A national research study · 2026-2027

What does leadership look like when the plan is the profession?

A cross-sector study documenting how planners actually lead — through gridlock, tightening budgets, and community pressure. Your experience becomes part of the field's own evidence base.

For invited participants · ~30 minutes 

Large enough to be representative, focused enough to matter.

1,200

planners invited across 48 states

30min

average completion time

100%

anonymized responses

The field is worth understanding. Add your view.

~30minutes · confidential · save and return anytime.