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October 15, 2020
Changing Spaces Won’t Change Your Weight
Uncovering JAPA: Can making spaces more compact reduce obesity among young adults? It's not that simple. -
August 27, 2020
Life Satisfaction and Your Neighborhood Built Environment
Uncovering JAPA: Do walkability, transit, and parks improve life satisfaction? It depends. -
August 13, 2020
Polycentric Development and the Future of Regions
Uncovering JAPA: If employed correctly, polycentric development can promote sustainable growth — allowing regions to thrive economically while preserving the environment. -
July 16, 2020
Where the Future of Transportation Is Leading Planners
Uncovering JAPA: The future of transportation remains uncertain, but scenario planning may help. Explore where planners might be headed. -
July 14, 2020
Embracing User-Centered Zoning Codes
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. -
May 15, 2020
Real-Life Scenarios for Planning Ethics Training
The new 2020–21 Ethics Cases of the Year presentation is available for in-person or online ethics training. -
May 14, 2020
Is Single-Family Zoning on the Way Out?
Uncovering JAPA: Is it time to give the ax to single-family residential zoning? Nine JAPA viewpoints argue the question from both sides. -
April 30, 2020
Coping With Ethical Dissonance in Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Learn what research shows about the ways planners are responding to ethical dilemmas. -
Simplifying Coastal Planning for Small Cities
Uncovering JAPA: How can small coastal cities plan for climate uncertainty? -
February 28, 2020
Planning Ethics: Lessons from 2019
AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2019. -
December 18, 2019
10 Years of Transformation: 6 Ways Planning Changed in the 2010s
With the close of the decade, see what activities, events, and ideas have transformed the planning profession. -
December 3, 2019
Planning Ethics: What Could Be Wrong About Accepting a Gift?
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. -
October 1, 2019
Seal of Expertise, Credibility, and Ethics: Benefits of AICP Certification
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. -
September 6, 2019
APA Partners With Health Impact Project to Advance Health Through Planning
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. -
Planners as Partners in Building Healthy Communities
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead? -
Zoning: The Cause and the Cure for High Housing Prices
Uncovering JAPA: Single-family restrictions, lot sizes restrictions, and parking requirements limit developers’ ability to build affordable housing. However, in this quandary, we may also find the solution. -
June 13, 2019
A JAPA Special Edition: The Enduring Legacy of David Godschalk
Uncovering JAPA: The latest edition of the Journal of the American Planning Association commemorates the life of professor, planner, architect, and JAPA editor David Godschalk, FAICP. -
June 6, 2019
Kevin Lynch and the Shaping of Los Angeles
Uncovering JAPA: The Journal of the American Planning Association continues to highlight Kevin Lynch’s legacy and the ideas in his book The Image of the City. Learn more about his imprint on Los Angeles. -
May 23, 2019
40 Years Ago: Neil Smith, Gentrification, and the Flow of Money
Uncovering JAPA: In 1979, Neil Smith reconsidered the foundations of gentrification, pinpointing the flow of capital that continues to reshape city centers today. -
April 10, 2019
Kevin Lynch in Retrospect
Uncovering JAPA: A special issue of JAPA honors planner and academic Kevin Lynch and explores why his work still matters. -
March 4, 2019
Planning Ethics: Lessons from 2018
AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2018. -
December 13, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Equity in Delaware
The Planners4Health project in Delaware leveraged the work of the Kent County Plan4Health initiative to scale equitable interventions across the state. -
November 23, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Building Capacity in Kansas
The Planners4Health project in Kansas supported integrating planning strategies into established public health coalitions. -
November 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Planning in a Time of Health Inequity
The Planning for Health Convening for Southern California brought together planners and public health professionals to forge alliances for community health. -
October 25, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Strategic Mobility and Health in Louisiana
The APA Louisiana Chapter's Planners4Health project was an exercise in beginning to examine and understand the connection between planning and health in Louisiana. -
October 11, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Missouri Uses Pop-up Traffic Calming Demonstrations
The Planners4Health initiative in Missouri addressed safety concerns by implementing traffic calming demonstration projects in sites across the state. -
Inclusionary Zoning Brings Mixed-Income Housing to D.C.’s Priciest Neighborhoods
The Washington, D.C., area has one of the highest median incomes in the country, but the city is making room for affordable housing through a mandatory, district-wide inclusionary zoning program. -
September 28, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Healthy Growth in Washington
The Planners4Health project in Washington leveraged additional funding sources to conduct an assessment of the need for a comprehensive and collaborative review of the state of Washington’s growth planning framework. -
September 10, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Planning and Public Health Unite in North Carolina
