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October 27, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: This viewpoint explores three aforementioned strategies that can be used to start dismantling the existing system in favor of a more just system that that works for everyone.
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October 25, 2023
From ambitious comprehensive plans to intergenerational collaboration with young residents, APA is proud to recognize this year’s award-winning planning efforts.
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October 23, 2023
Equity in Practice: Weekend festival focuses on helping historical all-Black towns survive and thrive.
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October 20, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Analysis confirms planning journals and practitioners have not focused on Black voices and Black urbanism for nearly three decades.
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October 18, 2023
Governors of Colorado, New York, and Hawaii have exercised their executive powers to implement various levels of zoning reform within their states.
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October 13, 2023
A new report, sponsored by APA, finds that the nation's housing supply shortage is getting worse, faster — especially for small towns and suburban communities that face high housing demand in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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October 12, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A new approach to ensuring racial and ethnic equity are advanced in health impact assessments (HIAs).
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October 11, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Can generative AI take the drudgery out of drafting zoning regulations?
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October 6, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Explore a successful model of creative placemaking using murals to engage the community from Springfield, Massachusetts.
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October 4, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Learn about the unique qualities of the community of Boulder, Colorado and how a shift to digital helped address their planning challenges.
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September 28, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Explore how care work depends on the urban environment and how planning can enhance the social and material conditions for caregiving in cities.
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September 26, 2023
Equity in Practice: Learn how Charlotte, North Carolina, approached and ultimately renamed streets that had honored Confederate and white supremist leaders.
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September 21, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Explore a new way to identify neighborhoods with a more reasonable cost of living that can increase children's economic mobility.
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September 20, 2023
The 2024 Student Planning and Design Competition project site location is the New Nicollet Redevelopment, the former Kmart site in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. This project site covers 10 acres of land between the Midtown Greenway bike trail, Lake Street, First Avenue, and Blaisdell Avenue.
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September 19, 2023
Members of the Women and Planning Division held a webinar offering their perspectives on how to approach compensation and salary conversations as part of the job offer.
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September 12, 2023
The second Housing Supply Accelerator convening held in Tacoma, Washington, focused on housing finance, including filling the information gap, public-private partnerships, and utilizing federal funding and programs.
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September 12, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: How equitable are your zoning regulations for home occupations?
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August 31, 2023
Sponsored content from Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission. From vehicles to bicycles, traffic flow to bus routes, one common benefit across most Transportation Demand Management (TDM) efforts is reduced emissions and cleaner air. View Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission’s (SPC) Strategic Action Plan for regional TDM
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August 31, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A framework that provides theory and practice for planners working toward urban justice.
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August 30, 2023
A new federal competitive grant program – totaling $85 million – is now available to help local governments develop and implement policies that create and preserve housing options by breaking down barriers to zoning reform.
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August 28, 2023
A new temporary exhibit on the National Mall aims to balance protecting historic spaces while increasing opportunities for more stories to be shared.
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August 22, 2023
Panelists from APA's Women and Planning Division share advice on addressing questions related to job tenure, supervision experience, skills, and salary expectations.
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August 14, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: How can zoning protect historically disadvantaged and vulnerable neighborhoods and business districts?
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August 10, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: ACT-LA aims to apply a divest-invest approach to stopping systems and practices that have caused harm.
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August 8, 2023
APA's Women and Planning Division hosted a panel discussion offering insights on preparing for and succeeding in job interviews.
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August 3, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding planning history from the perspective of those oppressed by traditional planning ensures the oppressed are no longer dismissed as passive victims but active players in their lives and communities.
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August 1, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. How can planning departments use data and technology tools to help make data-driven decisions that solve their locality’s problems? This article looks at data's potential for planners and how technology tools can empower their decision-making process.
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July 20, 2023
Equity in Practice: East Oakland partners to address food insecurity.
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July 18, 2023
Learn about the skills and approaches planners will need to future-proof the profession.
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July 17, 2023
Federal investments in zoning reform, climate action, and infrastructure are on the line this week as Congress moves to reduce federal spending for the next fiscal year. APA unpacks the disappointing cuts and the legislative pathway forward.
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July 13, 2023
Opportunities Unbound scholarship recipient Leslie Martínez-Román recounts her experience at NPC23.
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July 13, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Plan to reuse existing revenues to fund innovative housing policy reforms.
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July 10, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Does your zoning allow new housing on faith-based land?
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July 6, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how to balance the opportunities and challenges of working in a publicly traded planning firm.
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June 29, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Is by-right or discretionary approval faster?
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June 27, 2023
Honoring the recipients of the 2022 APA President Awards.
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June 26, 2023
Lessons and key takeaways from the 2023 Student Design Competition.
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June 22, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Is there a connection between transit oriented development (TOD) in Chicago's public transit system.
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June 21, 2023
Members of the Housing Supply Accelerator Steering Committee tour three housing developments on Chicago's south and west sides to see innovation at work.
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June 21, 2023
Recent Housing Supply Accelerator convening explored the various issues and opportunities related to construction and development of the nation's housing.
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June 16, 2023
In Memoriam: Remembering APA's first president.
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June 15, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Planners can promote sharing capabilities to create a flexible backdrop for people to live within to meet the social needs of Americans today.
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June 14, 2023
From across the pond, Peter Geraghty finds the U.K. facing similar challenges in recruiting and retaining planners in the profession.
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June 13, 2023
This June, learn about LGBTQ history while on your feet at one of these six historical walking tours.
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June 9, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Could "right-brain" thinking unlock the potential of your staff reports?
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June 8, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Incorporating empirical rigor into planning research to improve review articles and thus improve recommendations and collaboartion.
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June 7, 2023
Multigenerational and age-friendly communities create a vehicle to bring generations together; reduce age segregation and ageism; decrease social isolation, depression, and loneliness; and improve community infrastructure and facilities.
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June 6, 2023
Equity in Practice: Fort Collins created a habitat equity tool that focuses not just on nature but people.
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June 1, 2023
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Managing community growth while preserving residents' quality of life requires the right solutions. Cloud-based, intuitive software connects agencies, staff, and constituents through visibility and access, balancing faster growth with safer, satisfied residents.
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June 1, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Study finds it necessary for planners to take action to ensure the built environment becomes more age-friendly.
