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Phoenix’s First-of-its-Kind Plan Shows Shade is More Than Just Trees
Six ways planners can combine vegetative and built shade to improve comfort and safety on the ground.by: Shaylynn Trego, David Hondula, Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow June 25, 2026Six ways planners can combine vegetative and built shade to improve comfort and safety on the ground. -
Your Online Public Engagement is Under Attack from AI
In Los Angeles and elsewhere, AI agents are diluting communities' voices and influencing how decision-makers vote.by: Patrick SissonIn Los Angeles and elsewhere, AI agents are diluting communities' voices and influencing how decision-makers vote. -
5 Ways Planners Use AI in Their Work Today
AI is here, and planners are using it for everything from transportation and permitting to environmental monitoring and more.by: Ievgeniia Dulko, Maisie Westerfield May 08, 2026AI is here, and planners are using it for everything from transportation and permitting to environmental monitoring and more. -
What’s the Future of Hazard Mitigation?
Chrissy Caggiano, AICP, shares how local communities can take a hyperlocal approach to disaster resilience as federal guidance wanes.by: Joseph DeAngelis, AICP May 05, 2026Chrissy Caggiano, AICP, shares how local communities can take a hyperlocal approach to disaster resilience as federal guidance wanes. -
Designing With Teen Girls: Reclaiming Joy, Agency, and Belonging in Public Space
PAS Memo 128by: Cassandra Rice, AICP May 04, 2026This edition of PAS Memo explores how practitioners can better engage teens — especially teen girls — in the design process to create inclusive public spaces that better reflect their needs, desires, and values.List Price$10.00Member$0.00PAS Subscriber$0.00 -
Did the Montana Miracle Answer the State’s Housing Prayers?
Two years after making national headlines, bipartisan legislation has faced legal challenges. But zoning reform efforts are still moving forward.by: Taylor Moore March 18, 2026Two years after making national headlines, bipartisan legislation has faced legal challenges. But zoning reform efforts are still moving forward. -
Batter Up! What Baseball Can Teach Urban Planning’s New Generation
From baseball to graphic novels, practitioners are helping young planners-to-be discover what’s cool about planning.by: Jon DePaolisFrom baseball to graphic novels, practitioners are helping young planners-to-be discover what’s cool about planning. -
What Happens When Women Design for Women? Researchers Found Out.
A team in Sydney, Australia, turned a once‑ignored green space into a data‑backed case study of how inclusive design reshapes public spaces.by: Natalie Missakian February 12, 2026A team in Sydney, Australia, turned a once‑ignored green space into a data‑backed case study of how inclusive design reshapes public spaces. -
What Happens to EVs When Washington Backs Out? Ask Rolling Meadows.
While the state of national goals remains in flux, communities are charging ahead with their infrastructure plans.by: Daniel Vock February 05, 2026While the state of national goals remains in flux, communities are charging ahead with their infrastructure plans. -
Agentic Artificial Intelligence
PAS QuickNotes 116by: Ievgeniia Dulko January 16, 2026This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains what agentic AI is, how it works, where agentic AI workflows are already appearing in three main areas of planning practice, and what planners will need to consider for its use. -
Is Using Green Energy to Power Data Centers a Solution to Community Concerns?
As the push to create data centers intensifies, solar panels and reused batteries offer options for sustainability.by: Joe Tedino December 08, 2025As the push to create data centers intensifies, solar panels and reused batteries offer options for sustainability. -
How a Single Stairway Can Take Affordable Housing to a New Level
Cities are rethinking their codes to step up housing options and reduce construction costs.by: Joe TedinoCities are rethinking their codes to step up housing options and reduce construction costs. -
Challenging Perceptions of ‘Don’t Go’ Neighborhoods Can Create Opportunities
By pushing back, planners may boost housing supply and economic development in Chicago and other historically segregated cities.by: Pete Saunders October 28, 2025By pushing back, planners may boost housing supply and economic development in Chicago and other historically segregated cities. -
Modular Momentum: Boulder’s New Approach to Housing
How an innovative partnership in Colorado is helping solve the home affordability crisis.by: Natalie Missakian October 23, 2025How an innovative partnership in Colorado is helping solve the home affordability crisis. -
A Compass to Save the ‘Last Great Ski Town’ in Colorado
How value-based decision-making and robust community engagement drove the creation of Crested Butte’s resilient, comprehensive plan.by: Jon DePaolis October 16, 2025How value-based decision-making and robust community engagement drove the creation of Crested Butte’s resilient, comprehensive plan. -
The Magic of Mini Forests
Why the Miyawaki method helps communities in their fight against climate impact and rising urban heat.by: Benjamin Hitchings, FAICP October 09, 2025Why the Miyawaki method helps communities in their fight against climate impact and rising urban heat. -
Adaptation Pathways for Climate Resilience
PAS QuickNotes 115by: Melissa May, AICP October 01, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how developing adaptation pathways for climate resilience facilitates proactive planning in the face of uncertainty around the timing, location, and extent of local climate change impacts.List Price$10.00Member$0.00 -
Axed Federal Funding Leaves Urban Forests Out on a Limb
Flush with federal money as recently as a year ago, communities nationwide now are adapting to a very different landscape for tree initiatives.by: Mary Hammon September 18, 2025Flush with federal money as recently as a year ago, communities nationwide now are adapting to a very different landscape for tree initiatives. -
