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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.
Planning Magazine
Each month, APA's member magazine shows how innovative planning programs and techniques are reshaping America's communities.
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Journal of the American Planning Association
Since 1935, the quarterly Journal of the American Planning Association has published research, commentaries, and book reviews useful to practicing planners, scholars, students, policy makers, and others interested in the planning profession.

PAS Reports
APA's Planning Advisory Service published its first Information Report in 1949. Each quarterly PAS Report provides authoritative guidance on current issues and innovative practices in the field of planning.

PAS Report 592
Planning for Autonomous Mobility
Explore the opportunities and challenges autonomous vehicle technology will bring for planners and communities.
PAS Memo
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.
PAS Quicknotes
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.
Zoning Practice
Zoning Practice helps guide you as you write and administer smart development codes.
The Commissioner
The Commissioner is full of features and practical tips that will help you make critical decisions in the best interest of your community.
Books
Planners Press, an imprint of the American Planning Association, has now joined Routledge, a member of Taylor & Francis Group.