Planetizen - Announcements

BAC Live Online Information Sessions February 8

paige.manning — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:37:48 -0800

Join the Boston Architectural College February 8 when we host live online information sessions. Learn more about our Distance Graduate Degrees.

Senior Defense Official to Lead Dialogue on Next Rounds of BRAC and Budget Cuts

Erin Way — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:39:22 -0800

The International Economic Development Council’s 2012 Federal Economic Development Forum

Request for Proposals (RFP) for Corridor Redevelopment Plan

Justin Steinmann — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:27:50 -0800

The City of Auburn, Alabama is seeking a qualified professional planning firm or consultant to facilitate a community planning process that culminates in the development of an urban design, future land use and transportation plan for the Opelika Road Corridor.

VERDEXCHANGE 2012 Conference Demystifies Trillion Dollar Green Energy Economy

Cate Miller — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:05:48 -0800

Global and California Energy & Sustainability Leaders Meet Under "One Roof" to Debrief Energy Policy and Explore What Drives Clean Technology Markets.

Distressed Older Suburbs Can Be Revitalized, New Levin College Study Finds

RBMiller — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:19:57 -0800

“Regionalize, repurpose, or restructure” are recommended strategies for revitalizing distressed older suburbs and improving living conditions for residents in a new report by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University for the national Urban Institute’s What Works Collaborative.

Levin College Shows How to Improve Services while Saving Public Funds

RBMiller — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:09:47 -0800

As Ohio plans how to use $45 million in its Local Government Innovation Fund, the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University provides replicable models of research that can help communities determine how to provide improved services while saving public money.

Leonardo Vazquez Receives National Planning Award for Commitment to Social Justice, Diversity and Social Change

Cate Miller — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:07:34 -0800

Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP a champion of social justice and diversity at Rutgers University, will receive the American Planning Association's 2012 National Planning Achievement Award for Advancing Diversity & Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff.

Call for Papers: Reducing Urban Poverty

intlhc — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:49:46 -0800

To encourage a new generation of urban policy makers and promote early career research, USAID' s Urban Programs Team, International Housing Coalition (IHC), World Bank, Woodrow Wilson Center’s Comparative Urban Studies Project (CUSP), and Cities Alliance are co-sponsoring a third annual paper competition.

Federal Economic Development Forum Early Registration Deadline has Been Extended

Erin Way — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:10:20 -0800

The International Economic Development Council’s Federal Economic Development Forum

AICP Certified Entrepreneurial and Small Business Development Strategies Course Coming to Albany

Erin Way — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:03:11 -0800

The International Economic Development Council’s 2012 Professional Development Series