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Green
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More and more communities are coming to recognize the importance of parks, greenways, and other islands of green to environmental health and good planning. Find out how some cities are creating an entire infrastructure from existing resources combined with strategic connections and new investments. Discover how to green your community in a way that sustains the environment and enhances livability for residents. The audio-conference runs 1 hr. from 3 to 4 p.m. We will use the time before and after the APA program to brief participants on regional and local efforts to address green infrastructure.
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Topics: Shoal Creek Valley presentation 2004 TND trips schedule Housing Choices Coalition update RSVP to Michelle @ 816-942-8800, ext. 229
Space is limited to RSVP today!
Presented by Jason F. McLennan.
Please RSVP to Korey Schulz by Wednesday November 19th at:
2600 Grand Mezzanine Suite, Kansas City, MO 64108,
(Fax) 816.842.9988 or <mailto:kschulz@ohhkc.com>
The Kansas City Design Center and AIA Kansas City invite you to join us at the Folly Theater Tuesday evening, November 18, for an invigorating roundtable discussion exploring the impact of local and national media on public understanding and engagement in defining the future of the urban public realm.
The event begins with a reception at 4:30pm, followed by the lecture presentation at 5:30pm. The Folly is located at 300 West 12th Street (12th and Central Streets) in downtown Kansas City, Mo. The roundtable is the concluding event in our 2003 lecture series, architecture + cityscape: urban ambitions and city design.
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MODERATOR: John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, is an acquisitions editor of architecture and design books for the publisher John Wiley & Sons. He was an associate editor with Architectural Record magazine for three years, and an urban designer with firms in Toronto, Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin. |
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PANELIST: Blair Kamin is architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune. He is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and George Polk Award, both for criticism, and the Institute Honor for Collaborative Achievement from the American Institute of Architects. |
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PANELIST: Robert Campbell, FAIA, is a writer, teacher, and architect and Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic for the Boston Globe. He is contributing editor of Architectural Record and Preservation magazines, and author of Cityscapes of Boston. |
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PANELIST: Sheri Olson, AIA, the Seattle-based contributing editor of Architectural Record, writes architecture criticism as a columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. She is a co-author of Miller/Hull: Architects of the Pacific Northwest, and the forthcoming Cutler Anderson Architects, which will be published in 2004. |
Demographic Analysis Training
Posted 8-14-2003
What: The Local Demographic Analysis Workshop (LDAW)(tm) was developed for human service providers, neighborhood activists, grant writers, planners or anyone who would like to easily look up and analyze basic demographic characteristics of a target population, neighborhood or city. Participants will learn to extract, query, download, analyze and present 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 2002 Census Supplemental Survey and American Community Survey data.
The content and exercises are customized for the city in which the workshop is taught. However, all techniques and methodologies are directly transferable to any other geography.
Materials:
- An extensive work book with a copy of the LDAW(tm) presentation,
- Demographic Data Resource CD(tm) that includes: » ArcExplorer, a free map browser produced by ESRI » Computerized map files (shapefiles) that can be read by ArcExplorer that include: -Census tracts (2000 & 1990) for all US counties -County boundaries for all US counties -City boundaries for all US cities -Water boundaries for all US areas -School District boundaries for all US counties » Receive Information Activist(tm), a free quarterly e-letter highlighting new data rich websites and interesting social research
When: St. Louis-September 4th and 5th & nbsp; Kansas City, MO-October 29th and 30th (One day workshops taught on two separate days).
Fee: $225 for credit card at the time of sign up, $249 regular price How To Register: Visit www.smartgirltechnologies.com or call us toll free at 877-241-6576
MARC/APA Event
Posted: 8-04-2003
MARC will host a one-day workshop for Planning and Zoning Commissioners on Friday, September 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel, 1301 Wyandotte, in Kansas City, Missouri. The workshop is designed for volunteer planning commissioners — new and veteran — who want a better understanding of how to build successful communities.
More than 100 cities and counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area have appointed boards charged with the responsibility to review development proposals for zoning, subdivision and plan approval. These volunteer boards are often composed of interested citizens without formal training in planning issues. This workshop will help commissioners deal with increasingly complex growth and development issues in their communities.
The Planning and Zoning Commissioners Workshop is the first in a series of programs and events that will build on the work of MARC’s Creating Quality Places initiative — a program aimed at fostering the creation of quality places and a better quality of life in neighborhoods and communities throughout the Kansas City region.
The keynote speaker for the workshop is Greg Dale, AICP, who has extensive experience in planning, downtown revitalization, land use regulations and implementation. He has managed planning projects throughout the Midwest and West, and serves in a number of leadership positions with planning and community organizations. He is also experienced in the legal aspects of planning and zoning and has coordinated the approval of various development projects. Greg is a frequent trainer for planning officials around the country, and is past president of the Ohio Chapter of the American Planning Association.
