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March 11, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: The grid system of American city streets has tangible implications for equity in mobility, public health, and environmental sustainability.
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February 10, 2021
Petra Hurtado, PhD, APA's Research Director, explores patterns and the agility and technological innovation planners need.
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January 28, 2021
Uncovering JAPA: Read some early research into whether density aggravates the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 21, 2021
How do researchers inventory restrictive regulations and assess their relationship to the underproduction of housing?
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January 6, 2021
APA offers insight into seven trends and spotlights helpful resources to help planners prepare for 2021 and beyond.
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December 29, 2020
Despite an unusually contentious and unpredictable two-year session, the 116th Congress acted on several long-time APA legislative priorities.
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December 17, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Curious which themes are most prominent in the urban planning literature? Check out an analysis of 30 years of articles.
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December 4, 2020
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.
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November 24, 2020
Meagan Booth, an APA Ambassador in Utah, has been exploring ways to continue teaching children about planning in the midst of the pandemic.
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November 12, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can planners use big, open data to look at transit-oriented development?
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November 5, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How and why should planners better understand the terms Hispanic, Latino, and Latinx?
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October 29, 2020
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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October 22, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What do quantitative methods reveal about LGBTQ neighborhood development and historic preservation?
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October 1, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What can planning departments do to adopt an organizational racial equity framework?
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September 30, 2020
Three ways planners can keep up the advocacy momentum for the remainder of 2020.
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September 24, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Step one in planning for equitable outcomes: create an equitable workplace.
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September 9, 2020
With less than a month before the end of data collection for the 2020 Census, planners are making final efforts to help increase self-response rates in the hardest-to-count neighborhoods.
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August 20, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What are the spatial and economic implications of Whiteness in the U.S.?
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August 6, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can local planning and policy efforts better support immigrant entrepreneurs? What could cities do to lower barriers for immigrant businesses to thrive?
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July 30, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Where should you have your meeting to engage the community? The Venue Creation Tool can help you decide.
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July 8, 2020
A new congressional climate action plan positions planning as one solution to tackling climate change. APA supported the creation of the plan by contributing ideas for how federal climate policy can set the context for effective local and regional plans.
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May 29, 2020
The pandemic has caused a delay in the job search processes, leaving many challenges for recent grads and job seekers. In this Guide for the Idealist post, get ideas on how to keep moving forward with optimism.
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April 24, 2020
Get six strategies that planners can use now to help ease the economic crisis for businesses in their communities.
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April 23, 2020
JAPA articles grapple with concerns of broad interest and make contributions that can transform the wider domain of knowledge.
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April 20, 2020
Get 10 tips for how to be a strong, flexible leader when your team is working remotely — plus a rundown of technology to get the job done.
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April 9, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: What possibilities would we have if youth could participate more fully in planning? Read about three new rungs of youth participation.
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April 8, 2020
Research Director Petra Hurtado, PhD, shares APA's approach to preparing for uncertainty around COVID-19.
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April 7, 2020
Ten ways to keep planning during the COVID-19 pandemic as compiled by APA's Michigan Chapter.
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March 31, 2020
In celebration of Women's History Month, two women who hold top Houston planning positions discuss their work and aspirations.
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March 26, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: Interviews, focus groups, and walking audits can be added to statistics to help create a full picture of the mobility needs of older adults.
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March 20, 2020
APA offers resources to help planners adjust to a different way of working, gathering, and communicating during the pandemic.
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March 19, 2020
Uncovering JAPA: How can planning help regulate the disproportionate concentration of e-commerce-related warehouse facilities in greenfield sites?
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January 16, 2020
What is the role of the Journal of the American Planning Association in the information age? Editor Ann Forsyth looks at the new information landscape.
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December 18, 2019
With the close of the decade, see what activities, events, and ideas have transformed the planning profession.
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October 1, 2019
APA Board member Wendy Shabay, AICP, finds that there's a direct correlation between the AICP credential and the success her firm has had building relationships with local communities.
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September 20, 2019
Career coach and author Samorn Selim offers her top strategies to stay motivated during a job search.
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September 5, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Switching from Level of Service (LOS) measurement to Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) could streamline the development process in California.
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August 29, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: What does it look like for planners to not simply involve communities but ensure they have agency and can lead?
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August 2, 2019
The nation's current surface transportation law is set to expire on September 30, 2020. Learn where work on the bill stands now, the legislative process ahead, and how planners can influence the outcome.
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July 24, 2019
SRC Chair Rachael Thompson Panik and Past Chair Ellen Forthofer recently traveled to Ottawa, Canada, to speak on a panel of young professional leaders in APA and the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP).
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July 22, 2019
Meeting facilitation is a vital skill for planners' career success, but it takes a lot of practice to learn the key techniques.
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July 18, 2019
Does JAPA publish methods papers? The short answer is yes, but not all types.
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July 16, 2019
The constituent voice is critical for elected officials as they make decisions. Take a peek at how planners elevated their voices at the state level as 2019 legislative sessions wrap up.
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June 6, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: The Journal of the American Planning Association continues to highlight Kevin Lynch’s legacy and the ideas in his book The Image of the City. Learn more about his imprint on Los Angeles.
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May 30, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: Revisit Kevin Lynch's 1960 book The Image of the City and find relevance and new insights in his ideas about cognitive mapping.
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May 13, 2019
APA Policy Director Jason Jordan reviews the current state of legislative debates on infrastructure in Washington and explores the ways in which APA and its planning advocates are influencing policy ideas in the making.
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April 22, 2019
Members of the Street Air Project have studied the air pollution problem in Bay View, California, with the goal of quantifying the issues and seeking scientific and planning-related solutions.
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April 17, 2019
Uncovering JAPA: In 1969, architect Denise Scott Brown wrote in JAPA about the difficult balance between the urban designer's professional expertise and the public's desires. That discussion continues today.
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April 3, 2019
JAPA's new editor, Ann Forsyth, outlines the value of APA's scholarly journal in helping link planning practitioners and researchers.
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What does diversity and inclusion mean to APA, the planning profession, and planners' efforts to address diversity, inclusion, and equity in planning? Hear from two planners about the road to progress in California.
