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Jun 25, 2025 · Join the movement to increase housing choice and abundance through planning-led zoning reform — planners' top policy priority in 2025. At Planners' Day on Capitol Hill, APA will …

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Feb 1, 2025 · This edition of PAS QuickNotes defines computer vision, an emerging subfield of artificial intelligence, and explores its potential benefits and considerations for planning practice.

Dec 5, 2024 · In January, the American Planning Association (APA) published the 2025 Trend Report for Planners in partnership with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. APA's Foresight team and the APA …

Dec 8, 2025 · Thousands of readers — planners and the public alike — turn to the latest Planning magazine. Each new issue is full of innovative ideas that are reshaping communities across America …

The Deputy Director oversees a wide portfolio including comprehensive planning, land use and zoning, demographic analysis, community engagement, urban design, historic preservation, corridor studies, …