APA in the News

These stories from U.S. newspapers, periodicals, and other sources feature APA opinions, policies, and people. Click on a headline for the full text.

Jordan's Petra Region, one of the World's New Seven Wonders, Receives National Planning Excellence Award
Travel Video News
February 3, 2012

Proposal would end guaranteed funding for public transit
Citybiz Real Estate
February 2, 2012

The Death and Life of Jane Jacobs
Toronto Standard
February 2, 2012

Watertown architecture firm wins national awards
Watertown Press
January 27, 2012

County pushed to get economic plan
Ames Tribune
January 25, 2012

Best in Planning Awards
Curbed Chicago
January 23, 2012

Supervisors will hear economic development plan
Ames Tribune
January 21, 2012

Design Workshop wins national planning award for Petra Strategic Plan
ENR Mountain States
January 19, 2012

One Kearny Street's great views from public space
San Francisco Chronicle
January 19, 2012 

Reimagining Cleveland receives national planning award for creative land reuse initiatives
Fresh Water
January 19, 2012

Sasaki Associates awards APA National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm
World Landscape Architecture
January 18, 2012

Editorial: Urban farming, and lots of it, in Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 16, 2012

Sasaki Associates Selected for 2012 National Planning Firm Award
Bethlehem Patch         
January 16, 2012

Watertown Firm Selected for 2012 National Planning Firm Award
www.bankerandtradesman.com
January 16, 2012

2 decade master plan for Petra rewarded
Expatfamilyinamman.blogspot.com
January 15, 2012

Jordan – Petra region wins international award
MENAFN.COM (Middle Eastern North Africa Financial Network)
January 15, 2012

Petra region wins international award
Jordan Times (Amman)
January 15, 2012

Urban farming, and lots of it, in Cleveland: editorial
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
January 14, 2012

Around the Region: Awards
Boston Business Journal
January 13, 2012

Political Notes: O'Malley receives planning award
The Capital
January 12, 2012

Local Housing project wins national planning award
Star News
January 11, 2012

Local development: Still much to be decided in Seven Ranches' future
TriValley Central
January 10, 2012

National Planning Award for Governor O'Malley
SmartGrowth Maryland
January 10, 2012

APA Announces 2012 National Planning Award Recipients
Sun-Herald
January 10, 2012

The Real Cost of Free and Abundant Parking in Los Angeles
decaturmetro
January 3, 2012

The Emerging and Interconnected 'Megapolitan' Regions
The Atlantic Cities
January 3, 2012

2011

In megapolitan world, Reno hitches star to Bay Area
Reno Gazette-Journal
December 31, 2011

LA Magazine profiles Donald Shoup
Slate
December 29, 2011

Transit commuter tax benefit will be slashed almost in half January 1
Huffington Post
December 28, 2011

San Diego disappearing into "Southwest Megalopolis"
San Diego Union-Tribune
December 28, 2011

"A grim future without sound planning"
Washington Post
December 25, 2011

First Church of Megapolitan
MagSays Blog
December 15, 2011

Off Beat: Yuba-Sutter mega mania
Appeal Democrat
December 4, 2011

Out Yonder: West Texas should band together to grow economy
Standard-Times Go San Angelo
December 4, 2011

A compromise plan for the Alexandria waterfront
Washington Post
December 2, 2011

Between the Lines
Los Angeles Magazine
December 1, 2011

Megapolitan Areas complete globally
USA Today
November 29, 2011

In Search of the Megapolitan Scale
Sustainable Cities Collective
November 29, 2011

Megapolitan Areas compete globally
Detroit Yes!
November 28, 2011

Book launches megapolitan concept as planning tool
San Francisco Chronicle
November 25, 2011

Central Valley could be part of new 'megapolitan' area
Central Valley Business Times
November 25, 2011

Puget Sound will have Japan-like density in 2040, book predicts
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
November 23, 2011

Neighbors & Neighborhoods: Element of a Successful Community Design (Review)
Examiner.com
November 20, 2011 

