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June 22, 2020
APA marks the passing of members over the last several months.
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May 7, 2020
Communities are facing mounting fiscal pressures as expenditures skyrocket and revenues quickly dry up. APA has joined with leading national organizations to urge Congress to provide robust, flexible relief for municipalities and states now.
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May 2, 2020
Enjoy highlights from day three of NPC20 @ Home, exploring how the planning profession is moving forward.
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JAPA articles grapple with concerns of broad interest and make contributions that can transform the wider domain of knowledge.
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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 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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February 12, 2020
APA marks the passing of members over the last several months.
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January 29, 2020
The APA Board and AICP Commission convened in Huntington Beach, California, in January 2020 for their annual winter retreat.
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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 31, 2019
Meet the members of the 2020 APA Student Representative Council Executive Committee.
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December 23, 2019
APA marks the passing of planner, author, and educator Norman Krumholz, FAICP.
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December 17, 2019
Congratulations to the APA members who passed the AICP Certification Exam in November 2019.
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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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November 20, 2019
APA leaders participated in a variety of learning opportunities and meetings at the 2019 conference of the American Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) in Greenville, South Carolina.
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APA Board member Wendy Shabay, AICP, finds that there's a direct correlation between the AICP credential and the success her firm has had building relationships with local communities.
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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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June 10, 2019
APA member Michael Levine, AICP, shares his personal experience of the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
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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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June 5, 2019
With nearly 60 years of nationally recognized accomplishments in planning, Irving Hand exemplified professional planning and personal excellence and support of the APA Foundation.
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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 24, 2019
The final Community Planning Assistance Team report for Page, Arizona, is a mix of resident ideas, best practices, and guidance to connect its natural and town assets.
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May 23, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: In 1979, Neil Smith reconsidered the foundations of gentrification, pinpointing the flow of capital that continues to reshape city centers today.
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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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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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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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April 17, 2019
NPC19 in San Francisco set a new record for attendance. Relive the conference, by the numbers.
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April 10, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: A special issue of JAPA honors planner and academic Kevin Lynch and explores why his work still matters.
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JAPA's new editor, Ann Forsyth, outlines the value of APA's scholarly journal in helping link planning practitioners and researchers.
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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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What does diversity and inclusion mean to APA, the planning profession, and planners' efforts to address diversity, inclusion, and equity in planning? Hear from two planners about the road to progress in California.
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January 24, 2019
The AICP Commission introduced a new ethics resource to help planning professors explore the topic of ethics with their students in January of 2019.
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January 8, 2019
In Memoriam: former APA president Bruce W. McClendon, FAICP.
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January 7, 2019
APA notes with sorrow the passing of members in 2018.
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A look back at the ways that APA advocacy made a difference in the 115th Congress.
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December 13, 2018
The Planners4Health project in Delaware leveraged the work of the Kent County Plan4Health initiative to scale equitable interventions across the state.
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November 23, 2018
The Planners4Health project in Kansas supported integrating planning strategies into established public health coalitions.
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November 8, 2018
The Planning for Health Convening for Southern California brought together planners and public health professionals to forge alliances for community health.
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October 15, 2018
Land value capture — the concept behind several mechanisms to finance infrastructure, affordable housing, and other key components of urban development — was rich food for thought at the 2018 Daniel Burnham Forum on Big Ideas.
