Planning July 2013

In This Issue:

Allen Best describes what's being done to cope with the growing menace of wildfire.

It's a revenue magnet. It's an anchor. And it's green. Craig Guillot reports.

North Hempstead makes independent living possible, says Lisa Selin Davis.

Chris Tramutola takes a spin along the soon-to-be-revamped Long Island Motor Parkway.

Anne Wyatt argues that San Diego and other cities should rebrand this type of affordable housing.

How location-based social media helps with visioning. Randy Goers explains in Planning Practice.

Turning local resources into green assets. Madeline Bodin reports in a Sustaining Places story.

A regular column by APA's CEO Paul Farmer.

Urban campgrounds, Arcosanti.

Public trust doctrine: Iowa, Arizona.

Statistics in the news, compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: renewables.

Reid Ewing ponders JAPA.

Land value, fact checking.

Playing games, Boston suburbs.

New reports, blogs, videos, etc.

Context is everything.

Cover: The Waldo Canyon Fire. Art credit: U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Jeremy Lock.

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