PAS Reports
Four times a year, APA's Planning Advisory Service publishes a new PAS Report with guidance on current issues and innovative practices.
Planning With Diverse Communities
PAS Report 593
The United States is becoming more diverse, bringing both opportunities and challenges. The latest PAS Report offers the information and tools planners need to better engage people of color in planning processes and improve quality of life for all in ethnically and racially diverse communities.
Members and Subscribers
PAS Report Archives
APA members and PAS subscribers can download each new report as it is posted, and can download nearly 100 reports published since 1994. Others may purchase PDFs of the reports. PAS subscribers also receive a print copy of each new PAS report.
Historic Reports
PAS published its first Information Report in 1949. To celebrate this history, each month we'll present a new report from the archives. We hope you enjoy these fascinating snapshots of planning issues of yesteryear.
Community Mental Health Centers
Information Report No. 223, June 1967
For much of the 19th and early 20th centuries those with mental disabilities or psychiatric issues were sent to state-run mental institutions or hospitals, but a new model for treatment began to emerge in the mid-20th century. This month's historic PAS report offers guidance on how to plan and zone for these new psychiatric treatment facilities.
Become a PAS Report Author
We’re always looking for authors to write or update PAS Reports on a variety of planning topics. Visit the archive to see the list of all past reports. If you have an idea for a PAS Report, please contact Ann Dillemuth at PASReports@planning.org.