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Confronting Systemic Inequity With Institutional Change
New initiatives and offices are pushing for more equitable policy outcomes — and holding cities accountable for the impacts of their decisions.Planning and other city departments are creating initiatives and offices to institutionalize racial and income equity and justice concerns. -
Mind the Gender Gap
Planned mostly by and for men, transit in the U.S. has long failed its most loyal customers: women. But increasing efforts in focused data collection and gender mainstreaming are working to remedy those failures.In the U.S., women account for more than half of all transit ridership, yet their travel patterns and preferences have rarely been accounted for in planning efforts — or even measured. -
Equitable Zoning for Manufactured Housing
Zoning Practice — April 2024This issue of Zoning Practice examines the persistent inequitable treatment of manufactured housing in many local zoning codes and offers considerations for code updates. It begins with brief summaries of the important role manufactured housing plays in supporting housing choice and affordability and includes findings from a five-state analysis of zoning regulations for manufactured housing. -
An Equitable Approach to Zoning Notifications
Zoning Practice — May 2024This issue of Zoning Practice looks at increasing the equity of public notice practices by expanding upon the Equity in Zoning Policy Guide’s recommendations. It examines key equitable or inequitable aspects of conventional notification practices and highlights potential new methods of notice that may enhance procedural and distributional equity. -
Planning for Equitable Development: Social Equity by Design
PAS Memo — March-April 2017by: Carlton EleyThe March/April 2017 issue of PAS Memo highlights the importance of equitable development in creating strong and sustainable communities for all and provides principles and guidance to help planners implement social equity in their communities.List Price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Zoning to Improve Health and Promote Equity
Zoning Practice — March 2015by: Elizabeth Whitton, AICP March 01, 2015This issue of Zoning Practice discusses how communities can use zoning and other development regulations to promote healthy living environments. It highlights a number of potential regulatory changes in support of reducing health disparities by increasing affordable housing options and improving access to care.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
A Need for Speed
Communities must plan for high-speed broadband or risk getting left behind.Broadband has become as necessary as electricity, and local planners have several roles to play in bringing the technology to their communities. -
Building Better Cities for All
Now, more than ever, reevaluating our urban landscapes is necessary for recovery, resilience, and more just and equitable cities. -
Immigrant City
Rebuilding a thriving Rust Belt for all residents.American civic leaders have long viewed a steady flow of immigrants as fuel for economic development. -
Connecting the Dots
Linking bike share with transit — while considering equity issues — requires a big-picture approach.April 01, 2017Bike share is on the rise because it's an attractive option for cities looking to meet health and sustainability goals. -
6 Tips for Inclusive Public Meetings
Some planners and communities are trying to reshape public engagement with a focus on different approaches and more diverse participation. -
Potty Talk With a Planner
Access to public toilets is an issue of equity. Along with homeless people, women, children, the elderly, and those with medical issues are impacted by public spaces planned without bathrooms. -
We Cannot Plan from Our Desks
People’s lives are at the heart of planning. Planners live up to the promise of creating equitable communities when we’re out there, in the communities, doing the work. -
We Must Champion Equity and Diversity
Planning for equity is not an extra; it should be practiced as a core skill. Here are some of the ways APA is working to increase its response. -
Car Sharing Can Drive Mobility Equity
Car sharing traditionally requires a credit card, smartphone, and proximity to a sharing station, but places like Seattle, Washington, D.C., Denver, and Vancouver are working to overcome the barriers. -
Parks Are an Equity Issue
In the Viewpoint from Planning's August/September 2016 issue, Kevin O'Hara looks at parks and public spaces as an equity issue. -
Planning's Role in Social Justice
In the Viewpoint column from Planning magazine’s December 2015 issue, an opinion on the social role of the planner.
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