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American Planning Association

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.

Governance, Preemption, and the Importance of Protecting Local Representation with Nestor Davidson

38 mins; March 31, 2026

Connecting Communities: Rural Solutions for Transportation Challenges

52 mins; March 20, 2026

Embracing Transformation: The Gwinnett County 2045 Unified Plan

34 mins; March 13, 2026

The Circular Economy, Climate Action, and Urban Sustainability with Helen Santiago-Fink

33 mins; February 26, 2026

Memphis Math: A Formula for Meaningful Engagement

25 mins; February 12, 2026

Pathways to Influence: Finding Your Voice as a Planning Advocate

22 mins; February 05, 2026

The Current — and Future — State of Hazard Mitigation Planning with Chrissy Caggiano, AICP

33 mins; January 29, 2026

Marccus Hendricks on Infrastructural Justice and Staying True to Your Values

31 mins; January 16, 2026

Kelsey Zlevor on Designing Public Spaces for Mental Health

23 mins; October 21, 2025

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Reverend Jessica Abell

31 mins; August 28, 2025

Stephanie Rouse, AICP, and Jennifer Hiatt on Books, Podcasting, and Finding Your Own Voice

25 mins; August 22, 2025

Planning After Bankruptcy: Detroit's Path to Recovery and Innovation

40 mins; July 31, 2025

Planning After Bankruptcy: Detroit's Path to Recovery and Innovation

40 mins; July 31, 2025

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Jill Locantore

26 mins; July 17, 2025

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Mike Pritchard, AICP

23 mins; June 26, 2025

Phil Green, AICP, on What Planners Can Learn from Improv

37 mins; June 20, 2025

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Wes Marshall and Trung Vo, AICP

37 mins; May 08, 2025

Katelynn Morgenstern, AICP, on Planning, Social Media, and Finding Your Voice as an Introvert

21 mins; April 24, 2025

The Role of Planners in Space Exploration with Justin Hollander, FAICP

16 mins; April 18, 2025

Planning for Wellness and Personal Resilience with Dr. Mary Beth Janke

24 mins; March 20, 2025

The Future of Transportation Planning with Beneeta Mary Jose

21 mins; March 13, 2025

Empowering Youth and the Urban Planning Pipeline with Annette Koh and David Salazar, FAICP

47 mins; March 06, 2025

Building Community and Purpose: Leah Rothstein on Just Action

27 mins; February 27, 2025

Tom Pace on Zoning Reform and Housing Innovation in Sacramento

27 mins; February 25, 2025

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: CNT's Nina Idemudia, AICP and Jacky Grimshaw

33 mins; February 13, 2025

The Future of Public Sector Planning with APA President Sue Schwartz, FAICP

23 mins; February 06, 2025

Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson on Demystifying Sustainable Urban Design

21 mins; December 17, 2024

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

29 mins; December 09, 2024

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

22 mins; October 15, 2024

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

15 mins; September 30, 2024

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

58 mins; September 09, 2024

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

23 mins; August 20, 2024

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

18 mins; July 23, 2024

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

19 mins; June 18, 2024

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

16 mins; June 14, 2024

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

34 mins; May 16, 2024

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

23 mins; April 23, 2024

Megan Oliver on How to Plan for Happiness in Cities

25 mins; April 23, 2024

Anaid Yerena and Rashad Williams on Building an Equitable Future of Planning

19 mins; December 19, 2023

Rediscovering Roots: Planner Jewell Littles Walton Uncovers Family Ties to Tulsa's Black Wall Street

36 mins; December 14, 2023

Shain Shapiro on Taylor Swift and the Benefits of a Music Policy for Your City

25 mins; October 19, 2023

Taiwo Jaiyeoba on How Planners Can Lead Through Zoning Reform and by Crafting Equitable Comprehensive Plans

27 mins; August 29, 2023

Robert Goodspeed on How Exploratory Scenario Planning Helps Imagine Uncertain Futures

22 mins; July 18, 2023

YouTuber and Planner Dave Amos on Teaching a Crash Course in Urban Planning, One Video at a Time

23 mins; June 20, 2023

Planning to Ensure Longevity for Small Minority-Owned Businesses

34 mins; June 01, 2023

Embracing Heritage: How Culture Influences Your Planning Work

23 mins; May 25, 2023

Disability Advocate Rebekah Taussig on Built Environment Barriers You Might Not See

26 mins; April 18, 2023

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Misty Klann and Cole Grisham

0 secs; March 29, 2023

Mural Arts Philadelphia’s Jane Golden: Planning and Public Art Ignite Change

31 mins; February 28, 2023

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Tamika Butler

0 secs; January 18, 2023

‘Arbitrary Lines’ Author Nolan Gray on Zoning Reform and Hitting Planning’s Reset Button

30 mins; December 20, 2022

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Judy Shanley and Claire Stanley

