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How Does Affordable Housing Affect Surrounding Property Values?
Research Brief No. 1, August 2008by: Sherry AhrentzenThis briefing paper is a literature review on the relationship between affordable housing and property values. -
Do Affordable Housing Projects Harm Suburban Communities? Crime, Property Values, and Taxes in Mount Laurel, NJ
City Community, 12(2): 89-112, June 2013by: Len Albright, Elizabeth Derickson, Douglas MasseyThis article asks whether the development of an affordable housing project in suburban New Jersey negatively impacted crime rates, property values, or property taxes. -
Is Mixed-Income Development an Antidote to Urban Poverty?
Housing Policy Debate, 17(2): 209-234, 2006by: Mark JosephThis article advocates for mixed-income housing as a strategy to confront urban poverty. -
Model Regulations: Housing Diversity and Affordability—Accessory Dwelling Units
Sustainable Land Use Code Project, 2013This model ordinance provides a template to help towns in metropolitan Hartford, Connecticut, draft regulations that encourage the development of accessory dwelling units. -
Accessory Dwelling Unit Homeowners’ Handbook: A Guide for Homeowners on Oahu Interested in Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
2016This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Oahu County, Hawaii. -
Oregon Guidance on Implementing the Accessory Dwelling Units Requirement Under Under SB1051
September 2019This model ordinance provides a template for cities and counties in Oregon to help them update their zoning regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
Butte County, CA, Butte Utility-Scale Solar Guide
September 2017This guide is designed to help solar developers and other community stakeholders understand opportunities for large-scale solar development in Butte County, California. -
Aurora, CO, City Center Station Area Plan
Adopted 2015This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a light rail station. -
Prince George’s County, MD, Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan
Adopted 2016This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a heavy rail station. -
Austin, TX, Martin Luther King Boulevard Station Area Plan
Adopted 2008This plan details a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development around a light rail station. -
San Mateo, CA, Rail Corridor Transit-Oriented Development Plan
Adopted 2005This plan includes a vision and strategy to guide public investments and development along a commuter rail corridor. -
Access and Parking Strategies for Transit-Oriented Development
November 2011This guide provides policy recommendations for cities and counties in metropolitan Chicago to help them support transit oriented development (TOD) through active transportation and parking investments. -
North Richland Hills, TX, Code of Ordinances
2018The city’s zoning code includes a mapped, form-based transit-oriented development (TOD) code for two commuter rail station areas. -
Twentieth Century Land Use Planning: A Stalwart Family Tree
Journal of the American Planning Association, 80(1): 365-385 , 2007by: Edward Kaiser, David GodschalkThis article discusses the history of the comprehensive plan in the 20th century, focusing on its evolution since the 1950s. -
Montgomery County, PA, Transit-Oriented Development Model Ordinance
October 2021This model details why we should encourage transit oriented development, and the TOD trends that are taking place in Montgomery County, such as land development activity, and transit expansion efforts. -
The New York City Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
October 2023This plan outlines New York City’s artificial intelligence (AI) action plan which includes seven initiatives with immediate- and medium-term actions for implementation. -
Strategic Overview of Digital Public Participation Tools for Urban Planning
Journal of Science-Informed Design, 2021This article assesses the technical knowledge required by digital public participation platforms and tools, and how some methods can be inaccessible to underserved communities. -
Cody Rouge & Warrendale YOUTH-CENTRIC Neighborhood Framework
July 2022This plan is a child-centric plan of action created with the help of youth and the community in Warrendale Cody Rouge neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. -
Community Tree Plans: A Guide for Tree Commissions and Environmental Advisory Councils
2007by: William ElmendorfThis guide explains the process of developing local tree plans and offers recommended policy objectives and strategies. -
Austin, TX, Urban Forest Plan: A Master Plan for Public Property
Adopted 2014The city’s urban forest plan establishes a long-range vision for the city’s urban forest and provides a roadmap for implementation. -
Artificial Intelligence and Smart Cities
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 45(1): 3-6, 2018by: Michael BattyThis article reviews the possibility of disruptions caused by artificial intelligence in the “smart city” of the future. -
A Review Study on Urban Planning & Artificial Intelligence
International Journal of Soft Computing & Engineering, 1(5): 101–104, 2011by: Kamal JainThis article examines how artificial intelligence may induce changes in the process of urban planning. -
Nashville-Davidson County, TN, Green Infrastructure Master Plan
Adopted November 2009This functional plan addresses aligning the use of green infrastructure in a stormwater planning district with a combined sewer system area in Nashville, Tennessee. -
Health Benefits of the City of Rochester's Urban Reforestation and Tree Expansion
October 2023This report outlines the impacts of urban tree canopy on public health and the environment in Rochester, New York. -
Biophilic Planning
Biophilic planning seeks to strengthen connections between people and nature. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance on biophilic planning and demonstrate how local and regional agencies are using plans, regulations, and programs to promote biophilic principles. -
