Small Town and Rural Planning
The Small Town and Rural Planning Division of
APA is a forum for the exchange of ideas and information of interest to professional
and citizen planners in our smaller communities and rural areas.
We are a
collaborative group of rural and small town planners, citizen planners, and
allied professionals dedicated to the physical, social, and economic diversity
of North America's non-metropolitan areas. As a division, we do our best to
keep an eye on issues that challenge the ever changing face or "Small
Town America" and share ideas and success stories from the rural heartland
of the United States and abroad.
In addition to publishing the STaR newsletter,
the division sponsors sessions and workshops at national, regional, and state
conferences. We also maintain a permanent national position through the STaR
Track at the APA annual conference. We have an awards program recognizing
outstanding projects, programs, plans, and people that are working to make
the future of small communities brighter. We also sponsor a scholarship program
for university students working with small and rural communities. We conduct
regular interviews with newspapers, radio, magazines, and other media resources,
as well as traveling the world telling the planning story.
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