0 secs; December 07, 2022

Philadelphia CIO Mark Wheeler: Web 3.0 and Blockchain Could Bring Transparency to Smart Cities

28 mins; November 22, 2022

Planner and City Official Nithya Raman’s Vision to End Homelessness in Los Angeles

27 mins; September 20, 2022

Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Olatunji Oboi Reed

29 mins; August 02, 2022

Navigating Mobility Justice with Naomi Doerner

0 secs; July 19, 2022

The Intersection of Hip Hop and Planning with Michael Ford

31 mins; May 26, 2022

San Diego County Tackles Affordable Housing and Climate Change

0 secs; April 05, 2022

Cascading Hazards with Dr. Michael Greenberg

0 secs; December 22, 2021

Fighting Climate Change in Cities With Biodiversity and Nature-Based Design

65 hours 20 mins; October 26, 2021

TikTok's TalkingCities Makes Urban Planning Fast and Easy to Grasp

0 secs; August 18, 2021

Artificial Intelligence and Urban Planning: What Planners Need to Know Now

38 mins; August 12, 2021

Philadelphia is Transforming Vacant Lots into Climate-Resilient Pollinator Gardens

0 secs; July 08, 2021

We Need to Outthink Wildfire, Not Try to Eliminate It

0 secs; May 10, 2021

The City-Making Process Gets Focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in This Planner's Work

0 secs; April 26, 2021

"Feminist City" Author Leslie Kern on Envisioning More Equitable Urban Spaces

48 mins; March 31, 2021

Why Planners Need to Prepare for Urban Air Mobility

0 secs; March 25, 2021

Planning for Volcanic Activity in Hawaii

0 secs; March 12, 2021

Katanya Raby Continues Equity Work of Civil Rights Giant Al Raby

63 hours 42 mins; February 23, 2021

Is Your Environment Limiting Your Functioning?

0 secs; January 29, 2021

AARP's Rodney Harrell on Changing Demographics and Livable Communities

25 mins; January 29, 2021

Why We Need More Intergenerational Policies, Programs, and Places

29 mins; January 29, 2021

Tamika Butler on Antiracism, Equity, and Self-Care Through Solopreneurship

51 mins; December 21, 2020

Seeking Justice and Showing Communities Love Through Planning

67 hours 16 mins; December 01, 2020

How El Paso Reimagined Capital Improvement Planning During COVID-19

51 mins; October 30, 2020

Planners Are Helping Small Businesses Become Resilient Amidst the Pandemic

56 mins; September 01, 2020

A Medical Anthropologist Says Planners Are Vital to COVID-19 Recovery

39 mins; July 17, 2020

Harnessing Data and Knowledge of New York City Facilities to Respond to COVID-19

35 mins; July 02, 2020

How COVID-19 Has Underscored the Digital Divide

30 mins; June 23, 2020

Centering Equity and Climate Action in COVID-19 Recovery

39 mins; June 16, 2020

Immigrant Experiences, Economic Development, and "Third Places" in the U.S. — and Australia

52 mins; June 08, 2020

Moving Planning Commission Meetings Online During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Big-City Perspective

35 mins; May 06, 2020

The Future of Fast Food After COVID-19, Coding and Planning, and More

15 mins; April 30, 2020

How Boston Responded to the COVID-19 Crisis

33 mins; April 21, 2020

What Planners and Public Sector Agencies Need to Know About Cybersecurity

28 mins; April 14, 2020

How E-Commerce Affects Land Use — And How COVID-19 Affects E-Commerce

27 mins; April 01, 2020

Moving Planning Commission Meetings Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mid-Sized City Perspective

17 mins; April 01, 2020

Planning as Caring, Managing Large-Scale Solar, Becoming an Effective Manager, and More

32 mins; March 28, 2020

Rezoning East Harlem, Rethinking One-Size-Fits-All Public Engagement

56 mins; March 24, 2020

Uncovering Transit's Gender Gap, Preserving Texas Freedom Colonies, and More

24 mins; March 03, 2020

Long-Term Disaster Recovery Planning in Florida

53 mins; February 23, 2020

CMAP Executive Director Erin Aleman: Making Change Is Relationship Building

34 mins; January 31, 2020

Resiliency Efforts and Planning Without Zoning in Houston, Gender Mainstreaming Preview, and More | Cover to Cover

28 mins; January 28, 2020

Resilience Roundtable: Ivis Garcia Zambrana, AICP, PhD

0 secs; December 21, 2019

Resilience Roundtable: After the Camp Fire, Part 2

0 secs; December 18, 2019

Resilience Roundtable: After the Camp Fire, Part 1

0 secs; December 18, 2019

People Behind the Plans: Kelwin Harris

60 hours 30 mins; November 16, 2019

People Behind the Plans: Todd Vanadilok, AICP

49 mins; October 22, 2019

People Behind thePlans: Enessa Janes, AICP

36 mins; September 30, 2019

The Compton's Transgender Cultural District

56 mins; August 27, 2019

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