Blogs

April 11, 2024

Planning for Dollar Stores

Uncovering JAPA: Explore the challenges and opportunities posed by the rapid expansion of dollar stores, addressing the issues related to food access and community vitality.

December 7, 2023

Motorbike Contributions: Enhancing Street Life and the Local Economy

Uncovering JAPA: Slow-moving motorbikes allow for "productive frictions" enhancing interactions between people and the streetscape.

September 21, 2023

A New Way to Identify Bargain Areas for Child Economic Mobility

Uncovering JAPA: Explore a new way to identify neighborhoods with a more reasonable cost of living that can increase children's economic mobility.

September 12, 2023

Who’s That Knocking at Your Door?

Spotlight on Zoning Practice: How equitable are your zoning regulations for home occupations?

May 26, 2023

Building Business Resilience for Minority-Owned Businesses

Uncovering JAPA: Three critical aspects for understanding business resilience in underserved communities.

March 28, 2023

Understanding the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

Understanding the purpose and history of the Disadvantage Business Enterprise program.

March 14, 2022

Is Zoning Helping or Hindering Office-to-Housing Conversions?

Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Do high office vacancy rates mean that office-to-housing conversions are inevitable? How does zoning affect opportunities for adaptive reuse projects?

December 21, 2021

Advancing Active Living Through Adaptive Reuse

This blog post provides an overview of adaptive reuse as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural towns. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.

December 17, 2021

The Power of Planning in a Remote and Rural Context

The Unangan community of St. George, Alaska, demonstrates the power of planning in a rural and remote community to build a more resilient future.

June 17, 2021

Big Little Towns: The Growing Reality of Western Gateway Communities

Uncovering JAPA: The changing realities of Western gateway communities.

June 16, 2021

Renew and Repurpose: How a 100-Year-Old High School is Graduating to a New Life With a Different Group of Seniors

Sponsored Content from RDL Architects: Learn how RDL Architects (RDL), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, was tasked with renewing an historic school for its latest purpose — a 62-unit affordable senior apartment building.

February 4, 2021

Does Industrial Preservation Promote Industrial Activity?

Uncovering JAPA: How effective are industrial preservation policies in promoting industrial activity, and can planners use them as an economic development tool?

August 6, 2020

Lowering Institutional Barriers for Immigrant Entrepreneurs

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?