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    December 20, 2022
    
    
    
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    December 9, 2022
    
    
    
        In Memoriam: Rick Willson, FAICP, professor, consultant, mentor, and Guide for the Idealist creator.
    
    
 
            
            
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    November 21, 2022
    
    
    
        In Memoriam: APA remembers the life of Constance Jordan Wilson, PhD.
    
    
 
            
            
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    October 5, 2022
    
    
    
        From ambitious comprehensive plans to outstanding planning educators, APA is proud to recognize this year’s award-winning planning efforts.
    
    
 
            
            
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    August 23, 2022
    
    
    
        Longtime APA member Ralph Willmer, FAICP, has been hired as the new AICP Ethics Officer following the retirement of Jim Peters, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    May 23, 2022
    
    
    
        APA joins the State Resilience Partnership as one of 20 organizations collaborating on increasing nationwide resilience efforts.
    
    
 
            
            
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    February 11, 2022
    
    
    
        Highlights from the 2021 Annual Ethics Report and actions taken by the AICP Ethics Committee.
    
    
 
            
            
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    January 28, 2022
    
    
    
        Two recent disciplinary actions taken by the AICP Ethics Committee in December 2021.
    
    
 
            
            
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    December 16, 2021
    
    
    
        AICP President Mitchell J. Silver details the 2021 updates to the AICP Code of Ethics.
    
    
 
            
            
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    November 19, 2021
    
    
    
        Moonlighting, when prohibited by employers, can result in revocation of your AICP credential.
    
    
 
            
            
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    November 4, 2021
    
    
    
        New federal support for zoning reform is in President Biden's Build Back Better framework thanks to planners' advocacy. White House leaders recently made the case for why tackling zoning and housing supply challenges is at the center of the President's economic agenda.
    
    
 
            
            
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    October 6, 2021
    
    
    
        APA joins the call for increasing emission reduction limits with more than 60 other professional organizations ahead of COP26.
    
    
 
            
            
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    September 15, 2021
    
    
    
        Alejandro (Alex) Fuentes will join APA as the new chief financial and operating officer on October 18, 2021.
    
    
 
            
            
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    August 4, 2021
    
    
    
        Planners' infrastructure priorities will hit an important milestone later this week (August 4, 2021) when the Senate passes the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
    
    
 
            
            
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    July 13, 2021
    
    
    
        State governments are finding new ways to amplify local and regional planning efforts that take aim at curbing harmful carbon emissions and ensuring climate impacts do not disproportionately burden underserved communities.  Here is a look at some actions states are taking to help communities secure net-zero futures.
    
    
 
            
            
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    June 10, 2021
    
    
    
        APA recognizes its four 2021 National Planning Award recipients.
    
    
 
            
            
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    May 21, 2021
    
    
    
        The AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct articulates shared values and how these should be applied in planning practice. The Code is being updated to reflect the needs of today's planners and members are invited to share their comments.
    
    
 
            
            
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    April 16, 2021
    
    
    
        APA remembers the life and work of former AIP President Leon Eplan, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    April 2, 2021
    
    
    
        A bipartisan bill that would empower planners to reform zoning and development codes, create housing action plans, and modernize regulatory structures has been introduced in Congress.
    
    
 
            
            
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    January 7, 2021
    
    
    
        Read APA's statement regarding the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
    
    
 
            
            
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    December 18, 2020
    
    
    
        APA developed a survey and conducted a series of interviews in an attempt to uncover how planners think about plan integration, and what relationship local plan integration efforts may have with building community resilience.
    
    
 
            
            
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    December 4, 2020
    
    
    
        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.
    
    
 
            
            
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    November 19, 2020
    
    
    
        How can we measure success for the Journal of the American Planning Association?
    
    
 
            
            
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    November 13, 2020
    
    
    
        Digital credentials are more than just a badge or image. This new free member benefit is tied securely to your certification record and backed by APA.
    
    
 
            
            
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    October 8, 2020
    
    
    
        The APA Foundation awards seven scholarships to aspiring planning students in 2020.
    
    
 
            
            
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    October 7, 2020
    
    
    
        APA remembers the life of APA Senior Leadership Associate Lynn Jorgenson, who died on September 18, 2020, after a short illness.
    
    
 
            
            
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    August 19, 2020
    
    
    
        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.
    
    
 
            
            
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    April 23, 2020
    
    
    
        JAPA articles grapple with concerns of broad interest and make contributions that can transform the wider domain of knowledge.
    
    
 
            
            
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    March 24, 2020
    
    
    
        Fifty-three AICP-certified members were inducted into the College of Fellows for 2020.
    
    
 
            
            
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    March 12, 2020
    
    
    
        Get tips on writing a great review essay for the Journal of the American Planning Association.
    
    
 
            
            
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    February 28, 2020
    
    
    
        AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2019.
    
    
 
            
            
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    January 16, 2020
    
    
    
        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.
    
    
 
            
            
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    December 23, 2019
    
    
    
        APA marks the passing of planner, author, and educator Norman Krumholz, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    December 3, 2019
    
    
    
        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.
    
    
 
            
            
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    October 1, 2019
    
    
    
        Wendy Shabay, AICP, finds that there's a direct correlation between the AICP credential and the success her firm has had in building relationships with local communities.
    
    
 
            
            
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    July 18, 2019
    
    
    
        Does JAPA publish methods papers? The short answer is yes, but not all types.
    
    
 
            
            
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    July 15, 2019
    
    
    
        APA remembers former APA and AIP President Robert Einsweiler, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    July 11, 2019
    
    
    
        International topics have a substantial presence in the Journal of the American Planning Association — a role likely to increase in a globalizing world.
    
    
 
            
            
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    July 1, 2019
    
    
    
        APA Amicus Committee Chair John Baker explains what the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn a longstanding property takings precedent means for planners.
    
    
 
            
            
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    June 27, 2019
    
    
    
        The Journal of the American Planning Association adheres to scholarly practices in choosing, editing, and publishing articles that address critical issues in planning practice.
    
    
 
            
            
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    June 20, 2019
    
    
    
        What does it take to get an article accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Planning Association?
    
    
 
            
            
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    June 14, 2019
    
    
    
        The AICP Ethics Case of the Year provides a basis for ethics training based on real-life planning issues.
    
    
 
            
            
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    June 13, 2019
    
    
    
        Uncovering JAPA: The latest edition of the Journal of the American Planning Association commemorates the life of professor, planner, architect, and JAPA editor David Godschalk, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    May 21, 2019
    
    
    
        Clovis, California's Cottage Home Program for affordable housing is expanding throughout the city.
    
    
 
            
            
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    May 13, 2019
    
    
    
        APA Policy Director Jason Jordan reviews the current state of legislative debates on infrastructure in Washington and explores the ways in which APA and its planning advocates are influencing policy ideas in the making.
    
    
 
            
            
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    April 26, 2019
    
    
    
        APA remembers former AICP President Carol Thomas, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    March 18, 2019
    
    
    
        The American Institute of Certified Planners is invaluable to all planners as they establish, grow, and excel in their careers.
    
    
 
            
            
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    March 5, 2019
    
    
    
        Remembering former APA Executive Director Frank So, FAICP.
    
    
 
            
            
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    March 4, 2019
    
    
    
        AICP Ethics Officer James Peters, FAICP, reports on ethics cases from 2018.
    
    
 
            
            
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    January 8, 2019
    
    
    
        In Memoriam: former APA president Bruce W. McClendon, FAICP.