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March 31, 2020
In celebration of Women's History Month, two women who hold top Houston planning positions discuss their work and aspirations.
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Get a breakdown of the March 2020 coronavirus relief bill, or CARES Act.
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New Grads: Here are recommendations for your job search and career aspirations in the time of COVID-19.
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March 26, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Interviews, focus groups, and walking audits can be added to statistics to help create a full picture of the mobility needs of older adults.
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March 20, 2020
APA offers resources to help planners adjust to a different way of working, gathering, and communicating during the pandemic.
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March 19, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning help regulate the disproportionate concentration of e-commerce-related warehouse facilities in greenfield sites?
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March 12, 2020
Get tips on writing a great review essay for the Journal of the American Planning Association.
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March 5, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Planners may create communities more resilient to housing foreclosure by addressing location affordability.
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February 28, 2020
Thrifty tips and tricks from veteran NPC attendees will keep your costs down while still delivering the best conference experience possible.
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February 28, 2020
APA is in the process of updating the Hazard Mitigation Policy Guide. Comment on the draft guide to help guide our advocacy on resilience moving forward.
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February 28, 2020
AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2019.
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February 27, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Neighborhood association insurgents successfully challenged planning in one Detroit neighborhood, and planners can support marginalized voices elsewhere.
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February 20, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: There is more to housing affordability than finding a place with a reasonable rent. What can planners do to promote energy efficiency and, more importantly, energy justice?
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February 3, 2020
As 2020 state legislative sessions start up, here are three top issues for planners.
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January 31, 2020
We’re jumping in a time machine to look back at the ’10s of NPC — motivating keynotes, creative sessions, and invaluable networking over 10 years.
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January 16, 2020
What is the role of the Journal of the American Planning Association in the information age? Editor Ann Forsyth looks at the new information landscape.
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January 10, 2020
A Guide for the Idealist post: Practicing reflexivity — asking "why" in the middle of things — is a skill worth developing for planners.
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January 9, 2020
APA partnered with Texas A&M University to design a mixed-methods research project examining where planners turn for information and assistance after a disaster.
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January 8, 2020
Ambassador Megan Mullen Booth brought planning to a Utah preschool with a paper envelope city activity.
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December 19, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Arnstein's Ladder of Citizen Participation can't fix community participation, but it surely provides a space from which to start.
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December 18, 2019
With the close of the decade, see what activities, events, and ideas have transformed the planning profession.
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December 13, 2019
A Guide for the Idealist post: Spending time reflecting on your planning experiences will develop a storehouse of practical wisdom that supports real-time practice decisions.
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December 11, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning toward participation have a transformative effect on social equity?
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December 6, 2019
Need law and ethics credits, or just want to add more knowledge to your planning toolkit? We have you covered with our top 10 APA Learn law and ethics courses.
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December 5, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Three lessons from nonprofits in Los Angeles County can help planners build trust and representation for noncitizens.
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December 3, 2019
The holidays are a time for giving and receiving. The AICP Code of Ethics is a professional planner's guide to making the right decisions about accepting gifts.
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November 21, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Co-production offers what citizen control can’t — systems change — but the public sector still has a great role to play.
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November 20, 2019
APA leaders participated in a variety of learning opportunities and meetings at the 2019 conference of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Greenville, South Carolina.
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November 8, 2019
English planner Peter Geraghty offers American planners a personal view of what things are like for their colleagues in the United Kingdom.
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October 31, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: What happens when public participation is used to finesse existing plans and policies rather than provide opportunities to challenge them?
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October 18, 2019
Wendy Moeller, FAICP, writes about her family's decision to include the APA Foundation in their estate planning.
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October 17, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Is community control — a shift of power from the government to the majority of the community — the way to address injustice faced by marginalized members of the community?
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October 15, 2019
A Guide for the Idealist post: Determining priorities and managing time are skills worth developing for new planning managers.
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October 1, 2019
APA Board member Wendy Shabay, AICP, finds that there's a direct correlation between the AICP credential and the success her firm has had building relationships with local communities.
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September 26, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Engaging community members in storytelling can reveal forgotten heritage and draw new maps of the past.
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September 20, 2019
Career coach and author Samorn Selim offers her top strategies to stay motivated during a job search.
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September 19, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Sherry Arnstein's influential Ladder of Citizen Participation grew from her frustration with government ideas about power in the 1950s and 1960s.
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September 12, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners acknowledge and make use of all of their emotions in a productive way when engaging with the public?
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September 10, 2019
A "Guide for the Idealist" post: Negotiation skills are a must for planning managers not only with external groups but with their staff inside the office.
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September 9, 2019
Planners are working to make the case for food systems planning both inside and outside planning departments.
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September 6, 2019
APA's Planning and Community Health program is working in collaboration with the Health Impact Project to help planners integrate health and equity into their comprehensive plans.
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September 5, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Switching from Level of Service (LOS) measurement to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) could streamline the development process in California.
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August 29, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead?
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August 26, 2019
APA Ambassador Sheldon S. Ah Sing, AICP, helped California students answer the question: "What is a city?"
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August 22, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Cities have only dipped their toes in the water when it comes to regulating autonomous vehicles and their technology.
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August 8, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: If cities want to attract new residents and planners want those residents to thrive, a coordinated response to bed bugs is necessary.
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August 6, 2019
State legislation is a part of housing reform. Here are APA's actions for the states.
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August 6, 2019
A "Guide for the Idealist" post: Negotiation skills are a must for planning managers, both inside the office and in the community.
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August 2, 2019
The nation's current surface transportation law is set to expire on September 30, 2020. Learn where work on the bill stands now, the legislative process ahead, and how planners can influence the outcome.
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August 2, 2019
Planners at the state, county, and community levels are in a unique position to help small and disadvantaged communities with their drinking water systems.
