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October 9, 2017
Autonomous Vehicles Symposium Addresses Mobility for All
Eighty-five of the nation's top thinkers on autonomous and connected vehicles (AV) gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss and plan for the impacts of AV on cities and regions. -
September 5, 2017
Congress on Road to AV Legislation Vote
Congress returns this week with autonomous vehicles (AVs) on a lengthy to-do list. -
August 21, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Active Transportation Community of Interest
Through Plan4Health, the Puyallup Watershed Initiative’s Active Transportation Community of Interest in Pierce County, Washington, aimed to increase access to transportation options and educate the community. -
August 13, 2017
Tell Your Representatives: It's Time to Fund THUD
Congress is home. Tell your representatives to fund THUD before the looming budget deadline and the start of FY 2018 on October 1, 2017. -
July 24, 2017
Driverless Cars, Planning, and Architecture
Planners, architects, and related professionals gathered at the APA offices in Chicago to discuss the potential changes coming with driverless vehicles. -
July 11, 2017
Congress Behind on Budget and Appropriations Work, Again
Congress moves on the Budget and Appropriations Process, but uncertainty still looms for Fiscal Year 2018. -
January 19, 2017
Michigan Joins Small Number of States With Self-Driving Car Laws
New state laws allowing for the testing of autonomous vehicles look ahead to the possibilities of the technology and the role of planning. -
January 18, 2017
Podcast: Previewing APA's Infrastructure Principles
APA's Legislative and Policy Committee Chair Kara Drane, AICP, previews our forthcoming Infrastructure Principles, talks about how members can get involved, and outlines what to expect from the Legislative and Policy Committee in 2017. -
December 27, 2016
Autonomous Vehicles Zoom into Public Imagination in 2016
The explosion of interest in autonomous vehicles (AVs) is one of the top planning stories of 2016. -
October 24, 2016
Keeping a Bike Plan in High Gear: Montgomery County's Public Engagement Plan
David Anspacher, lead planner for Montgomery County Planning Department's Bicycle Master Plan, explains how the department executed its long-term master plan. -
October 21, 2016
Post-Election Optimism for Infrastructure
There's reason for optimism in 2017 for federal infrastructure programs and funding following the election. -
October 12, 2016
New Federal Grants Boost Transit Oriented Development Planning
Federal Transit Administration recently announced $14.7 million in new transit-oriented development (TOD) planning grants. This year’s funding supports 16 grants in cities and regions around the country. -
September 20, 2016
Change the Street, Change the World
Julián Castro and Janette Sadik-Khan explored the theme of ingenuity in communities at APA's 2016 Policy and Advocacy Conference. -
September 19, 2016
Bike Tour Shows Off D.C. Infrastructure at Policy and Advocacy Conference
Twenty Policy and Advocacy Conference attendees got a pedaling view of Washington, D.C., and its bicycle infrastructure. -
September 15, 2016
Slow Your Street: A St. Louis Traffic Calming Success Story
Less than a year after pop-up traffic calming demonstrations in the city of St. Louis, permanent infrastructure changes have been installed on neighborhood streets. -
September 14, 2016
Better Transportation Plans, Better Communities
Deron Lovaas of the Natural Resource Defense Council looks at what the Federal Highway Administration's proposal to incorporate Green House Gas performance measures in transportation plans could mean for planners. -
September 12, 2016
Smart City Challenge Winner Readies for Implementation
APA member Kathleen McMahon, AICP, goes behind the scenes with the City of Columbus, Ohio, to find out what's next for the Smart City Challenge winner. -
September 1, 2016
The Quaint Columbus Neighborhood That Is Ready to Get Smart
German Village may be known more for preservation than innovation, but Columbus’s Smart Cities grant has its leaders excited for the future. -
August 30, 2016
Enlightening Students Through the Built Environment: Active Transportation
The Built Environment Education Program (BEEP) in San Diego, led by Benjamin Martinez, educates its students on how street design and active transportation shape their communities. -
August 26, 2016
New Taxing Districts Access Federal Transit Funds for Chicago
Special transit tax increment financing districts have been created by Illinois to help assist in funding transportation improvements.
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