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.
Official Joint Planning in the United States
Information Report No. 56, November 1953
Joint planning — coordinated planning activities among adjacent governmental units — helps address planning issues that extend over political boundaries. This month's historic PAS report surveys joint planning agencies in the United States.
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.
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A subscription includes PAS Reports (print and digital), PAS Memo, PAS QuickNotes, and PAS Essential Packets. APA members receive digital PAS publications free.