Parking sounds mundane until you realize it acts like an operating system for the modern city. On our live episode recorded at the APA Nebraska Fall Workshop with journalist and author Henry Grabar, we trace how a space designed for storing cars came to shape housing, transit, budgets, safety, climate resilience, and even what kinds of buildings are legal to construct. From early street management to mid‑century mandates, parking policy filters into everything residents notic

Housing is an integral component of our everyday lives, influencing everything from our economic well-being to our psychological health....

In "Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC's Racial Wealth Gap," author Tanya Maria Golash-Boza challenges the common misconception that the racial wealth gap in Washington DC primarily stems from Black families' inability to access homeownership.

Gentrification is a term we’ve all heard, but few truly understand its complex mechanics. Anne Elizabeth Moore’s memoir “Gentrifier” offers a uniquely personal window into this process, chronicling her experience after winning a “free house” in Detroit through a writer’s residency program.

The concept of “place work” might not be familiar to most urban planners, but it’s a critical element of city life that deserves our attention. In a fascinating conversation on the Booked On Planning podcast, author Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani discusses her book “The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places,” offering insights into how everyday spaces shape our communities and individual identities.

The concept of the Anthropocene—the epoch where human activity fundamentally altered Earth’s systems—has dramatically reshaped how we think about urban planning and design, particularly in cities facing existential climate threats like Miami.

Climate resilience has evolved significantly over the past decade, transitioning from a buzzword to a comprehensive framework for addressing the escalating challenges of climate change. In our conversation with Lori we gain valuable insights into how our understanding of resilience has matured and the critical factors that contribute to truly resilient communities.

Greg Colburn discussed his research that offers compelling evidence that homelessness at a city level (not to be confused with the individual level) is primarily a structural issue tied to housing markets.