National Community Planning Month
October is National Community Planning Month
Planners work to improve the well-being of all people living in our communities by leveraging professional expertise, data-driven insights, and a long-term, comprehensive vision for the future. This approach leads to safer, more resilient, more equitable, and more prosperous communities.
We celebrate the role that planning plays in creating great communities each October with National Community Planning Month.
Planning is more important than ever as communities continue to navigate the growing housing crisis. As experts who understand broad community impact across housing, transportation, and resilience, planners can advise and implement reforms that meet communities where they are to increase more attainable housing for all.
Get Inspired
From economic development and transportation planning to reinventing what our housing options look like, this October share how planning and planners are leading the way forward for all in your community.
Join the conversation with #planningmonth.
Hear from APA Colorado's Josh Olhava, AICP, on the role of planning in making sure state-level reforms boost attainable, diverse, and equitable housing options at the local level.
#Ittakesaplanner
Hear from elected officials why #ItTakesAPlanner to lead the way on zoning reform through data-driven insights and unique expertise to navigate change and create stronger, more equitable, and more resilient communities.
Planning-Led Reforms in Burlington, Vermont
Listen to former Burlington, Vermont mayor, Miro Weinberger, and former planning director, Meagan Tuttle, AICP, discuss how they worked together to provide political leadership and critical insights needed for Burlington to enact one of the nation's most important and far-reaching reforms aimed at increasing housing supply.
Housing supply accelerator playbook
The Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook is a FREE guide that provides actionable recommendations to create policies that produce, preserve, and provide a diverse range of quality housing by realigning the efforts of public and private stakeholders in the housing sector to meet housing needs at the local level.
What's at stake videos
The What's At Stake video series highlights the importance of supporting a variety of locally-led zoning reform policies that lead to more diverse, equitable, and attainable housing options for all.
Tools
Graphics
Access the National Community Planning Month graphics to use in your materials.
Color Logo (JPG)
Color Logo (Vector)
Proclamation
Engage local, state, and federally elected officials by encouraging them to proclaim October as Community Planning Month.
Community Planning Month Proclamation Template (Word doc)