The Planning Officials Program provides fundamental onboarding and training materials for those who serve as appointed planning and zoning officials for their communities.

The American Planning Association (APA) elevates and unites a diverse planning profession as it helps communities, their leaders and residents anticipate and meet the needs of a changing world.

The American Planning Association (APA) elevates and unites a diverse planning profession as it helps communities, their leaders and residents anticipate and meet the needs of a changing world.

The Planning Officials Program provides fundamental onboarding and training materials for those who serve as appointed planning and zoning officials for their communities.

APA Core Values APA leaders and staff strive to model a shared set of values that will help us achieve our vision for the future.

Planning staff advises the commission on local agency plans, ordinances, and policies. In addition, they provide background information and research, prepare plans and reports, make recommendations, …

Planning for equity provides the rationale, structure, and accountability for an opposite yet measurable approach to plan-ning designed to combat inequity. Planning for equity does not stifle growth or …

To assist Tennessee communities in performing comprehensive community needs and vulnerability evaluation with a focus on risk-management, resilience planning, environmental and public health …

The American Planning Association (APA) prepared this toolkit to assist local chapters and members in conducting ethics training sessions in their own communities.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency (RPA) is seeking a qualified firm to complete four large Area Plans for the majority of unincorporated Hamilton County.