Is the Housing Crash Fueling Suburbanization?
The Wall Street Journal
November 19, 2011

The Omnibus Roundup – Prefab yards, Megapolitan America, MTA Blitzes, Extending Grids and What to Do
Urban Omnibus
November 18, 2011

Three generations, two comfy homes a few steps apart
New York Times
November 8, 2011

A response to the 2011 selection of St. Paul's Rice Park as a Great Place in America



Chicago's $2 Congestion Fee Driving Critics Crazy
The Expired Meter
October 23, 2011

Truth about parking: Nothing comes for free
MinnPost
October 20, 2011

Why Should Municipalities Think About Sustainability?
Nation's Cities Weekly
October 17, 2011

The High Cost of Free Parking: Updated and now in paperback
City Atlas
October 13, 2011

Geneva Gets Into National Planning Month
Geneva Patch
October 10, 2011

The Joy of Parking in Chicago
The Atlantic Cities
September 28, 2011

Interview with Donald Shoup: Los Angeles Making Strides with ExpressPark
LAStreetsBlog.org
August 24, 2011

Gray Matters: By the numbers – what do they really mean?
Times-Standard
August 24, 2011

The Importance of Regional Planning That Matters
The Atlantic
August 12, 2011

County mandates neighbor notification for solar panels
Aspen Daily News
August 11, 2011

Riverfront hopes might unite communities
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
August 4, 2011

Volunteers needed for a green team in Chesterfield
PhillyBurbs.com
August 3, 2011

Crestdale wants to keep its identity
Charlotte Observer
July 31, 2011

Changes coming to Crestdale?
Matthews – Mint Hill Weekly
July 29, 2011

Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
One-Way Street
July 25, 2011

Beyond downtown Seattle, 'free' parking isn't really free
Seattle Times
July 15, 2011

News Briefs/Matthews
The Charlotte Observer
July 17, 2011

Main Street nominated as one of the best in U.S.
The Inquirer and Mirror
June 16, 2011

Move on to preserve historic Crestdale
Charlotte Observer
July 15, 2011

Volunteer Planning Team to Assist Matthews, NC
Citybiz Real Estate
July 14, 2011

The Problem(s) with Planning: Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
Examiner.com
June 12, 2011

The 10 Most Expensive U.S. Cities to Park a Car
Daily Finance
July 12, 2011

Planning and building for the future, dead: Round up the usual suspects
Huffington Post
June 8, 2011

Youngstown, 2010 plan feel absence of chief planner
The Vindicator
June 1, 2011

Jane Jacobs vs. Andy Warhol: Who Knew?
Huffington Post
May 26, 2011

Not just window dressing
Chicago Tribune
May 25, 2011

Let's plan for the future while preserving past
Brandon Sun
May 24, 2011

Positive results for the first Biennale of public space
Infobuild
May 17, 2011

How to design the city
La Repubblica (Italy)
May 12, 2011

Has San Diego's Planning Department Been Gutted?
OB Rag
May 12, 2011

Proxy Wars: More of Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
Huffington Post
May 11, 2011

Planning Takes Back Seat to Permits
San Diego Union-Tribune
May 5, 2011

Iconoclasm and Iconolatry: A Review of Reconsidering Jane Jacobs
Huffington Post
April 30, 2011

County growth planners take health into account
The Columbian
April 27, 2011

Studies say cities are ill prepared for climate change
Scoop.co.nz
April 27, 2011

Design standards fuel war of roses
Amarillo Globe-News
April 24, 2011

Planning in the USA – tweet for nicer, greener suburbs
World View
April 24, 2011

Rwanda: City Sub-Area master plans released
AllAfrica.com
April 21, 2011

Green zone by PUSH gains global distinction
Buffalo News
April 14, 2011

HAI tells planners: Think early about heliports
RotorNews
April 13, 2011

Green Development Zone wins international sustainability competition
Buffalo Rising
April 13, 2011

