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The City of Philadelphia operates several programs designed to help homeowners maintain their properties and remain in their homes. Using an array of loan and grant products, these programs quietly contribute to the stability of neighborhoods and the preservation of the historic fabric of our city. Join us as we gather several experts on these programs to explain how they work and the impact they are having.

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Preservation for Planners is a one-day workshop designed for county, municipal, and consulting planners who want to gain a better understanding of core historic preservation players, programs, and concepts and explore ways to incorporate these ideas into their work in Pennsylvania's older communities.

$40 - includes lunch

This program is approved for 5 AICP CM credits. This workshop also satisfies Certified Local Government (CLG) annual training requirements.

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Have fun and learn at the Philly Bike Expo. Now in its seventh year, the Philly Bike Expo is a consumer cycling weekend event that promotes fun, function, fitness and freedom on two wheels. We bring together the cycling community with companies and organizations that promote bicycles and active lifestyles.

"Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics" is the definitive course on the development of Philadelphia and its architecture. This engaging 10-part lecture series is taught by a selection of architects, urban planners, art historians, and social historians from local universities and architecture firms. Topics covered include William Penn's original plan, Archaeology & Preservation in Philadelphia, major urban planning projects such as the Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Society Hill, Skyscrapers, Modernism in Philadelphia, and the future of development in the city.

Join the Philadelphia City Planning Commission as they welcome summer and share news and updates on Philadelphia 2035 progress!

The Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) at the Academy of Natural Sciences presents the latest in its Town Square conversation series. On January 13, please join CEP for a conversation with Michael Nutter, Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, Izabella Teixeira, Minister of the Environment of Brazil, and Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as they discuss the Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability and their priorities for investing in building greener economies and smarter, healthier, more equitable communities in Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, and in cities around the world.