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Featured: DISASTER RECOVERY AND HAZARD MITIGATION APA Has Resources for Planners

APA's longstanding collaborations with FEMA, chapters, and other local and national partners have contributed to our extensive collection of resources to help planners and guide their efforts to make communities safer through disaster recovery and hazard mitigation planning.

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Dig Into Grassroots Advocacy This September

Attend APA's Policy and Advocacy Conference, September 23–25, and see ideas translate into influence and action. Dig deep into techniques for advancing planning policy and devote an entire day to meeting with your congressional representatives on Capitol Hill.

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Hats Off to Successful AICP Certification Examinees

493 APA members passed the AICP Certification Exam administered in May, including 136 who are enrolled in the AICP Candidate Pilot Program. Congratulations to all!

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Access Online Resources for Free

APA resources like Zoning Practice open windows into today's planning practice. Student members can stay up to date on zoning trends with ZP issues like "Using Smart Growth to Adapt to Climate Change." Free online access to ZP and its archive are benefits of your free student membership.

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    Empowering Older Adults with Resilient Communities

    The trends of population aging and climate-related events are profound on communities. Older adults are especially vulnerable to projected changes in frequency and /or intensity of climate-related events. Efforts to increase their individual preparedness require a paradigm shift. This session will identify strategies to enhance the resilience of older populations to environmental threats.
  • Housing Policy | Social Justice and Equity

    Reimagining Aging in Community

    Our aging population demands our attention. Is your community ready? Explore new pathways that include a future with “mobility as a service,” innovative tools to finance aging, and smart initiatives for cost-effective service delivery for successful aging-in-community.
  • Finance

    Fiscal Health: The Basics of Municipal Finance

    Presented in partnership with The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, this course will introduce you to general aspects of how municipalities raise money, spend money, and develop budgets to meet the infrastructure and operations needs of the community.
  • Historic Preservation | Institutional Land Use

    The Role of Heritage in Redevelopment

    Planners can inspire community building and support economic development while preserving heritage. Hear how this is being done in places with strong cultural roots as well as the role of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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What's in the 2019 Planning for Equity Policy Guide

Policy Guide Working Group co-chairs Lynn Ross, AICP, and Susan Wood, AICP, preview the equity-in-all-policies approach the guide promotes; how the guide can be used to influence work at the local, state, and federal levels; and why planners are the right profession to advance this issue.

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