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June 6, 2023
New Habitat Restoration Tool Helps to Prioritize Equity
Equity in Practice: Fort Collins created a habitat equity tool that focuses not just on nature but people. -
December 22, 2022
Removing Freeways and Healing Communities
Equity in Practice: The economic and community outcomes of removing Milwaukee's Park East Freeway. -
Restorative Planning in Action: Lessons from Mound Up!
Equity in Practice: Community-led planning effort builds upon Memphis 3.0 to revitalize Orange Mound neighborhood. -
October 26, 2022
Planning With Nature at the Center
The vision of life in a biophilic city is one where we are not separate from nature, but intimately embedded within it. -
August 9, 2022
Visual Guide to Agrivoltaics and Wildlife-Friendly Solar
Agrivoltaics — or the placement of a solar energy system on the same parcel of land as agricultural production — and wildlife-friendly solar practices can help communities capture multiple benefits from large-scale solar development. -
June 3, 2022
It’s Not Necessarily Solar vs. Agriculture
The topic of large-scale solar development in rural communities doesn't have to be controversial. Learn how local officials and developers can work together to clear up the misconception that these two land uses cannot co-exist. -
May 2, 2022
Active Living Opportunities through Cluster Housing
This blog post provides an overview of cluster developments as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
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. -
July 9, 2021
Combating Climate Change Through Vacant Lot Restoration
A success story of how vacant lots in Philadelphia were transformed into climate-resilient pollinator gardens to combat climate change. -
June 24, 2021
Shifting Social Consequences of Climate Change
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the shifting social consequences of a changing climate. -
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 2, 2021
Administration’s Bold Infrastructure Plan Holds Promise For Planners, But Questions Remain
Planners and communities are eager to see transformational infrastructure policy move forward in Washington. While President Biden's infrastructure plan offers much promise, there are also important questions that remain unanswered about support for planning-led solutions in any infrastructure package. -
January 14, 2021
Greenspace Resilience in the Wake of Disasters
Get recommendations for integrating proactive and resilient greenspace improvements into disaster recovery planning. -
July 23, 2020
Planning for Climate Change, Planning for Communities
Uncovering JAPA: Can large-scale climate action coexist with community-based planning? One JAPA author says they can and they must. -
July 15, 2020
NEPA Changes Take Nation in Wrong Direction
APA and ASFPM release a joint statement against the Trump administration's changes to NEPA. -
April 16, 2020
Simplifying Coastal Planning for Small Cities
Uncovering JAPA: How can small coastal cities plan for climate uncertainty? -
April 2, 2020
Changing Climate Calls for Changing the Built Environment
Uncovering JAPA: Building water-efficient cities might let us stick to the rivers and lakes that we’re used to. -
Regional Planning Can Help With Environmental Impacts of Warehouses
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning help regulate the disproportionate concentration of e-commerce-related warehouse facilities in greenfield sites? -
September 18, 2018
Water Managers, Planners Connect on Common Goals
Water and Planning Connect, a first-of-its-kind APA specialty conference, brought together planners and water professionals from across the United States as the first step in building a stronger foundation between the professions. -
July 19, 2018
Planning Resilient Urban Forests with i-Tree Landscape
i-Tree Landscape is a free geographic tool that uses tree information to aid local and regional planning for more resilient communities. -
July 17, 2018
Pisces Foundation Awards Grant for Disaster Recovery
APA and its Foundation have been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Pisces Foundation. Funds will help support communities affected by recent hurricanes with their post-disaster recovery planning efforts. -
May 17, 2018
Complete Streets + Green Infrastructure = Vital Streets
The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, revolutionized its approach to designing, maintaining, and using its streets over the past five years. A program called Vital Streets has been central to improvement and evolution of transportation in the city. -
April 6, 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. -
September 25, 2017
New Report Offers Integrated Approach to Water
APA's PAS Report "Planners and Water" introduces the One Water approach and prepares planners and decision makers to lead and respond effectively to emerging water challenges. -
August 29, 2017
Tackle the Data Tsunami with APA Water Planning Network Tools
American Planning Association's newest Interest Group — the Water and Planning Network — provides periodic updates on current research, leading practices, and tools related to planning for water. -
