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March 31, 2020
Supporting Local Governments in a Shifting State Landscape
Communities across the country continue to grapple with challenges created by COVID-19. How can state governments enable local governments and planners to serve their communities during this time? -
March 31, 2020
A Q&A With Houston's Top Women in Planning
In celebration of Women's History Month, two women who hold top Houston planning positions discuss their work and aspirations. -
March 27, 2020
Career Advice for Recent Grads: Navigating the Pandemic
New Grads: Here are recommendations for your job search and career aspirations in the time of COVID-19. -
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus Relief for Communities: APA Breaks It Down
Get a breakdown of the March 2020 coronavirus relief bill, or CARES Act. -
March 26, 2020
Painting a Richer Picture of Older Adults' Mobility Needs
Uncovering JAPA: Interviews, focus groups, and walking audits can be added to statistics to help create a full picture of the mobility needs of older adults. -
March 20, 2020
Planning During a Pandemic: 6 Resources for Planners
APA offers resources to help planners adjust to a different way of working, gathering, and communicating during the pandemic. -
March 19, 2020
Regional Planning Can Help With Environmental Impacts of Warehouses
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning help regulate the disproportionate concentration of e-commerce-related warehouse facilities in greenfield sites? -
March 12, 2020
More Than Articles: Review Essays in JAPA (Nerd Alert:Technical Details)
Get tips on writing a great review essay for the Journal of the American Planning Association. -
March 5, 2020
Locating Housing Affordability Amid Foreclosures
Uncovering JAPA: Planners may create communities more resilient to housing foreclosure by addressing location affordability. -
February 28, 2020
4 Thrifty Tips to Experience NPC20 on a Budget
Thrifty tips and tricks from veteran NPC attendees will keep your costs down while still delivering the best conference experience possible. -
February 28, 2020
Redefining National Hazard Policy in the Climate Crisis
APA is in the process of updating the Hazard Mitigation Policy Guide. Comment on the draft guide to help guide our advocacy on resilience moving forward. -
February 28, 2020
Planning Ethics: Lessons from 2019
AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2019. -
February 27, 2020
An Urgency for Insurgency: Lifting Marginalized Voices
Uncovering JAPA: Neighborhood association insurgents successfully challenged planning in one Detroit neighborhood, and planners can support marginalized voices elsewhere. -
February 20, 2020
The Hidden Cost in Housing Affordability
Uncovering JAPA: There is more to housing affordability than finding a place with a reasonable rent. What can planners do to promote energy efficiency and, more importantly, energy justice? -
February 3, 2020
3 Top Issues for Planners in 2020 State Legislatures
As 2020 state legislative sessions start up, here are three top issues for planners. -
January 31, 2020
A Decade of NPC Memories
We’re jumping in a time machine to look back at the ’10s of NPC — motivating keynotes, creative sessions, and invaluable networking over 10 years. -
January 16, 2020
JAPA in the Information Age (Nerd Alert: Technical Details)
What is the role of the Journal of the American Planning Association in the information age? Editor Ann Forsyth looks at the new information landscape. -
January 10, 2020
Reflex or Reflexivity: Which One Is Good for Planners?
A Guide for the Idealist post: Practicing reflexivity — asking "why" in the middle of things — is a skill worth developing for planners. -
January 9, 2020
Crafting a Disaster Recovery Guide With Planners in Mind
APA partnered with Texas A&M University to design a mixed-methods research project examining where planners turn for information and assistance after a disaster. -
January 8, 2020
APA Ambassador Inspires Preschool Envelope City
Ambassador Megan Mullen Booth brought planning to a Utah preschool with a paper envelope city activity. -
December 19, 2019
A Ladder to More Meaningful Community Participation
Uncovering JAPA: Arnstein's Ladder of Citizen Participation can't fix community participation, but it surely provides a space from which to start. -
December 18, 2019
10 Years of Transformation: 6 Ways Planning Changed in the 2010s
With the close of the decade, see what activities, events, and ideas have transformed the planning profession. -
December 13, 2019
Spinning Planning Experience into Practical Wisdom
A Guide for the Idealist post: Spending time reflecting on your planning experiences will develop a storehouse of practical wisdom that supports real-time practice decisions. -
December 11, 2019
Revisiting Arnstein’s Ladder: Justice as Parity of Participation
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning toward participation have a transformative effect on social equity? -
December 6, 2019
10 Can’t-Miss Law and Ethics Courses to Check Out
Need law and ethics credits, or just want to add more knowledge to your planning toolkit? We have you covered with our top 10 APA Learn law and ethics courses. -
December 5, 2019
Noncitizens, Nonprofits, and Methods of Engagement
Uncovering JAPA: Three lessons from nonprofits in Los Angeles County can help planners build trust and representation for noncitizens. -
December 3, 2019
Planning Ethics: What Could Be Wrong About Accepting a Gift?
