The Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course provides innovative education in both the fundamentals and new concepts in economic development.

The Atlanta BeltLine’s Kevin Burke will share strategies with Middle Georgia landscape architects and planners that have helped Atlanta capitalize on and celebrate one of its most unique outdoor recreation assets.

Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant invites APA members to earn continuing education credits by participating in a Community Resilience course in Brunswick.

The Sixth Annual Urban Planning Conference at Savannah State University will be held on Friday, March 30, 2018 in the New Student Union, Savannah State University.

On April 12 (5-6:30 p.m.), in partnership with the Georgia Chapter of Landscape Architects and the UGA College of Environment and Design Alumni Association, GPA District 5 (Middle Georgia region) will host the Atlanta BeltLine’s Kevin Burke for a talk about how communities can capitalize on and celebrate their unique outdoor recreation assets.

The IEDC Strategic Planning course will help participants explore the latest tools and techniques to create a unified community vision and plan for the future.

The call for abstracts is now open for the 2018 WE&RF / WRF Research Conference, to be held in Atlanta, GA on May 7–8, 2018. The conference theme is Advancing Reuse & Integrated Water. Submit your abstracts by the November 7, 2017 deadline. The event is a continuation of the 20–year tradition of the former […]

Community Planning Institute to be held May 10 and 11 in Macon at the Middle Georgia Regional Commission.

PLANFIRST applications are due May 15

The one-day forum will cover topics such a safety education, ways to build and sustain your SRTS program, bicycle and pedestrian initiatives in Georgia, and planning programs.

GPA and DCA will provide a freed planning and zoning training event for BZA and PC board members on June 6 in Waynesboro, GA.

This IEDC course covers the fundamentals of real estate market and site analysis, financial feasibility, and what political considerations are required to move a development project from conception to realization.

Come to Athens, GA over the weekend of October 12-14 2018 and join fellow bicycle advocates for events, speakers, rides and more.

A FREE appointed board member (BZA, PC) training will be held October 17 in Americus at South Georgia Technical College. The training is sponsored by River Valley Regional Commission, GPA, and DCA. The agenda includes: Planning Essentials, Zoning and Land Development Essentials, Legal Info for Board Members, and a Hot Topic. With a max of […]

Join us October 17 for a free RVRC-GPA-DCA planning & zoning training at South Georgia Technical College.

Enjoy a free dinner presentation on LiDAR geospatial technology using UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to create surveys and GIS data.

Good Urbanism 101, a morning session offered by Georgia Conservancy to advance quality sustainable design for communities in Georgia, specifically on housing and design, hosted by Dallas and Paulding County.

On October 11, 1968, GPA was registered as a non-profit organization. Over the coming year, we will be celebrating this golden anniversary, and plan to first kickoff that celebration with the November First Friday happy hour. Over the years, GPA and Georgia Tech’s planning program have each taken the lead in organizing First Friday events. […]

Join the DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability Department as we celebrate World Town Planning Day!

GPA is pleased to team up with the Georgia Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) in Metro Atlanta for a joint lunch meeting on: Thursday, November 8th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Park Tavern 500 10th Street NE, Atlanta The featured speaker is Chris Kochititzky, National Center for Chronic Disease and Health Promotion […]

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. The Institute provides information about planning for land use, growth and development.

Georgia Tech will host the annual Schools of Architecture, City & Regional Planning and Public Policy Career Fair on February 22, 2019. Registration will begin on January 4, 2019.

A free planning & zoning training session will be held in Calhoun at the Gordon County AG Center on March 6 from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

Join your fellow planners in District 3 for a joint GPA/AARP Georgia event on aging and livable communities. 1 CM credit.

Each spring, Park Pride hosts the annual Parks & Greenspace Conference, the largest parks conference in the southeast, showcasing thought leaders from Atlanta and across the nation.

Connection can mean different things to different people, but one thing is certain: as both people and communities, we need connection to each other to thrive. Explore how Georgia’s communities are becoming increasingly connected. Go to our Conference page for complete details.

THIS IS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED - The data on urban infrastructure systems can be combined with massive amounts of cell phone location data, social media postings, autonomous vehicle records, transit card swipes, drone and surveillance video and credit card transaction records.

Symposium topics include public park development and the evolution of public space; cartographic ‘layering’ to trace the planned and unplanned development of areas over time; public and business reactions to governmental zoning and development changes; and the impact on communities in evolving areas of Georgia.

Please join us on April 9, 2019 for the seventh annual Atlanta Studies Symposium, which will be hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology and held at the Academy of Medicine. Free but registration strongly recommended.