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. -
July 25, 2017
Pilot Projects Promote Equity and Green Infrastructure in Parks
Updates on Great Urban Parks Campaign pilot projects in Baltimore, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Atlanta. -
July 14, 2017
Why We Need to Pass a Law That Funds Urban Green Spaces
Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán recently introduced the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Act of 2017, a bill that would codify funding for the development of urban parks, green spaces, and recreational areas in communities across the country. -
March 22, 2017
Digital Coast Act: Protecting Our Coastal Communities
In a special Water Week guest post, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin makes the case for why planners must tell their representatives to support the Digital Coast Act. -
February 27, 2017
APA Part of New Collaboration to Promote Nature-Based Solutions
The Naturally Resilient Communities partnership has created a guide of nature-based solutions and related case studies of successful projects to help communities learn more and identify those solutions that might work best for them. -
October 25, 2016
Building a Cleaner, Greener Baltimore
Rep. John Sarbanes explains why federal, state and local efforts to improve access to green space in the City of Baltimore will lead to a healthier, more sustainable future. -
September 30, 2016
Congress Advances Key Water Infrastructure Legislation
The Senate has passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which includes provisions to strengthen America's water infrastructure and resilience efforts. The House is now poised to debate its version of this bill. -
August 31, 2016
Mayor Buckhorn: Parks Add Tremendous Value to Life in Tampa
Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa, Florida, explains why parks are so important to his growing city. -
The Environment Is Now Front and Center in Planning
The environment is now front and center in planning, writes Tom Daniels, author of "The Environmental Planning Handbook." -
July 28, 2016
Twin Cities' Parks Ranked the Best — Again
In June, Minneapolis and St. Paul were named the two best cities for parks by the Trust for Public Land. Their two most iconic parks, the Grand Rounds and Rice Park, were named APA Great Public Spaces in 2009 and 2011. -
July 22, 2016
Using Green Coastal Infrastructure to Address Resilience
Nicole Faghin, LEED AP, a coastal management specialist at Washington Sea Grant, writes about the Green Shores for Homes project. -
July 15, 2016
Chicago's Pullman Neighborhood Ventures into a Greener Industrial Age
Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is turning a new leaf with green rooftops from New York's Gotham Greens. -
June 6, 2016
Environmental Justice Through Planning
Many planners have heard of environmental justice, but there have been challenges implementing it during the planning process. For a variety of reasons, the barriers are coming down. -
May 27, 2016
House and Senate Move Toward Conference on Energy, Debate LWCF
The House and Senate are moving closer to a conference on sweeping energy legislation, which includes a debate around the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). -
May 12, 2016
Teaching Conservation Planning to 3rd Graders
Two APA Ambassadors worked with a 3rd grade class learning about conservation planning. -
May 4, 2016
Legislators Express Support for Brownfields Reauthorization in House Hearing
Members of Congress express support for the EPA Brownfields program’s success at revitalizing neighborhoods and spurring economic development. -
May 3, 2016
Appropriations Work Stalls in Senate as THUD Bill Nears Final Vote
Work on the budget and appropriations ran into an obstacle last week in the Senate, throwing into question whether a vote on a robust Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development spending bill will happen. -
May 2, 2016
APA’s Statement on the Water Resources Development Act
The American Planning Association supports the passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016. -
April 29, 2016
A More Perfect Union: Planning in Urban and Community Forestry
The National Urban Forestry 10 Year Action Plan promotes the integration of urban and community forestry Into all scales of planning. -
April 28, 2016
Senate Commerce Committee Advances Digital Coast Legislation
The Senate Commerce Committee has voted to advance the Digital Coast Act (S. 2325) out of committee. -
April 19, 2016
One Water: The New Way to Plan
The Dutch have been influential in helping U.S. cities of all sizes rethink our approach to water management and planning for water. -
April 18, 2016
Water: Cities' Biggest Risk?
Aggressive advocacy will be needed to build public support and transform the politics of water. -
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
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. -
March 29, 2016
NOAA Unveils New Water Resources Dashboard
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration worked with APA and several water-related organizations to develop and combine resources into its new Water Resources Dashboard.
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