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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

2026 & 2027 Planning Editorial Calendar

*content may be subject to change

Winter 2026 Issue

Space Due: 11/12/2025
Art Due: 11/24/2025 

  • 2026 Trend Report for Planners
  • Commercial to Residential Conversions
  • Planners Salary Survey
  • Podcasts for Planners
  • Renewable Energy

Spring 2026 Issue

 Space Due: 2/6/2025
Art Due: 2/20/2025

  • Montana’s Miracle Zoning Means More Housing
  • What’s Next for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
  • AI Data Centers Meet Economic Development
  • Tech Tools
  • People Over Parking
  • Careers: Succession Planning 

Spring 2026 Issue

 Space Due: 5/19/2026
Art Due: 5/29/2026

  • Rethinking Transportation Funding in Uncertain Times
  • From the Olympics to Political Conventions: Planning for Mega Events
  • Planning for Man’s Best Friend: Dog Parks
  • Regional Chains and Economic Development
  • Workforce Housing
  • Careers: 6 Generations in the Workplace

Fall 2026 Issue

 Space Due: 8/11/2026
Art Due: 8/21/2026

  • Rethinking Transportation Funding in Uncertain Times
  • Planning for the Afterlife: A Different Approach to a Cemeteries
  • Autonomous Vehicles Are Here. Are You Ready?
  • E-bikes, Golf Carts, Scooters: The Roadway Wild West
  • Euclid Revisited: 100 Years of Zoning
  • Who Pays for AI?
  • Careers: Find Your Mentor Match

Winter 2027 Issue

 Space Due: 11/17/2026
Art Due: 12/1/2026

  • Planning for the Afterlife: A Different Approach to a Cemeteries
  • Autonomous Vehicles Are Here. Are You Ready?
  • E-bikes, Golf Carts, Scooters: The Roadway Wild West
  • Euclid Revisited: 100 Years of Zoning
  • Who Pays for AI?
  • Careers: Find Your Mentor Match

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