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Every month, thousands of people — professionals and interested laypeople alike — read Planning to learn how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities.

December 2009

Planning coverThe 'No News Is Good News' Census

Don't expect surprises, just issues, in 2010, says Chris Williamson — in Planning Practice.

Heating the 'Hood

District heating plants get a new lease on life. By Linda Baker. A Sustainable Communities story.

Great Places in America

APA's Great Places in America program aims to show how good planning and design can create places that people value for generations. Karen Finucan-Clarkson, Denny Johnson, and others report.

Great Streets

Great Public Spaces

Great Neighborhoods

Creating Jobs Over Coffee

Kristen Carney describes a new business incubator model.

When Deep Pockets Open

Estimating the economic impact of government spending programs. Steven Vickner reports.

The Long Good Byway

Michelle Crouch explores multistate trails in the Carolinas and elsewhere.

Perspectives

A bimonthly column by Paul Farmer, FAICP, APA's Executive Director and CEO.

News

Supreme Court beach case, D.C. bike station.

Legal News

Adult business zoning, post-Katrina rezoning.

By the Numbers

A monthly column on statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: the economy.

Research You Can Use

Reid Ewing on top thinkers.

Letters

High speed, Kennedy.

Planners Library

Getting to yes, housing markets.

Media

News reports, blogs, videos, etc.

Viewpoint

What California law could mean for you.

Cover: Skiers on Grand Rounds Trail in Minneapolis. Photo courtesy Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.

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Guidelines for Contributors

Planning is published monthly by the American Planning Association. It offers news and analyses of events in planning (including suburban, rural, and small town planning, environmental planning, neighborhood revitalization, economic development, social planning, and urban design).

Editorial Contacts

Every month thousands of people — professionals and interested laypeople alike — read Planning to learn how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities.

Editorial Calendar

2010 editorial themes are sustainable communities, transportation, and technology. Most issues contain an article on at least one of these topics.