Planning December 2016
Planning December 2016
Great Places in America
The December issue of Planning takes you to this year’s APA-designated Great Places in America — plus the 2016 People’s Choice: Nassau Street in Princeton, New Jersey. Read the cover story to learn why these streets, neighborhoods, and public spaces made the cut.
Featured Articles
Great Places in America
It's time to celebrate the streets, neighborhoods, and public spaces that make your communities great. By Marya Morris.
Putting a 'There' There
Former planning director John Carpenter tells us how Westminster, Colorado, is making itself into a more inviting urban center.
Lions and Tigers and . . . Cars?
When zoos live in urban parks, beloved green places sometimes give way to ugly parking spaces. By Peter Harnik and Alexandra Hiple.
Skate Parks Ramp Up
As skateboarding goes mainstream, cities are investing in infrastructure, reports Lee Chilcote.
Out of Harm's Way
Dozens of counties evacuated as Hurricane Matthew advanced on the Southeast. Those massive migrations take careful planning, writes Craig Guillot.
News & Departments
Perspectives
A regular column by Chief Executive Officer James M. Drinan.
News
Beer-oriented development, new MPO rules, automated vehicles.
Legal Lessons
Drafting defensible regulations.
The Commissioner
A bimonthly department aimed at planning commissioners. Edited by Carolyn Torma.
Ever Green
Timothy Beatley talks about language-making.
Letters
Comprehensive park planning.
Planners Library
Economic mobility, U.S. housing policy abroad, Detroit’s lessons.
Media
Tools, reports, blogs, videos.
Viewpoint
A landscape architect's view of planning.
Cover: Photo courtesy Thia Konig.