Welcome to TPD, APA’s largest professional division, serving over 1,200 members interested in transportation planning and related subject areas.
The division provides transportation planning resources, opportunities for networking, programs for AICP certification maintenance credits, a student paper competition and other activities. The division is also active in providing transportation expertise to APA regarding national transportation policies.
We encourage you to get more involved with the division by joining a committee, contributing to our newsletter, co-sponsoring a webinar or networking session, or suggest additional opportunities to contribute your transportation expertise.
WHAT'S NEW?
2012 APA TPD Student Paper Competition: Call for Papers
(Updated on 12/22/2011)
Attention! Professors and students! 2011 APA TPD Student Paper Competition is now accepting paper submission. Please check Student Paper Competition page for more detail.
Meeting Minutes of TPD Business Meeting at Rail~Volution
(Updated on 11/15/2011)
Please check out meeting minutes of TPD business meeting at Rail~Volution here: http://www.apa-tpd.org/MtgMinutes/2011_17Oct_TPDBiAnnualMtg_Minutes.pdf.
AICP CTP Prep materials are here! (Updated on 10/17/2011)
Good news! TPD begins developing a prep package for all CTP test takers. We will continue posting available materials by CTP exam outine at the following page: http://www.apa-tpd.org/aicp_cm.html. Please check back for the latest prep materials.
TPD FY11 Budget Plan and 2011-2012 Activity Schedule are available now! (Updated on 7/22/2011)
Members! Please check out our latest budget plan and ongoing activities for this year. Thanks for all the volunteer TPD officials to move things forward!
APA Transportation Planning Division Business Meeting (Updated on 5/31/2011)
Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Location: Washington Marriott Wardman Park
Meeting minutes of APA TPD Business Meeting is available
(Updated on 5/2/2011)
TPD business meeting at APA Annual Conference in Boston was very well attended. Thanks for those of you who came to the meeting. For those of you who missed the meeting, please check out the meeting minute here.
APA TPD 2011 Student Paper Competition Winners Announced
(Updated on 4/9/2011)
Congratulations to all the winners Thanks all for the participation:
First Place
Expedited Project Deadlines & NEPA Compliance by Lacey Babcock
Second Place
GIS Analysis of Population and Employment Centers in Metro Denver Served by RTD's Fas Tracks by Patrick Picard, and
Sustainability Analysis of Proposed High-Speed Rail Stations in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area by Chuyuan Zhong.
(See these outstanding papers ...)
APA TPD 2011 Election Results Announced!
(Updated on 3/20/2011)
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks for all the candidates!!The votes have been verified and counted.
Chair
David Fields, AICP
Secretary
Hilary Perkins, AICP, GISP
Treasurer
Janet K. Jenkins, AICP
Vice-Chair For Outreach
Catherine Duffy
Vice-Chair For Policy
Daniel Haake, AICP
Vice-Chair For Programs
Larry Lennon, AICP
(See detail results...)
2011 Spring Business Meeting at APA
(Updated on 3/20/2011)
Date and Time: 6PM April 11, 2011
Location: TBA
Agenda: Download
Teleconference option (150 lines reserved):
Call-in number: 1-218-936-4700
Participant Access Code: 627977
Post-Meeting Joint Reception with Housing & Community Development Division & New York Metro Chapter:
Time: 7PM
Location: LIR at Boston
903 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115-3104
(617) 778-0089
APA / AICP Business Meeting and Leadership Honors Event
(Updated on 3/20/2011)
Please join your award winning division to enjoy the honorable moment!
Time and Date: 9:30 - 10:00AM, April 12, 2011
Location: Conference Room in Hynes Convention Center
See you there!!
APA TPD received "Overall Division Performance" award! (Updated on 3/3/2011)
In March 2011, the Transportation Planning Division received the Division Council Awards Committee award for “Overall Division Performance,” “For successfully engaging leaders and volunteers to implement division objectives in planning education and certification, communications, and research.” Four years ago, TPD was less active. Thanks for the successful engagement and effort of those volunteers including recent and current officers and committee chairs, TPD is actively and regularly contributing to the industry and APA. The TPD leadership for 2011-2013 will continue this success..!
