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February 18, 2021
Urban Heat Management and the Legacy of Redlining
Uncovering JAPA: Neighborhoods that were once targets of redlining now have higher land surface temperatures than other neighborhoods in the same city. Planners need to correct past policy errors to make cities more equitable, including in urban heat management. -
February 11, 2021
Affordable Housing Without Public Subsidies
Uncovering JAPA: Why do landlords set housing rents below market? Can planners use this to expand affordable housing without public subsidies? -
February 10, 2021
The Future of Planning is Agile, People-centric, and Technologically Advanced
Petra Hurtado, PhD, APA's Research Director, explores patterns and the agility and technological innovation planners need. -
February 4, 2021
Does Industrial Preservation Promote Industrial Activity?
Uncovering JAPA: How effective are industrial preservation policies in promoting industrial activity, and can planners use them as an economic development tool? -
January 29, 2021
Harnessing the Economic Power of Short-Term Rentals for Growth in 2021
Sponsored Content from Granicus: Whether because of COVID concerns or in spite of them, the growth of the short-term rental market was rapid in 2020, and it looks like that trend will continue in 2021. -
January 28, 2021
Early Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Density
Uncovering JAPA: Read some early research into whether density aggravates the COVID-19 pandemic. -
January 27, 2021
Planners Secure Zoning Reform Win in Massachusetts
A new economic development bill includes provisions that will make it easier for towns and cities across Massachusetts to produce more housing by greenlighting certain local zoning changes with a simple majority vote. -
January 26, 2021
Action Already Underway for 2021 Legislative Priorities
The beginning of the Biden administration and the 117th Congress have been marked with quick action on many of APA's top legislative priorities for 2021. -
January 21, 2021
Surveying Restrictive Regulations: What Do Planners Know?
How do researchers inventory restrictive regulations and assess their relationship to the underproduction of housing? -
January 15, 2021
Reflection for Radical Planners
A Guide for the Idealist post: Planners need to be more reflective about their practice, and radical planners might adopt different reflective frameworks. -
January 14, 2021
Greenspace Resilience in the Wake of Disasters
Get recommendations for integrating proactive and resilient greenspace improvements into disaster recovery planning. -
January 7, 2021
A Framework to Strengthen Transportation Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Tackle uncertainty using a robust decision-making framework for transportation planning. -
January 6, 2021
Forecasting 2021: 7 Trends for Planners
APA offers insight into seven trends and spotlights helpful resources to help planners prepare for 2021 and beyond. -
December 29, 2020
Planners' Activism Spurred Congress to Act for Communities
Despite an unusually contentious and unpredictable two-year session, the 116th Congress acted on several long-time APA legislative priorities. -
December 21, 2020
Exploring Gaps in Guidance for Large-Scale Solar Development
The Solar@Scale team recently analyzed the existing literature on planning and zoning for large-scale solar development and identified some significant gaps. -
December 18, 2020
Do Planners Know Plan Integration Can Improve Local Resilience?
APA is partnering on a research project that asks planners what they think of planning integration and its potential for building community resilience. -
December 17, 2020
Tracking the Major Themes in Urban Planning Literature
Uncovering JAPA: Curious which themes are most prominent in the urban planning literature? Check out an analysis of 30 years of articles. -
December 16, 2020
Planners Poised to Play Prominent Role in Presidential Transition
Planners are advising President-elect Joe Biden's transition team, which could mean more opportunities to build federal support for planning and planning-related programs in the next four years. -
December 10, 2020
Exploratory Scenario Planning for Uncertain Futures
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners best use exploratory planning scenarios? -
December 4, 2020
A Path to an Enlightened Planning Future
Incoming AICP President Mitchell Silver outlines upcoming changes to the AICP certification program that represent continued evolution and relevance to the needs of planners and communities. -
November 24, 2020
APA Ambassadors Adapt During COVID-19 With Self-Guided Tours
Meagan Booth, an APA Ambassador in Utah, has been exploring ways to continue teaching children about planning in the midst of the pandemic. -
November 19, 2020
How APA Members Can Understand JAPA's Value
How can we measure success for the Journal of the American Planning Association? -
November 16, 2020
Incorporating Drones Into Planning Practice
City and regional planners are uniquely trained to consider the broader impacts to society of uncrewed aircraft systems like drones. -
November 13, 2020
Reflective Planning: Navigating Idealism and Realism
A Guide for the Idealist post: The value of professional reflection is widely recognized, but how do you do it? A new book looks at how to develop reflective habits. -
November 13, 2020
AICP Digital Credentials: A New Benefit for an Online World
Tips for making the most of the AICP digital credential. -
November 12, 2020
Big, Open Data Offers New Tools for Transit-Oriented Development
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners use big, open data to look at transit-oriented development? -
November 5, 2020
How Do Planners Understand the Terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx?
