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 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 With Diverse Communities, the latest PAS Report, examines how planners can better engage people of color in planning processes and work to improve quality of life in ethnically and racially diverse communities for all.
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 "Short Term Rentals: Regulation and Enforcement," the latest PAS Memo, for strategies and lessons learned from the City of New Orleans in navigating this contentious issue.
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.
"Inclusive Growth," the latest PAS QuickNotes, explains how public officials, planners, and community stakeholders can use their influence over land use and development to support an equitable distribution of community benefits.
Historic PAS Reports
PAS published its first Information Report in 1949. Each month we present a new report from the archives.
Neighborhood Service Facilities
Information Report No. 234, May 1968
This month's historic PAS Report explores the decentralization of city and social services to neighborhood facilities to improve efficiency, accessibility, responsiveness, and innovation.
Subscribe to PAS
Organizations that subscribe to PAS receive one print copy of each new PAS Report, and staff members of these organizations have online access to PAS Reports, PAS Memo, PAS QuickNotes, and APA's Research KnowledgeBase. APA members also have online access to PAS publications and the Research KnowledgeBase.