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Park City, UT, Municipal Code
2018This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Inclusionary Housing, Scenic View Protection, and Solar Energy collections. -
Does Affordable Housing Detrimentally Affect Property Values? A Review of the Literature
Journal of Planning Literature, 20(1): 15-26, 2005by: Mai Thi NguyenThis article is a literature review on the relationship between affordable housing and property values. -
A Room of One’s Own: Accessory Dwelling Unit Reforms and Local Parochialism
Urban Lawyer, 45(3): 519–569, 2013by: Margaret Brinig, Nicole GarnetThis article discusses the national trend in state and local regulations toward more permissive regulations for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and presents the findings of a study of local regulations in California. -
Clallam County, WA, County Code
2017The county’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all districts that permit single-family residences, subject to use-specific standards. -
Palmer, AK, City Code
2016The city’s zoning code permits internal, attached, and detached accessory dwelling units by right in all residential and agricultural districts, subject to use-specific standards. -
Accessory Dwelling Units: A Guide to Accessory Apartments in Charlottesville, VA
2015This local guide explains property owner options for developing accessory dwelling units in Charlottesville, Virginia. -
Overcoming Barriers to Bringing ADU Development to Scale
September 2020by: Ahmad Abu-KhalafThis report analyzes opportunities to address common regulatory and financial barriers to expanding the production and occupancy of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Planning Theory: What Is It Good For?
by: Richard Willson, FAICPA "Guide for the Idealist" blog post: Think of planning theories as tools rather than expressions of truth. -
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. -
When Autonomous Cars Take to the Road
Be ready; it may happen soon.May 01, 2015Are autonomous cars coming to a road near you? Assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania Erick Guerra explores the technology and says driverless cars might be a reality sooner than you think. -
10 Principles for Managing Autonomous Vehicles on City Streets
Autonomous vehicles spark questions about safety, accessibility, congestion, and even labor practices, but planners can pull ahead in the AV revolution.by: Jonathan Barnett, FAICP, Zhongjie Lin February 17, 2023Autonomous vehicles spark questions about safety, accessibility, congestion, and even labor practices, but planners can pull ahead in the AV revolution. -
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. -
Mural Festival Advances Creative Placemaking
Uncovering JAPA: Explore a successful model of creative placemaking using murals to engage the community from Springfield, Massachusetts. -
Encouraging Physical Activity Through Traditional Neighborhood Development
by: Johamary Pena, 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. -
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. -
The Pseudoscience of Parking Requirements
Zoning Practice — February 2020by: Donald Shoup, FAICP February 01, 2020This edition of Zoning Practice summarizes the social, economic, and environmental costs of minimum off-street parking requirements and explains how removing parking minimums can translate into community benefits.List price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
7 Ways to Rethink TOD Assumptions for Slow-Growth Areas
Consider the local market and see whether zoning reform, phased development, or pop-ups can make implementing transit-oriented development a reality.by: Patty Folan October 24, 2024Consider the local market and see whether zoning reform, phased development, or pop-ups can make implementing transit-oriented development a reality. -
4 Steps to Creating Inclusive, Anti-Racist Third Spaces
Help community connections flourish.December 01, 2020Four tips for defining and designing public outdoor third places to be intentionally inclusive, community driven, and anti-racist. -
Online Dissent: Fostering a Necessary Component to Planning
by: Mike LidwinUncovering JAPA: How can planners preserve dissent in online public engagement opportunities? -
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. -
Charlotte, NC, Unified Development Ordinance
Updated June 2024This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Food Trucks, Group Housing, Hazard Mitigation, Housing Supply Planning, Transit-Oriented Development, Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections.