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“Creating Great Communities For All” #ItTakesAPlanner

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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has passed the final hurdle and now heads to the president to be signed. This historic legislation is the result of a multi-year effort by planners advocating for housing reform. APA will continue to help planners navigate implementation of this landmark legislation in the weeks and months to come. Read the full statement from APA President Sue Schwartz, FAICP. https://t.co/SRnQg4VVk4

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Looking to improve access to jobs, schools, healthcare, and other essential services? USDOT's $28.5 million FTA pilot program supports innovative transit and land use solutions that make transportation more affordable and family-friendly.

Applications are due July 10, 2026.

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Where is the nearest warehouse to your home? Who lives near it?

Planners wield power over where storage and shipping ends up in our communities.

A new article from #JAPAplanning explores how warehouse zoning rules across the U.S. incorporate Environmental Justice principles.

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Building more resilient communities starts with meaningful conversations.

In this clip, Ryan Slattery, AICP, explores how planners can navigate trust, communicate risk more effectively, and keep resilience and hazard mitigation at the forefront of their work.

Hear the full conversation on the People Behind the Plans podcast.

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Creative engagement can help shape more inclusive public spaces. Discover how poetry, storytelling, visual art, and music helped inform the vision for Petaluma River Park by centering community voices throughout the planning process.

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As the United States marks its 250th birthday this week, APA celebrates 22 members named earlier this year as America 250 Government Champions. These members demonstrate leadership and high standards of public service to help shape stronger, more resilient communities across the country.

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Happy 4th of July from all of us at APA! 🇺🇸 #4thofJuly

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As extreme heat becomes more frequent, planners are rethinking how communities stay cool. Explore six strategies for using both built and vegetative shade to improve comfort, safety, and resilience. #PlanMag

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Inclusive preservation starts with recognizing every community's history. Explore how Atlanta's Preserving Pride initiative is documenting LGBTQ+ historic places and advancing more equitable approaches to preservation and planning.

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What planning tools reduce wildfire risks? A new study from #JAPAplanning looks to Australia and Chile to explore the limits of the permitting process and how to integrate underused tools into a landscape-level response.

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How do you talk about resilience and hazard mitigation when trust is low and conversations around risk become challenging?

Ryan Slattery, AICP, shares practical insights on communicating through those barriers and keeping important planning conversations moving forward.

Listen to more from Ryan in the full episode of the People Behind the Plans podcast.

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AI can be a planner’s friend by streamlining routine tasks, speeding up research and analysis, and helping anticipate future scenarios. When used as an assistant, it helps planners do more with less while keeping human judgment at the center.
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Housing policy is complex. Myerson Consulting, led by Deborah Myerson, AICP, partners with NAHB, ULI, and public agencies — and welcomes firm teaming. WBE/WOSB‑certified. #HousingPolicy #ZoningReform

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This PAS Memo examines how deed restrictions that conflict with zoning standards can weaken the effectiveness of municipal regulations, particularly recent zoning reforms aimed at expanding housing supply, and offers guidance for how planners can identify and address these challenges in practice. Read the full issue of PAS Memo to learn more.

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Planners aren’t known for their stylish clothing, but a fashion designer can offer the field more than a glow-up.

In a new article from #JAPAplanning, Bonnie Johnson, FAICP dresses up planning staff reports in avant-garde reinterpretations to prompt creative reflection among planners and their commissions.

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Ryan Slattery, AICP, discusses how planners can keep critical conversations around resilience and hazard mitigation moving when trust is fragile and the language around risk can create barriers. Hear more from Ryan in his full episode of the People Behind the Plans podcast.

https://t.co/wMu2Ngx0bF

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It's officially summer!
For many, this means vacations are just around the corner. But how has tourism impacted the places that everyone loves to visit?

Learn more about the disruptive nature of tourism by downloading the 2026 Trend Report for Planners, developed in partnership with Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

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Drop Dead City revisits New York City’s 1975 fiscal crisis, unpacking how rising budget gaps, strained financing systems, and political gridlock pushed the city toward bankruptcy, and how emergency coordination and restructuring efforts brought it back from the edge. #PlanMag

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#PlanningJobs in New Mexico, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington, Tennessee, Idaho, Montana, South Carolina, and Vermont posted this week.
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