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June 18, 2018
Mentoring Is a Two-Way Street
Whit Blanton, FAICP, makes the case for mentoring and being mentored at the mid-point of your career. -
June 17, 2018
APA Ambassador Turns Students into Map Makers in Polk City, Florida
APA Ambassador Leny Huaman builds off the APA Florida Chapter’s Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Guidebook to teach elementary students about creating plans for their city. -
June 10, 2018
Latest Housing and Inclusive Growth Resources from APA
Increasing housing choice and affordability, and promoting growth in an inclusive and equitable manner has been on the top of planners’ minds across the country and at APA. Here’s the latest in housing and inclusive growth resources. -
June 7, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Training Local Leaders in Arkansas
The Planners4Health initiative in Arkansas focused on training local leaders through regional summits. -
June 4, 2018
The Benefits of Mid-Career Mentoring
Mentoring is not just for students. The Suncoast Section of APA's Florida Chapter offers a Coaching for the Advancement for Mid-Level Planners (CAMPs) Program that provides mentor opportunities to help make the move into planning leadership. -
June 4, 2018
State-Level Housing Action Heats Up Nationwide
Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Tennessee, and Louisiana are among the states making housing news. From inclusionary zoning to affordable housing, these states demonstrate the geographic reach and varying approaches to the housing crisis. -
June 4, 2018
7 Answers to Questions About Mentoring
A "Guide for the Idealist" post: Answers to common questions about mentoring. Mentors can help you interpret events, reflect on your practice, make decisions, and see the bigger picture. -
June 4, 2018
Efforts in Motion: Planning, Policy, and Equity
Equity remains one the most important issues facing planners today, and APA is committed to addressing the issue head on through our policy, research, and education work, including the upcoming Planning for Equity Policy Guide. -
May 31, 2018
Congress Making Progress on Appropriations, CR Still Likely
Congress is racing to complete as much appropriations work as possible prior to the August recess, but legislators are unlikely to avoid the need for a continuing resolution. -
May 23, 2018
House Appropriators Maintain Some Transportation, HUD Funding Gains
The House Appropriations Committee recently approved a spending bill for transportation and housing programs that maintains some of the dramatic increases to programs made by the FY 2018 omnibus. -
May 23, 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 21, 2018
CPAT and a Young Planner's Journey to Graduation
Tristan Lanza tells the story of how his internship and meeting with an APA Community Planning Assistance Team in Belize City, Belize, led to his choice of Texas A&M, where he recently graduated with a master's degree in urban planning. -
May 20, 2018
Fostering Social Equity: “Equity Needs to Be Normal”
How can planners foster social equity in their communities? That question drove an engaging conversation between panelists and audience members at the “Fostering Social Equity” session at NPC18 in New Orleans. -
May 20, 2018
APA Ambassadors Empower Middle School Girls Through Crafting
APA Ambassador Shawna Kitzman, AICP, and her team from Fitzgerald, build off the Girls Are Brave program to teach middle school girls about the power planning and zoning plays to improve communities. -
May 17, 2018
Small (But Mighty) Cell: Perspectives from Indiana
As APA focuses on telecommunications as a part of Infrastructure Week 2018, here's a look at technology that’s transforming the way planners engage with wireless: small cell towers. APA's Indiana Chapter shares some insights. -
May 16, 2018
Complete Streets + Green Infrastructure = Vital Streets
This Infrastructure Week we're highlighting the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which revolutionized its approach to designing, maintaining, and using its streets over the past five years. -
May 15, 2018
5 Scenarios for "Reading" Your Supervisor
A "Guide for the Idealist" blog post: An important career management ability is to see circumstances and issues through your supervisor’s eyes. They are not only managing you, they are managing a process. -
May 15, 2018
APA Foundation: Scholarship Launches an APA Division Leader
The APA Foundation invests in future leaders through the Judith McManus Price and Charles Abrams Scholarships. A 2004 recipient, Gabriela Juarez, AICP, shares how the scholarship connected her to APA. -
May 15, 2018
House Farm Bill Heads to Vote with Blows to Food Planning Programs
The Farm Bill, expiring in September, is one of the few “must do” items likely to make it across the finish line before election campaign season takes over. Jason Jordan previews the fight ahead. -
May 13, 2018
TIGER Becomes BUILD
The next round of TIGER applications is here, and with it some noteworthy changes to the popular program. Learn about new shifts in the longstanding program and their likely impact on planners. -
May 13, 2018
House Panel Set to Tackle Housing, Transportation Funding for FY 2019
Congress is gearing up to tackle housing and transportation funding questions for FY 2019. Will Congress support the administration’s cuts and return to budget austerity, or will it maintain or increase funding based on current enacted levels? -
May 13, 2018
Empowering Youth — and Planners — at NPC18
A partnership between YEP! Youth Engagement Planning, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Louisiana, and APA's CPAT program organized a youth engagement workshop during the 2018 APA National Planning Conference in New Orleans. -
