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How a Single Stairway Can Take Affordable Housing to a New Level
Cities are rethinking their codes to step up housing options and reduce construction costs.by: Joe Tedino November 17, 2025Cities are rethinking their codes to step up housing options and reduce construction costs. -
Why the Pop, Pop, Pop of Pickleball Needs a Zoning Solution
As the nation’s fastest-growing sport transforms parks and neighborhoods, planners have a chance to lead — before the conflicts land in court.by: Charles Leahy November 14, 2025As the nation’s fastest-growing sport transforms parks and neighborhoods, planners have a chance to lead — before the conflicts land in court. -
How My Own Mental Health Inspired Better Park Design
Parks planner Kelsey Zlevor explains how creating a sense of awe and ease can mitigate depression, anxiety, and other conditions.by: Lauren Sheperd November 13, 2025Parks planner Kelsey Zlevor explains how creating a sense of awe and ease can mitigate depression, anxiety, and other conditions. -
7 Ways to Encourage Urban Forests in Your City
Vibrant cities and healthy tree canopies go together. With federal funding cuts, planners can team up with foresters to find success.by: Mary Hammon November 06, 2025Vibrant cities and healthy tree canopies go together. With federal funding cuts, planners can team up with foresters to find success. -
Trauma-Informed Engagement in Planning
PAS Memo 126by: Marie Ruemenapp, Holly Madill, AICP, Kelley Blanck, Charlotte Peterson, Paige Smith November 04, 2025This edition of PAS Memo introduces the core principles of trauma-informed engagement, discusses strategies for putting those principles into practice, and examines a case study from Michigan State University.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Challenging Perceptions of ‘Don’t Go’ Neighborhoods Can Create Opportunities
By pushing back, planners may boost housing supply and economic development in Chicago and other historically segregated cities.by: Pete Saunders October 28, 2025By pushing back, planners may boost housing supply and economic development in Chicago and other historically segregated cities. -
Modular Momentum: Boulder’s New Approach to Housing
How an innovative partnership in Colorado is helping solve the home affordability crisis.by: Natalie Missakian October 23, 2025How an innovative partnership in Colorado is helping solve the home affordability crisis. -
A Compass to Save the ‘Last Great Ski Town’ in Colorado
How value-based decision-making and robust community engagement drove the creation of Crested Butte’s resilient, comprehensive plan.by: Jon DePaolis October 16, 2025How value-based decision-making and robust community engagement drove the creation of Crested Butte’s resilient, comprehensive plan. -
The Magic of Mini Forests
Why the Miyawaki method helps communities in their fight against climate impact and rising urban heat.by: Benjamin Hitchings, FAICP October 09, 2025Why the Miyawaki method helps communities in their fight against climate impact and rising urban heat. -
Adaptation Pathways for Climate Resilience
PAS QuickNotes 115by: Melissa May, AICP October 01, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how developing adaptation pathways for climate resilience facilitates proactive planning in the face of uncertainty around the timing, location, and extent of local climate change impacts.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
New Salary Survey Reveals AICP Planners Make More Than Their Peers
We asked, you answered: American Planning Association members provide a snapshot of the state of the profession.by: Jon DePaolis September 29, 2025We asked, you answered: American Planning Association members provide a snapshot of the state of the profession. -
Democracy on the Waterfront: 'Emergent City' Confronts Planning’s Messy Realities
New documentary tracks a major Brooklyn redevelopment project for over a decade.by: Ezra Haber Glenn, AICP September 25, 2025New documentary tracks a major Brooklyn redevelopment project for over a decade. -
Your Essential Planning Bookshelf, According to the Experts
The "Booked on Planning" podcast offers insights into what planners should be reading and why.by: Lauren Sheperd September 23, 2025The "Booked on Planning" podcast offers insights into what planners should be reading and why. -
Axed Federal Funding Leaves Urban Forests Out on a Limb
Flush with federal money as recently as a year ago, communities nationwide now are adapting to a very different landscape for tree initiatives.by: Mary Hammon September 18, 2025Flush with federal money as recently as a year ago, communities nationwide now are adapting to a very different landscape for tree initiatives. -
A Planner's Advice for Navigating the Political Landscape
Here are five ways to understand the game and players without feeling forced to play politics.by: Lauren Middleton-Pratt September 15, 2025Here are five ways to understand the game and players without feeling forced to play politics. -
5 Tech Tools for Building Relevant and Reliable Urban Data Infrastructure
APA’s Technology Division highlights platforms that can preserve and convey crucial information.by: Cynthia Albright, FAICP CUD, GISP, Lian Plass, AICP September 04, 2025APA’s Technology Division highlights platforms that can preserve and convey crucial information. -
