New Leadership Elected at the American Planning Association
"Urban planning consultant Carol Rhea, FAICP, is the new President-Elect of the American Planning Association (APA)," according to a press release yesterday from the APA. Rhea will remain president...
View ArticleTrends from the APA 2014 Conference
Every year we analyze all of the tweets from the APA Conference and tell you about the trends in planning. With more than 1,000 people tweeting from the APA Conference, there is a lot of great ideas,...
View ArticleAPA Poll Finds Millennials and Boomers 'Investing in Place'
"A wide-ranging national survey released today by the American Planning Association (APA) finds that Millennials and Baby Boomers want cities to focus less on recruiting new companies and more on...
View ArticleNeighborhoods, Streets, and Public Space: 30 'Great Places in America'
The APA this week announced "the country's 10 Great Neighborhoods, 10 Great Streets , and 10 Great Public Spaces for 2014 through the organization's national program, Great Places in...
View ArticleAPA Seeking Input for Updated 'Planning for Sustainability Policy Guide'
"We want to hear what you think about sustainability and its role in planning," according to an APA website announcing the update. The APA is asking planners to "[read] the current guide and give us...
View ArticleMapping the Knowledge Domain of Planning
By analyzing self-reported research and teaching interests of faculty from Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) member schools, Tom Sanchez and Nader Afzalan attempted to define the...
View ArticleWelcome to a New Era of Planning: the APA National Conference Draws a Crowd
The American Planning Association's 2015 National Conference has launched in Seattle, with more attendees than any event since before the recession.
View ArticleStudents a Bright Light for the Future of Planning at the APA National...
A live blog covering the proceedings of the 2015 National Planning Conference in Seattle includes posts from some of the many students in attendance at the event.Publication Date: Sun, 04/19/2015
View ArticleCelebrating APA's 2015 National Planning Awards Recipients
This year's 2015 National Planning Excellence and Achievement Awards winners were announced on March 31, 2015, with local media attention already earned by Vibrant NEO 2040 award winner for a...
View ArticleTrends from the APA 2015 Conference
Every year we analyze all of the tweets from the APA Conference and tell you about the trends in planning. With 2,884 people tweeting from the APA Conference, there is a lot of great ideas, links, and...
View ArticleAPA and CNU Get on the Same Page
Meghan Stromberg writes an introduction to a video featuring American Planning Association Executive Director Jim Drinan and Congress for New Urbanism President and CEO Lynn Richards, in which the two...
View ArticleMobilizing Against Threats to American Community Survey
Abigail Zenner reports that a recently proposed bill in Congress would threaten the collection of data vital to planning in the American Community Survey (ACS).Publication Date: Thu, 05/28/2015
View ArticleHouse Approves Cuts to Census and American Community Survey—Senate Up Next
"Late Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2016 Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill (H.R. 2578), severely cutting the Census Bureau’s budget," reports Abigail...
View ArticleKentucky Planners Against the Proliferation of LED Billboards
"The American Planning Association Kentucky chapter vigorously opposes the rewriting of Kentucky Administrative Regulations to permit the establishment and expansion of electronic advertising devices,"...
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Looking Back at the APA's HUD Secretary's Opportunity and Empowerment Award
"The HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award honors planning projects that have helped create communities of lasting value," according to a post by Lauren Pollack in describing an award is...
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Guidance for Providing Safe Access to Parks
The Planning and Community Health Center of the American Planning Association (APA) recently released a fact sheet on Safe Routes to Parks [pdf], "with a particular focus on the Publication Date: Thu,...
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'Digital Coast' Connects Planners and Data for Coastal Resilience
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has created a resource called Digital Coast, which "hosts freely available data on coastal hazards, along with a lot of site-specific local data, as...
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What Is a 'Great' Neighborhood? An Analysis of APA's Top-Rated Places
Adapted from: Talen, Emily, Sunny Menozzi, and Chloe Schaefer. "What Is a 'Great Neighborhood'? An Analysis of APA's Top-Rated Places." Journal of the American Planning Association 81, no. 2 (April 3,...
View ArticleAPA Announces the 2015 'Great Places in America'
The American Planning Association (APA) "announced the country's 15 Great Places for 2015 through the organization’s national program, Publication Date: Thu, 10/01/2015
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Raleigh, NC Shows Planners How to Plan for Growth
Earlier this month, Raleigh, North Carolina provided the setting for the state's annual professional conference. The message: Plan for growth, manage it, and reap the rewards.Tags: Raleigh, Planning,...
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