PlanningEvery month, thousands of people — professionals and interested laypeople alike — read Planning to learn how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities. May/June 2013 Special Issue on Transportation
Livability 2.0How social trends and transportation technology can create more livable cities. Peter Carter and Jerry Walters explain in Planning Practice. Craig Casper provides a sidebar. Not Your Daddy's TaxiJames Krohe Jr. buzzes around town with e-hailing services. From Eyesore to IconElegant and exciting? Yes, a few new parking garages are going in that direction, says Jeffrey Spivak. Hey, Buddy, What Will You Pay for This Parking Spot?A lot has happened since APA published The High Cost of Free Parking. Steffen Turoff and Carolyn H. Krasnow report. BRT: Transit Mode of Choice?Jon Davis keeps track of speedy buses throughout the nation. Sarah Chase Shaw highlights Colorado's BRT. New Haven Changes DirectionWhen is a transportation project not solely a transportation project? Always, says David Fields. With an update on Seattle by Mark Hinshaw. NewsAdapted stadium, energy finance. Legal NewsCheck-cashing ban, older mobile homes. By the NumbersStatistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: commuting. Ever GreenTim Beatley makes a pitch for soundscapes. LettersMicro apartments, stay nonpartisan. Planner's LibraryWalking the walk, biking the routes. MediaNew reports, blogs, videos, etc. ViewpointSisterhood Is Still Powerful Cover: Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine, will begin her journey beneath Seattle in this pit. Photo courtesy WSDOT. NEW: Welcome to Digital PlanningAPA unveils digital Planning, an online publication identical to the printed magazine. You can read the on-screen "flip" magazine on a computer, tablet, smart phone — any device that has access to the internet. Members/Subscribers You get digital Planning at no cost. Learn more. Not a Reader of Planning? Previous EditionsRead articles from past issues of Planning. Advertising OpportunitiesPlanning readers have an impact on purchasing Guidelines for ContributorsPlanning is published 8 times a year by the American Planning Association. Learn about writing for Planning. Editorial ContactsEvery month thousands of people read Planning to learn how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities. Editorial Calendar2013 features special issues on transportation, our coastal nation, and the National Planning Conference host city. | ||