Uncovering JAPA: How and why should planners better understand the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx? -
October 29, 2020
A Driver's License Can Equal Carpooling, Safety, and Social Justice
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners make driving safer and make stronger arguments for carpooling? What if planners could also become advocates for immigrants at the same time? -
October 27, 2020
Online Resources for Planning Educators
We know that planning education likely looks a bit different in 2020. Here we offer some digital resources for planning educators and their students. -
October 26, 2020
APA Offers Resources for Planning Careers
APA's Career Center resources can help members who want to learn more about planning career options, those who are comfortably on their personal career path, and others at a career crossroads. -
October 22, 2020
LGBTQ Communities and Historic Preservation
Uncovering JAPA: What do quantitative methods reveal about LGBTQ neighborhood development and historic preservation? -
October 15, 2020
Changing Spaces Won’t Change Your Weight
Uncovering JAPA: Can making spaces more compact reduce obesity among young adults? It's not that simple. -
October 14, 2020
Solar@Scale: Improving the Local Rules for Large-Scale Solar
APA has partnered with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) on Solar@Scale, a new U.S. Department of Energy-funded project to help realize the potential benefits of large-scale solar development for cities, counties, and special districts. -
October 8, 2020
When It’s Right to Rightsize
Uncovering JAPA: The Flint water crisis shows when it's right to rightsize. -
October 1, 2020
Adopting Racial Equity Frameworks in Planning Organizations
Uncovering JAPA: What can planning departments do to adopt an organizational racial equity framework? -
September 30, 2020
Maintaining Advocacy Momentum: Three Steps for Planners
Three ways planners can keep up the advocacy momentum for the remainder of 2020. -
September 24, 2020
Concerned About Planning Equity? Start With Your Office
Uncovering JAPA: Step one in planning for equitable outcomes: create an equitable workplace. -
September 17, 2020
Demographics Key to Transit versus Ride-Hail Choice
Uncovering JAPA: Ride-hailing is overturning the transport industry, but what are the factors leading people to choose it over public transit? -
September 10, 2020
Techniques for Securing Public Benefits from Development
Uncovering JAPA: What's the best approach for securing more public benefits from development: negotiation or exaction? -
September 9, 2020
4 Cost-Effective Ways Planners Can Boost Census Response
With less than a month before the end of data collection for the 2020 Census, planners are making final efforts to help increase self-response rates in the hardest-to-count neighborhoods. -
August 27, 2020
Life Satisfaction and Your Neighborhood Built Environment
Uncovering JAPA: Do walkability, transit, and parks improve life satisfaction? It depends. -
August 24, 2020
4 Questions Asked During COVID-19 That Expose Gaps in Short-Term Rental Enforcement
Sponsored Content from Granicus: A strong ordinance and a proactive approach can provide communities with a sustainable system for regulation of short-term rentals. -
August 20, 2020
Whiteness and Planning in America
Uncovering JAPA: What are the spatial and economic implications of Whiteness in the U.S.? -
August 19, 2020
Centering Planning in the Federal Surface Transportation Debate
With the nation's current surface transportation law set to expire next month, APA Policy Director Jason Jordan explores the path to reauthorization legislation and the status of key planning priorities. -
August 18, 2020
Being an Idealist in Difficult Times
A Guide for the Idealist post: Challenging times may challenge idealist commitments but they endure with a focus on higher ideals of justice, truth, and beauty. -
August 13, 2020
Polycentric Development and the Future of Regions
Uncovering JAPA: If employed correctly, polycentric development can promote sustainable growth — allowing regions to thrive economically while preserving the environment. -
August 6, 2020
Lowering Institutional Barriers for Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Uncovering JAPA: How can local planning and policy efforts better support immigrant entrepreneurs? What could cities do to lower barriers for immigrant businesses to thrive? -
July 30, 2020
A Guide to Choosing the Best Meeting Venues
Uncovering JAPA: Where should you have your meeting to engage the community? The Venue Creation Tool can help you decide. -
July 28, 2020
Six Ways Planners Can Help Communities Bridge the Racial Wealth Gap
Planners offer a big-picture, multidisciplinary lens that can play a pivotal role in increasing equity. Here are six things planners can do to advance racial wealth and economic opportunity in your community. -
July 28, 2020
Planners Demand Emergency Funding for State, Local Governments
Negotiations on a new wave of federal emergency assistance are underway in Congress — but direct support for states and communities remains a sticking point.
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