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February 10, 2021
The Future of Planning Is Agile, People-centric, and Technologically Advanced
Petra Hurtado, PhD, APA's Research Director, explores patterns and the agility and technological innovation planners need. -
December 21, 2020
Exploring Gaps in Guidance for Large-Scale Solar Development
The Solar@Scale team recently analyzed the existing literature on planning and zoning for large-scale solar development and identified some significant gaps. -
December 18, 2020
Do Planners Know Plan Integration Can Improve Local Resilience?
APA is partnering on a research project that asks planners what they think of planning integration and its potential for building community resilience. -
November 16, 2020
Incorporating Drones Into Planning Practice
City and regional planners are uniquely trained to consider the broader impacts to society of uncrewed aircraft systems like drones. -
October 14, 2020
Solar@Scale: Improving the Local Rules for Large-Scale Solar
APA has partnered with the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) on Solar@Scale, a new U.S. Department of Energy-funded project to help realize the potential benefits of large-scale solar development for cities, counties, and special districts. -
January 9, 2020
Crafting a Disaster Recovery Guide With Planners in Mind
APA partnered with Texas A&M University to design a mixed-methods research project examining where planners turn for information and assistance after a disaster. -
September 6, 2019
APA Partners With Health Impact Project to Advance Health Through Planning
APA's Planning and Community Health program is working in collaboration with the Health Impact Project to help planners integrate health and equity into their comprehensive plans. -
August 2, 2019
Planners Can Collaborate on Drinking Water Improvement in Small Communities
Planners at the state, county, and community levels are in a unique position to help small and disadvantaged communities with their drinking water systems. -
June 13, 2019
Partnerships + Data: The Keys to Creating Change and Opportunity
One of APA's partners, Enterprise, describes its work in the arena of housing affordability and accessibility. -
January 29, 2019
Four Plans for Shaping the Future of Puerto Rico
A summary of four plans that will shape Puerto Rico’s response to the urgent humanitarian needs of the island’s residents after Hurricanes Irma and Maria. -
December 13, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Equity in Delaware
The Planners4Health project in Delaware leveraged the work of the Kent County Plan4Health initiative to scale equitable interventions across the state. -
November 23, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Building Capacity in Kansas
The Planners4Health project in Kansas supported integrating planning strategies into established public health coalitions. -
November 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Planning in a Time of Health Inequity
The Planning for Health Convening for Southern California brought together planners and public health professionals to forge alliances for community health. -
October 25, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Strategic Mobility and Health in Louisiana
The APA Louisiana Chapter's Planners4Health project was an exercise in beginning to examine and understand the connection between planning and health in Louisiana. -
October 11, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Missouri Uses Pop-up Traffic Calming Demonstrations
The Planners4Health initiative in Missouri addressed safety concerns by implementing traffic calming demonstration projects in sites across the state. -
September 28, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Healthy Growth in Washington
The Planners4Health project in Washington leveraged additional funding sources to conduct an assessment of the need for a comprehensive and collaborative review of the state of Washington’s growth planning framework. -
September 18, 2018
Water Managers, Planners Connect on Common Goals
Water and Planning Connect, a first-of-its-kind APA specialty conference, brought together planners and water professionals from across the United States as the first step in building a stronger foundation between the professions. -
September 10, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Planning and Public Health Unite in North Carolina
The Planners4Health project in North Caroline continued the momentum of Plan4Health, engaging partners from a range of professions to facilitate healthy community design. -
August 23, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Communicating about Health in Minnesota
The Planners4Health initiative in Minnesota leveraged the Joint Call to Action to Promote Healthy Communities to advance partnerships across the state. -
August 9, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Partnering for Healthy Iowa Communities
The Planners4Health initiative in Iowa built on the success of the Linn County Plan4Health project, advancing cross-sector partnerships across the state. -
July 31, 2018
What Does the Farm Bill Mean for Planning and Public Health?
