Virtual Levin

Scott,

I really think we need to change our method for promoting/ launching this site. Perhaps we can tweak the design a bit to mimic some of the GUI at realneo.us and then identify a core group of students/profs to create content that will eventually and organically inspire others to join in on the fun.

thoughts?

I look to see if anybody is working on this, but there is nothing.

Please complete your profile information as a means of linking users together, akin to a social network.

Select MY ACCOUNT from the right navigation bar.
Select EDIT from the middle of the page
Select Academic Info and Personal Info and fill out the requisite info. Note that some fields are private and therefore cannot be seen by all users. Also note that some fields are marked with an * and therefore are required.

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The Planners of Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula Counties are planning and Planning Zoning Workshop for June 16, 2006 9 to 3:30 PM. We are looking for additional help in planning and running the workshops for that day.

If would like to help or have ideas, we are having a meeting on Friday, February 3 at 2 PM at the Concord Township Community Center, 7671 Auburn Road, 44077.

If you can make and you have an idea for a workshop or wish to help, contact David Radachy at 440-350-2739 or email david.radachy@lakecountyohio.gov

David Radachy
Senior Planner
Lake County Planning Commission

to create a new calendar event, choose CREATE CONTENT from the left navigation bar, then choose a content type. STORY works really well for most items. In order for the event to appear on the calendar, you must choose and start and end time.

be sure to click SUBMIT to post.

I created some forum containers to start everyone off. Anyone is able to create them, so don't be shy. if there is a need to re/organize them, then myself or john will do it.

Meeting on Thursday, January 26.
We will:
Great new members.
Current members will pay dues for the semester.
Discuss who is going to the APA Conference in San Antonio.

World Town Planner Day (http://www.planning.org/worldtown/)November 8, 2005, marks the 56th worldwide celebration of World Town Planning Day (WTPD), a special day to recognize how urban, rural, and regional planning help to create healthy and vibrant communities. On *November 7*, the student chapter of the American Planning Association at Cleveland State University will will hold an open house celebrating the planning achievements had by various organizations throughout the region in Glickman-Milller Hall at the Maxine Goodman-Levin College of Urban Affairs. The event will be held from 12:00 until 6:00 PM. The College of Urban Affairs is located on 1717 Euclid Avenue, Downtown Cleveland.

It is once again time for this semester's Student APA Bake Sale. It will be held on Monday, November 7 from 8:00 AM until 8: PM.
Our group has been humbled by the generosity of those who have contributed baked goods for our fundraisings in the past. We are once again asking for you help. If you would like to contribute one of yours or your significant others most popular baked good, please respond to me by this Friday.

This year, we are having an additional event that will be happening on the same day as the Bake Sale. This is our celebration of World Town Planner Day with an open house in Glickman-Miller Hall from 12:00 until 6:00.

Examining Ohio's Upcoming Ballot Initiatives: Should Politics Play a Role in Redistricting?

The State's political landscape and the laws and policies that guide our future are largely shaped by the lines drawn on maps every ten years in the redistricting process. The way those lines are drawn is being challenged in a ballot initiative on November 8th that every citizen of the state should take seriously.

Currently the Ohio General Assembly draws the boundaries for congressional districts and a panel of state elected officials draw the state's legislative districts. Politics inevitably play an important role. A citizen initiative on the Ohio ballot this November proposes the creation of a new Independent Redistricting Commission.