The Planners4Health project in North Caroline continued the momentum of Plan4Health, engaging partners from a range of professions to facilitate healthy community design. -
August 23, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Communicating about Health in Minnesota
The Planners4Health initiative in Minnesota leveraged the Joint Call to Action to Promote Healthy Communities to advance partnerships across the state. -
August 9, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Partnering for Healthy Iowa Communities
The Planners4Health initiative in Iowa built on the success of the Linn County Plan4Health project, advancing cross-sector partnerships across the state. -
July 26, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Advancing Health and Knowledge in Wisconsin
The Planners4Health project in Wisconsin leveraged local expertise and Plan4Health coalition connections to advance the integration of planning and public health across the state. -
July 12, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Taking Action in Ohio
The Planners4Health initiative in Ohio engaged leaders from the three Plan4Health projects to identify next steps for a statewide campaign to integrate planning and public health. -
June 28, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Creating a Sidewalk Without Building a Sidewalk in Maine
The Planners4Health project in Northern New England implemented a traffic calming demonstration in Gray, Maine, to engage planners and public health professionals in healthy design strategies. -
June 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Training Local Leaders in Arkansas
The Planners4Health initiative in Arkansas focused on training local leaders through regional summits. During the summit trainings, participating community teams reassess the big picture of what a livable community looks like, identifying where they currently stand, and making or updating their plan to reach their vision with short-, mid-, and long-term goals. -
May 24, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: LGBTQ Division Picks a Partner for Ongoing New York Initiatives
Planners4Health work in the New York Metro area goes on through a relationship between local institutions and APA's LGBTQ and Planning Division. -
May 10, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Tennessee's Healthy Development Coordinators
The Planners4Health work in Tennessee developed a range of resources to continue the integration of planning and public health across the state. -
April 19, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Jump Starting Cross-Sector Collaboration in Nebraska
The Planners4Health project in Nebraska strengthened cross-sector partnerships by cultivating connections between schools of planning and public health. -
April 5, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Communicating for Health in Florida
The Planners4Health project in Florida connected planning and public health professionals through the creation of a resource hub: plan4healthyfl.org. -
March 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Cross-sector Workshops in Utah
The Planners4Health work in Utah responded to the needs of planners and public health professionals by offering tailored training in rural and urban settings. -
March 1, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Sustaining the Momentum in Illinois
The Planners4Health initiative in Illinois leveraged the success of three Plan4Health projects to continue work at the intersection of planning and public health. -
February 15, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Food Systems Planning in Rhode Island
The Planners4Health project in Rhode Island advanced food systems planning and cross-sector collaboration through the development of a Food Access Map. -
February 12, 2018
Fostering Social Interaction for All Ages
Social isolation is a silent killer, and nearly 1 in 5 adults over the age of 50 is at risk. One of a series of blog posts on APA's Plan4Health webinar and seminar on “Planning Livable Communities for All Ages." -
February 9, 2018
Planning Ethics: Lessons from 2017
AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2017. -
February 1, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Community Planning Assistance in Oregon
The Planners4Health project in Oregon implemented a statewide assessment to advance collaboration across sectors. -
January 23, 2018
Lay of the Land: 2018 State Legislative Sessions
By the end of January, almost 40 state legislatures across the nation will be in session. Get in the know about key issues and players likely to affect planning during the 2018 legislative season. -
January 11, 2018
APA Announces Policy Recommendations for Creating Healthy, Active Places
APA’s Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy recommendations for local, state, and federally elected officials with the goal of improving community health and quality of living through planning. -
January 10, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Piloting a Health Assessment Lens in Colorado
The Planners4Health project in Colorado advanced cross-sector collaboration by piloting a health assessment tool in three communities. -
January 9, 2018
Theories of Change and Your Planning Career
A "Guide for the Idealist" blog post: How do planning theories of change affect planners both personally and professionally? -
January 4, 2018
Planning and the Opioid Epidemic
What is the role of planning in the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S.? In 2018, APA will offer a series of webinars to explore the intersection of planning and this national crisis.
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