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October 23, 2023
Equity in Practice: Weekend festival focuses on helping historical all-Black towns survive and thrive.
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October 20, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Analysis confirms planning journals and practitioners have not focused on Black voices and Black urbanism for nearly three decades.
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October 12, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A new approach to ensuring racial and ethnic equity are advanced in health impact assessments (HIAs).
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October 11, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Can generative AI take the drudgery out of drafting zoning regulations?
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October 4, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Learn about the unique qualities of the community of Boulder, Colorado and how a shift to digital helped address their planning challenges.
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August 31, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: A framework that provides theory and practice for planners working toward urban justice.
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August 3, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding planning history from the perspective of those oppressed by traditional planning ensures the oppressed are no longer dismissed as passive victims but active players in their lives and communities.
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August 1, 2023
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. How can planning departments use data and technology tools to help make data-driven decisions that solve their locality’s problems? This article looks at data's potential for planners and how technology tools can empower their decision-making process.
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July 18, 2023
Learn about the skills and approaches planners will need to future-proof the profession.
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July 6, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how to balance the opportunities and challenges of working in a publicly traded planning firm.
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June 14, 2023
From across the pond, Peter Geraghty finds the U.K. facing similar challenges in recruiting and retaining planners in the profession.
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June 13, 2023
This June, learn about LGBTQ history while on your feet at one of these six historical walking tours.
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June 9, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Could "right-brain" thinking unlock the potential of your staff reports?
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June 1, 2023
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Managing community growth while preserving residents' quality of life requires the right solutions. Cloud-based, intuitive software connects agencies, staff, and constituents through visibility and access, balancing faster growth with safer, satisfied residents.
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June 1, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Study finds it necessary for planners to take action to ensure the built environment becomes more age-friendly.
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May 23, 2023
A walking tour during NPC23 highlighted the impact of local community groups as they advocate for API residents.
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May 18, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Exploring the use of cost-benefit to develop incentive zoning programs.
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May 15, 2023
Understanding the barriers to diverse planners' recruitment, retention, promotion, and leadership. How employers can promote a welcoming environment and encourage access to opportunities for career growth.
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May 9, 2023
Understand the implications of generative AI and learn three steps for planners to take today.
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May 5, 2023
Take 5: Travel the U.S. and learn about five places of significance that honor the heritage of Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
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April 21, 2023
APA is launching “It Takes a Planner”, an effort aimed at building the influence of planners among state and local elected and appointed officials.
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April 14, 2023
Planners' Day of Service at NPC23 explored neurodiversity within the built environment and assembled Calm Kits for a local Philadelphia organization.
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March 30, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Three cities in Los Angeles County developed stringent development controls to encourage Anglo or Spanish heritage in response to Asian newcomers.
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March 6, 2023
Reflexive opposition to large-scale solar projects is on the rise in many parts of the country. Start planning now to avoid the reactive trap.
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December 13, 2022
Equity in Practice: Five planning firms create a joint internship to help create a diversity-oriented internship program.
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December 8, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: A tool kit for planners to help increase representation in our cities through the practice of "community naming."
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December 1, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners be more efficient in staying informed on current issues by using natural language processing (NLP).
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December 1, 2022
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Learn how municipalities, after switching to an integrated permitting and licensing software, quickly discover that surprisingly small efficiency gains create enormous cost and time savings.
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November 22, 2022
Equity in Practice: Community-led planning effort builds upon Memphis 3.0 to revitalize Orange Mound neighborhood.
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November 17, 2022
Equity in Practice: Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation plan guides housing improvements according to cultural values.
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November 17, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Apply three aspects of equity to make the climate action planning process more inclusive.
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November 9, 2022
Equity in Practice: Champaign, Illinois, planners use a pop up park to create a stronger relationship with the Garden Hills neighborhood.
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October 18, 2022
Equity in Practice: GIS helps prioritize funding for neighborhood revitalization and keeps the entire process transparent.
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October 14, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: The risk of reproducing racist assumptions or narratives in planning.
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October 6, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: How are planners grappling with immigrant needs.
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October 4, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: What can transit value capture teach us about the intersection of entrenched segregation and transportation planning?
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October 4, 2022
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. Discover three ways you can leverage emerging technologies to better connect with your constituents.
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September 19, 2022
As municipal planning departments adopt a fairness and equity mindset in their work with the communities they serve it highlights the state of their workplace practices and the work needed to elevate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) goals within the planning firms and public agencies.
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September 13, 2022
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: It's time to get serious about diversifying local planning and zoning boards.
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September 1, 2022
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. The move to digital solutions is often touted as more efficient and easier for both citizens and government employees. When making the switch, the City of Rancho Cordova, California found that to be true, even drawing hard data on how much time their own departments saved.
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September 1, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: The impact of community participation guiding big data use in planning.
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August 8, 2022
Sponsored content from INRIX X GM. Vision Zero is right around the corner. The data exists, the processes and tools are in place, and now it’s up to us to drive it all forward.
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August 1, 2022
Wisconsin uses GIS to survey residents on internet access and affordability to better direct needed resources to help eliminate the digital divide.
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July 28, 2022
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Local governments are bringing community development online to automate processes and effectively engage with citizens. Learn how Columbia, MO, and Temecula, CA, are driving a digital transformation.
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July 18, 2022
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Is your community ready for asynchronous public hearings?
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July 14, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners preserve dissent in online public engagement opportunities?
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June 30, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Planner Eun Jin Shin investigates representation and wage gaps within the planning profession.
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June 2, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Who, why, and where do adults age 60 and older relocate in the U.S.?
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April 28, 2022
The Town of Morrisville uses digital twins and smart city technology to help the community visualize scenarios and make informed decisions using qualitative and quantitative information.
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April 13, 2022
Sponsored Content: The University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning is highlighting two of our alumnae, Jennifer Krouchick and Lian Plass.
