Outstanding Articles from Planning Magazine (1979–2003)

To help celebrate APA's 25th anniversary, the editors of Planning magazine have chosen 25 outstanding articles that have been published in the past 25 years (1979-2003).

Some of these articles were ahead of their time in identifying an important trend. Others encouraged nationwide discussion. And still others pushed the planning profession in a new direction.

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We hope you enjoy reading these selections from APA's most widely circulated publication.

Do you have a favorite Planning article that's not on the list? Send your suggestions or comments on our selections to 25anniversary@planning.org.

Sylvia Lewis
Editor and Publisher of Planning

2003
Whatever Happened to Ramapo? (December)
Celebrating Penn Central (June)

2002
At Mission Bay (August)

2001
Fat City (June)

1999
Cutting Monster Houses Down to Size (October)

1997
People, Power, Politics (February)

1995
Taking a Stand on Hallowed Ground (January)
Burn, California, Burn (June)

1994
Fortress America (June)

1993
The Bank With a Heart (April)

1991
Blue Collar Groups Are Saying, 'Not in Our Backyard' (October)
A Natural Legacy: Ian McHarg and His Followers (November)

1990
The Town That Said No to Sprawl (April)

1989
Repent, Ye Sinners, Repent (August)

1988
Suburban Cleveland's 20-Year Integration Struggle (September)

1987
The Great Plains: From Dust to Dust (December)

1986
The Observation Man (March)
Office in the Dell (July)

1985
Zoning by the Numbers (June)

1984
A Desire Named Streetcar (June)

1983
Lewis Mumford: Critic, Colleague, Philosopher (April)
The Road to Mount Laurel (November)

1982
Why Granny Flats Are a Good Idea (February)

1981
Siting LULUs (April)

1980
Confessions of a Planner (March)

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