Featured: NATIONAL PLANNING CONFERENCE NPC20 Early Bird Pricing Ending Soon
The deadline to register at the best price is just around the corner. NPC20 is an experience unlike any other — actionable learning to apply to current and future projects, reinvigorating connections with fellow planners, and thrilling experiences outside the conference center. Pack your bags for the premier planning event of the year in Houston, April 25-28.
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Creative Community Engagement Brings Black History to Life
Through the Texas Freedom Colonies Project, Andrea Roberts, PhD, and the team at Texas A&M University, race against time to record previously unmapped Black settlements throughout the state. Read about the effort in this month’s Planning magazine.

Apply for Recovery Planning Assistance Team Grants
Thanks to support from the APA Foundation and the Pisces Foundation, APA is accepting applications for grants to support nature-based and green infrastructure pre- and post-disaster technical planning assistance.

Free Resource for Students
Students have unlimited access to APA's Zoning Practice, a definitive publication that analyzes trends and spotlights innovation in local land-use and development regulation. Check out January's edition which looks at the past, present, and future of e-commerce.
APA News & Updates
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February 12, 2020
In Memoriam: February 2020
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February 6, 2020
Grants Available for Communities Needing Disaster Recovery Assistance
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February 5, 2020
ACSP Call for Abstracts and Sessions
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January 29, 2020
2020 APA Winter Leadership Retreat
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January 14, 2020
Discover Inspiration at APA’s National Planning Conference
Featured APA Learn Courses
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Planning History and Theory
Advanced Applications of Scenario Planning
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Planning Methods and Tools
Applied Knowledge of Scenario Planning
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Planning History and Theory
Foundational Scenario Planning
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Housing Policy | Social Justice and Equity
Successful Fair Housing Engagement Strategies
Blogs
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February 28, 2020
Redefining National Hazard Policy in the Climate Crisis
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February 28, 2020
Planning Ethics: Lessons from 2019
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February 28, 2020
4 Thrifty Tips to Experience NPC20 on a Budget
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February 27, 2020
An Urgency for Insurgency: Lifting Marginalized Voices

