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A glimpse at planning icons. New ideas from innovative planners. APA podcasts are snapshots of the field.

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Here's what's currently available. Check back often for interviews with authors, discussions of hot topics, and more.

On the scene at APA's 2008 National Planning Conference
This spring, the Broadcast APA team was at APA's 2008 National Planning Conference in Las Vegas to talk to attendees about the issues facing their communities. We wanted to give our listeners a chance to hear from their peers across the country.

Listen to the first in the series of interviews with the people we met at the conference.


This podcast is available through a free subscription. Click here for instructions on subscribing through iTunes.


APA News Podcast


In this edition: green schoolyards, federal planning, how rising fuel prices affect transit providers, and more

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Learn more about subjects discussed in this podcast:

Federal planning
Sustainable schoolyards
Overlooked America



True Urbanism

Mark Hinshaw has a proposition for Americans: Come out of your bunkers, throw open the gates, and meet the neighborhood. Hear Hinshaw, author of the APA Planners Press book True Urbanism, talk about what cities can do to encourage vibrant, unpredictable urban neighborhoods.


Tuesdays at APA

Select Tuesdays at APA presentations are available as podcasts. Click here for Tuesdays at APA podcasts


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