Adequate Public Facilities Practices

Summary

The report discusses the need to modernize adequate public facilities (APF) practices to support sustainable growth, affordability, and climate resilience. It highlights the challenges of outdated APF systems, including reliance on single-mode metrics and inflexible data, and proposes reform options such as updating core APF elements, service areas, and performance measures. The report also emphasizes the importance of integrating APF with comprehensive planning, capital improvement programs, and funding strategies to deliver necessary infrastructure and advance housing, safety, and climate objectives.

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Subject

Adequate Public Facilities Practices

Summary

The report discusses the need to modernize adequate public facilities (APF) practices to support sustainable growth, affordability, and climate resilience. It highlights the challenges of outdated APF systems, including reliance on single-mode metrics and inflexible data, and proposes reform options such as updating core APF elements, service areas, and performance measures. The report also emphasizes the importance of integrating APF with comprehensive planning, capital improvement programs, and funding strategies to deliver necessary infrastructure and advance housing, safety, and climate objectives.

Report Date

2026-04-01

Report Type

study

Report Title

Modernizing Adequate Public Facilities Practices

Authoring Body

American Planning Association

Reporting Period

April 2026