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September 19, 2022
7 Tips for Starting Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committees
As municipal planning departments adopt a fairness and equity mindset in their work with the communities they serve it highlights the state of their own workplace practices and the work needed to elevate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) goals within the planning firms and public agencies. Offer how to get unstuck on translating the goals into action. -
September 13, 2022
Do Your Planning Boards Reflect Your Community?
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: It's time to get serious about diversifying local planning and zoning boards. -
September 1, 2022
How Cities Can Streamline the License and Permit Process
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. -
September 1, 2022
The Need for Human Experience in Big Data Research
Uncovering JAPA: The impact of community participation guiding big data use in planning. -
August 8, 2022
From Data Point A to Zero Crashes, and All the Complexities in Between
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. -
August 1, 2022
Assessing Wisconsin's Digital Divide With GIS
Wisconsin uses GIS to survey residents on internet access and affordability to better direct needed resources to help eliminate the digital divide. -
July 28, 2022
How to Navigate Digital Transformation in Community Development
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. -
July 18, 2022
What Comes After Zoning by Zoom?
Spotlight on Zoning Practice: Is your community ready for asynchronous public hearings? -
July 14, 2022
Online Dissent: Fostering a Necessary Component to Planning
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners preserve dissent in online public engagement opportunities? -
June 30, 2022
Professional Inequality Within Urban Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Planner Eun Jin Shin investigates representation and wage gaps within the planning profession. -
June 2, 2022
Understanding Relocation Patterns of Older Adults
Uncovering JAPA: Who, why, and where do adults age 60 and older relocate in the U.S.? -
April 28, 2022
Digital Twins: Immersive Technology to Enhance Decision-Making
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. -
April 13, 2022
University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning Celebrates Women in Planning
Sponsored Content: The University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning is highlighting two of our alumnae, Jennifer Krouchick and Lian Plass. -
March 23, 2022
Leading the Firm: Advice from Women Business-Owners
A Q & A with two women planners who started their own businesses. Together they reflect on their personal career paths, the unique perspective women-owned businesses can bring, and their advice to the next generation of women planners. -
March 8, 2022
Leading Women in Planning
In Greensboro, North Carolina, three AICP-certified women discuss their personal journeys into planning and the value of AICP. -
March 2, 2022
Demystifying Artificial Intelligence in Planning
Findings from a recent APA survey demonstrate that the urban planning profession needs to understand and evaluate the risks and benefits of AI applications. -
February 3, 2022
Recent Trends Around Zoning for Density
Uncovering JAPA: Understanding how major metropolitan areas have shifted their approach to zoning for density. -
January 25, 2022
Hiring Neurodiverse People to Enhance Planning Teams
Awareness of neurodivergence, conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, are on the rise, though the needs of neurodivergent people in the workplace are still widely misunderstood. Gala Korniyenko, Ph.D. co-creator of APA's Planning for Underserved Populations Interest Group shares how to broaden your EDI efforts to include the neurodiverse. -
January 24, 2022
Welcoming the Voices of Planning: Advancing Equity
Last year, 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 in relation to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The survey results and a panel discussion were shared via a webinar. -
January 11, 2022
Design Thinking: New Approach to Solving Planning Challenges
Design thinking instructor Thomas Fisher discusses how the practice is useful for planners to envision the future. -
December 16, 2021
Six Essential Strategies for Digital Transformation in Community Development
Sponsored Content from Tyler Technologies. Learn how different approaches to digital transformation can empower constituents, connect communities, and accelerate development. -
December 8, 2021
Smart Cities – Integrating Technology, Community, and Nature
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. -
November 24, 2021
Aligning Political Candidates' Social Media Posts and Plan Outcomes
Uncovering JAPA: Connecting what political candidates' social media posts to plan outcomes may help signal what plans will be implemented. -
November 18, 2021
3 Ways GIS Helped Horry County, South Carolina
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. -
November 11, 2021
Enhancing Engagement in Development
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. -
November 4, 2021
Need for Diversity and Inclusivity in the Workplace
Uncovering JAPA: The experiences of African American/Black and Hispanic/Latin/o/a/x planners illustrate it is necessary to increase diversity in the workplace but also create inclusive work environments. -
