APA Planners Press
Planners Press is APA's book imprint. We publish titles of interest to practitioners, researchers, and the general public, with the aim of stimulating readers, creating an engaged citizenry, and influencing policy development — all by telling the many stories of planning.
Submissions Welcomed
Planners Press actively welcomes submissions. Please e-mail a brief summary of what you have in mind to plannerspress@planning.org. Include a description of the book itself, its intended audience(s), and your qualifications for writing it.
Featured titles
Off-street parking requirements are devastating American cities. So says Donald Shoup in this no-holds-barred treatise on the way parking should be.
Although America is relatively rich in resources, many individuals and families have needs that aren't being met. Who are they, and what can planners do to address those needs?
Learn about specific techniques, materials, and technologies that can reshape suburban growth patterns, revitalize older cities, and retrofit metropolitan areas where earlier development decisions went wrong.
Can the U.S. adopt smart growth policies before it's too late? Learn how balanced transportation and natural resources preservation can make new urban development sustainable and more equitable.