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August 4, 2021
Planners' infrastructure priorities will hit an important milestone later this week (August 4, 2021) when the Senate passes the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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July 30, 2021
Members of APA's Technology Division continue the conversation on the technical skills and knowledge that emerging professionals need to consider to keep pace with the future of planning.
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July 29, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Do local comprehensive plans advance equitable outcomes?
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July 23, 2021
Key takeaways from the ACSP/APA Practitioner Diversity Climate Survey. Planners acknowledge that employers are responsible for creating a climate of inclusion that starts at recruitment and continues through promotion. Employees also need ongoing training and support to accomplish these goals.
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July 22, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: The ideal of school choice has travel implications for youth/students.
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July 16, 2021
Digitalization is the conversion of processes or roles from an analog form to a digital form? What are some of these broader societal trends in digitalization, and what are the implications for planning?
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July 15, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Cultural biases impact how people will respond differently to government and planning interventions.
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July 13, 2021
State governments are finding new ways to amplify local and regional planning efforts that take aim at curbing harmful carbon emissions and ensuring climate impacts do not disproportionately burden underserved communities. Here is a look at some actions states are taking to help communities secure net-zero futures.
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July 9, 2021
A success story of how vacant lots in Philadelphia were transformed into climate-resilient pollinator gardens to combat climate change.
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July 8, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the history of exclusionary zoning practices.
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July 1, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Local decision makers using staff reports to ensure consistency with comprehensive plans.
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June 24, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the shifting social consequences of a changing climate.
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June 17, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: The changing realities of Western gateway communities.
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June 16, 2021
Sponsored Content from RDL Architects: Learn how RDL Architects (RDL), headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, was tasked with renewing an historic school for its latest purpose — a 62-unit affordable senior apartment building.
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June 10, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: What are the implications of human rights for planning in Canadian cities, and beyond?
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June 10, 2021
APA recognizes its four 2021 National Planning Award recipients.
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June 3, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Discover the emerging trends in shared rental housing in Shanghai, specifically that of bed space rentals, and their implications for gender equity.
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May 21, 2021
The AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct articulates shared values and how these should be applied in planning practice. The Code is being updated to reflect the needs of today's planners and members are invited to share their comments.
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May 20, 2021
Catch up on the latest efforts by planners who are leading zoning reform across the country.
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May 17, 2021
Through community development work, the Mel King Institute in Boston continues to fight for causes that Mel King has championed his life.
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May 13, 2021
Sponsored content from Harmari STR: Primary residency and host presence requirements in short term rental (STR) ordinances can mitigate against negative impacts from commercial STR growth. Learn from state and municipal examples that illustrate some of the major trends in STR compliance.
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May 13, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Performance benchmarking in public water and sanitation services may only feign efficiency and efficacy in many low- and middle-income countries.
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May 6, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Ridership forecasts predict the future, but this post explains their past.
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May 5, 2021
Boston's Somerville Community Path and the Alewife Linear Park provide multiple mobility options year-round.
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May 3, 2021
Boston's new zoning amendment works to affirmatively further fair housing and addresses concerns about displacement.
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April 29, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: In Hong Kong, building new towns requires strategic spatial planning to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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April 28, 2021
Moakley Park Resiliency Plan creates a modern 21st century community park to address climate change needs and prioritizes social, cultural, economic, and environmental equity.
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April 19, 2021
Massachusetts' Shared Streets and Spaces grant program offers a look at improving quality of life by investing in public spaces.
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April 16, 2021
APA remembers the life and work of former AIP President Leon Eplan, FAICP.
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April 13, 2021
Zoning reform efforts are underway in Connecticut, a state with a long history of exclusionary zoning. Several bills that aim to tackle zoning reform are in play at the legislature this session — and planners are weighing in.
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April 12, 2021
Baltimore's GIS-based CoDeMap application connects the importance of housing and health, allowing for place-based intervention approaches.
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April 2, 2021
A bipartisan bill that would empower planners to reform zoning and development codes, create housing action plans, and modernize regulatory structures has been introduced in Congress.
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April 2, 2021
Planners and communities are eager to see transformational infrastructure policy move forward in Washington. While President Biden's infrastructure plan offers much promise, there are also important questions that remain unanswered about support for planning-led solutions in any infrastructure package.
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March 25, 2021
Earmarks are back on Capitol Hill, giving planners a new pathway for securing funding for critical projects. APA's Jason Jordan breaks down what planners need to know to secure federal support for transportation project earmarks.
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March 25, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: A survey of Black and Latinx planning students found that the students experienced different levels of discrimination depending on their citizenship status, race/ethnicity, nationality, and citizen status. Participants did not believe that planning education was allowing students to develop the skills to be culturally sensitive planners.
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March 18, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Duke University seeks community input when deciding how to invest in its surrounding neighborhoods in Durham, North Carolina.
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March 11, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: The grid system of American city streets has tangible implications for equity in mobility, public health, and environmental sustainability.
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March 4, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Using the Plan Integration for Resilience Scorecard (PIRS), researchers studied the Dutch city of Nijmegen to determine how integrated planning can reduce flooding vulnerability.
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February 18, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Neighborhoods that were once targets of redlining now have higher land surface temperatures than other neighborhoods in the same city. Planners need to correct past policy errors to make cities more equitable, including in urban heat management.
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February 16, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Chicago's policy of selling vacant lots at a very low cost to adjacent landowners and other purchasers with local connections has resulted in a reduction in neighborhood crime.
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February 11, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Why do landlords set housing rents below market? Can planners use this to expand affordable housing without public subsidies?
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February 10, 2021
Petra Hurtado, PhD, APA's Research Director, explores patterns and the agility and technological innovation planners need.
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February 4, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: How effective are industrial preservation policies in promoting industrial activity, and can planners use them as an economic development tool?
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January 29, 2021
Sponsored Content from Granicus: Whether because of COVID concerns or in spite of them, the growth of the short-term rental market was rapid in 2020, and it looks like that trend will continue in 2021.
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January 28, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Read some early research into whether density aggravates the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 27, 2021
A new economic development bill includes provisions that will make it easier for towns and cities across Massachusetts to produce more housing by greenlighting certain local zoning changes with a simple majority vote.
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January 21, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: How do researchers inventory restrictive regulations and assess their relationship to the underproduction of housing?
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January 15, 2021
A Guide for the Idealist post: Planners need to be more reflective about their practice, and radical planners might adopt different reflective frameworks.
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January 14, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Get recommendations for integrating proactive and resilient greenspace improvements into disaster recovery planning.
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January 7, 2021
Read APA's statement regarding the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