May 9, 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. -
May 2, 2018
APA Foundation: Hurricane Katrina Recovery Assistance
The APA Foundation provides planning assistance to communities hit hard by natural hazards. Some of the first to be helped were in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. -
April 30, 2018
Finding Your Way to the Best Planning Job
A "Guide for the Idealist" blog post: Choosing from among a variety of planning jobs can be made easier by doing research and assessing the employer. -
April 30, 2018
Navigating ‘One Water’ at NPC18
With New Orleans as the back-drop, NPC attendees learned about the relationship between water resource management and planning and the ‘One Water’ approach at a number of conference events. -
April 24, 2018
#NPC18 Social Media Rewind
A look back at social media stats and highlights from the 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans. -
April 24, 2018
NPC18 By the Numbers
NPC18 put up big numbers, both on social media and on the ground in New Orleans. Relive the conference, by the numbers. -
April 24, 2018
7 Things Planners ❤ About New Orleans
NOLA won the hearts of planners at NPC18. Here are the top seven things they loved. -
April 23, 2018
"We Have a Moment — Don't Lose It"
PolicyLink founder and CEO Angela Glover Blackwell wrapped up NPC18 with a call for attention to equity: "The fate of the nation rests on people like you." -
April 23, 2018
NPC18 Wrap Up: Tuesday, April 24
The 2018 National Planning Conference closed with an inspiring closing address, the final educational sessions, and the wrap-up of contests and conversations. Read our rundown of the final day of NPC18. -
April 23, 2018
NPC18 Wrap Up: Monday, April 23
NPC18 rolled on with another packed day of sessions, discussions, and the annual National Planning Awards luncheon. Catch up on what you may have missed, and see the highlights of what you did, in our wrap-up of all of the action on Monday. -
April 23, 2018
Tips and Services for Advancement at the NPC18 Career Zone
From networking tips to job interviews, from professional headshots to leadership training, attendees at the 2018 National Planning Conference had a variety of opportunities. -
April 22, 2018
Can Planners Get Ahead of the Autonomous Vehicle Wave?
Autonomous vehicles sessions continued to draw crowds on Monday at the 2018 National Planning Conference where more than 20 sessions on the topic are on offer. -
April 22, 2018
2018 Awards: Recognizing Planning Excellence
The 2018 APA National Planning Award recipients were recognized at a special luncheon on April 23, 2018. -
April 22, 2018
NPC18 Wrap Up: Sunday, April 22
Day 2 of the 2018 National Planning Conference overflowed with educational sessions, imperative conversations on equity and affordable housing, and the opening of the Exhibit Hall with the Exhibitor Meet and Greet. See what you may have missed. -
April 21, 2018
NPC18 Wrap Up: Saturday, April 21
Wondering what happened at Day 1 of NPC18? You've come to the right place. -
April 21, 2018
APA Leaders Tackle Full Agendas at NPC18
APA leaders gathered in New Orleans before the start of the 2018 National Planning Conference for a series of leadership meetings. -
April 20, 2018
Derreck Kayongo Urges Planners to Show Their Passion
Derreck Kayongo of the Global Soap Project kicked off the 2018 National Planning Conference with a call to lift up voices from all members of planners' communities. Watch a recording of his passionate address. -
April 18, 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 12, 2018
APA Foundation: Transforming Scholarship Recipients into APA Leaders
The APA Foundation invests in future leaders through the Judith McManus Price and Charles Abrams Scholarships. A 2011 recipient, Lauren Trice, AICP, points to the scholarship's influences on her planning career. -
April 8, 2018
APA Great Places and the Power of Advocacy
Read about the benefits of having a Great Place in America in your community, and how planners can leverage it for years to come. -
April 8, 2018
All About AICP at NPC18
Learn all about the AICP sessions coming up at the 2018 National Planning Conference in New Orleans, April 21–24. -
April 5, 2018
Planning for the Transition to Shared Autonomous Vehicles
Workshop participants at the 2018 National Shared Mobility Summit worked through three scenarios on Chicago’s streets to understand the demand for automated travel. -
April 5, 2018
Diving in to Leadership With Purpose
The Planning Leadership Institute is a full day of intensive training and professional reflection designed to provide the skills and mindsets planning professionals need. -
April 5, 2018
Planning Management Institute: Your Once-a-Year Opportunity
The Planning Management Institute provides an intensive, interactive developmental opportunity at NPC18 for people who manage, or will soon manage a public or private-sector planning department. -
April 5, 2018
Green Schoolyards for Healthy Communities
What if every schoolyard was a green schoolyard? Multifunctional schoolyards can ensure kids' healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and social development. -
April 4, 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. -
April 4, 2018
NPC18 Water and Planning Guide: 7 Must-Attend Events
Attend the following water and planning related events at the National Planning Conference to learn about a broad range of topics related to planning for water and addressing water resource challenges. -
April 3, 2018
Blue Bikes in the Big Easy
Blue Bikes, New Orleans's bike share system, was launched in December 2017. Learn about the planning and implementation process and how to use them to get around at NPC18.
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