Featured: Prioritizing Zoning Reform Working to Address the Nation's Housing Crisis
Planning-led zoning reform is key to tackling many of the nation's greatest challenges — especially the housing supply crisis. With adequate support, zoning reform can increase housing choice, lower housing costs, bolster local economies, address inequities in our communities, and connect people to opportunity. Planners are leading local changes and working at the state level to enable reform, but the federal government plays a pivotal role as well. Learn what can be done.
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Housing Supply Accelerator
The Housing Supply Accelerator will bring together local governments, community planners, builders, financial institutions, housing policy associations and state and federal partners to develop, align and advance solutions for housing supply challenges at the local level. This is a national campaign led by APA and the National League of Cities.
Fall 2023 AICP Certification Cycle
AICP Certification helps you make an impact — in your career, your projects, and your community. The streamlined One Path to AICP Certification helps you acheive your planning goals. Start assessing your readiness and prepare for registration opening on Monday, October 2.
2023 Trend Report for Planners
Whether it's uncertainties about the future of work, innovations in housing, emerging transportation trends, or the application of the metaverse in planning, the 2023 Trend Report for Planners will help you prioritize and make sense of the future, highlighting the trends to act on now, emerging trends to prepare for, and signals on the horizon we need to watch and learn more about.
Blog
Catch up on timely planning efforts and the latest news from APA.
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September 28, 2023
Planning for Care - A Necessary Element of Equitable, Livable and Healthy Communities
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September 26, 2023
Renaming Streets to Promote Reconciliation
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September 21, 2023
A New Way to Identify Bargain Areas for Child Economic Mobility
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September 20, 2023
The New Nicollet Redevelopment: Reimaging New Places and Opportunities
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September 19, 2023
Getting Hired: Compensation and Salary Negotiations
Planning Magazine
Dive deep into the profession's trends, challenges, and voices.
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September 28, 2023
New All-Electric Housing Subdivisions Help States Reach Climate Goals
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September 21, 2023
PBS's 'Iconic America' Tells the Forgotten Stories of the Nation’s Favorite Landmarks
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September 14, 2023
On the Edge of a Fiscal Cliff: Transit Agencies Seek Solutions Post-COVID
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September 7, 2023
5 Ways Empathy Can Help You Be a Better Planner
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September 5, 2023
It Takes a Planner to Turn Potential Into Progress
Featured Jobs
APA's Jobs Online connects you to your next career opportunity.
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October 2, 2023
Planner II
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October 2, 2023
Community & Economic Development Director
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October 2, 2023
Senior Planner (Planner III)
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September 29, 2023
Community Development Director
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September 29, 2023
Chief Resilience Officer