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Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans
PAS Report 578by: David Godschalk, FAICP, David Rouse, FAICPGet the steps and standards for putting sustainability in its place — at the heart of the long-range plan. This PAS Report includes insights from 10 pilot communities and steps that show how to turn principles into a plan and score the results.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
Data-Driven
Leveraging the potential of big data for planning.April 01, 2015Planners across the U.S. are using big data to optimize planning processes and projects. But along with the exciting and seemingly endless possibilities big data presents to the planning profession, there are also some challenges. -
Zoning Reform Creates New Model for Smart Growth in Walla Walla, Washington
How the rural city eliminated single-family-only zoning, legalized ADUs, and relaxed parking minimums to promote housing diversity.by: Patrick Sisson September 21, 2022The rural city eliminated single-family-only zoning, legalized ADUs, and relaxed parking minimums to promote housing diversity. Here's how planners helped get it done. -
The Continuing Evolution of Complete Streets
by: Lisa Nisenson, Andrew Crozier, AICP, Eunice Read, AICPDecember 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the first official use of the term "Complete Streets," learn about key trends and influencing factors that will continue to shape the Complete Streets of the future. -
We Own This City
Tactical urbanism projects are popping up nationwide.July 01, 2015Planner Martin Zimmerman provides an overview of tactical urbanism and discusses potential reasons for its popularity as well as its limitations. -
Transportation Strategist Naomi Doerner Navigates Mobility Justice
How the country's first transportation equity manager is building a framework to protect the fair and safe movement of people of color.by: Sophia Burns August 31, 2022How the country's first transportation equity manager is building a framework to protect the fair and safe movement of people of color. -
Thornton, CO, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's development code addresses wireless telecommunication facilities in the public rights-of-way and solar energy.Thornton, CO -
TOD: A Way to Transform Your Community
Transit-oriented development (TOD) capitalizes on public transit access by transforming underutilized spaces into walkable and sustainable communities, with a mix of land uses, a vibrant public realm, opportunities to address affordability and equity, and excellent connectivity to amenities and neighborhoods.- Pattie Guttenplan, AICP
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Digital Public Hearings in a Post-COVID World
Zoning Practice — July 2022This issue of Zoning Practice examines problems associated with the traditional process of local government public hearings, introduces the relatively new idea of asynchronous public hearings, and explores the advantages and challenges of modernizing the public hearing process.
A Rising Tide of Engagement
The profession leans in on climate change.Climate change is an area of growing interest to the planning profession.
Planners and Water
PAS Report 588by: William Cesanek, AICP, Vicki Elmer, Jennifer Graeff, AICPOne Water is a model that wants to sweep away the old silos of water planning. This PAS Report gives planners new tools to look at water supply, water quality, and stormwater as a single resource to manage.List price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
Hiding in Plain Sight: Build-to-Rent and Multigenerational Housing
Zoning Practice — November 2024by: Derrick Rhys Wilson November 01, 2024This issue of Zoning Practice explores how development regulations affect opportunities for build-to-rent and multigenerational housing development. It begins with a summary of suburban housing supply challenges before examining the key features of and potential zoning approaches for two emerging types of subtle mixed-residential development.
Deep Trouble
What role is there for planners in solving this crisis?October 01, 2016What is planners' role in solving the Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis?
Sustainable Urban Industrial Development
PAS Report 577by: Nancey Leigh, FAICP, Nathanael Hoelzel, Benjamin Kraft, Christopher DempwolfHow can city planners stoke the employment engine of industry while keeping their communities green and clean? Learn the methods and best practices in this PAS Report.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
Qualitative Takes on Post-Disaster Recovery
December 01, 2019In his final Research You Can Use column, Reid Ewing shares two publications that offer insights for planners preparing for the future of post-disaster recovery planning.
No Place Like It
January 01, 2018The cultural industry in New Orleans accounted for 14 percent of total employment in 2016.
Renovate or Die
Such is the fate of the suburban office park.Across the U.S., traditional suburban office parks are increasingly considered obsolete in today’s shifting office market. How are they being repurposed?
AI in Planning: Why Now Is the Time
A new APA survey reveals how artificial intelligence can benefit planning — and what planners need to learn to make it happen. Here's where to start.by: Thomas Sanchez, AICP February 25, 2022A new APA survey reveals how artificial intelligence can benefit planning — and what planners need to learn to make it happen. Here's where to start.