Bike Bus Pedals in New Era of School Transportation
Grassroots efforts around the globe have gotten kids to school safely on two wheels. Now, North American planners are joining in.by: Elissa ChudwinGrassroots efforts around the globe have gotten kids to school safely on two wheels. Now, North American planners are joining in. -
Beat Extreme Heat with These 8 Tactics
The deadliest weather-related threat in the U.S. calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today.by: Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow August 18, 2025The deadliest weather-related threat in the U.S. calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today. -
Planning for Digital Twin Implementation
PAS Memo 125by: Adam Beck, Gavin Cotterill August 01, 2025This edition of PAS Memo provides planners with actionable guidance on how to create a strategic framework for planning, preparing for, procuring, and implementing digital twin technology.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Inside the Urban Institute’s New Tool for Building Equity
With point-based data, cities are creating maps of how well services match their community’s needs, block by block.by: Elissa Chudwin July 24, 2025With point-based data, cities are creating maps of how well services match their community’s needs, block by block. -
Master the Message: 6 Time-Tested Tips for Better Communication
How to effectively tell the planning story without losing your audience.by: Lauren Middleton-Pratt July 21, 2025How to effectively tell the planning story without losing your audience. -
Digital Trust In Public Spaces
PAS QuickNotes 113by: Jyoti Singh July 01, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how planners can use Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR), an open-source communication standard, to make digital infrastructure more understandable and enable public participation that can help foster community trust in data-driven smart cities.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Can AI Empower Planners to Accomplish More with Less?
As changing federal policy and funding cuts add new complications to planners’ jobs, some are turning to artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.by: Joe Tedino June 18, 2025As changing federal policy and funding cuts add new complications to planners’ jobs, some are turning to artificial intelligence to improve efficiency. -
Putting Coastal Hazards Overlay Districts on the Map
Zoning Practice — July 2026by: Gavin Smith July 01, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice describes how planners can use coastal hazard overlay districts to make their communities more resilient in the face of natural hazards, disasters, and a changing climate. It discusses the origins and key features of this new type of district before exploring key planning, regulatory design, and implementation considerations.List Price$10.00ZP Subscriber$0.00 -
Making Sustainability Mainstream: The 5A Planning Approach and the Rogers Innovation Adoption Curve
PAS Memo 123by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Norman Wright, AICP March 28, 2025This edition of PAS Memo explains why current sustainability measures are often not successful and describes how using the 5A planning approach and the Rogers innovation adoption curve can create truly sustainable outcomes. -
Better Zoning for Reuse and Redevelopment
Zoning Practice — June 2026by: Donald Elliott, FAICP June 01, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice examines how zoning rules and procedures can better accommodate reuse and redevelopment. It begins by summarizing the case for reorienting zoning around previously developed sites before suggesting specific reform strategies that remove zoning barriers to common reuse and redevelopment projects.List Price$10.00Member$0.00PAS Subscriber$0.00 -
When Bots Call the Shots
In the private sector and in governments, the use of AI-powered decision-making is on the rise.by: Ievgeniia DulkoIn the private sector and in governments, the use of AI-powered decision-making is on the rise. -
Adaptive Reuse Revives a Casket Factory as Affordable Housing
Planners and developers are using tax credits, toolkits, and zoning reform to breathe new life into vacant commercial buildings.by: Bill JonesPlanners and developers are using tax credits, toolkits, and zoning reform to breathe new life into vacant commercial buildings. -
What Makes Bluesky the New ‘It’ Space for Urbanists
Planners are turning to the up-and-coming platform, as well as other social media, to expand their reach and increase community engagement.by: Jon DePaolis February 13, 2025Planners are turning to the up-and-coming platform, as well as other social media, to expand their reach and increase community engagement. -
How Word Choice Builds More Inclusive Communities
Rethinking the language we use can foster trust and make people feel welcome.by: Jon DePaolis February 10, 2025Rethinking the language we use can foster trust and make people feel welcome. -
Fertile Zoning for Vertical Farming
Zoning Practice — May 2026by: Derrick Rhys Wilson, AICP, Melissa Ruth, AICP May 01, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice explores how zoning regulations can support vertical farming. It begins with an overview of vertical farming trends, market conditions, and regulatory barriers before examining lessons learned from existing vertical farming zoning regulations and presenting considerations for vertical farming zoning updates. -
Decolonizing the Future: An Inclusive Approach to Futures
PAS QuickNotes 110by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Destiny Brown January 02, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains the concept of decolonizing the future and offers three questions to help planners transcend colonial legacies and co-create inclusive futures where all people are acknowledged, respected, and protected.Nonmember price$0.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Complete Streets: The Next Generation