The fee for the workshop is $75.00 per person, which includes lunch and materials. A discounted rate of $65.00 each will apply for three or more attendees from the same jurisdiction. A limited number of scholarships are available for those who would otherwise be unable to attend. Call 816/474-4240 ext. 234 for details or e-mail gti@marc.org for details.
Registration options:
Registration options:
- Register online and pay with an agency purchase order.
- Register online and pay by credit card. <Individual registrations @ $75.00> <Discount rate @ $65.00 for groups of three or more from the same jurisdiction>
- Call 816-474-4240, ext. 234.
- Print the registration form from the workshop invitation (PDF format)
For more information, contact Marlene Nagel at 816/7-474-4240, ext. 218.
Posted 8-27-2003
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Same Great Tournament - New Great Cause
Friday, September 26, 2003
Click here to sign up.
SEPT 30
Posted 8-27-2003
Water
Resources in the Region
September 22nd
Your
Invited to a special luncheon on the subject of water resources in the
MARC Region. Click here
to learn more.
MDNR/MARC Event
Posted 8-14-2003
Department
of Natural Resources
Grant
Opportunities Workshop
Friday,
September 12, 2003
10
a.m. – 12 noon
Mid-America Regional Council offices
600 Broadway, Suite 300, Kansas City, MO
The
Missouri Department of Natural Resources will share information on the
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) program and other grant
opportunities for local governments at this workshop. There is no charge
to attend.
The
application period begins August 1, 2003 for Fiscal year 2004 Land and
Water Conservation Fund grants. Applications
must be post marked by October 31,2003.
These grants are available on a competitive basis to cities,
counties, and school districts for outdoor recreation projects. For more
information, go to www.mostateparks.com/grantinfo.htm.
Two additional presentations will be made regarding other financial
opportunities available through DNR.
If
you have questions about the meeting on September 12, 2003, please contact
Marlene Nagel, MARC’s Community Development Director, at 816-474-4240 or
mnagel@marc.org
Please contact Michele Ludeman at mludeman@marc.org or 816-474-4240 to reserve a seat at the workshop.
Note: The US Department of Agriculture will participate
in all of the workshops except those in Kansas City and St. Louis.
Missouri River Relief Event
Looking
Toward the RiverKansas City: Saturday, September 13, 2003
Kansas City is experiencing a renaissance on it's riverfront. Industrial districts are becoming lofts with river views, and concrete wastelands along the river are being transformed into city parks. River accesses are being constructed; trails, boat ramps and pedestrian piers are reconnecting people with their river. And the entire city is looking toward the Missouri River in anticipation of the 2004 Lewis & Clark Commemoration events.
What a great time to clean up the Missouri River.
- Clean-up time: 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday, September 13, 2003 (Sunday, September 14 is a rain day).
- Project headquarters: Berkeley Park, on the river at the base of the Paseo Bridge, will be the base of operations for activities taking place up and down the Missouri. Registration begins at 9am.
- What we're doing: River survey crews will be defining the exact boundaries of the clean-up area through the summer, but the clean-up is certain to concentrate on a core area from La Benite Park in the East to Parkville in the West. Several miles of the Kansas River will also be cleaned up.
- River festival: While the river clean-up is going on, there will also be a water festival in Berkeley Park. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about water quality and watershed issues. The water festival will also feature entertaining dispays and live music.
APA Event
Missouri APA Event
The APA Missouri Chapter Conference 2003
“Creating
Communities”
September 10-12, 2003
Springfield, Missouri
For those of you that are planning to attend or are sending staff, and haven't yet made hotel reservations, you need to at least make hotel reservations immediately. The APA's block of rooms at the University Plaza Hotel was to be released this past Sunday, although there may be some rooms left. Ask for the APA conference room rate ($79) it may still be available. The conference committee has reserved a few rooms that we can turn over to a couple attendees if necessary, so if you can't get a room, please let me know. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Diane May Executive Director Southwest Missouri Council of Governments 901 S. National Springfield, MO 65804 417-836-6900 417-836-4146 fax dianemay@smsu.edu
Registration
Form
(download, print, complete and mail)
Army Corps Training
- WHAT:
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Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Training and Field Practicum
- WHERE:
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Courtyard Marriott, South Kansas City, 500 East 105th Street, Kansas City, Missouri --- Phone (816) 941-3333
- WHEN:
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August 18-22, 2003
- FEE:
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$975
This
five-day course will the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands
Delineation Manual. The theory and practice
of the three parameter approach to wetland
mapping will be discussed and demonstrated in
the field.
The course consists of 50% lecture and 50% field practicum. The class will meet daily at 8:00 a.m., dismiss from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch, and end at 5:00 p.m.
