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Celebrate the achievements of planning this October during National Community Planning Month. This year's theme is Community Sustainability.

National Community Planning Month

Each year APA, its members, chapters, divisions, and professional institute sponsor National Community Planning Month to raise the visibility of the important role of planners and planning in communities across the U.S.

Help elevate the role of planning in your community. Host a planning department or planning commission open house, talk to kids in schools about a career in planning, present a library display about planning and planners, sponsor a neighborhood tour to highlight how planning helps the community.

Illustrate How Planning Creates Great Places

Looking to illustrate the connection between planning and great places? APA's Community-Wide Audio/Web Conference Great Plans, Great Communities provides a striking introduction to planning and makes the case for the importance and wide-ranging benefits of planning. See a preview of the presentation below.

Purchase a copy of Great Plans, Great Communities from APAPlanningBooks.com

Public Service Announcements

APA has created recorded and live-read public service announcements (PSAs) to celebrate the importance of planning this October.

Listen to PSAs

Local Events

National Community Planning Month Activities
2009 Activities
2008 Activities
2007 Activities