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. This 4-hour workshop will focus on helpful tips on how to study and test preparation strategies. The major topic areas of the exam will be outlined, and sample test questions will be

presented.

Saturday, July 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at UT-Arlington, CAPPA Building Auditorium, Room 204

Saturday, July 16, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Houston, Texas Southern University, School of Public Affairs Building (SPA), Room 104

Friday, July 22, 2022, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. City of San Antonio Cliff Morton Development and

Business Services Center Tobin Room, 1901 South Alamo Street (NW corner South Alamo Street and South Flores Street) San Antonio, TX 78204

Saturday, July 23, 2022, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Virtual and In-Person at Halff Associates, Inc. Austin Office – North, 13620 Briarwick Drive, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78729

To register for any of the Part I workshops, please send your name, email address, phone number, and workshop location to:

Richard Luedke, AICP 
Texas Chapter Professional Development Officer
rluedke[at]cityoflewisville[dot]com
(817) 938-4409

If you are registering for the Austin workshop, please indicate if you wish to attend in person or virtually.

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. During this 6-hour workshop, 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, July 30, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with Dr. Jennifer Cowley, FAICP, Virtual and In Person at UT Arlington; CAPPA Building Auditorium, Room 204 Registration Fee: $60 (Includes lunch if attending in person)

To register, please use the following link:

Registration Link

After registration is paid for the Part II Workshop, you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours containing virtual/in-person options along with lunch options and parking information.

A recording of the Part I Workshop in Austin will be available after August 1st free of charge. A recording of the Part II Workshop in Arlington will be available for purchase after August 8th.