By James Rojas, November 14, 2020. Planners, we need to bridge the gap between our formal, infrequent engagement and the ongoing community organizing, and share problem solving with community members.
Planners must care, especially now Read More »
By Jared Brey, November 20, 2020. The state is failing to build enough affordable homes for lower-income residents in part because it lacks an effective approach to planning and financing the development of affordable housing.
California’s approach to housing crisis is ineffective, Auditor says Read More »
News about Haeseo (Hazel) Choi, Christopher Dacumos, Shannon Fiala, Sanhita Ghosal, AICP, Leila Hakimizadeh, AICP, Julia Hoffman, Sailesh Mehra, Jonathan Schuppert, AICP, Darcy Smith, AICP, and Rachael A. Tanner.
By Timothy Rood, AICP, and José Ruano, December 2, 2020. To reach populations typically underrepresented in planning, the City offered meetings and materials in Spanish and Vietnamese and partnered with community-based organizations for outreach and engagement.
Megaproject planning in a pandemic Read More »
Do you want to be more involved with APA? Do you want to serve your fellow Northern Section members? Consider joining your Northern Section Board as Treasurer.
Call for nominations, Northern Section Treasurer Read More »
By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP. What a year! I’ve been “a little terrified every day.” I became — unexpectedly — Section Director in February. Now I’m handing the reins to Florentina Craciun, AICP.
Director’s note: Nearing the end of the longest year Read More »
November 17, 2020. A collection of 1,750 scanned historical reports and archived publications — going back to 1910 — is now available to the public. The documents offer insight into how housing conditions and policies have changed over time and inform policies today.
An overview of historical reports on HUD User Read More »
Share on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram what made this year special and positive for YOU, your teams, your families, your communities. Tag your story with #PlanningPositivity.
Share your #PlanningPositivity story and join us December 16th! Read More »
Justin Flynn et al, December 2, 2020. Despite the pandemic, a class of 14 urban planning graduate students at San José State University spent the fall 2020 semester helping to survey, revitalize, and activate the city’s downtown linear park, a critical civic asset.
Activating the Civic Commons in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park Read More »
By Tom Ravenscroft, DeZeen, October 13, 2020. The master architect believes that trends of change were already in motion before the pandemic.
Norman Foster says Covid-19 won’t change our cities Read More »
