Collaborate

Cutting edge research on best practices in urban and regional planning requires a close working relationship with planning practitioners, academics, partner organizations, and funders. Moreover, APA's research agenda is supported by the great ideas generated from our members and partners across the country.

Send Us What You Are Proud Of
We know you do good work, so help APA continue to be the best source of information on best practices in planning. Send us innovative plans, ordinances, processes to engage the public, or anything you feel pushes the profession to new heights. Your accomplishments will become part of APA's rich collection of materials in our renowned Merriam Center Library, or be covered in a research publication, the APA website, a conference session, or Planning magazine.

Planning Advisory Service subscribers, APA editors, writers, and researchers, and the development community are waiting to hear from you.

Mail materials to:

American Planning Association
APA Partners in Practice
122 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1600
Chicago, IL 60603

Or e-mail to: proud@planning.org

Propose a Sponsored Research Project
APA Research welcomes your ideas about possible grant-supported research activities. Most sponsored projects involve collaboration between our in-house research staff and outside researchers, authors, or academics. Sponsored research often results in best practices guidance manuals, PAS Reports, audio conferences, symposia, or training workshops.
Contact us at sponsor@planning.org

Answer a Request for Information (RFI)
APA Research is looking for communities doing exemplary planning work on specific topics. Right now, we're seeking communities that have been involved in:

• physical activity — planning and design activities that get people moving
• planning agency consolidation — communities that have combined into one agency any two or more of the following: planning, economic development, zoning, building, public works, or engineering functions
• smart codes — zoning, subdivision, PUD, and unified development ordinance provisions and amendments that advance smart growth objectives (mixed land use, compact development, housing choice, walkability, sense of place, landscape protection, transportation options, expedited decision-making, etc.)

Tell us what you have by contacting us at rfi@planning.org. Or, alternatively, mail the materials to the address above.