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July 10, 2023
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Does your zoning allow new housing on faith-based land?
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June 21, 2023
Members of the Housing Supply Accelerator Steering Committee tour three housing developments on Chicago's south and west sides to see innovation at work.
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June 21, 2023
Recent Housing Supply Accelerator convening explored the various issues and opportunities related to construction and development of the nation's housing.
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June 15, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Planners can promote sharing capabilities to create a flexible backdrop for people to live within to meet the social needs of Americans today.
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June 7, 2023
Multigenerational and age-friendly communities create a vehicle to bring generations together; reduce age segregation and ageism; decrease social isolation, depression, and loneliness; and improve community infrastructure and facilities.
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May 31, 2023
A walking tour during NPC23 illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing Philadelphia's Chinatown.
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May 30, 2023
APA and AARP partner to create a guide to expand local supply and legal occupancy of ADUs
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March 24, 2023
Governors address housing policies in state of state addresses in 2023.
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March 22, 2023
National experts appointed to help guide the Housing Supply Accelerator.
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March 2, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Authors aim to understand the effectiveness of different inclusionary zoning policies.
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January 19, 2023
Uncovering JAPA: Manufactured housing deserves more academic attention.
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January 10, 2023
Congress passes a new $85 million grant program aimed at zoning reform. The funding represents a new and significant incentive and support for local zoning reform and planning for housing affordability.
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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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July 18, 2022
A recent report demonstrates that the underproduction of housing units affects 47 states and Washington D.C., and its impacts are being felt in all kinds of places, from dense urban areas to small, rural towns.
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March 3, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Authors examine 180 cities in Southern California to determine if changing residential land uses reduce housing inequities.
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January 6, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Solutions for ensuring people living with dementia are included in the planning process.
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December 16, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: How do uneven negotiating powers stymie affordable housing development?
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December 2, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Exploration of how policy, family-oriented design, and programming has the ability to influence parents' locational choice in where to raise their family.
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September 30, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: An experiment to determine if the number of people impact the quality of a public space?
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September 16, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: How has the jobs-housing balance in California shifted from the results measured in earlier research?
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August 19, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: See early measurements on the impact of eliminating single-family zoning on Minneapolis property values.
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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 20, 2021
Catch up on the latest efforts by planners who are leading zoning reform across the country.
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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 3, 2021
Boston's new zoning amendment works to affirmatively further fair housing and addresses concerns about displacement.
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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 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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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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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 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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August 24, 2020
Sponsored Content from Granicus: A strong ordinance and a proactive approach can provide communities with a sustainable system for regulation of short-term rentals.
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June 18, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Affordable housing and resiliency must coexist. How can low-income households weather the storm?
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May 14, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Is it time to give the ax to single-family residential zoning? Nine JAPA viewpoints argue the question from both sides.
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March 5, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Planners may create communities more resilient to housing foreclosure by addressing location affordability.
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February 20, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: There is more to housing affordability than finding a place with a reasonable rent. What can planners do to promote energy efficiency and, more importantly, energy justice?
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February 3, 2020
As 2020 state legislative sessions start up, here are three top issues for planners.
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August 8, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: If cities want to attract new residents and planners want those residents to thrive, a coordinated response to bed bugs is necessary.
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August 6, 2019
State legislation is a part of housing reform. Here are APA's actions for the states.
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August 1, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Single-family restrictions, lot sizes restrictions, and parking requirements limit developers’ ability to build affordable housing. However, in this quandary, we may also find the solution.
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July 11, 2019
Read about the three key housing crisis takeaways for planners in the new National League of Cities Housing Task Force report, Homeward Bound.
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June 13, 2019
One of APA's partners, Enterprise, describes its work in the arena of housing affordability and accessibility.
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May 21, 2019
Clovis, California's Cottage Home Program for affordable housing is expanding throughout the city.
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October 26, 2018
State and local ballot measures are driving voters to the polls this fall. We are watching some key planning-related measures that could have an impact on your community.
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March 26, 2018
Housing affordability challenges across the nation are some of the most pressing and controversial. Learn more about California housing legislation and the role of planners.
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January 11, 2018
In a controversial move, HUD issued a notice effectively suspending new fair housing planning rules until 2020. APA plans to submit comments on the action.
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November 10, 2017
The Senate Finance Committee released a detailed summary of its own tax reform legislation just hours after the long-awaited tax bill hit the floor in the House.
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November 6, 2017
The long-awaited tax reform legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (HR 1), contains provisions that will have potentially significant impacts on housing and economic development activities.
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April 24, 2017
Community Development Programs have impacted communities all across the country, here are just a few of the many accomplishments made possible by CDBG and HOME.
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February 3, 2017
Issues of housing, social equity, and access to data are critical APA legislative and policy priorities, and APA will vigorously oppose legislation that threatens them.