Reality Capture for Planning
PAS QuickNotes 114by: Andrew Buck, AICP September 01, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes defines reality capture and explains how planners can use this emerging technology to efficiently collect data, assess potential impacts, and create visually compelling materials.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Bike Bus Pedals in New Era of School Transportation
Grassroots efforts around the globe have gotten kids to school safely on two wheels. Now, North American planners are joining in.by: Elissa ChudwinGrassroots efforts around the globe have gotten kids to school safely on two wheels. Now, North American planners are joining in. -
When Pain Lingers, Trauma-Informed Planning is Helping People Heal
Adapted from a concept in the medical field, the practice responds to tragedy by listening.by: Patrick Sisson August 21, 2025Adapted from a concept in the medical field, the practice responds to tragedy by listening. -
Beat Extreme Heat with These 8 Tactics
The deadliest weather-related threat in the U.S. calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today.by: Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow August 18, 2025The deadliest weather-related threat in the U.S. calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today. -
5 Meaningful Ways to Support the Unhoused
My first-hand experience with homelessness has shown me how planners can help.by: Christine Quattro, AICP August 14, 2025My first-hand experience with homelessness has shown me how planners can help. -
The Best Planning Books to Read Right Now
JAPA reviewers share their takes on books about suburban politics, third places for an aging population, ethical cities, gayborhoods, and LA’s beaches.by: Jon DePaolis August 07, 2025JAPA reviewers share their takes on books about suburban politics, third places for an aging population, ethical cities, gayborhoods, and LA’s beaches. -
Planning for Digital Twin Implementation
PAS Memo 125by: Adam Beck, Gavin Cotterill August 01, 2025This edition of PAS Memo provides planners with actionable guidance on how to create a strategic framework for planning, preparing for, procuring, and implementing digital twin technology.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Planning on the Run: How Running Transformed My Perspective on Cities and Towns
My doctor prescribed running for my health, but I’ve also gained insight into mobility, placemaking, and personal resilience as the miles ticked by.by: Robert Barber, FAICP July 31, 2025My doctor prescribed running for my health, but I’ve also gained insight into mobility, placemaking, and personal resilience as the miles ticked by. -
Inside the Urban Institute’s New Tool for Building Equity
With point-based data, cities are creating maps of how well services match their community’s needs, block by block.by: Elissa Chudwin July 24, 2025With point-based data, cities are creating maps of how well services match their community’s needs, block by block. -
Master the Message: 6 Time-Tested Tips for Better Communication
How to effectively tell the planning story without losing your audience.by: Lauren Middleton-Pratt July 21, 2025How to effectively tell the planning story without losing your audience. -
New Museum Portrays Public Housing’s Complicated History
Interactive storytelling, everyday objects, and case studies showcase the lives of real people over the past century.by: Elissa Chudwin July 10, 2025Interactive storytelling, everyday objects, and case studies showcase the lives of real people over the past century. -
Innovative Ways to Boost Attainable Housing
Small communities in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island are using taxes, collaborative efforts, and zoning reforms to increase affordable housing.by: Natalie MissakianSmall communities in Oregon, Wisconsin, and Rhode Island are using taxes, collaborative efforts, and zoning reforms to increase affordable housing. -
Digital Trust In Public Spaces
PAS QuickNotes 113by: Jyoti Singh July 01, 2025This edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how planners can use Digital Trust for Places & Routines (DTPR), an open-source communication standard, to make digital infrastructure more understandable and enable public participation that can help foster community trust in data-driven smart cities.Nonmember price$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
No Joke, Improv Helps This Planner Build Better Communities
Phil Green, AICP, talks about how improvisational techniques can help strengthen active listening skills, boost confidence, and lead to a lot more fun at work.by: Meghan Stromberg June 26, 2025Phil Green, AICP, talks about how improvisational techniques can help strengthen active listening skills, boost confidence, and lead to a lot more fun at work. -
Can AI Empower Planners to Accomplish More with Less?
As changing federal policy and funding cuts add new complications to planners’ jobs, some are turning to artificial intelligence to improve efficiency.by: Joe Tedino June 18, 2025As changing federal policy and funding cuts add new complications to planners’ jobs, some are turning to artificial intelligence to improve efficiency. -
Is The $42 Billion Plan to Expand Broadband Now Under Siege?
