Rethinking Planning: Is There a Better Way
Serenbe Institute Studio , United StatesDenver planner and this year’s Serenbe Institute Visiting Fellow, Jeff Winston, will present a lecture, “Rethinking Planning: Is There a Better Way,” at 4:00 PM Saturday, May 7 at the Serenbe Institute Studio. It will be immediately followed by a reception at Brigitte and Shelton Stanfill’s house. There is no charge and everyone is invited.
2011 AICP Exams
Submit your application by March 30 for APA's inaugural AICP Certified Environmental Planner or AICP Certified Transportation Planner exam. May 9-23 is the only Advanced Specialty Certification exam window scheduled this year.
GPA Conference
Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center 2443 Highway 54 West, Peachtree City, GA, United StatesCome one, come all to GPA’s Spring Conference 2011, to be held at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City, May 12th and 13th.
Form-based Zoning (CM | TBD)
Roswell City Hall 38 Hill Street, Roswell,, GA, United StatesForm-based codes foster predictable built results and a high-quality public realm by using physical form and design (rather than separation of uses) as the organizing principle for the code. Form-based codes offer a powerful alternative to conventional zoning, allowing communities to consider more than land use and density.
Complete Streets (CM | TBD)
Norcross Community Center 10 College Street, Norcross, GA, United StatesThe streets of our cities and towns are an important part of our communities. They allow children to get to school and parents to get to work They bring together neighbor sand parents to get to work. They bring together neighbors and draw visitors to neighborhood stores. These streets ought to be designed for everyone whether young or old, on foot or on bicycle, in a car or in a bus –but too often they are designed only for speeding cars or creeping traffic jams.
ULI Atlanta – Infrastructure Summit
Georgia World Congress Center 285 International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThe Urban Land Institute invites you to the premier of its inaugural “ULI Atlanta Infrastructure Summit: A Region at the Crossroads.”
ULI Atlanta Infrastructure Summit
The Urban Land Institute invites you to the premier of its inaugural “ULI Atlanta Infrastructure Summit: A Region at the Crossroads.”
Georgia Conservancy’s “Drinks and Discussion”
To spark the conversation, Rebecca Serna from the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will talk about the Atlanta Streets Alive program and the street festivals they have planned this summer.
Real Estate Finance from Simple to Complex (CM Approved)
Online WebinarThis webinar will parse the fundamental components of real estate finance so that participants will better understand the financial pro formas that real estate developers present to planners and economic developers when seeking public approvals for projects.
Good Urbanism 101 – Augusta (CM | 4.0)
Augusta State University, Allgood Hall 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA, United StatesGood Urbanism 101 travels to Augusta for a half-day seminar focusing on the history, principles, and current practices of community design, including an emphasis on walkability, integration of alternative transportation options, sustainability, and the relationship between public infrastructure and the pedestrian experience in Augusta. Join the Georgia Conservancy’s Growth Management Program and Georgia Tech professors Richard Dagenhart, David Green, and Doug Allen to learn about sustainable community design and how different professions can collaborate to improve our cities, including Augusta.
Planner's Network Chapter Meeting
Central Library of the Atlanta One Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, GA, United StatesAn official "organizing meeting" will be held on Thursday, June 16th at 6:30 P.M. at the Central Library of the Atlanta-Fulton County Library System in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room. During this meeting, we will be going in to greater detail about:
Atlanta Streets Alive
Imagine a street full of people of all ages and backgrounds, walking, biking, creating and laughing, together. A street temporarily closed to cars, but open to people. Imagine residents safely enjoying their city, socializing with neighbors, and engaging in healthy activities. Imagine if all of this were free, with absolutely no barriers to participation. By the people, for the people. Sound good yet?
Fair Share for Transit
Margaret Mitchell House Atlanta, GA, United StatesRally, happy hour, and update on Fair Share for Transit campaign on Thursday, June 30, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.! JOIN US at the Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown Atlanta to meet with other supporters and discuss the importance of keeping key transit, pedestrian and bike projects on the Regional Transportation Roundtable list for next year's […]