American Planning Association

Oct 15 2024 256 ep. 26 mins 1.4k
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From affordable housing to disaster recovery, from climate resilience to autonomous vehicles, APA's podcast delves into a wide array of urban planning topics with deep curiosity, expert analysis, and affecting, true-life stories.

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American Farmland Trust's Julia Freedgood on Planning Sustainable Food Systems for All People

Oct 15 2024 22 mins  
In this episode of People Behind the Plans, Julia Freedgood, author of Planning Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems, talks about the complex and fragile web behind the food we eat, and the important role planning plays, especially in rural areas. Freedgood, a senior fellow and senior program advisor at the American Farmland Trust, digs into rural and urban agriculture, food inse

Housing Supply Accelerator: An Interview With National Association of Realtors President Kevin Sears

Sep 30 2024 15 mins  
In this third episode of the series, Emily Pasi, Director of Public Affairs at the American Planning Association, chats with Kevin Sears, President of the National Association of Realtors. The two discuss how real estate professionals have been specifically impacted by the housing crisis, what barriers and opportunities exist for growing the nation's housing supply, and why it is i

The Burlington Model: How Planning-Led Reforms Transformed the City's Housing Market

Sep 09 2024 58 mins  
In this episode of the APA Podcast, Jason Jordan, APA's Principal of Public Affairs, chats with Burlington, Vermont's former mayor, Miro Weinberger, and former planning director, Meagan Tuttle, AICP. In this discussion, they share how they worked together to provide the political leadership and the critical insights needed for Burlington to enact one of the nation's most important

Improvise, Innovate and Involve: 3 Planners Reveal the Importance of Flipping Your Perspective

Aug 20 2024 23 mins  
Welcome to the third episode of Short Takes, a three-part miniseries from the American Planning Association. Short Takes, hosted by Sophia Burns, brings listeners into the field with planners pursuing inventive new approaches to everyday issues: community engagement, land use and zoning, and career advancement. In this episode, we share how three planners helped community members n

Aspire, Advocate, and Advance: 2 Planners Talk Frankly About Career Challenges and Moving Up

Jul 23 2024 18 mins  
Welcome to the second episode of Short Takes, a three-part miniseries from the American Planning Association. Short Takes, hosted by Sophia Burns, brings listeners into the field with planners pursuing inventive new approaches to everyday issues: community engagement, land use and zoning, and career advancement. In this episode, we dive into the journeys of two planners who have tr

Creativity, Compensation, and Culture: 3 Planners Share Community Engagement Innovations

Jun 18 2024 19 mins  
Welcome to the first episode of Short Takes, a three-part miniseries from the American Planning Association. Short Takes, hosted by Sophia Burns, brings listeners into the field with planners pursuing inventive new approaches to everyday issues: community engagement, land use and zoning, and career advancement. This episode retraces three planners’ steps as they implement and eva

Housing Supply Accelerator: An Interview with National Association of Home Builders Chairman Carl Harris

Jun 14 2024 16 mins  
In this second episode of the series, Emily Pasi, Director of Public Affairs at the American Planning Association, chats with Carl Harris, Chairman of the National Association of Home Builders. The two discuss the NAHB's role as a core partner in the Housing Supply Accelerator, as well as what some of the barriers home builders face to building more housing nationwide. They also lo

Housing Supply Accelerator: An Interview with National League of Cities CEO Clarence Anthony

May 16 2024 34 mins  
In this first episode in a new series, Emily Pasi, director of public affairs at the American Planning Association chats with Clarence Anthony, CEO of the National League of Cities (NLC). Clarence and NLC are partners alongside APA on the Housing Supply Accelerator. The Housing Supply Accelerator is a national campaign to improve local capacity, identify critical solutions, and spe

National Zoning Atlas Founder Sara Bronin is Empowering Communities to Transform Land Use

Apr 23 2024 23 mins  
Zoning reform has become a topic of national interest, not just among planners and local decision makers, but also in the national media and in everyday conversations. While the national housing crisis is well-documented, information on the role of local zoning rules has been harder to find — until now. The National Zoning Atlas is going state by state to create a map of local la

Megan Oliver on How to Plan for Happiness in Cities

Apr 23 2024 25 mins  
Planners can design places for many purposes: to promote commerce, to protect us from natural disasters, to uplift historical significance. As mental health and social relationships become increasingly significant, new questions rise to the top: What about planning for the way people feel? How can planners better understand how environments impact well-being and then learn to shape