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June 23, 2022
Ensuring "Open Streets" Plans Advance Social Equity
Uncovering JAPA: Pandemic-created open streets can be a lifeline, but also exacerbate inequities without careful implementation. -
June 16, 2022
Supporting Nonprofits During Post Disaster Recovery
Uncovering JAPA: Researchers explore the differences of post disaster recovery on small and medium/large nonprofits and how planners can facilitate nonprofit post-disaster recovery efforts. -
June 9, 2022
Pros and Cons of Right Sizing Flint's Water Infrastructure
Uncovering JAPA: Should Flint, Michigan, replace its water infrastructure one-to-one, or resize the system? Read the commentaries on the pros and cons of each approach. -
June 2, 2022
Understanding Relocation Patterns of Older Adults
Uncovering JAPA: Who, why, and where do adults age 60 and older relocate in the U.S.? -
May 19, 2022
Learning from London’s Transition to Sustainable Modes
Uncovering JAPA: Learning from London's transition to sustainable transportation modes. -
May 12, 2022
Does Disaster Relief Actually Help Small Businesses?
Uncovering JAPA: As disaster relief becomes more necessary under climate change, are SBA loans for disaster recovery actually used by small businesses? -
May 2, 2022
Addressing the Multifaceted Threats of Extreme Heat
Uncovering JAPA: A survey of U.S. planners reveals how they are preparing for and responding to the dangers of extreme heat, with responses showing slight regional variations. -
April 28, 2022
The Built Environment, Bicycling, and Mental Wellbeing
Uncovering JAPA: Exploring the impact of the built environment and mental wellbeing of bicycling as a form of transportation. -
April 21, 2022
Mobile Home Parks Understudied in Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Manufactured housing, despite the importance impact to low-income homeownership, remains an understudied topic in planning research and practice. This article provides a needed spatial and regulatory analysis of mobile home parks in Houston. -
April 14, 2022
Confronting Spatial Inequalities
Uncovering JAPA: 'Place-based' policies can help address growing interregional inequality within the U.S. -
April 7, 2022
Making Disaster Recovery More Equitable
Uncovering JAPA: The aftermath of Hurricane Dolly (2008) on the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley illustrate the need for equitable disaster recovery. -
March 31, 2022
A Potential Solution to the Problem of Vacant Land in U.S. Cities
Uncovering JAPA: Analysis of Chicago's Large Lot Program to make neighborhoods more aesthetically pleasing and more equitable. -
March 24, 2022
Do Light Rail Stations Spur Gentrification?
Uncovering JAPA: Researchers explore the gentrification impacts of light rail stations. -
March 17, 2022
Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform
Uncovering JAPA: What role does partisanship play in transportation reform? -
March 10, 2022
The Costs of Wide Streets in the U.S.
Uncovering JAPA: America's streets are among the world's widest, what does this cost communities? -
March 3, 2022
Land-Use Characteristics Contributing to Region-Wide Housing Inequities
Uncovering JAPA: Authors examine 180 cities in Southern California to determine if changing residential land uses reduce housing inequities. -
February 24, 2022
How Planning Mandates Spur Florida's Climate Action
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the outcomes from climate mandates to address sea level rise in Florida. -
February 17, 2022
Examining the Impact of London's Mandatory Inclusionary Housing
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the impact of mandatory inclusionary housing on the affordable housing stock in London, England. -
February 10, 2022
The Cost of Avoiding Public Transit During COVID-19
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the burden on individuals who avoided public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
February 3, 2022
Recent Trends Around Zoning for Density
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how major metropolitan areas have shifted their approach to zoning for density. -
January 27, 2022
Does Cultural Planning Deliver on Equity and Inclusion?
