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March 17, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: What role does partisanship play in transportation reform?
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March 15, 2022
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: What are mobility hubs? And how can planners use zoning and other land-use and development regulations to support mobility-oriented development?
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March 14, 2022
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Do high office vacancy rates mean that office-to-housing conversions are inevitable? How does zoning affect opportunities for adaptive reuse projects?
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March 14, 2022
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is preparing rules for implementing new federal broadband programs authorized and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). Planners are actively working with administration officials to ensure that any new regulations proposed to support implementation position communities to better plan for broadband.
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March 10, 2022
This blog post provides an overview of pedestrian-oriented design as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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March 10, 2022
This blog post provides an overview of improvement districts as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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March 10, 2022
This blog post provides an overview of creative placemaking as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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March 10, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: America's streets are among the world's widest, what does this cost communities?
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March 8, 2022
Documentary explores the long-lasting impacts of redlining on communities.
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March 8, 2022
In Greensboro, North Carolina, three AICP-certified women discuss their personal journeys into planning and the value of AICP.
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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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March 2, 2022
Findings from a recent APA survey demonstrate that the urban planning profession needs to understand and evaluate the risks and benefits of AI applications.
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February 25, 2022
A Guide for the Idealist post from Rick Willson, FAICP expands on the process of reflection in practice as it works both at the moment and after the fact. Action is on a scale that can go from listening to forgiving. Release refers to letting go of personal expectations and doing one's best without the guarantee of the outcome.
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February 24, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the outcomes from climate mandates to address sea level rise in Florida.
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February 17, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the impact of mandatory inclusionary housing on the affordable housing stock in London, England.
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February 15, 2022
APA member Eunice Roxann Read shares her personal career journey and gives insight into the resilience needed to continually adapt and thrive in the course of your work life.
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February 11, 2022
Highlights from the 2021 Annual Ethics Report and actions taken by the AICP Ethics Committee.
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February 10, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding the burden on individuals who avoided public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 3, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how major metropolitan areas have shifted their approach to zoning for density.
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January 28, 2022
Two recent disciplinary actions taken by the AICP Ethics Committee in December 2021.
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January 27, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: While planners have long valued diversity, equity, and inclusion, Municipal cultural plans too often treat diversity, equity, and inclusion superficially.
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January 25, 2022
Planners are increasingly aware of neurodiversity, focusing on fostering community engagement and advocating for inclusion in the workplace. Neurodiversity, encompassing variations like autism, offers a broader perspective on human differences, relevant to planning and the built environment.
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January 24, 2022
APA Florida’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee launched a survey to better understand the intersection of experiences and the work of planning in Florida concerning equity, diversity, and inclusion. The survey results and a panel discussion were shared via a webinar.
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January 21, 2022
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Jenny Raitt challenges planners to reckon with zoning's racist legacy, and work to build integrated and equitable communities.
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January 20, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: A look if removing minimum parking requirements shift development trends in cities and reduce car-dependence in the long run?
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January 13, 2022
Uncovering JAPA: This study looks at if location determines how and when older adults may stop driving.
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January 11, 2022
Design thinking instructor Thomas Fisher discusses how the practice is useful for planners to envision the future.
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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 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of adaptive reuse as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural towns. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of community events as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of pop-up designs and activations as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of elevating community assets to increase physical activity in small and rural towns. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of community events as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post introduces the Everyday Destinations project, a 15-part blog series that explores planning approaches to encourage physical activity in small and rural communities.
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December 21, 2021
This blog post provides an overview of growth area identification as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.
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December 17, 2021
The Unangan community of St. George, Alaska, demonstrates the power of planning in a rural and remote community to build a more resilient future.
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December 16, 2021
AICP President Mitchell J. Silver details the 2021 updates to the AICP Code of Ethics.
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December 16, 2021
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Learn how different approaches to digital transformation can empower constituents, connect communities, and accelerate development.
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December 16, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: How do uneven negotiating powers stymie affordable housing development?
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December 15, 2021
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Three recent issues of Zoning Practice have offered bold new visions for alternatives to the status quo in zoning. These visions range from a radical rebuild to an attempt to harness self-interest to advance elusive collective goals.
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December 8, 2021
For many planners, “smart city” is just a buzzword that does not connect with their community goals and is not part of their vision or toolkit. This is something that needs to change. The question is not whether planners should plan for smart cities, but rather how they can do so in equitable and sustainable ways.
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December 7, 2021
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is a framework to discover and mobilize assets or resources available in a community and use them to benefit residents.
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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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November 24, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Connecting what political candidates' social media posts to plan outcomes may help signal what plans will be implemented.
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November 19, 2021
Moonlighting, when prohibited by employers, can result in revocation of your AICP credential.
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November 18, 2021
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Learn how Horry County, South Carolina put GIS at the core of government operations and made data readily accessible to residents, developers, contractors, and visitors.
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November 18, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: The 'Planners' Circles' or walksheds need to be customized to take into account trip purpose and who is walking.
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November 12, 2021
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Cities, towns, and counties often take a light touch when it comes to zoning for major educational and health-care campuses. But do demographic and technological changes mean it's time to rethink the status quo?
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November 11, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: By exploring the outcomes of Montgomery County, Maryland's, transfer development rights program, author Li Fang provides a strong case for adjusting the standard practices around TDR program evaluations.
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November 11, 2021
Sponsored content from Tyler Technologies. In a context of recovery and a new focus on growth, driving virtual community development is an approach that is proven to lead to success.
