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May 4, 2022
Scenes from NPC22: Together Again
Catch a glimpse of the attendee experience — learning and connecting — at NPC22 in San Diego, April 30 - May 3. -
May 3, 2022
Planners Take San Diego
More than 3,000 planners attended the in-person NPC22 in San Diego, April 30-May 2. The group spread out throughout San Diego and the surrounding region to explore the area's planning endeavors and all the host city had to offer. Check out what got planners excited. -
April 20, 2022
Giving Back to San Diego During NPC22
As planners prepare to come together for NPC22, attendees have several opportunities to give back to our host city. -
May 17, 2021
Continuing Mel King's Legacy, Fighting Racism and Economic Inequality
Through community development work, the Mel King Institute in Boston continues to fight for causes that Mel King has championed his life. -
May 12, 2021
Equity, Technology, and Infrastructure: What Got Planners Talking at NPC21
Read about the planning issues that got NPC21 attendees buzzing online. From micro-mobility to advancing equity to the impact of the built environment on mental and physical well-being, NPC21 covered the issues planners are addressing in today's communities. -
May 10, 2021
Seven GIS Trends: A Call to Action For Planners
At the NPC21 closing keynote, Jack Dangermond of Esri offered seven GIS trends for planners. APA and Esri have partnered to create a step-by-step GIS learning plan to grow or build existing GIS skills for planners. -
May 5, 2021
Somerville Greenway a Key Part of Metro Boston's Rich Mobility Network
Boston's Somerville Community Path and the Alewife Linear Park provide multiple mobility options year-round. -
May 3, 2021
Boston’s New Zoning Amendment Aims to Advance Fair Housing Goals
Boston's new zoning amendment works to affirmatively further fair housing and addresses concerns about displacement. -
April 28, 2021
Transforming Boston's Moakley Park to Equitably Address Climate Change
Moakley Park Resiliency Plan creates a modern 21st century community park to address climate change needs and prioritizes social, cultural, economic, and environmental equity. -
April 19, 2021
Shaping the Future of Municipalities Through Investment in Shared Spaces
Massachusetts' Shared Streets and Spaces grant program offers a look at improving quality of life by investing in public spaces. -
May 2, 2020
Moving Forward: Highlights from Day Three of NPC20 @ Home
Enjoy highlights from day three of NPC20 @ Home, exploring how the planning profession is moving forward. -
March 31, 2020
A Q&A With Houston's Top Women in Planning
In celebration of Women's History Month, two women who hold top Houston planning positions discuss their work and aspirations. -
April 17, 2019
NPC19 By the Numbers
NPC19 in San Francisco set a new record for attendance. Relive the conference, by the numbers. -
April 3, 2019
Planning and Wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface
Planners have important roles to play in shaping communities that are safer and more resilient to wildfire. A new PAS Report shows the way. -
May 14, 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. -
April 24, 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
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
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 21, 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 4, 2018
Blue Bikes in the Big Easy
Blue Bikes, New Orleans's bike share system, was launched in December 2017. With 700 bicycles and 70 stations installed or coming soon, Blue Bikes service area includes all of downtown and a broad swath of neighborhoods from the Lower Garden District to Bywater, from the Mississippi River to City Park. -
July 31, 2017
Integrating Solutions: 2017 Community Planning Workshop in Howard Beach
The 2017 Community Planning Workshop brought planners together with Howard Beach, Queens, residents and stakeholders to identify strategies and approaches — including green infrastructure — for combating persistent flooding. -
May 15, 2017
Aging in Place: Tools to Advance Resilience
Showcasing cross-sector partnerships and innovative strategies, this NPC17 session elevated a comprehensive community resilience framework to benefit all residents, including older adults. -
May 10, 2017
NPC17: Determination and Resolve in a Time of Change
A wrap-up of the themes that engaged more than 6,300 attendees at the 2017 National Planning Conference in New York. -
May 9, 2017
Marketing: Networking and Storytelling for Planners
This NPC17 session provided a thorough review of the role of marketing in the private sector, and highlighted key considerations from the public sector. -
May 8, 2017
Planning for Environmental Justice
At NPC17, Carlton Eley and Nora Liu identified our best weapon against environmental injustice: equitable development. -
May 8, 2017
Connecting with Planning's Next Generation
Cynthia Hoyle, FAICP, reflects on the benefits of mentoring young planners and shares some advice. -
May 7, 2017
Planning for Resilience
As the triple threats of climate change, rapid urbanization, and globalization exert pressure on cities, many of those places are looking to be more resilient — now and 25, 50, or 100 years from now. -
May 7, 2017
How Good Is Your Comp Plan?