Don't let this opportunity pass you by!
Updated 06/13/03
The
June KCAPA Luncheon will be
held at the Longview Mansion on June 27th. Visit the New Longview Farms website and
read about the master plan to restore Longview Farms historic buildings
and creating New Longview based on new urbanism principles. 
CLARIFIER:
The first web post listed Longview Community College as the location of
next KCAPA Luncheon. THIS WAS INCORRECT. We are sorry for any confusion
that this caused.
Posted 6-5-2003
2003
RTA Annual Meetingto be held Tuesday, June 10
KSPE Annual Conference
When: June 11-13, 2003
Where: Sheraton Hotel, Overland Park, KS
or call Pam Lower 785-233-2121
For more information see the attached flyer, visit www.kansasengineer.org
If you are unable to view the invitation below, please click here.
Attached is an invite for the June LINKS Event Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden Tour, presented by Dwayne Hoover.
Please RSVP to Korey Schulz
by Wednesday June 11th
at:
2600 Grand Mezzanine Suite, Kansas City, MO 64108,
(Fax) 816.842.9988 or mailto:kschulz@ohhkc.com
<<June
LINKS Invite.pdf>>
Also attached is the 2003
Call for Nominations for the PGASLA Executive Committee.
There are 4 positions opening up this year. Nominations due by June
25th 2003.
Mitch Zeller
PGASLA - Newsletter Editor
715 Kirk Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64105
p (816) 472 - 1201
f (816) 474 - 2996
RSVP Now.
The
RSVP deadline for our upcoming luncheon is the end of the day
Tuesday, May 20. Please send all RSVP's to Diane Wicklundat Diane.Wicklund@jocoks.com
, by phone at (913) 715-2212 or by fax at (913) 715-2222. Please be on time and bring comfortable shoes. The presentation will start at 12:00with a walking tour of the development.
Redevelopment
and the Community Process: Script Pro's Headquarters which
will be held Friday, May 23rd from 12:00to 1:30.
- What: KCAPA luncheon on recent redevelopment featuring the story of the ScriptPro campus project in Mission, Kansas. ScriptPro is a world-wide leader in the manufacture of automated prescription fulfillment equipment, and they have recently experienced unprecedented growth, demanding additional space needs. Michael Coughlin, President and CEO of ScriptPro, and Chris Herre of Rose Construction will discuss the new campus project, located in downtown, and its design considerations. ScriptPro will host us on a walking tour, weather permitting.
- Time: Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.with the presentation commencing at 12:00 p.m. Please be on time as the presentation will begin with a walking tour (about 20 min.) before we eat lunch.
- Date:Friday, May 23rd
- Location: ScriptPro Campus, located at 5828 Reeds Road, Mission, KS- 2 blocks west of Nall, ½ block north of Johnson Drive
- Lunch: $12 per person. Please note you preference for roast beef, turkey, chicken or vegetarian.
Are you up to the challenge?
During
the week of May 19-23, 2003, the MARC Bicycle and Pedestrian program will
team up with Kansas City
Corporate Challenge to organize the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commuter
Challenge (BPCC). This event is
open to anyone willing to to bike or walk to work for one week. Learn
more and register now...THE PRAIRIE GATEWAY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
LINKS May 2003
Plant
Review: Trees
to Know and Grow in the Osage Plains
Presented By: Alan Branhagen
Alan Branhagen is director of horticulture at Powell Gardens. His presentation
will discuss the broad range of native trees that are available in the Osage Plains area, from ones we all know, to others that are not as widely known, but that are great trees and could be introduced into the landscapes we design.-
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2003
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Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm
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Location: Discovery Center, 4750 Troost, Kansas City, MO 64110
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Lunch: Box Lunch
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(Please inform us if you have any special meal needs)
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Cost: Members $7($9 at the door)/
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Non-members $9($11 at the door)*
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Make checks payable to: PG/ASLA
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Please RSVP to Korey Schulz by 4:00pm Wednesday April 30th at: 2600 Grand, Mezzanine Suite, Kansas City, MO 64108, (Fax) 816.842.9988 or kschulz@ohhkc.com
*Non-refundable. All registrants must be charged regardless of attendance.
(A certificate of attendance will be provided upon request)
Safe Routes To School WORKSHOP
April 25
Safe
Routes To School is part of a growing movement to improve opportunities
for youth travel to school by bike or on foot. Join nationally recognized
speakers David Parisi and Wendi Kallins April 25 for a one day workshop to
learn about SR2S programs. To learn more and find out how to register click
here. KC APA Luncheon
April 25
DEADLINE
Wednesday
April 23
5:00 PM
Hereford House, 20th & Main, Kansas City, MO
11:30 - 1:00
Speakers:
- Vicki Noteis, AIA - Director, City Planning and Development Dept., KCMO
- Andi Udris, President, Economic Development Corp. of Kansas City, MO.
