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Autonomous Vehicles and the Future of Parking
2016This briefing pager discusses the changes in travel behavior and suggests initial policy-making efforts to guide decision-making. -
Washington, DC, Comprehensive Plan
Adopted April 2020The city’s comprehensive plan belongs to the Biophilic Planning and Historic Preservation collections. -
Immigrant City
Rebuilding a thriving Rust Belt for all residents.June 01, 2017American civic leaders have long viewed a steady flow of immigrants as fuel for economic development. -
Hiding in Plain Sight: Build-to-Rent and Multigenerational Housing
Zoning Practice — November 2024by: Derrick Rhys Wilson November 01, 2024This issue of Zoning Practice explores how development regulations affect opportunities for build-to-rent and multigenerational housing development. It begins with a summary of suburban housing supply challenges before examining the key features of and potential zoning approaches for two emerging types of subtle mixed-residential development. -
Transportation Strategist Naomi Doerner Navigates Mobility Justice
How the country's first transportation equity manager is building a framework to protect the fair and safe movement of people of color.by: Sophia Burns August 31, 2022How the country's first transportation equity manager is building a framework to protect the fair and safe movement of people of color. -
Solar Powering Sunnyside
Solar Powering Sunnyside is a new participatory planning exercise in the spirit of the comprehensive planning "chip games" that many communities use to engage residents and other stakeholders in developing preferred growth scenarios. -
On the Health Track
Plan4Health puts local coalitions in the vanguard.October 01, 2015The fusion of public health and planning isn't new, but it's gaining steam. -
Easton, MA, Subdivision Regulations
These subdivision regulations require a solar orientation report as part of documentation for all subdivision applications.Easton town, MA -
Warrenton, VA, Parklet Program Manual
2016This short guide provides an overview of the process of creating parklet in Warrenton, Virginia.Warrenton, VA -
Blooming Grove, NY, Town Code
2017The town’s zoning code uses overlay districts to protect scenic views.Blooming Grove town, NY -
San Francisco, CA, Parklet Manual
2015This guide provides an overview of the process of creating a parklet in San Francisco.San Francisco, CA -
The Entertainment Zone: Unplanned Nightlife and the Revitalization of the American Downtown
Journal of Urban Design, 13(3): 291–315, 2008by: Daniel Campo, Brent RyanThis article discusses the organic development of entertainment districts in and near downtowns. -
Historic Districts and Landmarks Guidelines
Updated 2006This guide addresses the placement of solar panels on historic buildings. -
The Effects of New Urbanism on Public Health
Journal of Urban Design, 2019by: Hamid Iravani, Venkat RaoThis article tracks the public health benefits of the 10 principles of New Urbanism using county-level health data and a literature review. -
Community Choices Quality Growth Toolkit: Greyfield Redevelopment
This guide from the Atlanta Regional Commission provides steps for initiating and seeing through grayfield redevelopment projects. -
Pandemics: A New Piece of the City Planning Puzzle
NewCities, March 27, 2020by: Andrew SnowhiteThis blog post highlights five considerations for addressing the importance of pandemic preparation and response. -
High-Density Housing for Families with Children Guidelines
March 1992by: City of VancouverThis guide is meant to inform development plans for high-density residential developments that are designed specifically for families with children in Vancouver, Canada. -
Building Green Knowledge Base
Updated 2019This clearinghouse collects several types of resources related to green building. -
The Hidden Health Costs of Transportation
March 2010by: Urban Design 4 HealthThis report belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Attributes of Form in the Built Environment That Influence Perceived Walkability
Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 31(3): 218-232, 2014by: Nicolas Oreskovic, Pablina Roth, Dido TsigaridiThis article belongs to the Active Transportation and Built Environment and Health collections. -
Contra Costa County, CA, General Plan
Adopted January 2005The city's comprehensive plan includes a section on renewable energy resources that encourages the use of renewable energy. -
Architecture, the Urban Environment and Severe Psychosis: Aetiology
Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health, 2: 2017by: Jan GolembiewskiThis article introduces the ecological hypothesis for schizophrenia, tracking the connection between urban environments and severe psychosis. -
Designing and Building Healthy Places
Healthy Community Design Fact Sheet Series, November 2006This fact sheet defines health and healthy places and introduces the concept of healthy environments. -
Complete Streets, Complete Networks Rural Contexts
April 2016This guide is designed to help planners, engineers, and public officials in Illinois apply complete streets concepts to rural areas. -
Dallas, TX, Complete Streets Manual
January 2016This guide is designed to help public agencies and private developers implement complete streets projects. -
Portage, MI, Complete Streets Policy
Adopted August 2015This standalone policy establishes the city’s commitment to complete streets. -
Norwalk, IA, Comprehensive Plan 2013
Updated 2016The city’s comprehensive plan includes a strategy for implementing complete streets. -
Milwaukee, WI, Complete Streets Policy
Resolution No. 180922, Adopted October 2018This standalone policy establishes the city’s commitment to complete and green streets. -
Southeast Tennessee Green Infrastructure Handbook for Local Governments