Visiting planners tour downtown
Newburyport Daily News
April 11, 2011

APA conference powered with wind energy
North American Windpower
April 11, 2011

Old Cote Ford parcel in Mattapan could finally see redevelopment
Boston Globe
April 8, 2011

Town nominates Davis as "great street"
Star Exponent
March 29, 2011

Ann Simms, Chief Operating Officer, American Planning Association
Chicago Tribune
March 24, 2011 

Free parking gives rise to congestion
Forbes India
March 11, 2011

How to Make Cities More Livable
U.S. News & World Report
March 4, 2011

Greenest homes are those near public transit
USA Today
March 3, 2011

Location efficiency
Brattleboro Reformer
March 1, 2011

In two new books, Page considers cities, higher ed
In the Loop
March 1, 2011

Huntsville looks to Raleigh, NC for advice on dealing with explosive growth
The Huntsville Times
February 26, 2011

Needing a plug: Cleveland to look at electric car questions
Cleveland Daily Banner
February 23, 2011

Big flashy sings aim to energize Phoenix sports district
The Arizona Republic
February 14, 2011

Philadelphia plans new weapon in fight against obesity
NewsWorks
February 15, 2011

Building experts and government officials discuss opportunities for mitigating natural disasters
SYS-CON Media
February 11, 2011

Prudent Growth? Multifamily McMansions?
The Naked City
February 8, 2011

It's in the data: sprawl begets more sprawl
Switchboard: NRDC
February 7, 2011

Urban Agriculture - Growing healthy, sustainable places
City Farmer news
January 31, 2011

Mayor congratulates City Planning Commission on State and National Awards
City of New Orleans
January 21, 2011

New Orleans master plan earns urban-planning prizes
The Times-Picayune
January 21, 2011

Commercial Real Estate Roundup
Virginia Business News
January 17, 2011

Editorials: Good for Miami
Miami Herald
January 15, 2011 

Miami 21 zoning overhaul wins award
Miami Herald
January 15, 2011 

Miami 21 Wins the APA 2011 National Planning Excellence Award
South Florida Caribbean News
January 14 2011

North Shore land plan lauded
Honolulu Star Advertiser
January 14, 2011

Will County honored for Spring Creek Greenway
Kankakee Daily Journal
January 14, 2011

City of Miami Receives National APA Award for Pioneering Zoning Reform
Citybiz Real Estate
January 13, 2011 

Kamehameha Schools' North Shore Plan Wins Innovation Award
Hawaii Telegraph
January 13, 2011

Miami 21 wins the APA 2011 National Planning Excellence Award
South Florida Caribbean News.com
January 13, 2011

Tysons Corner Comprehensive Plan Wins National Planning Excellence Award
Citybiz Real Estate
January 13, 2011

WRT receives APA National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm
PlaceMatters'Blog
January 12, 2011

Urban Planning Alumnus wins National Planning Award for Commitment to Social Justice, Diversity and Community Service
UCLA School of Public Affairs News
January 12, 2011

Tysons Corner plan, Miami 21 honored by APA
New Urban News
January 12, 2011

Principles of a healthy, sustainable food system
Sustainabilitynowradio.blogspot.com
January 12, 2011

New study reveals the hidden environmental cost of parking
The Infrastructurist
January 12, 2011

No such thing as free parking
Baltimore Spokes
January 11, 2011

City Receives 2011 National Planning Excellence Award
Eastern Iowa Government
January 11, 2011

The Forest Preserve of Will County's Spring Creed Greenway wins National Award
Will County News

January 11, 2011

North Shore Plan Earns National Recognition
Honolulu Civil Beat
January 11, 2011

Kamehameha Schools' North Shore Plan Wins Innovation Award
Pacific Business News
January 11, 2011

North Shore Plan Earns National Recognition
Honolulu Civil Beat
January 11, 2011

City receives 2011 National Planning Excellence Award
Eastern Iowa Government
January 11, 2011

