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Smart Tech to Help Build Your City’s Digital Twin
APA’s Technology Division recommends datasets planners can use for these powerful scenario planning tools.by: Andrew Buck, AICP, David Wasserman, AICP March 21, 2024APA’s Technology Division recommends datasets planners can use for these powerful scenario planning tools. -
Inclusive Mobility
Applying universal design to how people get around.February 01, 2018Supporting the mobility of all people, regardless of ability, is arguably one of the most important urban planning issues facing public- and private-sector professionals. -
Box Cities and Out-of-the-Box Lessons from CUBE
The Center for Understanding the Built Environment (CUBE) provides unique and innovative resources to teach children and adults about the value of engaged citizenry. -
Reinventing the Chinese Countryside
What American planners can learn from Old Wuyan Village.June 01, 2017Many rural communities in China have declined dramatically, but Wuyan Village is successfully transitioning to meet the needs of a changing Chinese way of life. -
No Eyes on the Street: City Officials and the Future of AVs
by: Margaret HaltomUncovering JAPA: Cities have only dipped their toes in the water when it comes to regulating autonomous vehicles and their technology. -
San Diego, CA, Municipal Code
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Integrated Water Resource Management, Outdoor Lighting, Solar Energy, Urban Livestock, and Wildland-Urban Interface collections. -
Boulder, CO, Revised Code
Updated April 2019This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, Food Trucks, Housing Supply Planning, Inclusionary Housing, Marijuana-Related Uses, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
When It Comes to Large-Scale Solar, Show, Don't (Just) Tell
by: Joshua Hohn, AICPThere's no substitute for a good visualization when it comes to demystifying large-scale solar development. -
Piedmont, CA, Climate Action Plan
The city's climate action plan addresses solar throughout; several objectives and strategies address solar energy use and the plan establishes indicators and targets for percentage of building with solar energy systems.Piedmont, CA -
Rock Hill, SC, Zoning Ordinance
The city's zoning ordinance permits accessory solar panels in all zoning districts subject to standards and allow for solar panels as power sources for lighting fixtures.Rock Hill, SC -
Washington County, OR, Community Development Code
The county's development code protects solar access, encourages solar orientation, and includes content-neutral sign regulations.Washington County, OR -
Story County, IA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2018These regulations belong to the Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Solar Energy, and Wind Energy collections. -
Palm Desert, CA, Comprehensive General Plan
Adopted November, 2016The city's general plan provides several policies and programs that support development of solar and other local alternative energy sources, as well as conservation of environmentally sensitive areas. -
Omaha, NE, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Group Housing collections. -
Wilmington, DE, Area Planning Council, North Claymont Area Master Plan
2017This subarea plan covers a large area with a waterfront and a wide mix of uses including a 41 acre dead mall site and a 425 acre former heavy industrial site. -
Jefferson County, CO, Zoning Resolution
The county permits noncommercial solar energy conversion systems by right in all but one district, and commercial systems by right in a number of nonresidential districts, subject to standards. -
Broward County, FL, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted March 2019This comprehensive plan belongs to the Green Building and Solar Energy collections. -
Big Flats, NY, Code of Ordinances
Updated August 2018by: Town of Big Flats, NYThis regulation belongs in the Scenic View Protection and Solar Energy collections. -
Ashland, OR, Land Use Ordinance
Updated February 2019This regulation belongs to the Home Occupations, Marijuana-Related Uses, and Solar Energy collections. -
San Diego, CA, General Plan
Updated June 2018This comprehensive plan belongs to the Built Environment and Health, Historic Preservation, and Solar Energy collections. -
Easton, PA, Municipal Code
Updated March 2022by: City of Easton Planning DeptThe city's zoning code includes detailed solar energy standards permitting building-mounted systems as accessory uses in all districts and establishing solar access protections. -
Grundy County, IL, County Code
Updated May 2019The county's unified development code allows accessory solar collector systems in all districts and solar farms as special uses in agricultural and industrial districts, providing detailed standards for both. -
Dimensions of Equity
PAS QuickNotes 105Equity encompasses multiple dimensions, and it should be addressed in multiple ways. -
Red Hook, NY, Municipal Code
Updated November 2020This town’s zoning code belongs to the Agritourism and Farmland Protection collections. -
Cary, NC, Code of Ordinances
Updated June 2021These regulations belong to the Group Housing and Urban Livestock collections. -
Pinellas County, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Historic Preservation, Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Urban Livestock collections. -
Provincetown, MA, Zoning By-Laws
Updated May 2019This regulation belongs to the Affordable Housing Programs, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Providence, RI, Zoning Ordinance
