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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. -
August 29, 2019
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? -
August 1, 2019
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 11, 2019
San Francisco Is Working to Ensure Mobility Technology Advances Our Goals
“Emerging mobility” is rapidly changing how people — and products — get around. But how should public spaces facilitate these emerging mobility services? -
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
Help Planning Researchers Learn More About the Profession
Can you spare a few minutes to help planning researchers? Four current opportunities need planners to share their experiences in and knowledge of creative placemaking, working for global or publicly traded planning firms, and planning practice in small cities, towns, and counties. -
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. -
October 9, 2018
Public Art and Public Health Come Together in Minnesota
Five pilot projects in southeast Minnesota explored the connections between planning, public art, and public health. -
October 3, 2018
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 31, 2018
Action Item: Support the Senate Farm Bill
This congressional recess season, we're calling on planning advocates to tell your federal elected officials to support the 2018 Senate Farm Bill before next month's conference on the differing House and Senate bills. -
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. -
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 19, 2018
Law and Ethics CM Opportunities at NPC18
Every day at the 2018 National Planning Conference offers opportunities to earn law and ethics Certification Maintenance credits. -
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 22, 2018
APA Ambassador and Sanger Residents Plan for Healthy, Active Lifestyles
APA Ambassador Keith Woodcock and residents of Sanger, California — part of a family network called Champions for Change — met to discuss ways to incorporate healthy, safe, and nutritious lifestyles into the Sanger General Plan. -
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. -
December 18, 2017
Growing Older — and Designing Smarter
First in a series from the Healthy Aging Working Group: The Healthy Communities in PA task force encourages healthy community design in Pennsylvania by combining expertise from the planning and health fields. -
December 12, 2017
Bringing Food to an Aging America
This is one in a series centered on key findings in the areas of housing, transportation, engagement, health, and food access for our rapidly aging population. -
December 12, 2017
Plan4HealthSuccess Story: Statewide Collaboration in Indiana
The Planners4Health project in Indiana leveraged the momentum of Plan4Health to strengthen state-wide partnerships. -
December 7, 2017
Planning in Uncertain Times and a New Agenda for the Future
To achieve greater social cohesion, inclusion, and safety in a society where the needs of all citizens are met, the approach needs to be comprehensive and have wide citizen support. Planning is the vehicle through which much of this vision can be achieved. -
December 6, 2017
The Impact of Plan4Health
APA and the American Public Health Association partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the overall impact of the multi-year Plan4Health project. -
December 1, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Tailored Training in Hawaii
The Planners4Health project in Hawaii tailored walk audit trainings to respond to the unique needs of each county.
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