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Welcome to the American Planning Association Podcast. This is your source for discussions, interviews, and lectures on a multitude of planning topics.

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Robert Goodspeed on How Exploratory Scenario Planning Helps Imagine Uncertain Futures

Robert Goodspeed on How Exploratory Scenario Planning Helps Imagine Uncertain Futures

It seems the word “unprecedented” has been used so often to describe everything from the weather to public health in rec... Read more

18 Jul 2023

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YouTuber and Planner Dave Amos on Teaching a Crash Course in Urban Planning, One Video at a Time

YouTuber and Planner Dave Amos on Teaching a Crash Course in Urban Planning, One Video at a Time

The average person on the street may not know what a planning professional does, but they probably have opinions on traf... Read more

20 Jun 2023

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