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  • 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 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.
  • December 18, 2017

    Growing Older — and Designing Smarter

    First in a series from the Healthy Aging Working Group: The Healthy Communities in PA task force encourages healthy community design in Pennsylvania by combining expertise from the planning and health fields.
  • July 14, 2017

    Why We Need to Pass a Law That Funds Urban Green Spaces

    Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán recently introduced the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program Act of 2017, a bill that would codify funding for the development of urban parks, green spaces, and recreational areas in communities across the country.
  • August 24, 2016

    ​Not Happy? Call a Planner!

    The Summer 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association features two articles that encourage planners to work to improve happiness.
  • August 16, 2016

    The 4 Ways Urban Parks Bring Value to City Life

    Vibrant, well-maintained parks bring public health, environmental, economic, and community benefits to cities. Catherine Nagel, executive director of the City Parks Alliance, highlights the value of parks and the need for greater investment.
  • June 6, 2016

    Environmental Justice Through Planning

    Many planners have heard of environmental justice, but there have been challenges implementing it during the planning process. For a variety of reasons, the barriers are coming down.

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