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 running through October 2009. APA is the exhibit's presenting sponsor. The exhibit will examine how and why we plan, design, and construct the world between our buildings.

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

L'Enfant Lecture

On Tuesday, December 2, New Yorker architecture critic Paul Goldberger will deliver the 2008 L'Enfant Lecture on City Planning and Design in Washington, D.C. Goldberger revisits Learning from Las Vegas 35 years after the seminal book's initial release.

L'Enfant Lecture full details

Exhibit and Sponsor
in Minneapolis

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

Read November Planning

November's Planning magazine examines nuclear power's comeback, the future of Greenbelt, cultural towns, and the private-sector cleanup of a military base. Also, details of Branson's new private airport. Members may read the entire issue online. Everyone is invited to read this month's featured article on how to get prepared for the 2010 census.

November Planning magazine