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2020 GPA Fall Conference in Review

GPA would like to thank everyone who attended the 2020 GPA Fall Conference, our first virtual conference! We engaged with over 200 attendees and were able to further connect through our virtual...

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2020 Chapter Award Winners

Every year the GPA Chapter Awards program honors and celebrates the variety of talent and outstanding work displayed by chapter members or those on behalf of planning in Georgia. This year GPA...

Reporting in from the APA Policy and Advocacy Conference

Last week was the APA 2020 Policy and Advocacy Conference, focusing on ways planners can contribute their voices to issues of transportation, housing, and equitable COVID-19 recovery. Policy and...

GPA COVID Impact and Response Survey

GPA would like to better understand how communities are responding to the current crisis on many fronts. Your response to this survey is critical. It takes less than ten minutes to...

Welcome the Newest GPA Board Member

Please join us in welcoming GPA’s newest board member, Allison Duncan, AICP. Allison has filled the role of GPA’s Planning Officials Development Officer (PODO) previously held by Richard Osborne....

2020 PAB Accreditation Board Survey Reopened

The Urban Planning and Design program at the University of Georgia is preparing to be reviewed for accreditation by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). The PAB values the input of the...

Keynote Address for GPA 2020 Fall Conference

We are bringing together a wealth of experience and expertise with a number of speakers offering diverse perspectives on planning issues on topics pertaining to transportation, community and economic...

2020 GPA Board Election Results

Thank you to everyone who ran in this year’s GPA board election. Congratulations to Whitney Shephard, PE, LEED AP, GPA’s next President-Elect! Please join us in congratulating all of the...

Call for Volunteers: Georgia Tech Student Planning Association Professional Development Roundtables

Georgia Tech’s Student Planning Association (SPA) is revamping their mentorship activities to provide virtual opportunities for planning students to connect with professionals throughout Georgia....