The Annual Texas State Planning Conference and Short Course will be held in El Paso October 19-22, 2022! Check out the Conference Website to learn more!

Plan4Health is a partnership between the Texas Public Health Association and APA Texas to “connect people to everyday destinations”.  This is being accomplished by convening interdisciplinary coalitions in cities across Texas who have a desire to create more mobile communities that are less reliant on motor vehicle transportation.

Review the summary of the bills APATX tracked during the 87th Legislative Session!

Every two years, APA Texas conducts an online survey of its members to gain a sense of what issues they are facing in their careers and communities and how effectively APA Texas is serving them.  The results of this year’s survey are now available.  Some key insights:

•       Almost 12% of members chose to take the survey.  Participants were diverse in terms of their involvement with planning and APA Texas, and the part of the state where they live. Most respondents were White, non-Hispanic and professional planners (similar to the characteristics of the members overall).  For the first time, the largest share of respondents were Millennials (43%), followed by Gen X’ers (30%) and then Baby Boomers (23%).
•       80% of respondents believe that the APA Texas Vision Statement is consistent with what they believe APA Texas should be and do.
•       Of the six goals APA Texas has established, participants felt it had been most effective in serving members during the past two years, with 44% saying it was ‘very effective’ or ‘somewhat effective’ in achieving this goal. 
•       COVID’s top two effects on Texas planners and community planning are: ‘added new difficulties for public engagement’ and ‘involved them in new issues and responsibilities’.
•       Over 60% of participants said these five trends ‘will cause significant change’ in the future of planning education and practice in Texas:

        o   Increasing cost to rehabilitate aging public facilities and infrastructure (65%)

        o   Increasing polarization within communities (63%)

        o   Housing affordability/workforce housing (62%)

       o   More severe storms, extreme weather patterns or other aspects of climate change  
            (62%)

       o   People getting their news from separate media outlets with distinct views (rather
            than from shared outlets perceived to be neutral) (61%)

The Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association (APATX) represents public and private sector planners, planning academics and students, elected officials, and citizen planners in the great state of Texas.

View the APATX brochure:

APATX is a member of the Planning Webcast Consortium coordinated by the Ohio Chapter of the American Planning Association. 

AICP EXAM PART I WORKSHOPS

Registration fee:  Free of charge 

The AICP Part I Workshop will provide an overview of what to expect when preparing for the AICP Exam.  We will cover helpful tips on how to study and test taking strategies.  The major topic areas of the exam will be outlined and sample test questions will be presented.  All workshops will be held in large lecture halls facilitate social distancing.

Saturday, January 29, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at UT-Arlington, CAPPA Building Auditorium, Room 204 

Saturday, February 5, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Austin; location TBD

Saturday, February 12, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Houston, Texas Southern University

Saturday, February 19, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in San Antonio; location TBD

To register, please send your name, email address, phone number, and workshop location to:

Richard Luedke, AICP

Texas Chapter Professional Development Officer

rluedke@cityoflewisville.com

(817) 938-4409

AICP EXAM PART II WORKSHOP 

The AICP Exam Part II Workshop is conducted by Dr. Jennifer Cowley, FAICP, the nation's leading AICP Exam Preparation Instructor.  Dr. Cowley will take you on a deep dive on how to approach the questions on the AICP Exam and will guide you through the thought process needed to select the correct answers.

Saturday, February 26, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with Dr. Jennifer Cowley at UT Arlington; CAPPA Building Auditorium Room 204

Registration Fee:  $60 (includes lunch)

To register, please use the following link:

Registration Link