At an NPC17 session, planners evaluated two city plans against the standards set out in APA's Sustaining Places Initiative. -
May 7, 2017
Fighting Gentrification in Gowanus
NPC mobile workshop attendees toured the Brooklyn neighborhood of Gowanus, where housing prices have skyrocketed due to rezoning of nearby North Park Slope. -
May 3, 2017
A Walking Tour of Music Landmarks in New York City
From the LGBTQ and Planning Division newsletter, a guide to music landmarks in New York City. -
March 21, 2017
Mentor Match with Elizabeth 'Libby' Tyler, FAICP
Veteran planner Elizabeth Libby Tyler, FAICP, answers questions about the mentoring advice she gives to young planners. -
March 21, 2017
Hudson Yards: Innovative Financing Is Developing NYC's Last Frontier
Hudson Yards, one of the largest private real estate projects in U.S. history, is being financed through innovative financing measures. -
March 21, 2017
Inside Look: Shelley Price
SRC Region V representative George Benson interviews SRC Region II representative Shelley Price on customer-oriented decision making in planning, her inolvement with APA and the SRC, and why she loves APA conferences. -
March 13, 2017
How Mentor Match Helped Lead to a Job Offer
APA member Matthew Nahrstedt shares his personal experience with the Mentor Match at the National Planning Conference and how it led him to finding his first job. -
February 14, 2017
Making Mentorship Part of Your Career
Alissa Torres, AICP, shares thought on how to mentor other planners no matter where you may be in your own career journey. -
April 20, 2016
A Response to the Closing Keynote: Rising Water Is Not Wicked
An analysis for planners of the closing keynote address at the 2016 National Planning Conference. -
April 19, 2016
Symbolic Honors for the Growing Field of Hazards Planning
Upon the occasion of his induction into FAICP, Jim Schwab reflects on the growth of the hazards planning field. -
April 12, 2016
Get Salary Negotiation Tips from an Executive Recruiter
A preview of the Career Reality Webinar "Compensation and Salary Negotiations." -
April 12, 2016
NPC16 Poster Competition Winners Named
Winners of the 2016 Poster Competition at the National Planning Conference. -
April 6, 2016
Reconnecting People with Place in Phoenix’s Art District
Roosevelt Row in Phoenix— an APA Great Place in America — changed the trajectory of a once struggling urban core by reactivating forgotten spaces. -
April 5, 2016
Sea Level Rise: A 'Wicked Problem,' an Amazing Opportunity
Oceanographer John Englander closed the 2016 National Planning Conference with a look at a "wicked problem" — sea level rise. -
April 5, 2016
'The Issue of Our Time': APA, HUD Address Income Inequality, Equitable Growth
HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Harriet Tregoning tells the 2016 National Planning Conference that income inequality and equitable growth is “the issue of our time” in planning. -
April 5, 2016
Federal LWCF Funding Helped Develop Phoenix's Encanto Park
The federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) provides matching state and local assistance grants to help develop parks like Encanto Park near downtown Phoenix. -
April 5, 2016
At the Intersection of Planning and Public Health: Kane County, Illinois
Kane County, Illinois, winner of a 2016 National Planning Achievement Award, is also one of the Plan4Health coalitions working to improve access to health food in the community. -
April 5, 2016
Running Roosevelt Row
An early-morning run down Phoenix's Roosevelt Row shows off the area's murals, bungalows, infill development, transit stations, and galleries. -
March 25, 2016
Changes in Earth Require Adaptation and Mitigation
NOAA provides many of the science-based tools that planners need as the Earth changes. -
March 21, 2016
Adaptive Reuse Serves Up Tacos in a Church, Ale in an Office
The Phoenix adaptive reuse program encourages developers to renovate buildings within the city’s core, resulting in some innovative new homes for restaurants. -
March 20, 2016
Planning in the Grand Canyon State
Arizona has struggled politically, socially, and economically to become what it represents today. -
March 11, 2016
Mentor Match with Cynthia Hoyle
Veteran planner Cynthia Hoyle, FAICP, answers questions about the mentoring advice she gives to young planners.
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