The holidays are a time for giving and receiving. The AICP Code of Ethics is a professional planner's guide to making the right decisions about accepting gifts. -
November 21, 2019
Moving Beyond Citizen Control to Co-Production
Uncovering JAPA: Co-production offers what citizen control can’t — systems change — but the public sector still has a great role to play. -
November 20, 2019
APA Leaders Deepen Connection to Academic Planning at ACSP Conference
APA leaders participated in a variety of learning opportunities and meetings at the 2019 conference of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Greenville, South Carolina. -
November 8, 2019
English Planning: The Fruits of 10 Years of Austerity and Reform
English planner Peter Geraghty offers American planners a personal view of what things are like for their colleagues in the United Kingdom. -
October 31, 2019
Missing Rungs in the Ladder of Citizen Participation
Uncovering JAPA: What happens when public participation is used to finesse existing plans and policies rather than provide opportunities to challenge them? -
October 18, 2019
APA Foundation Donor Spotlight: Wendy Moeller, FAICP
Wendy Moeller, FAICP, writes about her family's decision to include the APA Foundation in their estate planning. -
October 17, 2019
The View From Arnstein’s Ladder: The Promise of Community Control
Uncovering JAPA: Is community control — a shift of power from the government to the majority of the community — the way to address injustice faced by marginalized members of the community? -
October 15, 2019
Time Triage for Planning Managers
A Guide for the Idealist post: Determining priorities and managing time are skills worth developing for new planning managers. -
October 2, 2019
What Happened at the 2019 Policy and Advocacy Conference
Planners gathered in Crystal City, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., in September 2019 for three days of sessions, provoking keynotes, and action at the Policy and Advocacy Conference and Planners’ Day on the Hill. -
October 1, 2019
Seal of Expertise, Credibility, and Ethics: Benefits of AICP Certification
APA Board member Wendy Shabay, AICP, finds that there's a direct correlation between the AICP credential and the success her firm has had building relationships with local communities. -
September 26, 2019
Research That Retrieves Lost Memories of Place
Uncovering JAPA: Engaging community members in storytelling can reveal forgotten heritage and draw new maps of the past. -
September 20, 2019
5 Keys to Igniting Your Job Search
Career coach and author Samorn Selim offers her top strategies to stay motivated during a job search. -
September 19, 2019
Building That Well-Known Ladder of Citizen Participation
Uncovering JAPA: Sherry Arnstein's influential Ladder of Citizen Participation grew from her frustration with government ideas about power in the 1950s and 1960s. -
September 12, 2019
Who Cares? Reimagining Planning as Caring
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners acknowledge and make use of all of their emotions in a productive way when engaging with the public? -
September 10, 2019
Negotiating Work Arrangements in Your Planning Office
A "Guide for the Idealist" post: Negotiation skills are a must for planning managers not only with external groups but with their staff inside the office. -
September 9, 2019
Food Systems Planning, With or Without a “Planner” Title
Planners are working to make the case for food systems planning both inside and outside planning departments. -
September 6, 2019
APA Partners With Health Impact Project to Advance Health Through Planning
APA's Planning and Community Health program is working in collaboration with the Health Impact Project to help planners integrate health and equity into their comprehensive plans. -
September 5, 2019
Changing California's Way of Measuring Traffic Could Equal More Housing
Uncovering JAPA: Switching from Level of Service (LOS) measurement to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) could streamline the development process in California. -
August 29, 2019
Planners as Partners in Building Healthy Communities
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead? -
August 26, 2019
STEAM Initiative Welcomes APA Ambassador's Planning Activity
APA Ambassador Sheldon S. Ah Sing, AICP, helped California students answer the question: "What is a city?" -
August 22, 2019
No Eyes on the Street: City Officials and the Future of AVs
Uncovering JAPA: Cities have only dipped their toes in the water when it comes to regulating autonomous vehicles and their technology. -
August 8, 2019
Are Bed Bugs a Planning Issue?
Uncovering JAPA: If cities want to attract new residents and planners want those residents to thrive, a coordinated response to bed bugs is necessary. -
August 6, 2019
Address the Nation’s Housing Crisis: Action for the States
State legislation is a part of housing reform. Here are APA's actions for the states. -
August 6, 2019
Negotiation Skills Are a Must for Planning Managers
A "Guide for the Idealist" post: Negotiation skills are a must for planning managers, both inside the office and in the community.
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