Designing Everyday Spaces for Playful Learning
PAS Memo 119by: Jennifer Vey, Juanita Morales December 01, 2023This edition of PAS Memo explains the concept of Playful Learning Landscapes and its impact on learning, public space revitalization, and social and civic engagement, highlighting cities that lead on playful learning and offering guidance to help planners implement playful learning throughout their own communities.Nonmembers$10.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Whitewater, WI, Municipal Code
Updated August 2020The city's codified ordinances address grayfields reuse and redevelopment, solar energy, and tactical urbanism. -
Ferndale, WA, Municipal Code
Updated September 2020The city's zoning code addresses the maintenance of vacant large-scale retail properties and addresses microcell wireless facilities. -
Oxnard, CA, 2030 General Plan
Adopted September 2011The city's general plan includes multiple goals encouraging renewable energy generation. -
Newark, CA, General Plan
Adopted December 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Built Environment and Health, Comprehensive Planning, and Historic Preservation collections. -
Carbondale, CO, Municipal Code
Updated March 2019by: Town of CarbondaleThe town's municipal code permit solar energy systems, protect solar access, and incentivizes residential solar development. -
Calimesa, CA, Municipal Code
Updated August 2018by: City of Calimesa, CAThis regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Solar Energy collections. -
Enfield, CT, Town Code
Updated April 2019The town's zoning code includes special regulations for small and large solar energy systems and addresses the appropriateness of solar on historic buildings. -
Hermosa Beach, CA, Municipal Code
Adopted June 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Solar Energy collections. -
Marin County, CA, Countywide Plan
Adopted 2007, amended through 2013The countywide plan includes policies that promote food systems and solar energy. -
Glenwood Springs, CO, Municipal Code
Updated June 7, 2018This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting and Residential Infill Development collections. -
Fayetteville, AR, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements collections. -
Boise, ID, City Code
Adopted November 2011This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Food Trucks, Green Building, and Small Wireless Facilities and Wireless Facilities in the ROW collections. -
Bellevue, WA, City Code
2017The city's land-use code regulates developments near environmentally sensitive areas, installation of wireless facilities in the public right-of-way, and transit oriented development. -
Blaine County, ID, County Code
Updated October 2023The county's code encourages the use of accessory solar energy systems in all zoning districts and provides solar siting considerations for planned unit development (PUD) proposals. -
Practice Gentle Density
Zoning Practice — February 2023by: Jacqueline Berg, AICP, John Houseal, FAICP February 01, 2023This issue of Zoning Practice explores zoning strategies that balance the concerns of residents and the demands of the housing market by accommodating gentle density increases in a context-sensitive manner. From historic downtown neighborhoods to modern residential subdivisions, the tools presented can be used by planners throughout the country to implement housing policy through regulation.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
7 Trends Knocking at the Planning Office Door
In today’s complex world, balancing everyday activities, near-term plans, and visioning for the future is more challenging than ever. APA Foresight has got you covered.by: Petra Hurtado, PhD, Alexsandra GomezIn today's rapidly changing world, it can be tough to stay abreast of all the challenges facing planners. This article explores seven of the most pressing trends for the profession and what they could mean for your community. -
Strategies for Family-Oriented Densification
Central cities aren’t just for the childless. Parent-friendly policies can revitalize urban neighborhoods.by: Louis Thomas, AICP January 01, 2021Vancouver, Canada, is the North American policy pioneer for high-density, family-oriented urbanism. -
New Ordinance Aims to Boost Sacramento’s Housing Supply
by: Jon DePaolisWhen Nguyen Nguyen, an associate planner in Sacramento, California, began meeting with residents about housing concerns in 2021, he started hearing similar stories. -
Eliminating Owner-Occupied Restrictions for Missing Middle Housing
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Discover how allowing private developers to build middle housing is key to making single-family zoning reform effective and expanding affordable housing options. -
A Decade After Disaster
When a tsunami left Japan’s coastal Tōhoku region devastated, the country prioritized concrete and local control. Ten years later, planners take stock of recovery.by: Michael Fitzpatrick June 01, 2021When a tsunami left Japan’s coastal Tōhoku region devastated, the country prioritized concrete and local control. Ten years later, planners take stock of recovery. -
Planning Beyond the Bike Lane
January 01, 2017City officials and planners need to take a hard look at bicycling's mode share as a metric, set a reasonable target, and develop more holistic strategies to get there. -
Preparing for the Next Big One
Places that put 'resilience' in their future.The importance of resilience to disaster management has grown in recent years. -
Encouraging Physical Activity Through Traditional Neighborhood Development
by: Johamary Swena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of traditional neighborhood development as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
Mural Festival Advances Creative Placemaking
Uncovering JAPA: Explore a successful model of creative placemaking using murals to engage the community from Springfield, Massachusetts.