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The Clarkston Greenway Feasibility Study
Clarkston, Georgiaby: Annmarie LavorataThe 2025 Advancing Diversity and Social Change Award in Honor of Paul Davidoff: The Clarkston Greenway Feasibility Study centers community voices and uses multilingual engagement efforts to expand equitable access to nature, transit, and essential services. -
More Than Just Tree Canopy: Assessing True Shade Access
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Discover how digital tools for urban tree planting often focus only on canopy cover, overlooking social, environmental, and access factors that determine who truly benefits. -
The Digital Accessibility Time Bomb: Navigating Institutional Barriers
by: Ivis Garcia, AICPPlanners should expect to face institutional barriers as they seek to promote compliance with web accessibility standards. Preparing talking points for conversations with decision-makers and adding contract provisions to planning-related vendor agreements can help planners navigate some of these barriers. Part 2 of 3. -
The Digital Accessibility Time Bomb: A Reality Check on WCAG Compliance
by: Ivis Garcia, AICPThe U.S. Department of Justice requires all state and local governments to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Planners can take an essential first step toward compliance by auditing existing PDFs, project websites, and interactive tools. Part 1 of 3. -
Empowering the Next Generation of Planners
by: Dina WaltersEquity In Practice: In Boston, a collaborative effort is empowering diverse youth to pursue careers in urban planning and create positive community impact. -
Prioritizing Environmental Justice in Comprehensive Planning
by: Adin BeckerUncovering JAPA: California plans are analyzed for environmental justice (EJ) incorporation, revealing advancements in BIPOC communities while underscoring the absence of an explicit racial focus. -
Eliminating Food Insecurity With Aquaponics
by: Dina WaltersEquity in Practice: East Oakland partners to address food insecurity. -
New Habitat Restoration Tool Helps to Prioritize Equity
by: Dina WaltersEquity in Practice: Fort Collins created a habitat equity tool that focuses not just on nature but people. -
Does Cultural Planning Deliver on Equity and Inclusion?
by: Akiva BlanderUncovering JAPA: While planners have long valued diversity, equity, and inclusion, Municipal cultural plans too often treat diversity, equity, and inclusion superficially. -
Prioritizing Urban and Community Parks Can Boost Health and Social Equity
by: Kirsten HollandParks are integral to health and social equity, and public policy must support the development of urban and community parks.
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