American Planning Association

Feb 06 2025 259 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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The Future of Public Sector Planning with APA President Sue Schwartz, FAICP

Feb 06 2025 23 mins  
In this episode of the Trend Talk series, a companion podcast for APA's 2025 Trend Report for Planners, Joe DeAngelis, AICP, Research Manager at the American Planning Association, chats with APA President, Sue Schwartz, FAICP. The two discuss the evolving landscape of public sector planning and delve into current hiring challenges, the impact of political polarization on community

Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson on Demystifying Sustainable Urban Design

Dec 17 2024 21 mins  
Planners have a difficult job. In addition to being experts on their own technical field of planning, they must also understand a variety of other disciplines — like architecture, landscape and ecology to name just a few. These fields are complex in their own right, and planners must consider and translate these concepts for laypeople and elected officials alike. Nico Larco exper

Housing Supply Accelerator: An Interview with Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit

Dec 09 2024 29 mins  
In this episode of the Housing Supply Accelerator series, Emily Pasi, Director of Public Affairs at the American Planning Association, chats with Robert Broeksmit, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association. The two discuss why MBA joined the Housing Supply Accelerator; how the economics of the housing crisis impacts the real estate finance industry; the importance of br

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