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August 6, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can local planning and policy efforts better support immigrant entrepreneurs? What could cities do to lower barriers for immigrant businesses to thrive?
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July 30, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Where should you have your meeting to engage the community? The Venue Creation Tool can help you decide.
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July 28, 2020
Planners offer a big-picture, multidisciplinary lens that can play a pivotal role in increasing equity. Here are six things planners can do to advance racial wealth and economic opportunity in your community.
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July 28, 2020
Negotiations on a new wave of federal emergency assistance are underway in Congress — but direct support for states and communities remains a sticking point.
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July 27, 2020
A Guide for the Idealist post: Planners of all types have a role to play in addressing racial injustice by connecting each decision to its effects on the whole community.
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July 23, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Can large-scale climate action coexist with community-based planning? One JAPA author says they can and they must.
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July 16, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: The future of transportation remains uncertain, but scenario planning may help. Explore where planners might be headed.
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July 15, 2020
APA's CPAT program goes virtual to offer assistance to DeSoto, Missouri; East Biloxi, Mississippi; Port Arthur, Texas; and Ponce, Puerto Rico.
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July 14, 2020
Sponsored Content from General Code: Many municipalities are adopting a user-centered approach to zoning challenges by utilizing new tools such as interactive zoning maps.
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July 9, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Current climate action plans are insufficient for the mounting climate crisis. Get seven principles to help bolster and fill the gaps in these plans.
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July 9, 2020
It is critical that states distribute federal stimulus funds from CARES Act equitably and efficiently, and we continue advocacy for additional federal relief for state and local governments.
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July 8, 2020
A new congressional climate action plan positions planning as one solution to tackling climate change. APA supported the creation of the plan by contributing ideas for how federal climate policy can set the context for effective local and regional plans.
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July 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled financial limitations into sharp focus for many state and local governments. Planners need immediate and flexible federal support to retain jobs and help communities recover and rebuild.
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June 29, 2020
APA’s Arts and Planning Interest Group is working to establish a more formal partnership between planners and artists with the help of Sue Mobley, a new visiting fellow.
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June 25, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Does digital urban agriculture mean the end of small scale growing?
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June 18, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Affordable housing and resiliency must coexist. How can low-income households weather the storm?
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June 17, 2020
APA's Sagar Shah creates a final conversation with his late friend Chris Kochtitzky, who was a senior advisor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until his death in early May.
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June 11, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Investing in a sustainability plan means investing in the future.
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June 10, 2020
FutureShape, from the APA Foundation, is the first domestic research agenda for the planning profession.
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June 8, 2020
A Q&A with Sam Assefa, director of Seattle’s Office of Planning & Community Development, explores the planning department’s role in Seattle’s coronavirus strategy.
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June 4, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Shared autonomous vehicles will be part of the future, but do we need them to achieve sustainable transportation?
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May 29, 2020
The pandemic has caused a delay in the job search processes, leaving many challenges for recent grads and job seekers. In this Guide for the Idealist post, get ideas on how to keep moving forward with optimism.
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May 28, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Explore the language of covenants, codes, and restrictions to learn the role homeowner associations play in regulating the aesthetic and ecological functions of yards.
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May 27, 2020
What planning changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic will be interim fixes, and which will stay permanently?
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May 21, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Can planners overcome cultural, political, legal, and economic barriers to “smart shrinkage” strategies in shrinking cities?
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May 15, 2020
The new 2020–21 Ethics Cases of the Year presentation is available for in-person or online ethics training.
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May 14, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Is it time to give the ax to single-family residential zoning? Nine JAPA viewpoints argue the question from both sides.
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May 12, 2020
How can planners offer sound, ethical strategies when the pandemic puts pressure on officials to ease or roll back regulations?
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May 11, 2020
Now is the time for planners and communities to design safe conditions for retailers to reopen for business.
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May 7, 2020
Communities are facing mounting fiscal pressures as expenditures skyrocket and revenues quickly dry up. APA has joined with leading national organizations to urge Congress to provide robust, flexible relief for municipalities and states now.
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May 7, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How do we bring back the commercial corridor? In Toronto, the answer might be more bikes and fewer cars.
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May 6, 2020
A look at the economic state of the states at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic — and why planners are so critical to response and recovery.
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May 6, 2020
An online Career Zone marked the conclusion of NPC20 @ Home.
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May 2, 2020
Enjoy highlights from day three of NPC20 @ Home, exploring how the planning profession is moving forward.
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April 30, 2020
Day two of NPC20 @ Home highlighted data, technology, and engagement.
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April 30, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Learn what research shows about the ways planners are responding to ethical dilemmas.
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April 30, 2020
Day one of NPC20 @ Home flew by — catch up on some highlights about housing, resiliency, and equity.
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April 28, 2020
Sponsored Content from Harmari STR: Planners are taking a close look at how the short-term rental industry can affect efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve.
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April 28, 2020
The CARES Act provides local governments with relief aid to address the immediate economic impact of COVID-19. Be in the know about how to help your community access CARES Act aid.
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April 24, 2020
Get six strategies that planners can use now to help ease the economic crisis for businesses in their communities.
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April 23, 2020
JAPA articles grapple with concerns of broad interest and make contributions that can transform the wider domain of knowledge.
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April 20, 2020
Get 10 tips for how to be a strong, flexible leader when your team is working remotely — plus a rundown of technology to get the job done.
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April 16, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can small coastal cities plan for climate uncertainty?
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April 14, 2020
What are the pros and cons of the most popular online meeting software packages for public meetings?
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April 9, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What possibilities would we have if youth could participate more fully in planning? Read about three new rungs of youth participation.
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April 8, 2020
Research Director Petra Hurtado, PhD, shares APA's approach to preparing for uncertainty around COVID-19.
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April 7, 2020
Ten ways to keep planning during the COVID-19 pandemic as compiled by APA's Michigan Chapter.
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April 6, 2020
Get information about federal COVID-19 relief funding, tips on navigating an upside-down job market, and stories from planners on how they are pivoting to new methods of community engagement and outreach.
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April 2, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Building water-efficient cities might let us stick to the rivers and lakes that we’re used to.
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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.