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Autonomous Vehicles: Planning for Impacts on Cities and Regions
APA is planning for the impact of autonomous vehicles on our cities and regions. Read a summary of the symposium and find resources on how to plan for AVs now. -
3 Essential Tips for Planning with Multilingual Communities
Community engagement experts offer tested approaches that prevent tokenism, create trust, and foster a sense of belonging.by: Rebecca Greenwald June 09, 2023Community engagement experts offer tested approaches that prevent tokenism, create trust, and foster a sense of belonging. -
Visual Guide to Agrivoltaics and Wildlife-Friendly Solar
by: Alexsandra GomezAgrivoltaics — or the placement of a solar energy system on the same parcel of land as agricultural production — and wildlife-friendly solar practices can help communities capture multiple benefits from large-scale solar development. -
How Can Carshare Help Low-Income Travelers?
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Carshare programs can benefit low-income travelers but there remain some challenges that need to be addressed. -
From Brownfield to Green Space
Wausau, Wisconsin, combined state, federal, and local funding to create a vital new riverfront.by: Meghan Stromberg July 31, 2022Wausau, Wisconsin, combined state, federal, and local funding to create a vital new riverfront. -
Rural Communities Embrace ADUs to Boost Housing Supply
How planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns.by: Kevin HardyHow planners, lawmakers, and residents are changing attitudes and zoning rules about accessory dwelling units in small towns. -
Burlington, VT, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2021These regulations belong to the 13 collections, ranging from Accessory Dwelling Units to Zoning Reform collections. -
San Antonio, TX, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2023These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Age-Friendly Communities, Food Trucks, Grayfields Reuse and Redevelopment, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Historic Preservation, Home Occupations, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Scenic View Protection, Solar Energy, and Tree Preservation and Urban Forest collections. -
Climate-Resilient Pollinator Gardens
PAS QuickNotes 96by: Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis edition of PAS QuickNotes explains how planners can use pollinator gardens with native plants to enhance their communities, increase climate resiliency by reducing extreme heat and flooding risks, and achieve the GI goals of protecting natural ecosystems and conserving biodiversity.Nonmember price$0.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Protecting Value Through Historic Preservation Regulations
Zoning Practice — April 2017by: Lane Kendig April 01, 2017This issue of Zoning Practice discusses how careful planning and drafting of zoning standards can help mitigate landowner concerns while advancing historic preservation goals. It covers both district-based and scattered-site approaches to historic preservation regulations.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Planning for Biophilic Cities
PAS Report 602by: James Brown, Helen Santiago Fink October 01, 2022A biophilic city connects the science of biophilia — humans’ innate love of and need for contact with nature — and the practice of planning to create built environments that support physical and mental well-being, ecosystem health, and economic sustainability.Nonmembers$25.00APA members & PAS subscribers$0.00 -
Managing Shared-Use Micromobility
PAS QuickNotes 86by: Alexsandra Gomez June 01, 2020This edition of PAS QuickNotes defines shared-use micromobility and highlights key considerations for planners and officials to ensure that its implementation supports community goals and provides reliable local transportation options for all.Nonmember price$10.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
Empowering the Next Generation of Planners
by: Dina WaltersEquity In Practice: In Boston, a collaborative effort is empowering diverse youth to pursue careers in urban planning and create positive community impact. -
Can Transit-Oriented Developments Include Affordable Development?
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Explore hurdles to affordable housing in Southern California's transit-oriented developments, and the importance of legislative and local government support for inclusivity in transit communities. -
Will We Zone For Transit?
by: Grant Holub-MoormanUncovering JAPA: Explore how transit-oriented development (TOD) emerged as a crucial strategy in curbing urban sprawl with the 2023 Montreal light rail project. -
Examining Food Systems and Sovereignty In Conflict Cities
by: Jessica ShakesprereUncovering JAPA: Future planners should be prepared for the politics of planning, especially the challenging role of planning in conflict cities aiming to protect food systems. -
Integrating Land Use and Water Planning for a Sustainable Future
Planners and allied professionals should know that when you plan for one, you have to plan for both.by: Heather Hansman July 01, 2021In communities across the U.S., water managers and planners are emerging from the silos they've traditionally operated in to find new ways to work together. The urgency of collaborating to develop resilience in the face of climate change threats is becoming increasingly clear. -
Climate Change Pushes Fair Bluff to Higher Ground
How a North Carolina town, a tribal community, and others are rising from climate-caused ruin to create new beginnings.by: Joe Tedino September 24, 2024How a North Carolina town, a tribal community, and others are rising from climate-caused ruin to create new beginnings. -
Five Ways to Plan for More Accessible Housing
At least 25 percent of U.S. residents will experience a disability that impacts their daily life. How can we better prepare America's housing stock?November 01, 2020Here are five best practices and tools to help planners support move-in-ready accessible housing. -
How to Create Shovel-Worthy Infrastructure
A six-point framework for building equitable access to wellbeing.by: Xavier De Souza Briggs, Katya Smyth January 27, 2022A six-point framework for building equitable access to wellbeing. -
The Commissioner — February 2016
In this PDF of The Commissioner's February 2016 issue: "Planning with Large Institutions," "Using Planning Data Wisely (Part Two)," "Zoning with Stipulations," a short history of wayfinding, and a resource finder on working with institutions.List price$85.00Members & subscribers$0.00 -
The Compton's Transgender Cultural District
In 2017, San Francisco designated six blocks of the Tenderloin neighborhood as the Compton’s Transgender Cultural District. In the first episode of the podcast series No Small Stories, APA visits the area to learn about how it’s fighting gentrification and displacement and creating a safe, economically productive home for the city's transgender community. -
Rewriting the Urban Planning Canon