2017This guide offers strategies for implementing green infrastructure for stormwater management at the community, street, and site scales. -
Blueprint for Autonomous Urbanism
September 2019by: Corinne Kisner, Kate Fillin-Yeh, Sindhu BharadwajThis guide provides information on how to prepare communities for autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies. -
Urban Form and Function in the Autonomous Era
Australasian Transport Research Forum Proceedings, November 2016by: Praveen Thakur, Robert Kinghorn, Renan GraceThis article explores the potential impacts of the autonomous era on transport infrastructure demand and urban form. -
The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces
April 2015This article discusses the use of "Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper" (LQC) projects to bring revitalize community public spaces in a way that is not expensive or labor intensive. -
Transformative Placemaking: A Framework to Create Connected, Vibrant, and Inclusive Communities
November 2019by: Jennifer Vey, Hanna LoveThis report defines a transformative placemaking framework, using integrated practices. -
Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans
PAS Report 578by: David Godschalk, FAICP, David Rouse, FAICPGet the steps and standards for putting sustainability in its place — at the heart of the long-range plan. This PAS Report includes insights from 10 pilot communities and steps that show how to turn principles into a plan and score the results.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00 -
TOD: A Way to Transform Your Community
Transit-oriented development (TOD) capitalizes on public transit access by transforming underutilized spaces into walkable and sustainable communities, with a mix of land uses, a vibrant public realm, opportunities to address affordability and equity, and excellent connectivity to amenities and neighborhoods.- Pattie Guttenplan, AICP
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Data-Driven
Leveraging the potential of big data for planning.April 01, 2015Planners across the U.S. are using big data to optimize planning processes and projects. But along with the exciting and seemingly endless possibilities big data presents to the planning profession, there are also some challenges.
We Own This City
Tactical urbanism projects are popping up nationwide.July 01, 2015Planner Martin Zimmerman provides an overview of tactical urbanism and discusses potential reasons for its popularity as well as its limitations.
Planners and Water
PAS Report 588by: William Cesanek, AICP, Vicki Elmer, Jennifer Graeff, AICPOne Water is a model that wants to sweep away the old silos of water planning. This PAS Report gives planners new tools to look at water supply, water quality, and stormwater as a single resource to manage.List price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
My House Is Your House
A fresh look at home sharing.March 01, 2014Shared housing is a community-focused and common-sense solution to the shrinking supply of affordable units. However, it presents several challenges. This article delves in to those issues, from homeowners’ claiming rent as income to narrow constraints of some zoning codes.
Qualitative Takes on Post-Disaster Recovery
December 01, 2019In his final Research You Can Use column, Reid Ewing shares two publications that offer insights for planners preparing for the future of post-disaster recovery planning.Thornton, CO, Code of Ordinances
2016The city's development code addresses wireless telecommunication facilities in the public rights-of-way and solar energy.Thornton, CO
Deep Trouble
What role is there for planners in solving this crisis?October 01, 2016What is planners' role in solving the Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis?
AI in Planning: Why Now Is the Time
A new APA survey reveals how artificial intelligence can benefit planning — and what planners need to learn to make it happen. Here's where to start.by: Thomas Sanchez, AICP February 25, 2022A new APA survey reveals how artificial intelligence can benefit planning — and what planners need to learn to make it happen. Here's where to start.
Sustainable Urban Industrial Development
PAS Report 577by: Nancey Leigh, FAICP, Nathanael Hoelzel, Benjamin Kraft, Christopher DempwolfHow can city planners stoke the employment engine of industry while keeping their communities green and clean? Learn the methods and best practices in this PAS Report.List Price$25.00APA member & PAS subscriber$0.00
No Place Like It
January 01, 2018The cultural industry in New Orleans accounted for 14 percent of total employment in 2016.
Digital Public Hearings in a Post-COVID World
Zoning Practice — July 2022This issue of Zoning Practice examines problems associated with the traditional process of local government public hearings, introduces the relatively new idea of asynchronous public hearings, and explores the advantages and challenges of modernizing the public hearing process.
A Rising Tide of Engagement
The profession leans in on climate change.Climate change is an area of growing interest to the planning profession.
Renovate or Die
Such is the fate of the suburban office park.November 01, 2017Across the U.S., traditional suburban office parks are increasingly considered obsolete in today’s shifting office market. How are they being repurposed?
Beat Extreme Heat with These 8 Tactics
America’s deadliest weather disaster calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today.by: Ladd Keith, Sara Meerow June 20, 2024America’s deadliest weather disaster calls for both mitigation and management strategies — in the hottest months and beyond. Here's how to get started today.
What Now for Communities and the Unhoused?
Planners find solutions even before the recent Grants Pass Supreme Court decision.by: Daniel Vock July 02, 2024Planners find solutions even before the recent Grants Pass Supreme Court decision.