The American Planning Association identifies three issues that will define the year in state legislatures around the country.
Catherine Hinshaw, senior state government affairs associate for the American Planning Association (APA), writes a blog to detail the ongoing efforts of the organization to lobby state governments on issues important to the planning profession, and identifies three of the primary issues that state legislatures have a chance to take action on this year: 1) housing, 2) climate change, and 3) the 2020 Census.
FULL STORY: 3 Top Issues for Planners in 2020 State Legislatures
APA Lists Recommendations for State Housing Policy
In attendance this week at the National Conference of State Legislatures, the American Planning Association has announced its intentions to lobby attendees on housing policy.
Planning Year in Review 2023: Zoning Reform, a Rail Revolution, and Climate Realities
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An Interview with the APA President: Angela D. Brooks, FAICP
APA President Angela D. Brooks discusses a career focused on affordable housing, supportive housing, and joint-use facilities. The interview suggest ways for planners to help solve some of the biggest challenges facing the country today.
Alabama: Trump Terminates Settlements for Black Communities Harmed By Raw Sewage
Trump deemed the landmark civil rights agreement “illegal DEI and environmental justice policy.”
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
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The 120 Year Old Tiny Home Villages That Sheltered San Francisco’s Earthquake Refugees
More than a century ago, San Francisco mobilized to house thousands of residents displaced by the 1906 earthquake. Could their strategy offer a model for the present?
Ken Jennings Launches Transit Web Series
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BLM To Rescind Public Lands Rule
The change will downgrade conservation, once again putting federal land at risk for mining and other extractive uses.
Indy Neighborhood Group Builds Temporary Multi-Use Path
Community members, aided in part by funding from the city, repurposed a vehicle lane to create a protected bike and pedestrian path for the summer season.
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