What do we mean by a "sustainable" food system?
Groundswell
January 7, 2011

Food system principles
SHIFT
January 6, 2011

The silver lining of paying more to park
Boston Herald
January 6, 2011

How much should parking cost?
NPR
January 4, 2011

Don't fight nature
Architect
January 3, 2011

Ask the Experts
The Parking Professional Magazine
January 2011

2010

Coalition defines principles of a healthy, sustainable food system
Urban Farm Hub
December 22, 2010

Coming soon: Parking rates that go up at busiest times
The Seattle Times
December 29, 2010

Arts-driven revitalization in Kentucky - yes, Kentucky
Switchboard
December 17, 2010

ANA, others issue report on ideal features of food systems
Nurse.com
December 16, 2010

Building complete streets
Journal Gazette
December 11, 2010

The first nationwide count of parking spaces demonstrates their high environmental cost
Knoxville News Sentinel
December 1, 2010

Making plans; a review of Clear as Mud
The Huffington Post
November 11, 2010

Americas to meet for sustainable urban planning
People's Daily Online
November 4, 2010

Advancing Urban Planning in the Americas: Launching of the Sustainable Housing Prize Competition
U.S. Department of State
November 3, 2010

America's Best Neighborhoods 2010
Forbes
November 3, 2010

Urban 'greenprint' essential for city of tomorrow. Hold on, it's coming
Model D
November 2, 2010

Department plans open house
Reno Gazette-Journal
October 24, 2010

Should we raise the price of street parking?
The Infrastructurist
October 21, 2010

Misunderstanding of Shoupian Theory Leads to Uniformed Attacks
LA Streets Blog
October 19, 2010

City honors business owners, volunteers
Charleston Daily Mail
October 18, 2010

He puts parking in its place
Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2010

Sioux Falls Planning and Zoning invites residents to get involved in community planning
Argus Leader
October 8, 2010

Time expired
Slate
October 19, 2010

Vail planners sponsor public walking tours to showcase redevelopment, celebrate National Community Planning Month
Real Vail
October 18, 2010

'Parking guru' wants you to pay more for the right to park your car
Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2010

City recognizes importance of community planning
The Daily Tribune News
October 11, 2010

City planner details how planning helps Brainerd
Brainerd Dispatch
October 6, 2010

Fourth-graders imagine the future
The Burbank Leader
October 13, 2010

Reporter's toolbox: Covering recovery from disasters I
Society of Environmental Journalists
October 15, 2010

Jefferson Parish to vote on Fat City plan that will introduce "New Urbanism"
Times-Picayune
Sepember 22, 2010

Birmingham's New Backyard
WBHM-FM Birmingham
September 17, 2010

Tiny houses simpler, easier on the environment
Missoulian
August 28, 2010

Katrina, five years later
The Bakersfield Californian
August 27, 2010

On 'Travel and the Built Environment'
Architecture Week
August 25, 2010

Hurricane Katrina: 5 Years Later
AccuWeather.com
August 25, 2010

Nine Stocks to Hold Forever
Cabot Wealth Advisory
August 23, 2010

Dutch dialogue aids New Orleans restoration
Reuters
August 20, 2010

Free Parking — The Game of Monopoly Led the U.S. Astray
Spend Matters
August 18, 2010

The high cost of free parking
The Week
August 17, 2010

Free Parking Comes at a price
New York Times
August 14, 2010

Downtowns soldiering on
The Gazette
August 13, 2010

How music helped save New Orleans after Katrina
OpEdNews.com
August 8, 2010

Climate change begets delta urbanism
Energy Bulletin
August 1, 2010

San Francisco Spends $25 Million to Test 'Goldilocks' Parking
NPR
July 27, 2010

Experts examine rebuilding in New Orleans since Katrina
R&D Magazine
July 21, 2010

The march of McMansions
Boston Globe
July 18, 2010

Meters could end free parking in downtown Delray
The Palm Beach Post
July 17, 2010

Graduate student elected chair of APA Student Representatives Council
Virginia Tech News
July 20, 2010