Centering Equity and Climate Action in COVID-19 Recovery
In this episode of the podcast, Jo Peña sits down with Andrea Durbin, the director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability in Portland, Oregon, and Dr. Markisha Smith, director of Portland’s Office of Equity and Human Rights, to discuss the city's recently adopted resolution that highlights the connections between equity, climate, and COVID-19 recovery.Program Guide: Solar Water Heating and Photovoltaic Electric Generators Installed on One or Two Family Dwellings
This guidebook provides guidelines and permitting requirements for installing solar hot water heaters or PV systems on residential construction.Portland, ORMonroe Township, NJ, Land Development Regulations
The township's land development code defines and encourages solar access.Monroe township, NJMaui County, HI, Island Plan
Adopted December 2012The scenic resource component of the county’s general plan aims to protect scenic resources through regulatory controls and preservation strategies.Maui County, HINorth Elba and Lake Placid, NY, Planning and Zoning Code
http://www.northelba.org/?page=government/code-enforcement/code-regulationsThe town and village’s unified development code uses overlay districts to protect scenic resources, including view corridors, areas of visual sensitivity, and shorelands, from undue visual impact.North Elba town, NYSahuarita, AZ, Town Code
Updated April 2018The town code includes some solar site protections and requires mitigation of solar equipment's visual impacts.Sahuarita, AZSalida, CO, Municipal Code
Updated March 2018The city's land use code encourages solar orientation and solar access protections in single-family subdivisions.Salida, COLower Paxton Township, PA, Township Code
Updated May 2019The township’s zoning code creates a Residential-Retirement Development (RRD) option to promote mixed-use development, designed to accommodate the needs of a growing population of older adults.Columbus, OH, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city’s zoning code contains a chapter on Traditional Neighborhood Development, which is aimed at promoting, among other objectives, walkability.Marion,IA, Step into Nature with Marion
by: City of MarionThis guide provides principals and policies to encourage the residents of Marion, Iowa to be active and interact with nature on a regular basis.South Bend, IN, South Side Development Area Plan
2002This subarea plan from South Bend looks at multiple subareas, including a mall redevelopment site.Multigenerational Planning: Theory and Practice
iQuaderni di Urbanistica Tre, 14: 17-23, 2017by: Mildred WarnerThis article lists the basic principles of multigenerational planning and urges planners to address the physical and social environment of a community when planning for youth and older adults.Multigenerational Schoolyards: Capturing the Full Potential of Joint Use Agreements
April 2013by: Travis NorthThis briefing paper describes how multigenerational schoolyards can help create age inclusive communities.Flagstaff, AZ, Resolution No. 2014-09
Adopted 2014This standalone policy requires all public new development be green building certified.Aventura, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2019The city’s code of ordinances describes a green building program for new development and major renovations.Nashville, TN, Downtown Code
Updated August 2017This regulation belongs to the Green Building and Form-Based Zoning collections.Huntington, NY, Climate Action Plan
Adopted June 2015This functional plan includes several strategies to promote green building including property tax abatements, new construction requirements, and certification cost refunds.Haddam, CT, Town Code
Updated April 2016The town's subdivision ordinance requires consideration of solar orientation and access.Neighbourhood Amenities and Depressive Symptoms in Urban-Dwelling Older Adults
Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 2: 2017by: Shahirah Gillespie, Michael LeVasseur, Yvonne MichaelThis article considers whether the concentration of neighborhood amenities impacts the mental health of older adults who are high or low mobility.Massachusetts Low Impact Development Toolkit
June 2014This toolkit contains fact sheets and resources for planning and designing low-impact development (LID).Nashville Metro, TN, Low-Impact Development Manual
February 2016This guide outlines the site planning process for selecting different types of green infrastructure tactics.Tucson, AZ, Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual
March 2015This guide offers technical considerations for the use of green infrastructure and low-impact development (LID) at a neighborhood scale in the Southwest region.Minnesota Stormwater and Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance
2008This model ordinance provides a template to help cities and counties in Minnesota draft stormwater management and erosion and sediment control regulations that encourage the use of green infrastructure.A Natural Solution: An Introduction to Low Impact Development For Commercial and Residential Applications in the Grand Traverse Region
January 2016This guide discusses the approaches to and benefits of low-impact development (LID) for residential and commercial use.Georgia Coastal Stormwater Supplement to the Stormwater Management Manual
April 2009by: Michael Novotney, Kelly Collins, Greg HoffmanThis guide offers strategies for using green infrastructure to reduce the negative impacts of land development and nonpoint source pollution in Georgia’s coastal communities.Model Transit-Oriented Development District
From Policy to Reality: Updated Model Ordinances for Sustainable Development, 2008by: Suzanne Rhees, AICPThis model code provides a template to help cities and counties in Minnesota adopt a special zoning district to support transit-oriented development (TOD).Model Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District
2001by: Community Design + Architecture, Inc.This model code provides a template to help cities in metropolitan Phoenix adopt a zoning overlay to support transit-oriented development (TOD).Rio Rancho, NM, Municipal Code
2017The city code's animal chapter addresses domestic livestock, including chickens and pygmy goats.British Columbia Guide to Edge Planning: Promoting Compatibility Along Agricultural–Urban Edges
2015This guide offers guidelines for maximizing compatibility between uses in Edge Planning Areas or agricultural and urban lands near Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) boundaries.Essentials of Bike Parking: Selecting and Installing Bicycle Parking That Works
September 2015This guide is a condensed version of the APBP’s Bicycle Parking Guidelines, 2nd edition (2010), which is the most thorough guideline for bicycle parking and storage.Little Infill
Urban Land, March 2010by: Samuel NewbergThis article provides insight on the role mixed use development plays in meeting the growing demand for infill housing.East Point, GA, Zoning Code and Development Regulations
2017by: City of East PointThis city’s unified development code includes special development standards for infill subdivisions.