The Trump administration in June changed how grants will be awarded, again forcing planners to scramble to overcome challenges to make high-speed internet a reality for all.by: Taylor Moore June 12, 2025The Trump administration in June changed how grants will be awarded, again forcing planners to scramble to overcome challenges to make high-speed internet a reality for all. -
Toronto Finds the Perfect (Parking) Spot for Affordable Housing
Partnering with a community land trust, the Canadian city crafts a creative solution to build more housing in one of the most expensive places in North America.by: Michael Koy June 05, 2025Partnering with a community land trust, the Canadian city crafts a creative solution to build more housing in one of the most expensive places in North America. -
Leading Through Change Is Our Superpower
Planners can rely on their core values and skills, the support of their peers, and targeted resources from APA to successfully navigate uncertainty.by: Sue Schwartz, FAICP June 02, 2025Planners can rely on their core values and skills, the support of their peers, and targeted resources from APA to successfully navigate uncertainty. -
Data Governance for Planners
PAS Memo 124by: Norman Wright, AICP June 01, 2025This edition of PAS Memo explains why good data management must be a fundamental practice for planning offices and offers a basic data governance framework that meets the specific needs of planning practice.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
As Devastating Fires Increase, Planners Need a Proactive Approach
In LA and elsewhere, resilient recovery requires strong plans, streamlined processes, and a lot of community listening.by: Molly Mowery, AICPIn LA and elsewhere, resilient recovery requires strong plans, streamlined processes, and a lot of community listening. -
‘Kelo’ Revisited: 20 Years Since the Controversial Eminent Domain Case
How the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling rippled through legislatures and shifted states’ regulatory approach.by: Francine Romero May 22, 2025How the Supreme Court’s ruling rippled through legislatures and shifted states’ regulatory approach. -
The Planner’s Best Offense is a Good Defense
As pro-planning federal policies and funding shift and shrink, planners can learn from strong defensive teams like the ‘bad boy’ Detroit Pistons of the 1980s and ’90s Chicago Bulls.by: Jeffrey Levine, AICP May 22, 2025As pro-planning federal policies and funding shift and shrink, planners can learn from strong defensive teams like the ‘bad boy’ Detroit Pistons of the 1980s and ’90s Chicago Bulls. -
D.C.’s Massive Modernization Plan Lights Up Energy Savings
How the District’s $309 million program used public-private partnerships and resident feedback to convert 75,000 streetlights to LED.by: Joe Tedino May 15, 2025How the District’s $309 million program used public-private partnerships and resident feedback to convert 75,000 streetlights to LED. -
Billions at Stake as Lawsuits Challenge Voter-Approved Transit Projects
Cities like Nashville and Austin face political roadblocks to major public transit expansions, despite surging popularity.by: Robbie Sequeira May 08, 2025Cities like Nashville and Austin face political roadblocks to major public transit expansions, despite surging popularity. -
Planning the Red Planet
Justin Hollander, PhD, FAICP, makes the case for why planners' expertise should shape cities and settlements in outer space.by: Joseph DeAngelis, AICP May 01, 2025Justin Hollander, PhD, FAICP, makes the case for why planners' expertise should help shape cities and human settlements in outer space. -
How to Use Social Media to Build Your Planning Entourage
Don’t let being an introvert IRL keep you from growing your professional network and friend base online, says the planner behind @CityPlannerKate.by: Meghan Stromberg April 29, 2025Don’t let being an introvert IRL keep you from growing your professional network and friend base online, says the planner behind @CityPlannerKate. -
Amid Uncertainty, Cities Use Data to Get the Lead Out
How Salt Lake City and Cincinnati leveraged data-driven formulas to unearth lead pipes in the most vulnerable neighborhoods.by: Elissa Chudwin April 24, 2025How Salt Lake City and Cincinnati leveraged data-driven formulas to unearth lead pipes in the most vulnerable neighborhoods. -
Unlock Suburban Housing Potential and Put Empty Offices to Work
Five tips for transforming unused corporate campuses into modern, high-quality multifamily projects.by: Jongwoong Kim, AICP April 17, 2025Five tips for transforming unused corporate campuses into modern, high-quality multifamily projects. -
New Documentary Pulls Back the Curtain on the People Who Make Cities Run
'Dallas, 2019’ makes it personal, following the real-world drama and complexities of day-to-day city management.by: Ezra Haber Glenn, AICP April 10, 2025'Dallas, 2019’ makes it personal, following the real-world drama and complexities of day-to-day city management. -
4 Tech Tools to Visualize Your Urban Design
APA’s Technology Division recommends 3D modeling and analysis tools to support data-informed decision-making and build support before construction even begins.by: Tyler Scott, David Wasserman, AICP April 03, 2025APA’s Technology Division recommends 3D modeling and analysis tools to support data-informed decision-making and build support before construction even begins. -
Making Sustainability Mainstream: The 5A Planning Approach and the Rogers Innovation Adoption Curve
PAS Memo 123by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Norman Wright, AICP March 28, 2025This edition of PAS Memo explains why current sustainability measures are often not successful and describes how using the 5A planning approach and the Rogers innovation adoption curve can create truly sustainable outcomes.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
How the Push to Revive 'Ghost Stores' Can Bring Back Hyperlocal Communities
Vacant corner stores reborn as cafes, markets, and shops connect urban neighbors to fresh food and one another.by: Patrick Sisson March 27, 2025Vacant corner stores reborn as cafes, markets, and shops connect urban neighbors to fresh food and one another. -
The Best of Planning’s Community Green
To celebrate Earth Day, check out these stunning and multi-benefit ecofriendly projects.by: Jon DePaolis, Meghan Stromberg March 25, 2025To celebrate Earth Day, check out these stunning and multi-benefit ecofriendly projects. -
How Sacramento Won Major Housing Gains with Zoning Reform
Tom Pace shares why eliminating parking requirements and simplifying the development process works.by: Meghan Stromberg March 20, 2025Tom Pace shares why eliminating parking requirements and simplifying the development process works.
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