APA Virginia is excited to announce we have confirmed the details for the South East Chapters and Universities Reception at the National Planning Conference in San Fransisco!

We cordially invite you to join your fellow planners in District 3 and metro Atlanta landscape architects for a social/networking mixer with skyline views at Estrella, located along the BeltLine.

The 2019 Georgia Trail Summit will feature exciting field experiences, inspiring keynote speeches and engaging sessions designed to set into motion a shared vision for making Georgia a premier hiking, cycling and paddling destination.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) will hold a two-day Smart Cities Dialogue on May 7-8, 2019 to help frame the debate on this paradigm. It will discuss how to develop smarter communities that understand urban life primarily as a social, and only secondarily as a technical and logistic ecosystem. Topics will capture inclusive engagement, smaller […]

Atlanta Streets Alive opens streets for people by taking cars out of the equation for an afternoon to create a healthy, sustainable and vibrant city street experience. On June 9, Atlanta Streets Alive will open nearly 9 miles of Howell Mill Road, Marietta Street, Decatur Street, and DeKalb Avenue for the special Cross-City route. EPG […]

Join your fellow planners and transportation engineers for networking and learning at a joint luncheon. We will hear from Scott Haggard, Director of Government and External Affairs, for the ATL. Scott will provide an update on the formation of the ATL and plans for the future of Atlanta Transit. Please note the early registration deadline […]

Randall Arendt, author of "Rural By Design", will lead a workshop in conservation subdivision design.   Randall Arendt is a landscape planner, site designer, author, lecturer, and an advocate of "conservation planning." Mr. Arendt has designed "conservation subdivisions" for a wide variety of clients in 21 states and several Canadian provinces. His designs are "twice […]

Join the Northeast Georgia Planning Collective for a kick-off meeting for a new group of Northeast Georgia professional urban planners, community development specialists, and peers. They will hold an introductory session to introduce the group, discuss future efforts, and network. We will also introduce our first learning event for this fall, complete with CM credits […]

Please join us for our second mixer of the year with our landscape architecture colleagues at GA-ASLA! This time we’ll meet at Twain’s Brewpub & Billiards in Decatur for networking and socializing. Cost is $10 prior to the event and $20 at the door and includes drinks and appetizers. We know it’s a busy time […]

Please join representatives from ACCG, GMA, AT&T and Verizon on August 12th for a training workshop on Georgia’s new small cell permitting law.

Join the northeast georgia planning collective for our first roundtable discussion focusing on stormwater regulations, facility design and the advancement of municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4).

The 2019 Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Conference will bring together preservationists and professionals for three days of informative presentations, workshops, local tours, and networking opportunities.

Join us for a freewheeling conversation about The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs led by anthropologist, architect, and city planner, Richard Dagenhart.

Mark your calendar for GPA's Fall Conference: October 2-4, 2019 in Athens, GA.

Join us in Atlanta, Georgia, where we will explore how the area’s diverse institutions—technical colleges, private colleges, four-year and research universities, and HBCUs—are supporting campus communities and connecting to larger communities through partnerships and engagement. SCUP unites innovators and thought leaders who strive to strengthen on-campus relationships and link higher ed to ever-expanding networks to […]

The Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance and Hubstart Paris Region Alliance invite you to attend the 9th annual Sustainable Airport Areas International Seminar (SAAIS) in Atlanta. This year’s seminar will bring together international experts from major airport areas around the world to collectively reflect on the impact of big data, technology and innovation on the development of […]

The CSRA Regional Commission will host an Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) Training at the Richmond County Municipal Building in Augusta, GA in the Linda Beazley Room. ICE is a data-driven, performance-based framework used to screen alternatives and identify an optimal geometric and control solution for a roadway intersection. ICE policies are implemented with an eye […]

GPA and the Georgia Tech Student Planning Association have co-hosted a First Friday happy hour during fall semester the past few years, and we’re doing it again this year. All are invited. Before everyone gets busy with the holiday season, please join us for food, drinks, and networking with fellow planners and students. Fado Midtown […]

Join the School of City & Regional Planning, the Student Planning Association, and Diana Hernández, our featured guest, as we celebrate World Town Planning Day in Georgia Tech’s new Living Building, the Kendeda Building. For more information on the Kendeda Building and the Living Building Challenge, please visit their website. Diana Hernández is an Assistant […]

The NEGA planning collective will hold its first open discussion on the topic of alternative housing options and policies. The discussion will focus on ways to sensibly plan out housing options, look at areas where increased density could play a role, trade-offs of up-zoning, discussion of the de facto Urban Growth Boundary as well as […]