Celebrate 90 Years of Planning Magazine with Us!

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Place your ad in Planning, the flagship magazine of APA, to reach a unique and diverse audience of influential, well-connected planning practitioners in the public and private sectors. 

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Planning Readers Have an Impact on Purchasing

Our readers have nearly $57.5 billion in collective spending power and they buy what you are selling.

97% - Waste Management Services
94% - Legal Services
93% - Distance learning and continuing education
92% - Consultant management
90% - Mapping supplies and services (including GIS)
89% - Project management
88% - Planning consulting
87% - Computer software
87% - Demographic data
83% - Landscape and architecture services
82% - Streetscaping (street and landscaping materials)
80% - Playground equipment
79% - Simulation software

2025 Planning Editorial Calendar

Spring 2025 Issue

Space Due: 2/18/2025
Art Due: 2/28/2025

  • Special Issue on Planning at 90: Turning Points
  • Reviving Black Main Streets
  • AI at What Cost?
  • Rural Housing Solution: ADUs
  • HOW-TO: Build a Conservation Program That Works
  • PLUS: Planners Library, Tech Tools, People Behind the Plans

Summer 2025 Issue

Space Due: 5/19/2025
Art Due: 5/30/2025

  •  Neighborhood Corner Stores Make a Comeback
  • Getting the Lead (Pipes) Out
  • Light the Way: A New Approach to Streetlighting
  • TOOLS: Make Office to Housing Conversions Work
  • PLUS: Planners Library, Tech Tools, People Behind the Plans

Fall 2025 Issue

Space Due: 8/11/2025
Art Due: 8/21/2025

  • Broadband For All—Maybe?
  • Transportation Trends You Need to Know
  • Understanding Demographics and Societal Change
  • TOOLS: Developing Data Literacy
  • PLUS: Planners Library, Tech Tools, People Behind the Plans

Want to Celebrate the 90th with Us?

We have exciting plans in store for our special anniversary issue launching this spring! As Planning magazine marks 90 years of shaping the industry, this milestone edition will be a must-read for thousands of engaged professionals.

  • Expanded editorial features celebrating 90 years of urban planning
  • Exclusive anniversary advertising opportunities for maximum visibility


Get in on the action and showcase your partnership in this historic edition! Secure your space today and align your brand with the legacy and future of planning. 

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