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Featured: POLICY AND ADVOCACY 7 Ways the New Infrastructure Package Invests in Planning

The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is the culmination of planners' years-long effort to reform and renew the nation's surface transportation law. The program has more direct impact on local and regional planning than any other federal program. Here are some of the biggest planning takeaways.

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HomepageDecember 6, 2021 - APA Learn Design Thinking

Immerse Yourself in Design Thinking

Design thinking is a paradigm-shifting way of developing effective approaches to planning challenges. Join this inspiring series to better understand the impact of the pandemic on communities and implement innovative ideas. Connect with fellow planners in four live workshops and office hours with the facilitator.

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Log Your CM Credits Now

December 31 is the end of the CM reporting period for most AICP members. Learn more about changes coming to the CM program this January, and don't forget to check your CM Log to ensure you keep your AICP certification active.

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Zoning for Eds and Meds

Demographic and technological trends may shape the medical or educational campus of the future. This Zoning Practice encourages planners to focus on the desirable future built form, rather than specific permissible uses, a form-based code can help previously self-contained campus become better integrated into its surrounding community.

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