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.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Reverend Jessica Abell
This episode of Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning introduces the groundbreaking Disruption Occurrence Index, a tool designed to quantify and predict the community impacts of infrastru…
00:31:52 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Stephanie Rouse, AICP, and Jennifer Hiatt on Books, Podcasting, and Finding Your Own Voice
What started as a study tool has grown into a nationally recognized podcast. When Nebraska planners Stephanie Rouse and Jennifer Hiatt volunteered to read through the AICP exam’s recommended reading …
00:25:01 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Planning After Bankruptcy: Detroit's Path to Recovery and Innovation
In this episode of the APA Podcast, Ann Dillemuth, AICP, chats with Detroit Planning Director Alexa Bush for an in-depth conversation about Detroit’s remarkable journey from decline and bankruptcy to…
00:40:05 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
Planning After Bankruptcy: Detroit's Path to Recovery and Innovation
In this episode of the APA Podcast, Ann Dillemuth, AICP, chats with Detroit Planning Director Alexa Bush for an in-depth conversation about Detroit’s remarkable journey from decline and bankruptcy to…
00:40:05 |
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Jill Locantore
Jill Locantore, Executive Director of the Denver Streets Partnership (DSP), joined co-hosts Divya Gandhi and Em Hall at the 2025 National Planning Conference in Denver to discuss how Bus Rapid Transi…
00:26:41 |
Thu 17 Jul 2025
Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Mike Pritchard, AICP
Episode sponsor: Caltrans Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-mike-pritchard-aicp/ Co-hosts Divya Gandhi and Em Hall had the pleasure of sittin…
00:23:39 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Phil Green, AICP, on What Planners Can Learn from Improv
What do improv comedy and planning have in common? According to Phil Green, AICP —more than you'd think. A practicing planner and seasoned improviser, Phil shares with APA Editor in Chief Meghan Stro…
00:37:14 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: Wes Marshall and Trung Vo, AICP
Episode sponsor: Eastern Washington University Episode URL: https://planning.org/podcast/critical-conversations-in-transportation-planning-wes-marshall-and-trung-vo-aicp/ In this episode, co-hosts Di…
00:37:18 |
Thu 08 May 2025
Katelynn Morgenstern, AICP, on Planning, Social Media, and Finding Your Voice as an Introvert
What does being an introvert in a profession centered on community and collaboration mean? For Katelynn Morgenstern, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning in Kennett Township, Pennsylvania, navigatin…
00:21:16 |
Thu 24 Apr 2025
The Role of Planners in Space Exploration with Justin Hollander, FAICP
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 author a…
00:16:54 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Planning for Wellness and Personal Resilience with Dr. Mary Beth Janke
In this special NPC25 episode of the APA podcast, APA President Sue Schwartz, FAICP, interviews keynote speaker Dr. Mary Beth Janke about her experiences and insights on advancing wellness and buildi…
00:24:59 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
The Future of Transportation Planning with Beneeta Mary Jose
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 recent g…
00:21:13 |
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Empowering Youth and the Urban Planning Pipeline with Annette Koh and David Salazar, FAICP
In this episode of the APA podcast, host Dina Walters is joined by David Salazar, FAICP, and Annette Koh to discuss an initiative in Long Beach, California, that is looking to pave the way for future…
00:47:37 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Building Community and Purpose: Leah Rothstein on Just Action
In this special NPC25 episode of the APA podcast, host Michael Brown, AICP, conference committee chair for NPC25, engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Leah Rothstein. Leah is co-author al…
00:27:30 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Tom Pace on Zoning Reform and Housing Innovation in Sacramento
Sacramento, California, is at the forefront of zoning reform, tackling some of the biggest challenges in housing supply and affordability. Tom Pace, the city’s director of community development, shar…
00:27:29 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning: CNT's Nina Idemudia, AICP and Jacky Grimshaw
In this episode of Critical Conversations in Transportation Planning, hosts Divya Gandhi and Em Hall interview Jacky Grimshaw and Nina Idemudia, AICP, from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT…
00:33:44 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
The Future of Public Sector Planning with APA President Sue Schwartz, FAICP
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 Pres…
00:23:55 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
Nico Larco and Kaarin Knudson on Demystifying Sustainable Urban Design
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 ecolo…
00:21:04 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Housing Supply Accelerator: An Interview with Mortgage Bankers Association President and CEO Robert Broeksmit
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 B…
00:29:44 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
American Farmland Trust's Julia Freedgood on Planning Sustainable Food Systems for All People
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 importa…
00:22:13 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
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