2019 Welcome Message from SDAPA Section Director
Colleagues and Friends – I’m so excited to be writing my first “Section Director’s Message” as your new Director for 2019-2020. I have big shoes to fill with Rachel Hurst [...]
End of Year Section Director Message
Dear Colleagues, I can’t believe that in a few days it will be 2019! The end of the year means that I will have completed my two-year term as SDAPA [...]
Death of Retail – Event Recap
In the age of online shopping, the major question across cities and within the minds of emptying strip mall store owners and traditional mall developers [...]
San Diego’s Transportation Network on the Move
On October 23rd San Diego APA assembled a panel of local transportation experts from Caltrans, SANDAG and the City of Oceanside to give an insight on the new transportation trends [...]
Meet your SDAPA Board Member: Erik Mumm, UCSD Student Representative
Hi everyone! My name is Erik Mumm, and I’m the new UCSD Student Representative to SDAPA. I am currently a third-year undergraduate student at UCSD, double majoring in Urban Studies [...]
SANDAG Awards $30 Million of Grants Across the Region for Smart Growth and Active Transportation
Every three years, SANDAG releases a Call for Projects to incentivize projects that promote smart growth and active transportation. The money for the grant programs comes from two sources: TransNet, [...]
ReCAP – New Regional Climate Action Planning Framework
Leadership and collaboration has allowed the San Diego region to rise to the forefront of climate action planning in the state. Nearly every local government has adopted or is developing [...]
Park(ing) Day with the YPG!
The San Diego Young Planners Group (YPG) took back the streets on September 21st by co-hosting a “parklet” in celebration of Park(ing) Day with Harris & Associates. On this day, [...]
You Spoke, We’re Listening
You Spoke, We’re Listening: Results of Professional Development Survey The results are in! Nearly 120 members provided input on interests and priorities for professional development programs as part of the [...]
Meet your SDAPA Board Member: Elizabeth Dickson, Communications Coordinator
Hi! I’m Elizabeth Dickson, the new SDAPA Communications Coordinator. I am currently a graduate candidate at SDSU studying City Planning, and I expect to graduate next Spring (I can’t wait!). [...]