We're pleased to inform you about a free training opportunity from the Georgia Planning Association. GPA, Sycamore Consulting, Inc, and the City of Smyrna welcome you to a free session on Ethics and Social Media.

A workshop designed for transportation directors, engineers, planners, and elected officials and will focus on implementing road diets and refuge islands for improved bicyclist safety.

A workshop designed for transportation directors, engineers, planners, and elected officials and will focus on implementing road diets and refuge islands for improved bicyclist safety.

A workshop designed for transportation directors, engineers, planners, and elected officials and will focus on implementing road diets and refuge islands for improved bicyclist safety.

Planners can obtain APA credits for attending a one-day workshop hosted by UGA's Carl Vinson Institute of Government in Savannah, GA on Aug. 28, 2014.

A workshop designed for transportation directors, engineers, planners, and elected officials and will focus on implementing road diets and refuge islands for improved bicyclist safety.

The conference will continue in the traditional format on Thursday morning with an exciting keynote speaker and breakout sessions. Thursday evening we will replace our traditional evening reception with the […]

This lecture will outline the rapid development of new tools for visualising cities and their functions with an emphasis on how they can be used in the analytical phases of urban design.

Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning professors Catherine Ross and Nisha Botchwey will discuss their research and recent book, Health Impact assessment in the United States.

The Savannah State University Master of Science in Urban Studies and Planning program, is pleased to extend an invitation for you to attend the 2015 Urban Planning Conference titled “Planning to Thrive: Collaboration, Adaptation and Implementation” on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in the new Student Union.

The core objective of this analytical course is to explain the financial tools used to stimulate private sector investment that results in the creation of permanent, private sector jobs, increased […]

The annual ITE Summer Seminar is one of the best transportation conferences in the southeast. Topics include transportation funding, modeling, planning, complete streets, and dealing with the public, as well as related planning and engineering subjects. Speakers are from a wide cross section of the industry, including both public and private sector, local and national experts, and project and academic sources. The content is geared toward the transportation professional, both planning and engineering.

Nancy Jones, the BHNP Executive Director, and Kevin McCauley, the Project Director, will give a presentation about the planning opportunities that BHNP is currently addressing and the history of the Preserve’s creation. After this presentation, we will walk a portion of the Preserve and learn more about the Preserve and ecological systems.

Please join us for a free session on planning and implementation strategies for quality growth and redevelopment, a topic area of increasing importance to communities in the Atlanta region and Georgia's first tier suburbs.

This hands-on course will review the fundamentals of developing and implementing a high-impact marketing and attraction plan. Businesses looking to locate or expand need accurate, up-to-date, and credible information and […]

Information coming soon.

The National Center for Transit Research, Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) and the Transportation Research Board (TRB) are presenting the 9th National GIS in Transit Conference, September 1-3, 2015, in Washington, DC.

Communities interested in learning more about solar development are invited to a free workshop with national and local experts.

This hands-on course presents business financing tools and available private financing options, as well as how the public sector can complement bank financing. You will learn how to stimulate private […]

Delve into the state of the real estate markets after the great recession. How have well-planned communities weathered the storm? Are more communities recognizing the importance of planning for economic […]

Topics:2016 Economic Forecast and Development UpdateNews from Atlanta Aerotropolis AllianceThe Digital Age and South MetroNew Education Legislation and Its Impact on South MetroMillennial Movement on the Move*Applying for CM credits.* […]

GPA is proud to join SDRA, Mopper Kelly Realtors, and NAI Mopper Benton in sponsoring The Dollars and Sense of Urbanism. Please join us Feb 25 for an exciting workshop. This event has been approved for CM credits.

Registration is now open for the GAITE May Monthly Meeting on Thursday, May 12th at Park Tavern, Midtown Atlanta. Shaun Green, Senior Transportation Engineer for the BeltLine, is going to impress you with a brief overview of the overall Atlanta BeltLine Program of Projects.

Interested in the current movement toward increased bicycle and pedestrian facilities and design? Then come hear from Katelyn DiGioia (GDOT, State Bicycle and Pedestrian Engineer) and Byron Rushing (ARC, Bicycle and Pedestrian Planner) to learn about the importance of bicycle and pedestrian design.

The Georgia Walks Summit is the first statewide gathering of people committed to making our communities great places to walk.

GPA District 2 will host a law review seminar on June 16 (4-5:30pm) from APA’s Signature Webinar Series. "As the U.S. Supreme Court concludes its session, APA convenes planning attorneys […]

Georgia ITE's Summer Seminar is a 3-day technical conference that is packed with the latest advances and project updates in transportation planning, engineering, and system operations.

Join us for a talk + walk with the team of folks who helped to bring the Decatur Box Project to life!

Recognizing the importance of ethics education for local government decision makers, planners, planning commissions, boards of zoning, as well as local government staff who work on comprehensive planning, zoning appeals, or architectural review, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and GPA are offering a six-hour ethics class for planners and planning officials.

This year, the Basic Economic Development Course will celebrate 50 years of being one of the first steps in the careers of more than 3,000 economic developers from across the country.

The fifth annual Urban Planning Conference will be Friday, March 31, 2017 at Savannah State University.

Explore the core aspects of entrepreneurial and small business development including value-add partnerships, technical assistance programs, financing, business incubation and more.

