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August 29, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Explore how extended reality (XR) is utilized for urban design and public engagement, and the rising question about whether XR will enhance planning or lead to dystopian outcomes.
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August 26, 2024
Learn how Sandy Springs, Georgia, is using geographic information system (GIS) technology to manage rapid urban growth while balancing the needs of diverse communities and preserving the city's character.
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August 22, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Learn how planners are adopting new technologies and how AI is expected to impact administrative work, while its role in community engagement remains uncertain.
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August 21, 2024
Understand the intersection of planning practice and the ethical use of artificial intelligence.
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August 7, 2024
Since the 2002 master plan, Grand Rapids has seen more than $7 billion of construction invested in the city. Efforts like eliminating single family zoning and studies of individual neighborhood needs have now positioned Grand Rapids for bolder housing reforms with lower risk of gentrification or displacement of neighborhoods.
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July 18, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Learn how ChatGPT analyzes public feedback data, aiding urban planners with high accuracy and essential human oversight.
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June 24, 2024
Equity in Practice: Indianapolis is working to include LGBTQ+ sites of historical significance into its broader preservation and educational frameworks.
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June 20, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Explore the community engagement strategies and approaches planners utilized during the COVID-19 that provide valuable insights for enhancing future in-person engagement practices.
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June 18, 2024
Conflict is increasingly permeating through every aspect of our lives — and community meetings are no exception.
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June 13, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Learn how community animators can help municipal governments effectively engage marginalized communities in planning processes by bridging gaps between community members and urban planners.
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May 31, 2024
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Streamline your local government operations with tailored Permitting and Licensing software.
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May 28, 2024
Night markets provide an opportunity to bolster local economies and a way to celebrate Asian heritage.
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May 16, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Explore Los Angeles' modified development fee ordinance to allocate more funds to disadvantaged park areas, proposing policy adjustments for equitable distribution.
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May 10, 2024
Equity In Practice: In Boston, a collaborative effort is empowering diverse youth to pursue careers in urban planning and create positive community impact.
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May 6, 2024
Digital twins are having a moment — becoming more and more part of the built environment zeitgeist as planners look for ways to visualize and better design their communities.
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May 1, 2024
Overview of key findings from APA's 2023 member equity survey.
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March 26, 2024
Sponsored content from Maptionnaire: Digital community engagement offers flexibility and accessibility. The web-based approach overcomes geographical and temporal constraints, allowing community members to share experiences, suggest ideas, and voice concerns at their convenience, regardless of when or where.
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March 5, 2024
Amidst a yearslong project to make a roadway safer in Bellingham, Washington, planners had to contend not just with the challenge of reducing lane widths but also with misinformation being spread about the project.
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February 15, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Long Beach invests in Youth, establishing a Global Model with the Office of Youth Development.
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January 19, 2024
Uncovering JAPA: Insightful analysis about racial equity planning to inform planning practitioners' efforts to advance racial and social justice.
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January 17, 2024
How an architecture firm connected with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to craft a downtown master plan in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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January 12, 2024
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Can pre-reviewed plans, pattern books, and pattern zones pave the way to broader missing middle housing reforms?
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January 8, 2024
Sponsored content from AARP. Through the AARP Livability IndexTM platform and other livable community resources, AARP seeks to support efforts by planners and APA to help inform policy, increase community awareness and participation, and improve the quality of life for people of all ages.
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December 20, 2023
Florida intergovernmental agency's Skateable Art Park transforms unused space into skaters’ dream.
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December 14, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Addressing spatial trauma in Black and brown communities, urging today's planners to embrace equitable spatial development through healing approaches.
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November 17, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Nurturing the culture of a governing body can make it more inclusive for everyone.
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November 9, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the impact of the Mapping Prejudice project on advancing more equitable planning policies and practices.
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November 1, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Learn how planners in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida collaborated with IT to successfully implement Enterprise Permitting & Licensing software and modernize their planning process.
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October 23, 2023
Equity in Practice: Weekend festival focuses on helping historical all-Black towns survive and thrive.
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October 20, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Analysis confirms planning journals and practitioners have not focused on Black voices and Black urbanism for nearly three decades.
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October 12, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A new approach to ensuring racial and ethnic equity are advanced in health impact assessments (HIAs).
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October 11, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Can generative AI take the drudgery out of drafting zoning regulations?
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October 4, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Learn about the unique qualities of the community of Boulder, Colorado and how a shift to digital helped address their planning challenges.
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August 31, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A framework that provides theory and practice for planners working toward urban justice.
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August 3, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding planning history from the perspective of those oppressed by traditional planning ensures the oppressed are no longer dismissed as passive victims but active players in their lives and communities.
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August 1, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. How can planning departments use data and technology tools to help make data-driven decisions that solve their locality’s problems? This article looks at data's potential for planners and how technology tools can empower their decision-making process.
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July 18, 2023
Learn about the skills and approaches planners will need to future-proof the profession.
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July 6, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how to balance the opportunities and challenges of working in a publicly traded planning firm.
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June 14, 2023
From across the pond, Peter Geraghty finds the U.K. facing similar challenges in recruiting and retaining planners in the profession.
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June 13, 2023
This June, learn about LGBTQ history while on your feet at one of these six historical walking tours.
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June 9, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Could "right-brain" thinking unlock the potential of your staff reports?
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June 1, 2023
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Managing community growth while preserving residents' quality of life requires the right solutions. Cloud-based, intuitive software connects agencies, staff, and constituents through visibility and access, balancing faster growth with safer, satisfied residents.
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June 1, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Study finds it necessary for planners to take action to ensure the built environment becomes more age-friendly.
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May 23, 2023
A walking tour during NPC23 highlighted the impact of local community groups as they advocate for API residents.
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May 18, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Exploring the use of cost-benefit to develop incentive zoning programs.
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May 15, 2023
Understanding the barriers to diverse planners' recruitment, retention, promotion, and leadership. How employers can promote a welcoming environment and encourage access to opportunities for career growth.
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May 9, 2023
Understand the implications of generative AI and learn three steps for planners to take today.
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May 5, 2023
Take 5: Travel the U.S. and learn about five places of significance that honor the heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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April 21, 2023
APA is launching “It Takes a Planner”, an effort aimed at building the influence of planners among state and local elected and appointed officials.
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April 14, 2023
Planners' Day of Service at NPC23 explored neurodiversity within the built environment and assembled Calm Kits for a local Philadelphia organization.
