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Jan 29, 2025 · The 2025 Trend Report features a list of over 100 existing, emerging, and potential future trends that the APA Foresight team and our Trend Scouting Foresight Community …

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As a Code Compliance Officer/Planning Technician, you’ll educate and engage Rolling Hills residents, walk trails, and guide neighbors through the planning and permit process—making …

May 15, 2025 · Thousands of readers — planners and the public alike — turn to the latest Planning magazine. Each new issue is full of innovative ideas that are reshaping communities …