Great Places in America: 2008

The 2008 Great Neighborhoods, Great Streets, and Great Public Spaces — in 21 states and the District of Columbia — offer better choices for where and how people work and live.

See the 2008 Great Places in America

See what the media had to say

See Green at the
National Building Museum

What elements, when brought together, create sustainable communities? Find out at the NBM's Green Community exhibit opening October 23 and running through October 2009. APA is the exhibit's presenting sponsor.

Learn more about this exhibit

High School Essay Contest

APA's third annual high school essay contest challenges high school juniors and seniors to develop a historic preservation plan for their community. Two $5,000 college scholarships will be awarded.

Learn how to enter the contest

AICP Certification

AICP certified planners carry a high mark of distinction because they are required to meet rigorous standards, maintain their expertise through continuing education, and serve community interests.

Learn about becoming certified

Certification Maintenance program

Global Planners Network

The GPN Congress in Zhenjiang, China, October 31 through November 2, will highlight critical planning issues organized around the conference themes of urbanization, poverty, and climate change and hazards.

Global Planners Network Congress

National Community
Planning Month 2008

October is National Community Planning Month. Help elevate the role of planning in your community. Host an open house, talk to kids in schools, present a library display, sponsor a neighborhood tour.

National Community Planning Month

Planners Training Service
Comes to Atlanta

The popular PTS workshops series continues November 12-15 in Atlanta with complete streets, urban design, sustainable zoning, and energy and climate change. Earn 14 CM credits per workshop.

PTS Workshops

Read October Planning

October's Planning magazine looks into the nation's infrastructure woes, Great Lakes ports, parks under siege, and high-tech tools in the neighborhood. Members may read the entire issue online. Everyone is invited to read this month's featured article on adventures in foreign trade.

October Planning magazine

Exhibit and Sponsor
at Minneapolis Conference

Introduce your organization to the more than 6,000 planners and officials who will gather for the 2009 National Planning Conference. Build business relationships and meet face-to-face with these potential clients.

• Learn about Exhibiting
• Find out about Sponsorships