RSVP Bruce G. S.
Wiggins, AICP 
816-513-2835
The
Kansas City Transportation Association present the Industrial
Day Expo 2003 Confer. Event
See you there.
Maureen DeCindis
602-452-5073 or Brian Fellows 480-644-3824America
Moves 2003 CONFERENCE April 3-4, 2003 Sheraton Mesa Hotel &
Convention Center—Mesa, Arizona
America Moves Registration
Key Speakers: Dr. Robert Carmona U.S. Surgeon
General (invited); Dan Burden
One of Time Magazine’s Innovators for the 21st Century; Martin Collis,
Internationally-known physical activity expert, coach, and musician; Dr.
Art Mollen
Nationally-syndicated health columnist; Mark Fenton, Host of the PBS
series “America’s Walking”
2003
Greater Kansas City Economic Forecast Mid-Year Update
The
Potential War, Iraq, the Economy, and You
Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
$25 per Chamber member, $35 for non-members
$300 per member table of ten, $450 per non-member table
To RSVP, call (816) 374-5472, or e-mail fennesy@kcchamber.com
Advance Payment Required
March
12-13 and 19-20 - "Landscape Inspections Officer Certificate
Program" sponsored by MARC's Government Training Institute - RSVP by
March 3 (
GTI Landscape Program.pdf).
The schedule for the Prairie Gateway Chapter of ASLA's LINKS lecture
series for 2003 is also attached (
2003LINKSSchedule.pdf).
The KCAPA will host a "virtual siminar" on
Context Driven Street Design
SMARTCODE WWW.MUNICODE.COM Published 2-14-2003
with Peter Swift, Rick
Hall, & Rick Chellman
An interactive audio conference,
March 18, 2-3:30 pm EST,
sponsored by New Urban News.
The KC APA has agreed to sponsor this event on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 1:00 - 2:30 PM, Rivergate Center - 1st Floor, GTI Conference Room. This free to members and students members. A five dollar fee will be charged to all non-members.
When: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Mid-America Regional Council Offices, 600 Broadway, 1st Floor Kansas City, MO.
Cost: Members/Students – Free /Non-members - $5.00
RSVP: RSVPs are requested by the end of the day on Monday, March 17. Limited to 1st 30 respondents. Email to sackerson@bwrcorp.com or Fax to (816) 363-0027.
Credits: This session is eligible for AICP continuing education (CPDP/CPE) credits.
VISIT http://www.newurbannews.com/Audio.html TO LEARN MORE OR DOWNLOAD THE INFORMATION BELOW.
http://www.krm.com/materials/nun75100a.pdf http://www.krm.com/materials/nun75100b.pdf http://www.krm.com/materials/nun75100c.pdf
THE KC METRO APA APOLOGIZES THAT THIS NOTICE WAS NOT LISTED PRIOR TO THE EVENT.
The
KC APA hosted a Luncheon on February 28, 2003 at Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill Museum and Cultural Center. Michael Snodgrass,
president and CEO of CHWC, Inc. shared with us some of CHWC’s recent
activities on Strawberry Hill in Kansas City, Kansas. The Catholic Housing
of Wyandotte County, Inc and Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City,
Kansas (NHS) recently merged to form CHWC, Inc. The organization is
focused on building new, single-family homes and purchasing/rehabbing
existing homes, along with homebuyer education, lending services, and
minor home repair. CHWC's mission is "to stabilize, revitalize and
reinvest in neighborhoods in Kansas City, Kansas communities through
creation of affordable housing opportunities and other related
development." Mr. Snodgrass discussed his experiences with Strawberry
Hill redevelopment projects and other urban core neighborhood
redevelopment efforts in Kansas City, Kansas. The presentation also
discussed the role of the Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association in the
area’s revitalization activities. Carole Diehl, president of the
Strawberry Hill Neighborhood Association, shared some background on the
neighborhood and its activities.
For more information on Strawberry Hill and CHWC, Inc., please visit their websites: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/towns/StrawberryHill/ and http://www.catholichousing.com/ .
A
special briefing by QUANTM on their NEW
Construction Planning Simulation Technology
will be held. CPST is gaining acceptance
around the world -- and could have a dramatic
impact on local projects as well.
DATE: Thursday, February 20, 2003
TIME: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
COST: FREE
PLACE: Mid-America Regional Council, 600 Broadway, Ste. 300, Kansas City, MO
For More Information
Contact: Joi
Preciphs 
, Transportation Outreach
Specialist.Phone: (816)
474-4240 Fax: (816) 421-7758
Please RSVP by Wednesday
, February 19, 2003 (Posted 08/18/03)
KC Metro APA Holiday Social was held
Friday, December 6th, 4-7 p.m.