Uncovering JAPA: While planners have long valued diversity, equity, and inclusion, Municipal cultural plans too often treat diversity, equity, and inclusion superficially. -
January 20, 2022
Driving Change Through Parking
Uncovering JAPA: A look if removing minimum parking requirements shift development trends in cities and reduce car-dependence in the long run? -
January 13, 2022
Location Impacts on When Older Adults Stop Driving
Uncovering JAPA: This study looks at if location determines how and when older adults may stop driving. -
January 6, 2022
Accessibility and Public Engagement For People Living With Dementia
Uncovering JAPA: Solutions for ensuring people living with dementia are included in the planning process. -
December 16, 2021
Affordable Housing Negotiations
Uncovering JAPA: How do uneven negotiating powers stymie affordable housing development? -
December 2, 2021
Parents in Vancouver's Dense Family-Oriented Urbanism
Uncovering JAPA: Exploration of how policy, family-oriented design, and programming has the ability to influence parents' locational choice in where to raise their family. -
November 24, 2021
Aligning Political Candidates' Social Media Posts and Plan Outcomes
Uncovering JAPA: Connecting what political candidates' social media posts to plan outcomes may help signal what plans will be implemented. -
November 18, 2021
Assessing Who, Where, and Why Individuals Walk
Uncovering JAPA: The 'Planners' Circles' or walksheds need to be customized to take into account trip purpose and who is walking. -
November 11, 2021
Determining Success of Montgomery County's Transfer Development Rights Program
Uncovering JAPA: By exploring the outcomes of Montgomery County, Maryland's, transfer development rights program, author Li Fang provides a strong case for adjusting the standard practices around TDR program evaluations. -
November 4, 2021
Need for Diversity and Inclusivity in the Workplace
Uncovering JAPA: The experiences of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latin/o/a/x planners illustrate it is necessary to increase diversity in the workplace but also create inclusive work environments. -
October 7, 2021
Who Benefits From Detroit's Development Boom, and How?
Uncovering JAPA: What do citizens in Detroit gain from private development? -
September 30, 2021
Exploring Increased Density in Residential Neighborhoods
Uncovering JAPA: An experiment to determine if the number of people impact the quality of a public space? -
September 23, 2021
Latino Vendor Markets: Community Connections and Implications for Planning Practice
Uncovering JAPA: Focusing on Latino Vendor Markets can help create community connections among ethic groups in a city. -
September 16, 2021
Measuring the Jobs-Housing Balance in California
Uncovering JAPA: How has the jobs-housing balance in California shifted from the results measured in earlier research? -
September 9, 2021
Measuring the Causal Impact of Plans on Development
Uncovering JAPA: The impact of plans on development. A case study of Seattle and San Francisco. -
September 2, 2021
Testing Geodesign for Navajo Community Plans
Uncovering JAPA: See how Geodesign was used in two Navajo community plans to ensure participation without tokenization. -
August 26, 2021
How Does Historic Preservation Show Up in Comprehensive Planning Documents?
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the intersection of planning and historic preservation in comprehensive planning documents in Portland's historically-Black Albina neighborhood. -
August 19, 2021
Measuring the Early Impact of Eliminating Single-Family Zoning on Minneapolis Property Values
Uncovering JAPA: See early measurements on the impact of eliminating single-family zoning on Minneapolis property values. -
August 16, 2021
Basing Transportation Policies on Accessibility
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how to assess if a planning initiative improves accessibility. -
August 5, 2021
Food For the People: Planning For Equitable Regional Food Systems
Uncovering JAPA: Understand the work that remains in regional food systems planning to make them more equitable. -
July 29, 2021
Are We Planning for Equity? Equity Goals and Recommendations in Local Comprehensive Plans
Uncovering JAPA: Do local comprehensive plans advance equitable outcomes? -
July 22, 2021
Linking Transportation Equity and School Choice Policy
Uncovering JAPA: The ideal of school choice has travel implications for youth/students. -
July 15, 2021
Understanding Responses to COVID-19-Induced Shifts in Cultural Norms
Uncovering JAPA: Cultural biases impact how people will respond differently to government and planning interventions. -
July 8, 2021
An Overview of Exclusionary Zoning Debates in the United States
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the history of exclusionary zoning practices. -
July 1, 2021
Using Staff Reports to Ensure Successful and Consistent Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Local decision makers using staff reports to ensure consistency with comprehensive plans. -
June 24, 2021
Shifting Social Consequences of Climate Change
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the shifting social consequences of a changing climate. -
June 17, 2021
Big Little Towns: The Growing Reality of Western Gateway Communities
Uncovering JAPA: The changing realities of Western gateway communities. -
June 10, 2021
Human Rights and the City
Uncovering JAPA: What are the implications of human rights for planning in Canadian cities, and beyond? -
June 3, 2021
Gender Equity and Shanghai's Shared Rental Market
Uncovering JAPA: Discover the emerging trends in shared rental housing in Shanghai, specifically that of bed space rentals, and their implications for gender equity. -
May 13, 2021
Prioritizing the Public in Public Utilities
Uncovering JAPA: Performance benchmarking in public water and sanitation services may only feign efficiency and efficacy in many low- and middle-income countries.
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