Planning April 2013
Issue Contents
Taking the Sting Out of Gentrification
With urban living on the upswing, anti-displacement policies take hold. Justin Glanville reports.
The Military Lines Up for Net Zero
DOD moves forward with energy efficient projects. A Planning Practice article by Daniel Lee.
New London Readies for Its Close-Up
Susan Tamulevich explains what happened in the town that won a famous Supreme Court case.
Perspectives
A regular column by Paul Farmer, APA's CEO.
News
Detroit rescue, marijuana boost.
Legal News
SF bike plan, billboard compensation.
By the Numbers
Statistics in the news — compiled by APA's Research Department. This month: fixing contaminated sites.
Research You Can Use
Reid Ewing examines coordinated land-use and transportation systems.
Letters
Watch those taxes, more on schools.
Planners Library
Rx for cities, interstate highways.
Media
News reports, blogs, videos, etc.
Viewpoint
The business side of bicycling.
National Planning Awards
Awards Introduction
Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan
The 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan: A Vision for Northwest Indiana
National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm
Goody Clancy, Boston
National Planning Leadership Award for a Planning Advocate
Michael Osur, Riverside County, California, Department of Public Health
National Planning Excellence Award for an Emerging Planning & Design Firm
Interface Studio LLC, Philadelphia
National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Agency
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
National Planning Excellence Award for Transportation Planning
StarMetro's Route Decentralization, Tallahassee
The HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
Owe'neh Bupingeh Preservation Plan, Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
The HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
Restoring the American City: Augusta, Georgia's Laney Walker/Bethlehem
National Planning Excellence Award for Environmental Planning
Zone Green, New York City Department of City Planning
National Planning Excellence Award for Urban Design
The Lancaster Central Market: Assessments, Guidelines, and Recommendations for Preservation and Development, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
National Planning Excellence Award for a Communications Initiative
We Love Lake Oswego Video, Lake Oswego, Oregon
National Planning Excellence Award for Implementation
Cincinnati, Ohio, Central Riverfront Re-Birth Through Planning
National Planning Excellence Award for a Best Practice
Philadelphia's Integrated Planning and Zoning Process
National Planning Excellence Award for a Grassroots Initiative
Kids & Community Program, Cathedral City, California
National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Pioneer
Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, Brooklyn, New York
National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach
Newberg, Oregon, 6th Grade Design Star Program
National Planning Excellence Award for Advancing Diversity & Social Change in Honor of Paul Davidoff
YWCA of Central Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
Pierre L'Enfant International Planning Award
The Valsequillo Initiative, Puebla, Mexico
Cover: Design by Leah Murphy, Interface Studio LLC, Philadelphia.