This new book provides architects and designers with critical guidelines on urban planning and building design that help seniors help seniors age in their own homes and communities. The focus is on lifelong neighborhoods, where healthcare and accessibil… more »

This book provides a broad overview of the growing approach towards complete and sustainable street design. Featuring examples from over two dozen completed street design projects around the world, the book provides practical guidance on the complete street approach to sustainable and community-minded street and road design. more »

Public transit is a powerful tool for addressing a huge range of urban problems, including traffic congestion and economic development, as well as climate change. more »

This new book explores strategies for retooling, reimagining and re-building cities of the Industrial Heartland. The book provides a blueprint for cities, towns and neighborhoods seeking to adopt policies that encourage the adaptive repurposing of land to make them competitive. more »

Lasting Value celebrates cities and towns that excel at preserving natural areas, farmland, and other types of open space. The book provides examples of creative preservation solutions for planners, commissioners, and citizens who seek to preserve the g… more »

This new book argues that America's Rust Belt cities could play a central role in a greener, low-carbon, relocalized future. more »

Two-thirds of the U.S. population lives on less than 20 percent of the privately owned land, clustered in about two dozen "megapolitan" areas. This new book by the American Planning Association argues for long-range planning that deals with this current and future concentration in America's urban areas. more »

How does the design of a neighborhood affect the people who live there? In this new book from the American Planning Association, neighborhood design lays the groundwork for the social relationships that make a community. more »