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January 6, 2021
APA offers insight into seven trends and spotlights helpful resources to help planners prepare for 2021 and beyond.
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December 17, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Curious which themes are most prominent in the urban planning literature? Check out an analysis of 30 years of articles.
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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 12, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners use big, open data to look at transit-oriented development?
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November 5, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How and why should planners better understand the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx?
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October 29, 2020
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?
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October 22, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What do quantitative methods reveal about LGBTQ neighborhood development and historic preservation?
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October 1, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What can planning departments do to adopt an organizational racial equity framework?
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September 24, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Step one in planning for equitable outcomes: create an equitable workplace.
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September 9, 2020
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.
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August 20, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What are the spatial and economic implications of Whiteness in the U.S.?
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August 6, 2020
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?
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July 30, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Where should you have your meeting to engage the community? The Venue Creation Tool can help you decide.
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July 8, 2020
A new congressional climate action plan positions planning as one solution to tackling climate change. APA supported the creation of the plan by contributing ideas for how federal climate policy can set the context for effective local and regional plans.
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April 9, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What possibilities would we have if youth could participate more fully in planning? Read about three new rungs of youth participation.
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March 31, 2020
In celebration of Women's History Month, two women who hold top Houston planning positions discuss their work and aspirations.
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March 26, 2020
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.
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March 19, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning help regulate the disproportionate concentration of e-commerce-related warehouse facilities in greenfield sites?
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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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September 20, 2019
Career coach and author Samorn Selim offers her top strategies to stay motivated during a job search.
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September 5, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Switching from Level of Service (LOS) measurement to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) could streamline the development process in California.
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August 29, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead?
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August 2, 2019
The nation's current surface transportation law is set to expire on September 30, 2020. Learn where work on the bill stands now, the legislative process ahead, and how planners can influence the outcome.
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July 22, 2019
Meeting facilitation is a vital skill for planners' career success, but it takes a lot of practice to learn the key techniques.
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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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June 6, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: The Journal of the American Planning Association continues to highlight Kevin Lynch’s legacy and the ideas in his book The Image of the City. Learn more about his imprint on Los Angeles.
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May 30, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Revisit Kevin Lynch's 1960 book The Image of the City and find relevance and new insights in his ideas about cognitive mapping.
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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 22, 2019
Members of the Street Air Project have studied the air pollution problem in Bay View, California, with the goal of quantifying the issues and seeking scientific and planning-related solutions.
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April 17, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: In 1969, architect Denise Scott Brown wrote in JAPA about the difficult balance between the urban designer's professional expertise and the public's desires. That discussion continues today.
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December 20, 2018
A look back at the ways that APA advocacy made a difference in the 115th Congress.
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July 25, 2018
Ohio State University students and faculty explore ways of planning to improve the lives of individuals with autism.
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February 7, 2018
A new report assesses the current state of the climate adaptation field. Planner and author Jim Schawb says planners can bring their skills to the table and make a difference.
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October 19, 2017
The 2020 Census faces severe budgetary constraints for the irreplaceable decennial count. Similar problems could be in store for other Census Bureau activities, including the American Community Survey and the already delayed Economic Census.
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May 26, 2017
There is a real concern that the 2020 Census will be underfunded and unable to deliver the type of data needed for the nation and its communities.
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March 28, 2017
"A Guide for the Idealist" blog post: Understanding your manager's point of view is a step in creating a positive and productive relationship with your boss.
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February 28, 2017
Presenting information to groups of people is a fundamental part of being a planner. APA member Michael Blue, FAICP, gives his tips for giving a successful presentation.
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February 3, 2017
Issues of housing, social equity, and access to data are critical APA legislative and policy priorities, and APA will vigorously oppose legislation that threatens them.
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November 22, 2016
APA's Women and Planning division talked with Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP, about her experience as a planner and the value of making community members a part of the planning process.
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October 27, 2016
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh released a suggested reading list focused on urbanism in order to engage locals in the citywide planning process.
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October 12, 2016
Jessica Garrow, AICP, community development director for the City of Aspen, got to where she is today through hard work and perseverance. She recounts her planning journey and the lessons she's learned along the way.
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October 10, 2016
The evolution of cell phone cameras is providing new perspectives for community planners in their qualitative research.
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October 7, 2016
Planners and their GIS colleagues in Kenton County, Kentucky, are using story maps to connect their community with the local planning narrative – and they think you can, too.
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September 30, 2016
The time has never been better for planners to move towards a more creative, inclusive, and enjoyable public outreach approach beyond the public meeting.
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September 27, 2016
Digital technology can be good or bad for cities. Which way it goes depends on how well technologists and urbanists work together.
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September 12, 2016
Before we can predict how technology might shape cities, we have to identify the essential efficiencies — and costs — of urban environments.
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September 8, 2016
With a history of catering to its crowds, Bryant Park has taken park service to the next level by tracking the purchasing habits and travel patterns through its users’ mobile devices.
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August 26, 2016
The Built Environment Education Program (BEEP) in San Diego, led by Benjamin Martinez, educates its students on how street design and active transportation shape their communities.
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August 24, 2016
The Summer 2016 issue of the Journal of the American Planning Association features two articles that encourage planners to work to improve happiness.
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August 18, 2016
Y-PLAN is an educational methodology designed to challenge the status quo by inviting children and young people to participate alongside professionals.