November 2, 2021
Seattle Implements ADU Strategy with GIS to Expand Housing Choices
The City of Seattle launched ADUniverse, using ESRI's ArcGIS to help residents understand their ADU options. -
October 6, 2021
Climate, Equity, Housing, & Infrastructure at #APAPolicy21
From housing to infrastructure, see what key decision makers and planners talked about during the 2021 APA Policy and Advocacy Conference. -
October 5, 2021
Language Access: Inclusive Planning in Los Angeles
Los Angeles' City Planning department created Spanish Translation Style Guide, a tool to broaden support for key programs, respond to citizens’ needs, and collect input from diverse LEP voices across the city. -
September 30, 2021
Exploring Increased Density in Residential Neighborhoods
Uncovering JAPA: An experiment to determine if the number of people impact the quality of a public space? -
September 23, 2021
Latino Vendor Markets: Community Connections and Implications for Planning Practice
Uncovering JAPA: Focusing on Latino Vendor Markets can help create community connections among ethic groups in a city. -
September 3, 2021
Advanced Technology Transforms the Planning and Zoning Process, Breaking the Efficiency Barrier and Redefining What is Possible
Sponsored content from enCode Plus. As communities move toward digital planning and zoning tools to mitigate these challenges, emerging technology, like enCode Plus, must help them deliver critical services. -
August 17, 2021
Getting Started With EDI in Your Office
Equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives are about translating values into actions. During an APA Learning Circle, facilitators Elizabeth "Libby" Tyler, FAICP, and Miguel Vazquez, AICP, led a conversation with representatives from different sized offices as they shared their EDI initiatives. -
July 30, 2021
How Technology Is Shaping Planning and Your Career
From the webinar "How Technology Is Shaping Practice and Your Career," 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. -
July 16, 2021
Digitalization and Implications for Planning
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? -
July 1, 2021
Using Staff Reports to Ensure Successful and Consistent Planning
Uncovering JAPA: Local decision makers using staff reports to ensure consistency with comprehensive plans. -
May 10, 2021
Seven GIS Trends: A Call to Action For Planners
At the NPC21 closing keynote, Jack Dangermond of Esri offered seven GIS trends for planners. APA and Esri have partnered to create a step-by-step GIS learning plan to grow or build existing GIS skills for planners. -
April 12, 2021
Exploring the Critical Intersection of Health and Housing
Baltimore's GIS-based CoDeMap application connects the importance of housing and health, allowing for place-based intervention approaches. -
March 11, 2021
Car Ownership Levels in America Follow Trends of Urban Street Griddedness
Uncovering JAPA: The grid system of American city streets has tangible implications for equity in mobility, public health, and environmental sustainability. -
February 10, 2021
The Future of Planning Is Agile, People-centric, and Technologically Advanced
Petra Hurtado, PhD, APA's Research Director, explores patterns and the agility and technological innovation planners need. -
January 28, 2021
Early Research on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Density
Uncovering JAPA: Read some early research into whether density aggravates the COVID-19 pandemic. -
January 21, 2021
Surveying Restrictive Regulations: What Do Planners Know?
How do researchers inventory restrictive regulations and assess their relationship to the underproduction of housing? -
January 6, 2021
Forecasting 2021: 7 Trends for Planners
APA offers insight into seven trends and spotlights helpful resources to help planners prepare for 2021 and beyond. -
December 29, 2020
Planners' Activism Spurred Congress to Act for Communities
Despite an unusually contentious and unpredictable two-year session, the 116th Congress acted on several long-time APA legislative priorities. -
December 17, 2020
Tracking the Major Themes in Urban Planning Literature
Uncovering JAPA: Curious which themes are most prominent in the urban planning literature? Check out an analysis of 30 years of articles. -
December 4, 2020
A Path to an Enlightened Planning Future
Incoming AICP President Mitchell Silver outlines upcoming changes to the AICP certification program that represent continued evolution and relevance to the needs of planners and communities. -
November 24, 2020
APA Ambassadors Adapt During COVID-19 With Self-Guided Tours
Meagan Booth, an APA Ambassador in Utah, has been exploring ways to continue teaching children about planning in the midst of the pandemic. -
November 12, 2020
Big, Open Data Offers New Tools for Transit-Oriented Development
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners use big, open data to look at transit-oriented development? -
November 5, 2020
How Do Planners Understand the Terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx?
Uncovering JAPA: How and why should planners better understand the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx? -
October 29, 2020
A Driver's License Can Equal Carpooling, Safety, and Social Justice
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners make driving safer and make stronger arguments for carpooling? What if planners could also become advocates for immigrants at the same time?
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