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

The idea of America as a "city on a hill" is a powerful, enduring metaphor, and in this episode, we explore the concept through an urban planning lens.

Rothstein's central argument, powerfully explored in the podcast, is that racial segregation in the U.S. is not accidental. It wasn't simply a matter of individual choices or economic factors.

Cities of Tomorrow explores contrasting urban visions, such as the anarchist-inspired garden city movement of Ebenezer Howard and the totalitarian vision of Le Corbusier's "Radiant City." Hall contrasts the creation of self-sufficient communities with the large-scale, top-down approach of monumental city planning.

Understanding land-use law is essential for anyone involved in urban planning, development, or even just interested in how cities are built and shaped. While often seen as a complex and intimidating field, Land-Use Law in a Nutshell demystifies the legal principles that govern the use of private property.

Hirt argues that American zoning, unlike its European counterparts, is a uniquely American cultural institution rooted in the early 20th century. Its primary goal was to protect property values and promote the ideal of the single-family detached home.

Every city, town, and neighborhood has a story, and the comprehensive plan is where its next chapters are written. In his book, Community Planning: An Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan, Eric Damian Kelly provides an essential guide to this foundational document that charts the course for a community’s future.

In a world often focused on the planning challenges of sprawling cities and urban centers, we took a step back to the countryside. Arendt, the mind behind the influential book Rural by Design, makes a powerful case that thoughtful planning is not just for metropolitan areas.