Updated April 2020These regulations belong to the Housing Supply Planning, Solar Energy, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Newton, MA, City Ordinances
Updated September 10, 2018This regulation belongs to the Inclusionary Housing and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Holland, MI, City Code
Updated August 2018The city’s codified ordinances belong to the Downtown Revitalization, Residential Infill Development, and Wind Energy collections. -
Anchorage, AK, Code of Ordinances
Updated July 2019This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Historic Preservation, Residential Infill Development, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
Albuquerque, NM, Integrated Development Ordinance
Updated May 2018This regulation belongs to the Form-Based Zoning, Housing Supply Planning, Rethinking Off-Street Parking Requirements, and Solar Energy collections. -
West Palm Beach, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated September 2019This regulation belongs to the Inclusionary Housing, Historic Preservation, Tactical Urbanism, Tiny Houses and Micro-Apartments, and Transfer of Development Rights collections. -
Charlottesville, VA, Code of Ordinances
Updated April 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Active Transportation, Housing Supply Planning, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections. -
Lawrence, KS, City Code
Updated January 2018The city’s codified ordinances belong to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Form-Based Zoning, Group Housing, and Home Occupations collections. -
Orlando, FL, Code of Ordinances
Updated February 2020This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Affordable Housing Programs, Inclusionary Housing, and Short-Term Residential Rentals collections. -
Bentonville, AR, Zoning Code
Updated March 2018This regulation belongs to the Accessory Dwelling Units, Content-Neutral Sign Regulation, Downtown Revitalization, Housing Supply Planning, and Solar Energy collections. -
Vancouver, WA, Municipal Code
2017The city’s zoning code includes infill standards intended to encourage grayfield redevelopment, permits multiple types of marijuana-related uses by right, and it addresses residential infill development. -
Zoning Reform and Code Writing
Zoning is among the most powerful tools local governments have to control future land use and development. This collection catalogs resources that provide general background, policy and process guidance, and examples of code evaluation reports and noteworthy recent zoning and development codes from various types of communities across the country. -
DeKalb County, GA, Code of Ordinances
Updated December 2024This regulation belongs to the Active Transportation, Form-Based Zoning, Solar Energy, Tree Preservation, and Zoning Reform and Code Writing collections. -
The Burlington Model: How Planning-Led Reforms Transformed the City's Housing Market
In this episode of the APA Podcast, Burlington, Vermont's former mayor, Miro Weinberger, and former planning director, Meagan Tuttle, AICP share how they worked together to provide the political leadership and the critical insights needed for Burlington to enact one of the nation's most important and far-reaching reforms aimed at increasing housing supply. -
California Conundrum
New state rules aimed at easing the severe housing crunch mean planners need to make sure their zoning regulations are objective — and it’s easier said than done.January 01, 2019To meet the requirements of California's Housing Accountability Act, planners are scrambling to convert subjective housing standards to objective ones. -
How the Bipartisan 'Montana Miracle' Confronts the Housing Crisis Head On
Governor Greg Gianforte explains how the state passed sweeping zoning reforms that boost supply and expand housing choice.by: Joe Tedino October 30, 2023Governor Greg Gianforte explains how the state passed sweeping zoning reforms that boost supply and expand housing choice. -
Effectiveness of Regional Scenario Planning
by: Michael UhllUncovering JAPA: Exploration of three metropolitan regions for how their regional plans are reflected in municipal plans. -
The Commissioner — Winter 2010
In The Commissioner's Winter 2010 issue: "Planning Communities to Support Successful Aging," "Dealing with Digital Billboards and Electronic Message Signs," "Reconsidering a Community’s Off-Street Parking Standards," "Lewis Mumford and the Rise of Regional Planning," and more.List price$5.00Members & subscribers$0.00 -
Determining Success of Montgomery County's Transfer Development Rights Program
by: Mike LidwinUncovering JAPA: By exploring the outcomes of Montgomery County, Maryland's, transfer development rights program, author Li Fang provides a strong case for adjusting the standard practices around TDR program evaluations. -
Growing Trends in Hybridized Nature
March 01, 2018Singapore's "supertrees" made of plants on a metal framework represent a growing trend in urban nature: a blending between green infrastructure and sustainable technology. -
Dark Skies, Bright Future
City policies throw shade on light pollution.May 01, 2017Light trespass has been a problem since the arrival of electricity allowed us to banish the night. -
As Gayborhoods Shrink, Pop-Up LGBTQ+ Spaces Can Build Inclusive Communities
Events are meeting queer people where they are. Here’s how planners can open doors to more.by: Aaron Greiner May 30, 2024Events are meeting queer people where they are. Here’s how planners can open doors to more.