Meghan Stromberg

Editor in Chief at APA and Planning magazine, Chicago native (sort of), plant lover, parent, lazy tweeter

[Lindsay Nieman @lindsayrnieman]

#PlanMag just won two big awards for our 2021 coverage—including gold in General Excellence for the second year in a row (!!!)—so allow me to direct you to some of last year's must-reads in this ever-expanding 🧵

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Thanks to a creative, smart, and collaborative team at #PlanMag for continuing to raise the bar on excellence!

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

We are thrilled to share that @SIIA awarded #PlanMag a Gold #EXCELaward for General Excellence & Silver for the Magazine Website! Judges praised our strong journalism—thanks to our staff & contributors with a passion for planning. And thanks to our members...we do it all for you!

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Congrats @HannahRKing92 and Evelyn Blumenberg! Great topic, great work.

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

The housing crisis is pushing workers and jobs farther apart. Can policy help? Learn more in @HannahRKing92 and Evelyn Blumenberg's award winning 2021 #JAPAplanning Best Article, "Jobs–Housing Balance Re-Re-Visited".
@UCLALewisCenter #UCLALuskin @ucla_its https://t.co/HAnJKg5ES7

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

Globally, house sharing is on the rise. "Housing Single Women" by @harten_julia, the #JAPAplanning 2021 Best Article by an Emerging Scholar, explores the topic. https://t.co/wDfBacZ7J3

[American Planning Association @APA_Planning]

Comprising 22 percent of the U.S. population, those under 18 can often be left out of the planning process even though they are directly impacted. Get tips for creating youth-focused engagement for your planning efforts in #PlanMag. https://t.co/e0n1Zeko2n

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

@Greenangierapp @APA_Planning @APA_Mass But can he write? (Always looking for good freelancers...)

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

For @drurbanpolicy, education is the key: Teach people what we’ve lost by only having single family zoning in most places in the country. Show people how it impacts them (as they age or needs change), their families, their community members. @AARPpolicy, @AARPLivable

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

@JerusalemDemsas asks: How do we appeal to NIMBYs, whom we know from research tend to be older, whiter, and own homes, compared to the rest of the community? How can we help them see the benefits of more attainable, diverse housing types? @voxdotcom #APAPolicy21 #zoningreform

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Daniel Parolek @OpticosDesign answers: Avoid terms that come with baggage. He likes “missing middle” -- it covers the scale and type (larger houses with multiple units, thoughtfully designed to blend into the neighborhood), as well as nods to middle-income residents’ needs.

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Rodney Harrell lays out the challenges and solutions well in this #PlanMag article and podcast, too. @drurbanpolicy @AARPpolicy, @AARPLivable https://t.co/MJWTA5su2E

[Roberta Rewers @RobertaRewers]

Older adults will outnumber children by 2034. This has big implications for our housing and will require a fundamental shift in the mindset of our communities. @DrUrbanPolicy #APAPolicy21

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

3 ADUs are being built on Daniel Parolek’s @OpticosDesign block. His neighbors are moving into one, and their kids are relocating to the big house. “It’s happening, it’s working, and it’s great to see the impacts of that [ADU] policy." #HousingReform #ZoningReform #APAPolicy21

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

“We’ve grown up around railroads in our towns, but the surrounding land use has changed,” says @bdkohler @leagueofcities. There is a lot of potential for improving safety and mobility in the #Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. #APAPolicy21

[Jennifer Raitt @JenniferRaitt]

Thank you @RepAuchincloss for your team’s time to discuss zoning reform and the Housing Supply and Affordability Act. I appreciated your understanding of how important these issues are to MA. @APAadvocates #APAPolicy21

[Joshua Clements @JoshClements]

Great presentation "Promoting City Innovation" @PetraSHurtado, @bdkohler @leagueofcities & Mike Iger #APAPolicy21

-Advance ideas, marshal evidence, identify solutions to modern wicked problems

#ZoningReform @APAadvocates @APA_Planning @LeagueWIMunis https://t.co/bgKFdpQJRJ

[Joshua Clements @JoshClements]

Great work @Wendy_Moeller Deborah Rosenthal & Brian Connelly @APAPlanningLaw national Land Use Law Update -"Go where decisions are made"

#APAPolicy21 #ZoningReform @APAadvocates @APA_Planning @LeagueWIMunis @leagueofcities

[Jason Jordan @jasonljordan]

Want to read APA's amicus brief in the latest SCOTUS sign regulation case -- Austin v. Reagan National Advertising? Of course you do. #APAPolicy21
https://t.co/ZdTlphlnfT

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Signs, signs. After Reed v. Town of Gilbert, planners are wise to enact regulations that are content neutral. What will Austin v. Reagan National Advertising, before SCOTUS now, teach us? #APAPolicy21

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Time to check out EPA’s new geospatial tool EJScreen, which helps ID and visualize areas in need of #Justice40 assistance and provide sufficiently granular data to make decisions and take action on environmental justice. https://t.co/75VVjTtsvx #APAPolicy21

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

Environmental justice and climate change: “We have no choice but to address the EJ impacts of relocating whole communities,” says Cecilia Martinez from the White House Council on Environ. Quality. @WHCEQ #APAPolicy21 #Justice40

[Meghan Stromberg @MEStromberg]

We need to reconnect communities, and finally there’s funding and momentum to do it equitably. @andreperryedu says we start by investing in people, not just places. And divesting in racism. #APAPolicy21 https://t.co/wVmYKZ9TmK