Planning Advisory Service
Planners have turned to the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) for information and innovation since 1949. PAS is APA's flagship research brand, with a suite of publications and curated content.
Pop Open the Toolbox
To build a stronger community, you need the right tools. APA members and PAS subscribers get a well-stocked toolbox, including:
- PAS Reports (quarterly)
- PAS Memo (bimonthly)
- PAS QuickNotes (bimonthly)
- PAS Essential Info Packets
PAS Reports
Practical Guides for Practicing Planners
Quarterly reports deliver authoritative guidance on trending issues and practices. APA members and PAS subscribers can download each new report as it is posted, and can download nearly 100 reports published since 1994. PAS subscribers also receive a print copy of each new PAS report.
Planning for Autonomous Mobility, the latest PAS Report, examines the opportunities and challenges AV technology brings and gives planners a roadmap for action.
PAS Memo
The Best Shoptalk Around
What's working in communities like yours? These bimonthly alerts bring you practical information from planners around the country facing the same challenges you are. APA members and PAS subscribers are connected to an archive of previous issues.
Read "Integrating Capital Improvements Planning with the Comprehensive Plan," the latest PAS Memo, to learn how the City of Austin, Texas, involves planners and integrates comprehensive planning into the capital improvement program planning process.
PAS QuickNotes
Handy Handouts on Hot Topics
Bite-size backgrounders make important planning issues easy for officials and the public to understand. They're ideal for public meetings, private briefings, and staff orientations. APA members and PAS subscribers can download and share each issue with citizens and commissioners in their — or their clients' — communities.
"Corridor Planning," the latest PAS QuickNotes, introduces the concept of corridor planning and provides a primer on the corridor planning process.
PAS Essential Info Packets
One Topic, One Stop
Each PAS Essential Info Packet is a roundup of resources on a single planning topic. They're packed with articles, plan excerpts, model codes, and regulatory examples. All titles in the PAS Essential Info Packets series are free to APA members and PAS subscribers.
Read "Planning & Zoning for Health in the Built Environment," the latest PAS Essential Info Packet, for essential background information and numerous examples of local regulations.
Historic PAS Reports
PAS published its first Information Report in 1949. Each each month we present a new report from the archives.
Municipal Provision of Parking Facilities
Information Report No. 43, October 1952
This month's historic PAS Report examines the growing trend toward municipal parking lots and structures in response to rapidly increasing numbers of personal automobiles and limited parking spaces in downtown districts.