in environmental public health. Abstracts must be submitted electronically through the website no later than May 8, 2009, at http://www.team-psa.com/2009nephc/Abstract_Submission.asp.
FPZA CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN JUNE
The 2009 FPZA Annual Conference is being held at the Hyatt Regency Downtown, Tampa, from June 10-13. The theme this year is Urban Places / Rural Spaces: Planning for Tomorrow. All sessions and tours will be submitted for AICP CM credit. For details, go to http://www.fpza.org/conference.shtml.
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| RFPs/RFQs, GRANTS, AWARDS, ETC. |
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RFQs/RFPs are listed in this newsletter and posted to APA Florida's website at no charge. APA Florida does this as a service to its members. Please take advantage of it. Email a one paragraph summary to the Chapter Office at fapa@floridaplanning.org for posting. Include deadline and web link.
No RFP's currently posted
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| JOB MART |
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Newest JOB MART advertisements now posted:
NATURAL RESOURCE SPECIALIST (Ecology and Environment, Inc.); PLANNER II (Putnam County-Palatka); PLANNER (Bay County)
We encourage you to visit APA Florida's JobMart website at http://www.floridaplanning.org/jobs2.asp for salaries, descriptions, minimum requirements and application deadlines. Also, don't forget about APA Florida's resume posting feature at http://www.floridaplanning.org/membership/resume_select.asp. |
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| APA FLORIDA CHAPTER & SECTION CALENDAR |
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May 1, 2009: APA will offer a free webcast on Innovations in Transportation. Go to http://www.utah-apa.org/webcasts.htm to register.
May 19-21, 2009: GreenCities, in partnership with APA Florida, presents GreenCities Florida- Sustainable Solutions for Business and Government at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Visit http://greencitiesflorida.com for more information.
May 27, 2009: APA Florida and the Florida Biofuels Association will hold two courses focusing on The BioFuels Sector in Destin. Go to http://www.flbiofuels.org/PDF/FBFA-Planning-Workshop-Brochure_Registration-Form.pdf for more information.
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April 27-May 1, 2009: The American Public Works Association Florida Chapter will hold its annual meeting and trade show, Public Works: Overcoming Today's Challenges for a Better Tomorrow, in West Palm Beach. Go to http://florida.apwa.net for details.
May 11, 2009: A one day seminar, Team-Building, Mentoring and Coaching Skills for Managers & Supervisors, will be presented by Fred Pryor Seminars in Tallahassee. Go to http://www.pryor.com for details.
May 10-15, 2009: The Governor's Hurricane Conference will be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center. To register, go to http://www.flghc.org/.
May 13-15, 2009: The 31st Annual Statewide Preservation Conference will be hosted by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation in Palm Beach. Details can be found at http://www.floridatrust.org/calendar/167
May 13-15, 2009: The Office of the Attorney General is sponsoring a workshop entitled Crime Prevention through Environmental Design, in Estero. For details, go to http://myfloridalegal.com/crime .
May 28, 2009: The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Center will hold a workshop, Innovative Floodplain Strategies: Application of No Adverse Impact, in Cedar Key. Contact Rosalyn Kilcollins at Rosalyn.Kilcollins@dep.state.fl.us to register.
June 10-13, 2009: The 2009 FPZA Annual Conference will be held in Tampa. Go to http://www.fpza.org/conference.shtml to register.
June 25-26, 2009: Register now for the DCA Growth Management Workshop, to be held at the Hilton in Walt Disney World Resort. Check http://www.dca.state.fl.us/ for updates.
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Julia "Alex" Magee, Executive Director
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association
2040 Delta Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32301
Phone: 850/201-3272
Email: fapa@floridaplanning.org
Web Site: www.floridaplanning.org |
APA Florida's Mission:
The Florida Chapter of APA provides statewide leadership in the development of sustainable communities by advocating excellence in planning, providing professional development for its members, and working to protect and enhance the
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