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Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan slammed with lawsuits
Sacramento Bee (CA)June 18--A planning document intended to resolve decades of water conflict in the Sacramento-San Jo...
U.S. home construction has risen steadily in past year, fueled by more buyers and scarcity of houses
Associated Press/AP OnlineWASHINGTON - U.S. home construction has risen steadily in the past year, fueled by more buyers and ...
Lower property taxes but higher fees for city residents
The Baltimore SunJune 18--Baltimore residents will pay less in property taxes but more in stormwater and taxi fees u...
National Park Service cut public out of Delaware Water Gap power line review
Morning Call (Allentown, PA)June 18--Federal officials discussed a $66 million payment to offset the effects of building a new ...
Detroit peddles its municipal assets to avoid record bankruptcy
Financial Planning (Online)BLOOMBERG -- Detroit (9845MF) is suspending payments on $2 billion of unsecured debt, marketing par...
Public input sought on fair housing in Lake, Geauga counties
News-Herald (Willoughby, OH)June 15--How do area communities stack up when it comes to fair housing?...
2014 Conference Proposals
Make a Proposal — Have a success story to tell? Insights to share? Submit your idea for a session, workshop, or discussion at APA's 2014 National Planning Conference in Atlanta.
Upcoming Events
Federal Policy & Program Briefing — September 29–October 1 in Washington, D.C.: Find out about new federal policies and speak out for good planning. CM
APA Policy Breakfast — June 18 in DC: "New Approaches to Investing in Our Infrastructure" CM
Tuesdays at APA — June 25 in Chicago: "Making Your Development Approval Process an Economic Development Tool"; June 25 in DC: "The Purple Line Coalition in Suburban Maryland: Why TOD Is Not Enough" CM
Audio/web conferences — June 26: "2013 Planning Law Review" CM
Planners Training Workshops — July 17: One-day workshop on census.gov in Chicago. CM
New Publications from APA
Planning Chicago
Urban planning might have been born in Chicago, but that was more than a century ago, in a very different city. In Planning Chicago, read the real stories of the planners, politicians, and everyday people who shaped contemporary Chicago, starting in 1958. Over the ensuing decades, planning did much to develop the Loop, protect Chicago's famous lakefront, and encourage industrial growth and neighborhood development in the face of national trends that savaged other cities. But planning also failed some of Chicago's communities and did too little for others. The Second City is no longer defined by its past and its myths but by the nature of its emerging postindustrial future.
Planning for the Deceased
Can better cemeteries make better communities? As the baby boom generation ages, demand for interment is inevitably rising. The way planners respond will have lasting impact on cities and towns. This sensible yet sensitive guide addresses questions planners everywhere are facing. The authors look at public health implications, private versus public interests, planning and zoning concerns, and the complex web of state and federal oversight. The discussion also explores emerging alternatives to traditional interment, from cremation to burial at sea.