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).