Discussions about the next Farm Bill are under way, both in Congress and across the country. Learn more about this multi-year law that authorizes most federal policies governing food and agriculture. -
July 19, 2018
Planning Resilient Urban Forests with i-Tree Landscape
i-Tree Landscape is a free geographic tool that uses tree information to aid local and regional planning for more resilient communities. -
July 17, 2018
Pisces Foundation Awards Grant for Disaster Recovery
APA and its Foundation have been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Pisces Foundation. Funds will help support communities affected by recent hurricanes with their post-disaster recovery planning efforts. -
July 12, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Taking Action in Ohio
The Planners4Health initiative in Ohio engaged leaders from the three Plan4Health projects to identify next steps for a statewide campaign to integrate planning and public health. -
June 28, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Creating a Sidewalk Without Building a Sidewalk in Maine
The Planners4Health project in Northern New England implemented a traffic calming demonstration in Gray, Maine, to engage planners and public health professionals in healthy design strategies. -
June 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Training Local Leaders in Arkansas
The Planners4Health initiative in Arkansas focused on training local leaders through regional summits. During the summit trainings, participating community teams reassess the big picture of what a livable community looks like, identifying where they currently stand, and making or updating their plan to reach their vision with short-, mid-, and long-term goals. -
May 24, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: LGBTQ Division Picks a Partner for Ongoing New York Initiatives
Planners4Health work in the New York Metro area goes on through a relationship between local institutions and APA's LGBTQ and Planning Division. -
May 10, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Tennessee's Healthy Development Coordinators
The Planners4Health work in Tennessee developed a range of resources to continue the integration of planning and public health across the state. -
April 19, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Jump Starting Cross-Sector Collaboration in Nebraska
The Planners4Health project in Nebraska strengthened cross-sector partnerships by cultivating connections between schools of planning and public health. -
April 6, 2018
Green Schoolyards for Healthy Communities
What if every schoolyard was a green schoolyard? Multifunctional schoolyards can ensure kids' healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and social development. -
March 26, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Disasters Toolkit for Texas Rural Communities
The Planners4Health project in Texas leveraged existing partnerships between planners and public health professionals to develop an emergency preparedness toolkit for rural communities. -
March 8, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Cross-sector Workshops in Utah
The Planners4Health work in Utah responded to the needs of planners and public health professionals by offering tailored training in rural and urban settings. -
March 1, 2018
Plan4Health Success Story: Sustaining the Momentum in Illinois
The Planners4Health initiative in Illinois leveraged the success of three Plan4Health projects to continue work at the intersection of planning and public health. -
January 16, 2018
Living on the Edge: Get to Know Your WUI
One-third of the U.S. population lives in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). It's important for planners to consider the WUI during the community planning process due to its direct link to potential wildfire disasters. -
January 4, 2018
Planning and the Opioid Epidemic
What is the role of planning in the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S.? In 2018, APA will offer a series of webinars to explore the intersection of planning and this national crisis. -
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. -
December 12, 2017
Bringing Food to an Aging America
This is one in a series centered on key findings in the areas of housing, transportation, engagement, health, and food access for our rapidly aging population. -
December 12, 2017
Plan4HealthSuccess Story: Statewide Collaboration in Indiana
The Planners4Health project in Indiana leveraged the momentum of Plan4Health to strengthen state-wide partnerships. -
December 6, 2017
The Impact of Plan4Health
APA and the American Public Health Association partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the overall impact of the multi-year Plan4Health project. -
December 1, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Tailored Training in Hawaii
The Planners4Health project in Hawaii tailored walk audit trainings to respond to the unique needs of each county. -
November 27, 2017
Integrating Health and Planning by Creating Healthy Neighborhoods
Learn more health and planning integration in a video with Ann Forsyth, coauthor of "Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: Evidence-Based Planning and Design Strategies." -
November 20, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: We Can Make a Healthier Pennsylvania
The Planners4Health project in Pennsylvania conducted a comprehensive assessment to identify next steps for advancing healthy community design across the state. -
November 10, 2017
Transportation Is One Key to Livable Communities for All Ages
Transportation is highlighted in the first of a series of blog posts on APA's Plan4Health webinar and seminar on “Planning Livable Communities for All Ages." -
November 6, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Partnerships and Story Maps in New Mexico
The New Mexico Planners4Health project leveraged Story Maps to share assessment findings and data analysis. -
October 26, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Cross-sector Collaboration in Georgia
The Planners4Health project in Georgia strengthened connections between the Georgia Chapter and the Georgia Public Health Association Affiliate to strengthen its statewide approach to healthy communities. -
October 23, 2017
Get New Megaregional Planning Resources
Get resources on megaregional planning from APA and the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at the Georgia Institute of Technology. -
October 17, 2017
Building Community Through Plan4Health
In September 2014, APA’s Planning and Community Health Center was awarded a three-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of Community Health, launching Plan4Health to integrate planning and public health. -
October 16, 2017
Planning for Sustainability in the Long Term
Communities across the country are using APA's Comprehensive Plan Standards as a resource for the preparation of their own comprehensive plans. -
October 13, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: The F.R.E.S.H. Project
The Food-Resources-Education-Security-Health Project (F.R.E.S.H.) aims to work with county government, Native American Nations, and community organizations in east central Wisconsin to improve access to local, fresh food. -
October 6, 2017
Plan4Health Success Story: Food Hub in Kane County, Illinois
Through Plan4Health, the Kane County (Illinois) Planning Cooperative worked to expand and build partnerships to address inactivity and unhealthy diets.
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