PAS Report 609by: Andrew Crozier, AICP, Angela Biagi, Lisa Nisenson, Eunice Read, AICP April 06, 2026Creating safe, complete streets for all users to support equitable, accessible, and sustainable mobility is more important today than ever before.List Price$25.00Member$0.00 -
Modernizing Adequate Public Facilities Practices
Zoning Practice — April 2026by: Courtney Powell, AICP April 01, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice explores how planners can reframe APF as an adaptable, outcome-oriented tool that effectively aligns growth approvals with future-oriented priorities. It begins with a summary of challenges associated with outdated APF systems before highlighting a range of considerations for APF reforms. -
Rural Communities Embrace ADUs to Boost Housing Supply
How planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns.by: Kevin HardyHow planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns. -
How a New NFL Stadium is Transforming Nashville’s East Bank
By engaging the community, planners can help cities tie sports venues to urban neighborhoods, creating a cultural hub for the whole city.by: Joe Tedino November 21, 2024By engaging the community, planners can help cities tie sports venues to urban neighborhoods, creating a cultural hub for the whole city. -
Why Overusing ‘Resilience’ Hurts Effective Policymaking
When planners misuse or use words too much, they lose their meaning. This can lead to challenges in understanding and implementing our intended changes.by: John Heide, AICP November 12, 2024When planners misuse or use words too much, they lose their meaning. This can lead to challenges in understanding and implementing our intended changes. -
Objective Design Standards for Predictably Better Development
Zoning Practice — March 2026by: Valerie Quarles, AICP, Andrew Faulkner March 02, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice explores key considerations for communities contemplating new design standards. It begins with a brief summary of the core features of zoning-related design controls before evaluating the pros and cons of objective design standards and presenting recommendations to guide planners and local officials through the process of developing appropriate standards. -
How Anchorage Effectively Eliminated Single-Family-Only Zoning
Elected officials (including a planner) and a housing advocate share in their own words what it took to adopt zoning reform and turn a “no” vote into “yes.”by: Jon DePaolis October 31, 2024Elected officials (including a planner) and a housing advocate share in their own words what it took to adopt zoning reform and turn a “no” vote into “yes.” -
7 Ways to Rethink TOD Assumptions for Slow-Growth Areas
Consider the local market and see whether zoning reform, phased development, or pop-ups can make implementing transit-oriented development a reality.by: Patty Folan October 24, 2024Consider the local market and see whether zoning reform, phased development, or pop-ups can make implementing transit-oriented development a reality. -
Julia Freedgood on How to Grow Strong and Sustainable Food Systems
It takes a holistic view, systems thinking, and an understanding of how to listen to the community.by: Jon DePaolis October 17, 2024It takes a holistic view, systems thinking, and an understanding of how to listen to the community. -
Sensory Zoning for Neuroinclusive Cities
Zoning Practice — February 2026by: Abdulrahman Alharthi, AICP February 02, 2026This issue of Zoning Practice introduces sensory zoning as a new framework to foster neurologically inclusive communities. It begins by exploring how sensory characteristics of the built environment and standard public participation methods present barriers to neurodivergent individuals before outlining a phased strategy of regulatory reform, sensory-aware design, and authentic co-creation. -
Community Co-Creation in the Digital Era
PAS QuickNotes 108by: Ievgeniia Dulko October 01, 2024This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how new technologies are enhancing the ability of community members to co-create targeted solutions for pressing issues and directly impact the decision-making process.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
New ADU Tools May Unlock Affordable Housing in Your Backyard
From California to Arkansas, ready-made design plans can reduce time and costs during the permitting process.by: Jon DePaolisFrom California to Arkansas, ready-made design plans can reduce time and costs during the permitting process. -
Climate Change Pushes Fair Bluff to Higher Ground
How a North Carolina town, a tribal community, and others are rising from climate-caused ruin to create new beginnings.by: Joe Tedino September 24, 2024How a North Carolina town, a tribal community, and others are rising from climate-caused ruin to create new beginnings. -
Planning for a Hybrid World
The "2024 Trend Report for Planners" takes a deep dive into how the new normal of work is changing the way people live.by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, David Morley, AICP September 19, 2024The "2024 Trend Report for Planners" takes a deep dive into how the new normal of work is changing the way people live. -
When Driving is Not an Option
It’s time to recognize and listen to the 25 percent of the U.S. population that doesn’t drive, says author Anna Letitia Zivarts.by: Steve WrightIt’s time to recognize and listen to the 25 percent of the U.S. population that doesn’t drive, says author Anna Letitia Zivarts. -
Environmental Justice and Zoning Reform
PAS Report 608by: Christine Quattro, AICP September 01, 2024Zoning that places residential uses next to high-intensity land uses has environmental justice implications for the health, safety, and welfare of individuals, families, and communities.List Price$25.00Member$0.00
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