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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.

November 2009

Special Report: Success in Small Places

Planning coverWhen Bad Things Happen to Good Plans

Delays plague even the best public-private partnerships, writes Joe McElroy in Planning Practice.

Sidebar: Keeping It Going

Troy's Odyssey

Louis Jacobson visits a New York town that's on an economic roll.

Facing a New Reality

Angie Francalancia reports on a Florida suburb that's pulling out of its economic funk.

Bridge to Somewhere

Adam Regn Arvidson tells the story of a small town that redirected a federal bridge project to benefit its downtown.

Mississippi Hotspot

A modest investment in Wi-Fi put a rural community on the map. Justin Fritscher reports.

Reimagining a Mill Community

David Versel explains how Biddeford and Saco, Maine, graduated from textiles to business diversity.

Parks in Tough Times

They're getting leaner and greener, says Ruth Knack.

Sidebar: Downtown Delight

Sidebar: Think Long Term

Traffic Calming Progress Report

A new APA Planners Press book, by Reid Ewing and Steven Brown, reports on techniques used in U.S. and European cities.

Sidebar: A Complete How-To Manual

Sidebar: Warning Signs

News

Biloxi plan, MPO performance.

Legal News

Shooting club, grain elevator.

Ever Green

Is Houston on track to become the nation's greenest city?

Letters

Farming examined.

Planners Library

Public housing, Burnham plan.

Media

News reports, blogs, videos, etc.

By the Numbers

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

Viewpoint

What you can do about wildfires.

Cover: A view of Troy, New York. Photo: CC-BY-SA-3.0/UpstateNYer@Wikipedia

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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).

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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.

Editorial Calendar

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