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. The deadline is January 15.

Learn how to enter the contest

Apply for APA Scholarships

Students: Applications are now available on APA's website for APA's 2009–10 scholarships and fellowships.

Get full details on scholarships

China Business and Development Opportunities Workshop

On February 19-20, learn from U.S. and Chinese experts in planning, architecture, and economics at this workshop, co-hosted in Washington, D.C., by APA and the International Council of Shopping Centers.

Details and Registration

2009 Award Winners Named

Honoring innovative planning and planners across the nation and the globe, the American Planning Association has announced the 12 recipients of its 2009 National Planning Excellence, Achievement, and Leadership Awards.

Winner details and slideshow

Free Health Planning Course

The first in APA's series of free online courses, "Planning for Healthy Places with Health Impact Assessments," is now available and has been approved for CM credits.

Take the free HIA course online

Suggest a Great Place

Know of a Street, Neighborhood or Public Space you think merits designation as a Great Place in America? Suggest it today! Suggestions received through February 26 will be considered for designation in 2009.

Get details and the online form

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. 

Learn about Exhibiting

Find out about Sponsorships

Planning on the Twin Cities

The January issue of Planning magazine explores Minneapolis and St. Paul, the metro area playing host to APA's 2009 National Planning Conference. This issue also introduces the magazine's redesign and offers new features on media and statistics in the news. Members may read the entire issue online. Everyone is invited to read this month's featured article on peaking transit ridership in the Twin Cities.

January Planning magazine

Rebuilding America:
Field Hearings

APA's National Infrastructure Investment Task Force was created to evaluate current conditions and challenges facing the nation's vital infrastructure and develop a new vision for that infrastructure.

Learn about this new initiative