2014 GPA Fall Conference in Review
GPA has taken a different approach to the fall conference this year in response to hosting the National Planning Conference earlier in the spring. We are going to kick-off our traditional three-day...
December 16, 2014
Call for Papers: 2015 Atlanta Studies Symposium
The third Atlanta Studies Symposium will bring together researchers examining Atlanta's social, cultural, economic and environmental issues on Wednesday 6 May 2015 in midtown Atlanta. Proposals are...
December 10, 2014
U.S. Green Building Council Elects Denise Grabowski to 2015 Board of Directors
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced from Washington, D.C., the newly elected and appointed officers and directors to its 2015 Board of Directors, including Denise Grabowski of...
2014 GPA Fall Chapter Awards
Each year, GPA rewards local communities and regional commissions for their work to make Georgia a better place to live. At the GPA Fall Conference held in Athens, GA, in early October, the 2014...
October 30, 2014
Victorian Neighborhood named one of nation’s greatest neighborhoods
Savannah leaders on Friday presented the Victorian Neighborhoods Association with certificates from the American Planning Association declaring the area one of the nation’s 10 Great Neighborhoods...
August 18, 2014
APA Board Retreat
APA Region 2 Board Member Rodger Lentz, AICP has provided an update regarding the recent APA Board Retreat and several upcoming...
2014 APA National Conference in Review
The GPA showcased our region and state as the APA National Conference came to Atlanta on April 26-29,...
February 26, 2014
APA Board Update Winter 2014
The national planning conference is quickly approaching and I am really looking forward to being in Atlanta at the end of April. I hear that the local host committee is ready to show us what Atlanta...
February 14, 2014
HB 921 Development Authority Transparency and Accountability Act
House Bill 921, introduced in the Georgia House by Representative Matt Dollar (R - Marietta), aims to stifle the ability of local Development Authorities around the State to promote economic growth....