PAS Practical Guidance
PAS Practical Guidance is APA's flagship research brand, with a suite of publications and curated content. Planners have turned to PAS Practical Guidance for information and innovation since 1949.
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To build a stronger community, you need the right tools. APA members and PAS Practical Guidance subscribers get a well-stocked toolbox of digital access to:
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Organizations that subscribe to PAS Practical Guidance get full access for staff members to the digital suite of PAS Reports, PAS Practical Guidance: Planning in Action, PAS Practical Guidance: First Look, and APA's Research KnowledgeBase. APA members also have online access to PAS Practical Guidance publications and the Research KnowledgeBase.
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PAS Reports
Practical Guides for Practicing Planners
PAS Reports provide authoritative guidance on emerging issues and best practices. APA members and PAS subscribers can download each new report as it is posted and can access the digital archive of more than 100 reports.
Complete Streets: The Next Generation, the latest PAS Report, helps planners create streets that provide safe and accessible mobility options for all community members.
PAS Practical Guidance: Planning in Action
Best Shoptalk Around
PAS Practical Guidance: Planning in Action provides actionable information from planners and experts across the country who face the same challenges you do.
"Planning for Uncertainty with Climate Adaptation Pathways," the latest Planning in Action, offers step-by-step guidance in using this flexible, practical planning framework to address future uncertainties and connect short-term decision-making to long-term resilience goals.
PAS Practical Guidance: First Look
FAQs on timely Topics
PAS Practical Guidance: First Look is APA's series that answers your questions on emerging trends, future-focused issues, and important tools for practicing planners.
"Climate Mobility," the latest First Look, explains how the movement of people due to the impacts of climate change may affect communities and how planners can prepare.
Research KnowledgeBase
The Library of Everything Planning
Curated, searchable collections of topically related resources, both APA and non-APA. Find reports, articles, sample plans, regulations, and a wide range of other resources on 70 planning topics and counting.
"Conflict Management in Planning," the latest Research KnowledgeBase Collection, offers dozens of resources exploring conflict management principles, the roles planners play in managing conflict, and specific tools and techniques planners can apply in their work.