Blogs

November 22, 2016

Women in Planning: Tips for Successful Civic Engagement

APA's Women and Planning division talked with Jennifer Evans-Cowley, PhD, AICP, about her experience as a planner and the value of making community members a part of the planning process.

October 12, 2016

Public Engagement: The Key to Building Inclusive Communities

Jessica Garrow, AICP, community development director for the City of Aspen, got to where she is today through hard work and perseverance. She recounts her planning journey and the lessons she's learned along the way.

September 22, 2016

In Memoriam: John Hirten, FAICP

Former AIP Executive Director John Hirten, FAICP, died in September 2016.

August 15, 2016

The Waypoint to Yellowstone That Is So Much More

Broadway Avenue in Red Lodge, Montana, may serve as a corridor to Yellowstone National Park, but the scenic main street is much more than a pass through.

July 26, 2016

Beacon Hill’s Enchanted Food Forest

Sandy Pernitz, the Seattle city staff person who works directly with the Beacon Food Forest, tells the tale of how the community rallied around an innovative project in food systems planning.

July 20, 2016

Turning Blight to Beets at the Roosevelt Row Growhouse

The Growhouse in Phoenix's Roosevelt Row, named a Great Neighborhood in 2015, turned a dry, vacant lot into a productive urban farm.

July 18, 2016

5 Things That Our PSO Does (And Yours Should, Too)

Three University of Arizona planning students share engagement strategies from their Planning Student Organization.

July 15, 2016

Chicago's Pullman Neighborhood Ventures into a Greener Industrial Age

Chicago's Pullman neighborhood is turning a new leaf with green rooftops from New York's Gotham Greens.

July 12, 2016

New Resources for Local Food Systems Planning

As a part of the Growing Food Connection partnership, APA recently unveiled a series of policy briefs for planners and decision makers that help tackle local issues in food systems planning.

June 28, 2016