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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.
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May 31, 2023
A list of accessory dwelling unit bills that were introduced in 2023 state legislative sessions.
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May 31, 2023
A walking tour during NPC23 illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing Philadelphia's Chinatown.
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May 30, 2023
APA and AARP partner to create a guide to expand local supply and legal occupancy of ADUs
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May 26, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Three critical aspects for understanding business resilience in underserved communities.
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May 23, 2023
A walking tour during NPC23 highlighted the impact of local community groups as they advocate for API residents.
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May 18, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Exploring the use of cost-benefit to develop incentive zoning programs.
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May 15, 2023
Understanding the barriers to diverse planners' recruitment, retention, promotion, and leadership. How employers can promote a welcoming environment and encourage access to opportunities for career growth.
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May 12, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Learning to leverage policy windows by committing to evidence-based solutions and political coalition-building.
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May 10, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Is state preemption of local zoning the answer to the housing crisis?
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May 9, 2023
Understand the implications of generative AI and learn three steps for planners to take today.
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May 5, 2023
Take 5: Travel the U.S. and learn about five places of significance that honor the heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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May 4, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Future planners should be prepared for the politics of planning, especially the challenging role of planning in conflict cities aiming to protect food systems.
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May 2, 2023
As stewards of the urban ecosystem, planners can integrate habitat preservation and wildlife movement in an urban environment. A proposed Wildlife Ordinance in the City of Los Angeles aims to protect wildlife habitat and connectivity in its most ecologically significant areas.
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April 27, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Without an equity focus, planning and public health collaborations can harm vulnerable communities or lead to ineffective policies.
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April 25, 2023
There's no substitute for a good visualization when it comes to demystifying large-scale solar development.
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April 21, 2023
APA is launching “It Takes a Planner”, an effort aimed at building the influence of planners among state and local elected and appointed officials.
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April 20, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Is planning theory important or nonexistent now?
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April 14, 2023
Planners' Day of Service at NPC23 explored neurodiversity within the built environment and assembled Calm Kits for a local Philadelphia organization.
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April 13, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Smaller-scale ethnic food businesses contribute to community health and well-being but also boost the local economy.
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April 12, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: How might communities apply zoning concepts to regulations for drone operations?
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April 6, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Planners must understand the multiple overlapping factors that can produce health disparities.
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April 5, 2023
Catch up on all that happened at NPC23 in Philadelphia, April 1-4, 2023.
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April 5, 2023
Attendees at NPC23 were abuzz on social. Find out what got planners talking while in Philadelphia.
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March 30, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Three cities in Los Angeles County developed stringent development controls to encourage Anglo or Spanish heritage in response to Asian newcomers.