February 01, 2020A planning education that focuses solely on a few predominantly white heroic figures is incomplete and unethical. -
Maximizing Affordable Housing Production Under Inclusionary Zoning
by: Noah LevineUncovering JAPA: Authors aim to understand the effectiveness of different inclusionary zoning policies. -
Activating Communities Using Pop-Up Designs
Planning Approaches to Encourage Physical Activity in Small and Rural Communitiesby: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of pop-up designs and activations as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series. -
Rethinking the Way We Do Green Urbanism
January 01, 2018Planning for a new bridge park in Washington, D.C., aims to minimize negative impacts such as displacement and gentrification. -
Music Policy (Taylor’s Version): A Healthy Music Ecosystem Calls for an Intentional Approach
Five steps your city can take to become a music city and support the next big star.by: Kati Woock November 22, 2023Five steps your city can take to become a music city and support the next big star. -
After the Floods: Planning for Community, Connections, and Resilience
Recovery Planning Assistance Team ReportWharton, Texas, was severely impacted by Hurricane Harvey in early September 2017, but the city has a long history of flooding. They requested CPAT assistance to explore ways of integrating a new flood protection system funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) with other plans and projects around the city of Wharton. -
Big, Open Data Offers New Tools for Transit-Oriented Development
by: Emma ColleyUncovering JAPA: How can planners use big, open data to look at transit-oriented development? -
Henderson, NV, Development Code
Updated July 2019The city's development code belongs to the Group Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections. -
Louisville-Jefferson County, KY, Land Development Code
Updated July 2018This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Form-Based Zoning, Outdoor Lighting, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections. -
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
Environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs) are environmental features that are susceptible to adverse impacts from new development. This collection catalogs resources that provide background, policy guidance, or examples of local plans and regulations aimed at protecting environmentally sensitive areas. -
Tactical Urbanism
The term tactical urbanism refers to any temporary, low-cost intervention in the built environment. This collection catalogs resources that provide background and policy guidance related to or examples of local programs and policies for temporary, low-cost interventions in the built environment. -
Savannah, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated October 2019This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Historic Preservation, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Birmingham, AL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted October 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Age-Friendly Communities, Capital Improvements Programming, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, and Green Building collections. -
Lowell, MA, Sustainable Lowell 2025
Adopted 2013This city's comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Community Visioning, Comprehensive Planning, Social Equity, and Solar Energy collections. -
Troy, MI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated March 2023These regulations belong to the Green Building, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
New Orleans, LA, Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Updated 2019This regulation belongs to the Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Historic Preservation, Short-Term Residential Rentals, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Memphis-Shelby County, TN, Unified Development Code
Adopted August 2010This regulation belongs to the Outdoor Lighting, Urban Agriculture, Urban Livestock, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Portsmouth, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Green Building, Solar Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Milwaukee, WI, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2019These regulations belong to the Complete Streets, Green Stormwater Infrastructure, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Rochester, NY, City Code
Updated July 2018The city's zoning code belongs to the Downtown Revitalization, Form-Based Zoning, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
Bloomington, MN, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Creative Placemaking, Green Building, and Housing Supply Planning collections. -
Seattle, WA, Seattle 2035
Updated December 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Age-Friendly Communities, Creative Placemaking, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Housing Supply Planning, Neighborhood Planning, and Social Equity collections. -
Hailey, ID, Municipal Code
Updated October 2022This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, Outdoor Lighting, Solar Energy, Tiny Homes and Micro Apartments, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Gainesville, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated May 2022This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Biophilic Planning, Green Building, Housing Supply Planning, Outdoor Lighting, Shared Mobility, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Decatur, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated November 2024These regulations belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Food Systems, Housing Supply Planning, Tree Preservation and the Urban Forest, Urban Agriculture, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
5 Affordable Housing Tech Tools for Every Stakeholder
Use these apps, maps, and datasets to make critical decisions about urban development, land use, and equitable housing solutions.by: Sarah Bassett, Vasudha Gadhiraju, AICP, Colleen Willger, AICP October 19, 2023Use these apps, maps, and datasets to make critical decisions about urban development, land use, and equitable housing solutions. -
Minimizing Reliance on Discretionary Approvals
Zoning Practice — April 2016by: Lane Kendig April 01, 2016This issue of Zoning Practice explains how communities can use existing zoning tools to minimize reliance on discretionary approvals. It explains how discretionary approvals came to be widespread in zoning codes before unpacking specific alternatives to variances, conditional use approvals, and discretionary planned unit development (PUD) processes.List Price$10.00ZP subscriber$0.00 -
Active Living Opportunities through Cluster Housing
by: Johamary Pena, AICP, Sagar Shah, PhD, AICPThis blog post provides an overview of cluster developments as a planning approach to increase physical activity in small and rural communities through everyday destinations. It is part of the Everyday Destinations series.