August 1, 2017
The Alabama Planner – 2017 Summer Edition
The 2017 Summer Edition of The Alabama Planner has been released. Catch-up on the latest news, activities and job posting....
News about the AL Chapter of APA, Alabama, Legislation, and More.
June 26, 2017
2017 Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
The Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association is seeking sponsors for the 2017 AL/MS Annual Conference. The conference will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Birmingham, AL on...
January 9, 2017
Matt Mosley Joins Opelika as New Planning Director
The City of Opelika welcomes Matt Mosley as the new director of planning. “Matt brings practical knowledge of planning, including zoning, land use, comprehensive planning and historic...
January 9, 2017
Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) Now Accepting Applications For It’s 2017 Class
The Alabama Communities of Excellence (ACE) program has launched the competitive application process to select its 2017 class. The ACE Program offers a variety of professional expertise to help...
August 31, 2016
2016 MS/AL Annual Conference Agenda
The final 2016 MS/AL Annual Conference agenda has been...
July 20, 2016
Alabama APA Honors the Memory of Dean Matthews, a Pioneer in our Chapter and Alabama Planning
Our Alabama planning family lost a prominent member this week. Dean Matthews, the first city planner for the city of Huntsville and one of the original team members to dream...
June 9, 2016
What is New in the World of AICP
An AICP update from Silvia E. Vargas, AICP, LEED AP - AICP Commissioner, Region...
May 26, 2016
Registration Open for Your Town Alabama 2016
The communities of rural America are facing a range of critical problems. In some cases, these problems are heavy out-migration and a loss of jobs. In others, it is rapid growth from suburban sprawl,...
May 13, 2016
AU Community Planning program debuts new smart planning and design lab
News from Auburn University's Community Planning program on the debut of their new smart planning and design...
May 12, 2016
AU Master of Community Planning Relocation
An update regarding Auburn University's Master of Community Planning program relocation to the College of Liberal...
March 30, 2015
Strong Towns Workshop
The Strong Towns Workshop covers Strong Towns Thinking, the predicament of funding, the finance of places, and understanding transportation and...
March 30, 2015
Strong Towns: Curbside Chat
The Curbside Chat program covers the causes and impacts of the current economic crisis, examines case studies on the finances of America's development pattern, reviews ideas of the suburban era we...