Citizen’s Planning Institute

Posted by on September 05, 2011

Citizen’s Planning Institute sets fall course schedule

The City of Philadelphia’s Citizen’s Planning Institute, the City’s first educational program designed to engage citizens in the city planning process, has opened the application process for its Fall 2011 Course series.

The CPI launched as a pilot last fall and graduates from the first two course series—called “Citizen Planners”—are now using their knowledge and skills to create change in their own neighborhoods. Only 30 seats are available for each class to ensure a lively and interactive format for learning.

The CPI is the formal education and outreach arm of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, and its mission is to empower active and interested citizens to be more effective advocates in neighborhood and citywide planning issues.

The CPI course structure includes a prerequisite core course and three elective sessions.  The core course consists of three sessions focusing on planning, land use, zoning and the development process.  The Fall series includes three elective sessions – Commercial Corridor Development, Preserving a Sense of Place in Neighborhoods, and Greening Philadelphia & Greenworks on the Ground.  Completion of the core course and two electives will earn participants a “Citizen Planner Certificate of Completion.”

Those interested in applying can find an application form on the CPI website.

http://citizensplanninginstitute.org/