This is a 2-day workshop for planners and local government officials and staff on preparing and implementing a local comprehensive plan.

This annual gathering of Georgia's growing trail community offers 30+ presentations, 12 mobile workshops on trails and AICP CM credits.

Identify the major neighborhood actors, their objectives, and strategies for redevelopment using the case study method to complement current neighborhood development theory.

The first of its in kind in Georgia, this course will teach you the core components to bring the world economy to your community’s front door.

This workshop covers the fundamentals of comprehensive planning in Georgia, from guidance for preparing that plan to best practices in implementation.

Roswell Inc. builds business by connecting the community with a vision to make Roswell the best place in the region for innovative, community-minded businesses and entrepreneurs. Join us for a […]

This interactive course presents the core components of a BRE program and why the concerns of local businesses need to be actively addressed.

APA Smart Cities and Sustainability Task Force co-chair Kathleen McMahon is presenting a Planning Smart for Smart Cities course at the Broadband Communities Economic Development Conference, Nov. 7, at the Renaissance Concourse Atlanta Airport Hotel.

This class offers 6 CM credit hours and uses the context of planning and land use decisions to address the core values underlying public problems, choices and decisions.

The Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators (GAZA) will hold its winter conference on February 8-9, 2018.

Join architects, landscape architects and planners for lectures, a tour and a social while exploring the Chicopee Mill and Village Historic District.

GPA’s 2018 Spring Conference will be held at the Gainesville Civic Center, located at 830 Green Street, on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 (map it). The keynote speaker will be Ed […]

Join architects, landscape architects and planners for lectures, a tour and a social while exploring the Chicopee Mill and Village Historic District.

The 2018 Fall Conference will be here before we know it, so start thinking of your session ideas now. The Fall Conference this year will take place on September 5th […]

An event at historic Chicopee Village in Gainesville with a driving tour of the village and beyond; lectures on conservation ethics and historic preservation; and a social.

The DCA Office of Planning, in partnership with the Georgia Planning Association, offers a class called the Community Planning Institute to Georgia’s planning commissioners, elected officials and local government staff.

A highly rated and informative workshop on developing beneficial and enforceable sign regulations is coming to Birmingham, Alabama on July 26th.

Georgia Association of Zoning Administrators (GAZA) will be in Savannah for its next conference, August 21-23 at the Marriott Riverfront. CM credits will be offered through a partnership with GPA. […]

The aim of the workshop is to bring together key stakeholders from local governments, government associations, planners, industry, and academic leaders to explore potential smart community initiatives with the theme […]

The Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning will host two short courses during the fall semester. We will open registration in the coming weeks, but please mark September […]

The Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning will host two short courses during the fall semester. We will open registration in the coming weeks, but please mark September […]

Viewing of the APBP webinar "Aging in Place: Designing Communities to Support Mobility" followed by a discussion on local issues at the CSRA RC office from 3 - 5pm.

This class will review the key components of legal and codified ethics before moving on to explore normative ethics, which includes ethical building blocks and cornerstones, duty and obligation, sources […]

The GAZA Board of Directors designed the conference based on input from participants’ evaluations to address key topics of major concern to those involved in zoning administration. Thanks to a partnership with GPA, GAZA offers CM credits for conference sessions.

You are invited to join planning staff with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission (SGRC) and the City of Valdosta to review several model ordinances. Ordinance topics will include telecommunications towers, […]

The Northeast Georgia Planning Collective will host its second roundtable discussion with a focus on new ideas and technologies in the transportation sector. With ideas such as app-enabled rideshare merging […]

For 53 years running, the Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) has been the premier professional development course for over 3,000 economic developers across the country, both new and seasoned alike.

This event has been POSTPONED due to the Coronavirus COVID-19. Once it has been rescheduled, we will update the calendar. Save the date! There will be an all-day AICP Exam […]

UPDATE: The conference scheduled for April 15, 2020 has been cancelled. Please visit the Spring Conference page to see information about refunds. Please Save the Date for the 2020 Fall Conference, September 23 – 25, 2020.

From the comfort of your own home—and delivering the spirit of NPC—APA is bringing the NPC20 @ Home to a screen near you. Hear about the most pressing challenges of our time. NPC20 @ Home's program is a concentrated offering of essential planning trends, networking, and compelling daily keynotes about the future of the profession.

The goal of this event is to increase the working knowledge of brownfields, their effects on economic development, and the policies and programs available to communities seeking to mitigate brownfield […]

We have confirmed our virtual, joint event with the Georgia chapter of ITE. Members of Pond & Company’s Planning, Transportation, and Landscape Architecture team will present "(Virtually) Great Techniques in […]

Each August, GPA hosts a joint welcome reception at Georgia Tech for their planning students, alumni, and other GPA members. This year, Georgia Tech will be having an online event […]

The 2020 GAZA Summer Conference has been canceled out of an abundance of caution related to the Covid-19 public health concern. The GAZA Board of Directors designed the conference based […]

Do you want to learn more about how to design streets and influence policies to better accommodate all road users of all ages and abilities? Complete Streets are designed to […]

GPA is teaming up with the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for a series of three “First Thursday” virtual webinars, beginning in October. October 1 – […]