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March 14, 2022
Is Zoning Helping or Hindering Office-to-Housing Conversions?
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Do high office vacancy rates mean that office-to-housing conversions are inevitable? How does zoning affect opportunities for adaptive reuse projects? -
December 21, 2021
Advancing Active Living Through Adaptive Reuse
This blog post provides an overview of adaptive reuse as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural towns. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
December 17, 2021
The Power of Planning in a Remote and Rural Context
The Unangan community of St. George, Alaska, demonstrates the power of planning in a rural and remote community to build a more resilient future. -
June 16, 2021
Renew and Repurpose: How a 100-Year-Old High School is Graduating to a New Life With a Different Group of Seniors
Sponsored Content from RDL Architects: Learn how RDL Architects (RDL), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, was tasked with renewing an historic school for its latest purpose — a 62-unit affordable senior apartment building. -
February 4, 2021
Does Industrial Preservation Promote Industrial Activity?
Uncovering JAPA: How effective are industrial preservation policies in promoting industrial activity, and can planners use them as an economic development tool? -
August 6, 2020
Lowering Institutional Barriers for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Uncovering JAPA: How can local planning and policy efforts better support immigrant entrepreneurs? What could cities do to lower barriers for immigrant businesses to thrive? -
May 6, 2020
The Economic State of the States
A look at the economic state of the states at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic — and why planners are so critical to response and recovery. -
April 24, 2020
Six Ways Planners Can Help Local Business in a Crisis
Get six strategies that planners can use now to help ease the economic crisis for businesses in their communities. -
September 19, 2016
HUD Previews Prosperity Playbook at APA's Burnham Forum
HUD's new Prosperity Playbook was previewed in a Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas event at APA’s Policy and Advocacy Conference. -
July 25, 2016
"Planning Chicago" Sparks Conversations Around Reinvigorating Planning
The authors of Planning Chicago provide an update on planning in the city upon the release of the e-book version. -
May 25, 2016
Aviation and Economic Development Equals Aerotropolis
An exploration of the impact of an aerotropolis as a tool for economic development, sustainability, and growth management.
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