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PlanningEvery month, thousands of people — professionals and interested laypeople alike — read Planning to learn how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities. February 2012
Going HybridHow one city overhauled its zoning code while combining form-based and conventional elements. By Roger E. Eastman, with Daniel Parolek and Lisa Wise. This month's Planning Practice. Campus ControlsHolly Parker and David Fields on the nuts and bolts of sustainable transportation systems at three universities. Hospitals: The Remedy of Choice?Medical facilities can help local economies — but not necessarily save them. James Krohe Jr. reports. After the DelugeLouis Jacobson visits flood-prone cities along the Susquehanna River. Streamlining Permits the Hilton Head Island WayA resort town revamps its strict land management ordinance. Jill Foster provides a step-by-step guide. On the West BankStephen Coyle was there when a Palestinian village began to take its future into its own hands. Quarries' Next QuestFinding the upside potential of that hole in the ground. Dan Martin and Helene Berlin explore the heights and depths. NewsLA murals, municipal mergers. Legal NewsCalifornia redevelopment agencies, medical marijuana. By the NumbersStatistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: health care. Research You Can UseReid Ewing explains the fine points of experiments and quasi-experiments. LettersPreservation, partisan politics. Planners LibraryClimate action plans, homeownership. MediaNew reports, blogs, videos, etc. ViewpointPreserve, protect, plan. Cover: The Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio; photo courtesy Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Previous EditionsRead articles from past issues of Planning. Advertising OpportunitiesPlanning readers have an impact on purchasing Guidelines for ContributorsPlanning 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 ContactsEvery 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 Calendar2012 features special issues on transportation, rural America, and the National Planning Conference host city. Planning Through The YearsPlanning magazine, the flagship publication of the American Planning Association, keeps fresh through redesigns. | My APA
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