Planning January 2017
Planning January 2017
Special Issue on New York
APA is headed to New York City in May for the 2017 National Planning Conference. January's Planning gives readers a preview of action in the Big Apple with stories about parks, transit, and the tools planners are using to predict New York's future. Planning also crosses the Hudson to check out the scene on New Jersey's Gold Coast.
Featured Articles
More Than a New York Minute
Alec Appelbaum reports on the efforts to make the country’s oldest — and most used — transportation system in the U.S. better.
Zoning at 100
The city celebrates a century of zoning — and gets ready for the next one. By Lisa Chamberlain.
The Resilient City
New York is a city that survives, thrives — and plans. Alex Marshall paints a big-picture view.
The Impossible Task of Mapping the Future
Absent a crystal ball, the enormously complex region uses scenario planning tools to determine how to grow. By Robert Lane.
Central Parks for Everyone
Scott Dvorak explains how the city is reaching into all five boroughs to create great parks for every New Yorker.
On the Gold Coast
Colleen O’Dea takes us across the Hudson from Manhattan. New Jersey’s cities aren’t quite what you remember them to be.
News & Departments
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing interprets conflicting research results.
Viewpoint
Solutions beyond the bike lane.
Cover: Aerial of Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan. Photo by Stéphane Legrand.