APA TPD 2011 Election (Updated on 2/1/2011)
Dear APA Transportation Division Planning members:
Thirteen individuals have volunteered to run for office in the Transportation Planning Division. Each candidate was asked to provide a position statement (why should you vote for them) and a brief biography for your review. These are compiled on the Election Committee page. Please take the time to read about these volunteers as they have taken the time and have shown leadership by volunteering to run for office. If you really want to be an informed voter please read the Division By-Laws to better understand the roles of the offices.
The voting process will begin on February 1 and go until March 15. An e-mail will be sent out on February 1 to vote. The winners will be announced un-officially as soon as possible after the March 15th deadline to give the officers-elect as much time as possible to prepare for the next business meeting. The official announcement of the winners will happen on April 1st and the officers will be installed at the Division Business meeting at the national conference in Boston.
Please vote in our 2011 Election for Division Offices by clicking on the following link. Please have your APA membership number ready to verify membership. All you need to do is CLICK... and VOTE!!
Best wishes!
Your Election Committee
Jason J. Osborn, AICP
Whit Blanton, AICP
Attention!! Students!(Updated on 1/21/2011)
The National Capital Area Chapter of the American Planning Association (NCAC/APA) is pleased to announce three (3) travel scholarships (up to $500 each) to the 2011 National APA Conference in Boston! The conference will be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston from April 9 – 12, 2011. This scholarship is intended for travel reimbursement and housing costs associated with the conference only and will not apply to registration fees.
Please complete the application and return no later than 4:59 p.m. on January 31, 2011 to the NCAC/APA Executive Board. Both electronic and hardcopy submissions will be accepted; however, the application must be received no later than January 31.
TPD & Food System Planning(Updated on 1/8/2011)
APA Division Council Chair, Terry Holzheimer, asked each division to submit an article on food systems planning. Kelly Rodgers and Kelley Roy, authors of Cartopia, submitted "Portland Food Carts:
Catering to the Pedestrian" on behalf of the Transportation Planning Division. You cannnot miss this interesting article about how food carts fit into urban life in Portland, OR.
Update on ASC launch (Updated on 12/9/2010)
APA is proud to announce that the first-ever AICP Certified Transportation Planner credential is now available on APA’s website www.planning.org. Applications are now open until March 30, 2011, with the exam administered in May 2011.
While the basic AICP certification demonstrates that a planner has mastered comprehensive skills, ASC will enable qualified certified planners to earn an additional credential attesting to their in-depth knowledge, experience, and leadership skills in transportation planning. This is an excellent way to demonstrate your expertise and help move the field forward. We encourage you to visit the website for more information, including eligibility criteria, exam preparation, testing details, as well as testimonials from some of the experts who helped APA develop the criteria and exam materials. We also encourage everyone to sign up to receive e-mail alerts from APA about Advanced Specialty Certification in the months ahead.
2011 APA TPD Student Paper Competition Call for Papers
(Updated on 11/17/2010)
Attention! Professors and students! 2011 APA TPD Student Paper Competition is now accepting paper submission. Please check the announcement and guidelines for more detail.
2010 APA TPD October Business Meeting at Railvolution
(Updated on 11/17/2010)
Call for Candidates - 2011 Officers Election
(Updated on 10/5/2010)
Running for an office in the Transportation Planning Division (TPD) provides a clear path to leadership within the profession. You should consider running because you are a leader.
There are over 1,200 members of the TPD making it the largest division of the American Planning Association. For members of the TPD, transportation isn’t just a network to be modeled, built, maintained, and monitored; .... (read more).
Book Review: 'An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning, and Implementation'
By Preston L. Schiller, Eric C. Bruun, and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy.
(Updated on 10/3/2010)
"Sustainable transportation has emerged as an important issue in recent decades, although aspects of sustainability are as ancient as mobility itself", state the authors of An Introduction to Sustainable Transportation: Policy, Planning, and Implementation (2010; Earthscan Press; 342 pages; $39.95). Preston L. Schiller, Eric C. Bruun, and Jeffrey R. Kenworthy have provided a comprehensive primer for transforming our current transportation infrastructure into a system which is less burdensome on the human and natural environment.... (read more).