Public officials at the state and local level are frequently called on to consider the siting of freight intermodal terminals, inland ports, and warehouses and distribution centers.

Session example: What are the emerging trends and challenges in the 21st Century and how are planners well-positioned to lead and innovate as we move forward as a profession?

This Tri-State (GA, SC, NC) conference is held annually to encourage dialogue about watershed issues in the Southeast. AICP credit (4.0 credits) for this conference is now available. A Pre-Conference Technical Workshop on communicating effectively with emerging media. This will be led by Alan Heymann, Chief of External Affairs, DC Water. Learn about the history […]

Join Program Co-Chairs Harold Buckley, Jr., AICP, a partner with Wilson Brock & Irby LLC, and David C. Kirk, FAICP, a partner with Troutman Sanders LLP. They lead an outstanding faculty for multiple topics.

Save the date for the GPA Fall Conference 2012.

The Alabama APA Chapter in concert with Alabama A&M University is sponsoring an AICP Exam Preparation Workshop to be held on the Alabama A&M Campus on September 29, from 8:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. More details will be provided shortly.Save the Date!

The Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth advances interdisciplinary dialogue, academic exchanges, and research related to challenges facing the physical and built environment in Atlanta and around the world.

National and local experts in the fields of transportation, regional economics, public health, environment and aging will discuss integrated approaches for creating communities where older adults can age in place and age well. The event will showcase ARC’s Lifelong Communities Initiative, present models that can be replicated in other communities and introduce ARC’s exciting new […]

Richland County Government will be hosting the 8th Annual Neighborhood Planning Conference on Saturday, October 13. Mitchell Silver, AICP (APA President) will provide our Keynote and a session.

Celebrate World Town Planning Day at Georgia Tech, Monday 5 November 1800-2000, 123 Architecture East Building.

This workshop explores creating regulations that are clear, concise, defensible, user-friendly and match the right tools for a community’s needs, philosophy and goals.

Join Program Co-Chairs Harold Buckley, Jr., AICP, a partner with Wilson Brock & Irby LLC, and David C. Kirk, FAICP, a partner with Troutman Sanders LLP.

This year, the New Partners Conference makes its way to America’s heartland – Kansas City, MO. Long acclaimed for its legendary jazz, blues and barbecue, Kansas City is now striving to implement a vision of smart growth and sustainability that promotes economic vitality, environmental quality and social equity.

A 2-day course in Duluth (Mar 26-27) will use an interactive, case study format to teach about environmental justice as it relates to community outreach and transportation impacts (7 CM including 1.5 Law).

In cooperation with the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission we will hold a planner’s lunch in Rome, GA.

This session will focus on online community engagement methods and techniques, featuring the work of MindMixer, a collaborative, on-line community engagement company. It will highlight emerging technologies that are becoming more and more important for effective community engagement, offering insight by way of specific examples from various online community engagement projects.

Please join us on Thursday, March 28, for the Young Planners Group Spring Event. This event will include a guided tour of Ponce City Market and a presentation of the proposed infrastructure improvements for the Ponce Corridor.

Cartersville folks are excited to host a Georgia Planning Association (GPA) Planners Lunch on Wednesday April 24th. This year’s event will be held downtown at the Booth Western Art Museum from 10:00 to 2:00.

Join colleagues from around the country in Atlanta, GA May 15-17, 2013 and the Georgia World Congress Center for the upcoming Brownfields Conference. CM credit available. “Brownfields are a key to the rebuilding of America's downtowns, creating jobs and meeting the need for livable communities. The 2013 National Brownfields Training Conference in Atlanta is an […]

ITE Georgia Section's Summer Seminar 2013 at the King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island.

Please join GPA and the faculty, staff, and friends of Georgia Tech’s School of City and Regional Planning as we welcome returning students and the incoming fall class.  The reception is this Friday, August 16, 2013 from 5:30pm to 7:00pm at the Georgia Tech Campus, West Architecture Building, 1st Floor Atrium. MORE INFORMATION