EVIDENCE BASED PLANNING

PUTTING HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND

HEALTH DATA TO WORK FOR YOUR COMMUNITY

Brian Loughlin, Director of Planning and Urban Design at New York-based Magnusson Architecture and Planning, is the chair of the APA’s Housing and Community Development Division.   

“I’m based in New York and the good news is the city of New York spends a tremendous amount of money making data digestible -- down to a census block,” he said.

“It makes data accessible to planners – down to the census block -- so it can be used as a tool to support the type of housing that is needed: so we are not just relying on what the market is building.”