American Planning Student Association (APSA) at Cal Poly Pomona

WELCOME TO CAL POLY POMONA’S CHAPTER OF APSA! 🐎 Whether you’re a planning student or simply curious about how the city you live in is designed, we have a space for you! Join us to learn more about the Urban and Regional Planning department at Cal Poly Pomona. Here, you can learn by doing with your peers, gain first hand experience at national conferences, and connect with professionals to build a successful future. Check out our website to stay up to date. Link in bio!

APSA students connected with planners from across the country and explored real-world challenges at the APA National Planning Conference in Detroit. APSA funded 15 undergraduate students to attend with support from alumni, donors, Associated Students Inc. at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design URP department. Combined with graduate and self-funded students, CPP was strongly represented with 34 students total! We conducted a post-trip survey—here are a few standout experiences: ▪ “Community Hubs of the Future was an interactive workshop where I worked in a group to redesign bus stops into a mobility hub. This helped me understand the concept of the mobility hub, which I had previously discounted as just a fancy name for a transit center.” ▪ “An Even Better Way to Zone was a great session. Focusing on how to make language in zoning code more focused on what can be done, rather than what can’t.” ▪ “As a student planner working on complete streets in the Inland Empire, one panel that had a profound impact on me was called Complete Streets Means Trucks, Too!” ▪ “I went to a really cool one about how the City of Boise’s Planning Department made a comic book to educate the public on zoning!!” ▪ “Connecting with Aditi Galande had a strong impact on me because her connections with AIA and APA and interdisciplinary background showed me it is possible to be involved in both the Architecture and Urban Planning field.” Beyond sessions, the impact of this trip extended to student confidence, access, and professional identity: ▪ “NPC is a great way to get students out of the California planning bubble and learn about unique issues and strategies in other US cities.” ▪ “This conference changed my life… I never could have imagined something like this would be possible for someone like me.” ▪ “It strengthened bonds between cohorts… I got to see a city I would’ve never explored through a new Planning perspective.” If you supported this effort during Broncos Give, THANK YOU. Your support directly enabled access to this experience — see the attached infographic for proof!

Thank you to everyone who came out to the banquet — nearly 100 students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the department filled the room. The energy, enthusiasm, and support for one another made the night special. Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients and award winners: APA Outstanding Student Award • Lucas LeVieux • Abigail Urquiza Scott and Fiona Reimers Academic Excellence Award • Josue Hernandez URP Merit Award • Asha Demehry • Grace Holt • Ethan Hauk • Trynity Lizzarago • Lindsay Matsubayashi • Andres Perez • Aryan Ray • Ociana Romo • Dipannita Roy • Marie Sekiguchi • Caitlin Au • McCoy Cantwell • Sean Fox • Mariah Garcia • Aaron Mejia • Vianne Rae Julia Militar • Lindsey Munoz • Amy Pelch Thank you all for making this year with APSA and GPSA memorable. More banquet photos, including individual awardee photos, are available in the OneDrive folder linked in our bio. Congratulations to the Class of 2026 — and to everyone else, we’ll see you next year.

Banquet Information! We can’t wait to see you this Saturday!

Our last guest speaker of the semester! Available both in person and virtual. Don’t miss out on this great hybrid opportunity. Tuesday, May 5 12pm in room 201 Registration link is in bio!

Help shape how we navigate CPP 🗺️ Join the Campuswide Wayfinding & Signage Master Plan Public Workshop 🗓 Tuesday, May 5 ⏰ 11 AM – 1 PM 📌 SSB Room 1963 Can’t make it? No problem complete the survey online through the 🔗 in bio.

What a time at the APA National Planning Conference in Detroit. Ideas, conversations, case studies, mobile workshops, networking. Transportation, housing, equity, policy. CPP was well represented and we are excited to bring these ideas into practice here in California! Plus — what a cool city.

Huge thanks to @goocta for inviting us out to a walking tour of the OC Streetcar! We had a great time seeing the project up close, learning the details behind the design and operations, and getting all of our (many) questions answered. It’s exciting to see this level of investment in transit, and we’re looking forward to the day we can ride it ourselves.

THE APSA GPSA URP BANQUET is happening Saturday May 9, from 6-9 pm on the CPP campus at the Kellogg West Hotel Ballroom. UPDATE: APSA MEMBER DISCOUNT IS SOLD OUT. TICKETS ARE NOW $40. -Buffet style tacos -Games -Awards -New board swear-ins -Presentations RSVP by THURSDAY for $40 tickets! https://forms.gle/LRbm9odTVePfLBUB8 Link in bio, QR codes in building 7.

🎉 APSA BANQUET TICKETS HAVE DROPPED 🎉 APSA, GPSA, and the URP Department are hosting the 2026 URP Banquet — celebrating graduating seniors, student work, and faculty. Translation: **we’re throwing a party for you!** BUY TICKETS HERE: https://forms.gle/LRbm9odTVePfLBUB8 📍 Where: Kellogg West (3801 W Temple Ave, Bldg. 76) 📅 When: Saturday, May 9 · 6:00–9:00 PM 👔 Dress: Semi-formal dress code preferred but optional - “Going to a nice dinner” 💵 Tickets: $40 each (*UPDATE* APSA MEMBER DISCOUNT SOLD OUT, ALL TICKETS ARE $40) Deadline: NEXT THURSDAY, April 23 · 11:59 PM. We need to order the food in advance! Questions? [email protected]

🗳️ APSA elections are officially open. Please take a moment to vote for next year’s officers: https://mybar.cpp.edu/submitter/election/start/723241 Your vote determines the team that will lead APSA’s programming, advocacy, and events. The ballot takes only a few minutes to complete. Learn more from the candidates themselves at the TOWN HALL on Tuesday at noon, room 201. Submit your vote by 7pm on Wednesday. You must be an APSA member on MyBar to vote.

35 future planners visited CPP on Thursday! CPP Urban & Regional Planning students hosted Long Beach youth from @lbc_design for a full day introduction to urban planning — panel discussions with alumni, a campus tour, and student-led conversations about what it’s like to study planning. Topics ranged from transportation projects to community design, with hands-on activities (including planning-themed Jenga) to keep things interactive. Big thanks to URP student organizers & volunteers, alumni panelists, and Long Beach Community Design Center @lbc_design who made this visit possible.