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We Need Your Input
October 2, 2025
We Need Your Input

The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) is initiating a review of the Georgia Institute of Technology's Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP) Program and has asked for input from GPA members on...


Beware of P&Z Permit Imposters
October 2, 2025
Beware of P&Z Permit Imposters

First alerted by the Illinois Chapter of APA, GPA advises all local planning staff to be on the lookout for phishing attempts targeting applicants of zoning, variance, and development...


Georgia Tech Reception Recap
October 2, 2025
Georgia Tech Reception Recap

On Friday, September 5, nearly 100 planning students, faculty, staff, and GPA members gathered on a sunny evening in the Clough Rooftop Garden at Georgia Tech to celebrate incoming and returning...


In Memoriam – Dr. Edward L. (Larry) Keating
October 2, 2025
In Memoriam – Dr. Edward L. (Larry) Keating

Many members of GPA served in chapter leadership with Larry, some of us had him as a professor and mentor, others shared social time with him over the years, and some know him through his...


Land Use & Zoning Law Seminar from September
September 29, 2025
Land Use & Zoning Law Seminar from September

The Atlanta Department of City Planning hosted a Land Use & Zoning Law Seminar in September. The purpose of the seminar was designed to inform and engage key internal stakeholders in city planning...


In Memoriam
September 17, 2025
In Memoriam

At the Fall Conference, the Chapter will take a moment to remember our planning colleagues and friends who we have lost in the past year. If you know of a recent passing, please email Kristen Wescott...