Citizens Planning Institute (CPI): Difference between revisions
m marked page as Needing_Work |
m Text replacement - "Category:About-Activism" to "Category:About-Activism Category:Issue-Activism" |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{toplink|url=http://citizensplanninginstitute.org|name=citizensplanninginstitute.org}}'''Citizens Planning Institute''' (CPI) {{gives}}<blockquote>Citizens Planning Institute (CPI) is the education and outreach arm of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.<br><br>CPI’s main programming is a seven-week course that empowers citizens to take a more effective and active role in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and of Philadelphia through a greater understanding of city planning and the steps involved in development projects. The course includes six evening classes: three introductory classes on planning issues and principles, land use and zoning, and the development process; and three electives, the topics for which change every session.<br><br>The course runs every Spring and Fall. Each participant is also required to complete a final project in order to earn their Certificate of Completion as a Philadelphia Citizen Planner, which they receive at a public ceremony.<br><br>CPI’s mission is to empower citizens to take a more effective and active role in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and of Philadelphia, through a greater understanding of city planning and the steps involved in development projects.</blockquote> | |||
==== | ==See Also== | ||
* | *[[Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC)]] | ||
*[[Citizens Toolkit]] | |||
*[[Philadelphia 2035]] | |||
[[Category:Is-Government_Program]] | |||
[[Category:Is-Government_Program]][[Category: | [[Category:Serves-Communities]][[Category:Serves-Innovators]][[Category:Serves-Neighborhood_Organizations]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Teaches-City Planning]][[Category:Teaches-Leadership]][[Category:Teaches-Program_Development]] | ||
[[Category:About-Activism]] | |||
[[Category:Issue-Activism]][[Category:About-Civic_Values]] | |||
[[Category:About-Civic_Values]] | |||
[[Category:Issue-Leadership]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:00, 13 April 2020
Citizens Planning Institute (CPI) gives the following descriptive information:
Citizens Planning Institute (CPI) is the education and outreach arm of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
CPI’s main programming is a seven-week course that empowers citizens to take a more effective and active role in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and of Philadelphia through a greater understanding of city planning and the steps involved in development projects. The course includes six evening classes: three introductory classes on planning issues and principles, land use and zoning, and the development process; and three electives, the topics for which change every session.
The course runs every Spring and Fall. Each participant is also required to complete a final project in order to earn their Certificate of Completion as a Philadelphia Citizen Planner, which they receive at a public ceremony.
CPI’s mission is to empower citizens to take a more effective and active role in shaping the future of their neighborhoods and of Philadelphia, through a greater understanding of city planning and the steps involved in development projects.