Attend day three of a three-day conference at a deep discount for Georgia local government officials, located at Serenbe, a sustainable community 25 minutes southwest of the Atlanta airport.

Join us for an opportunity to help beautify Old Fourth Ward! A tree-planting demonstration will be provided at 9 AM sharp, and all necessary tools will be provided. Project is for volunteers age 12 and up. Closed-toed shoes and a reusable water bottle are recommended. Project will happen rain or shine!

To be mobile is to have the ability to move. It is to move across space, from one neighborhood to another, perhaps, or across social categories of well-being, such as from the working poor to the middle-class. The challenges to mobility in Atlanta—whether physical or social—remain a key concern for residents, policymakers, and scholars from a variety of disciplines

From June 8-10, 2016, leaders who are transforming how the nation views, values, and manages water resources will gather in Atlanta, Georgia for One Water Summit 2016.

The Georgia Tech Integrated Network for Social Sustainability will be hosting a discussion on Climate Resilience.

Who would ever thought they’d make a musical that features a city planner as a lead character.

The Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning’s 2016 Welcome Reception, co-hosted by the Georgia Planning Association, will be held on August 19th this year. We’d love for you to join us!The reception will take place in the Architecture West Building 1st floor atrium from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. This is the same location as […]

The IDA conference and trade show is the place for district management organization practitioners to gain the tactics and knowledge necessary to transform cities into healthy and vibrant urban places.

Join us at our ITE meeting to hear from Ed Hatfield about the History of Transportation in Georgia.

PARK(ing) Day is an international event that tasks individuals and organizations to reuse a metered street parking space for something other than its intended use to spark a conversation about how public space is designed and allocated. This year, Georgia Tech is partnering with the Midtown Alliance and other local organizations to transform 26 parking […]

The Georgia Planning Association (GPA) and South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA) are pleased to announce our joint Fall 2016 Conference scheduled for Sept. 21 – 23, 2016 at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center (2 Tenth Street, Augusta, GA).More details on the GPA Conference Webpage.

Goodbye to The Ted and hello to...? Come find out at YPG's first event of fall! On Tuesday, September 27, arrive at 5:45pm to hear about the Turner Field Stadium Neighborhoods Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) and experience a tour with Jason Dozier of the Turner Field Community Benefits Coalition. Then we'll head into the game […]

Registration to be posted closer to meeting on the ITE website.

Have you noticed the continued growth of alcohol-related businesses in your community? Legal issues related to the growth of these businesses will be part of the October 19th GPA half-day event in Woodstock. The event will be held at the Chattahoochee Technical College Woodstock campus from 10:00am to 2:00pm.

Join CNU Atlanta for a day of tours and talks in Alpharetta and Avalon with representatives, planners, and designers for a behind-the-scenes look at their success stories.

WHAT: Each year the Georgia Tech Student Planning Association hosts a panel discussion, open to the public, surrounding a current planning event to celebrate World Town Planning Day. This year, the panel discussion will focus on innovations in zoning for large cities and how these could be applied in Atlanta. The panel will discuss the state […]

Join Georgia Tech planning students on 11/4 for a Happy Hour which concludes our Fall Networking Event.

You are invited to the 21st Century Urban Housing Symposium on Ecology, Opportunity, and Affordability

The DCA Office of Planning and Environmental Management, in partnership with GPA, offers a series of classes.

Join the Young Planners Group (YPG) on December 6 to hear from Frank Fernandez, Vice President of Community Development at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

Georgia Tech and NCTSPM cordially invite you to our reception being held during the TRB 96th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

To kick the year off, Georgia Tech’s College of Design will be screening the PBS documentary "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America."

You’re invited to Young Planners Group’s 2017 Winter Social!

Registration for The University of Georgia Landscape Architecture & Planning Career and Internship Fair is now open!

Topics focus on how changing freight trends and operations are shaping the region's multimodal transportation system.

Career Fair will not only enhance the fit between employers and graduating students in architecture, city and regional planning, geographic information science, public policy and urban design, but also serve to open doors for intern placements.

The Georgia Planning Association invites you to historic Downtown Woodstock for the 2017 Spring Conference. The conference will take place on April 19, 2017 at City Center, located at 8534 Main Street. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to experience Downtown Woodstock, earn CM credits, and network with your fellow colleagues!

YPG invites you to a social immediately following the Spring Conference. Join us at 4:30pm at Ipp's Pastaria (8496 Main Street), just a one-minute walk from City Center. Appetizers will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.

This training class is a solid introduction to the basics of planning and zoning in Georgia.

Please plan to join Georgia’s water conservation leaders for a one-day conference coming up on May 3!

Registration is open for APA's 2017 National Planning Conference in New York.

Please join GPA, the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning, the University of Georgia School of Environment & Design, and other state chapters and schools from throughout the southeast for a reception
at the APA 2017 National Conference.

In cooperation with the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM), the American Planning Association (APA) presents the Planning Information Exchange (PIE).

Jason Miles, C.M., the Planning Manager for the City of Atlanta and former 15-year Operations Division member for the Department of Aviation, will discuss the ground transportation, public safety, terminals and concourses, and airfield improvements coming to the busiest airport in the world.

You're invited to the GT School of City and Regional Planning’s Fall 2017 Welcome Reception on Friday August 18th.

A training class for planning commissioners, planning and zoning staff, covering responsibilities to state laws governing local processes in land use.

“Experience SmartATL” is an event showcasing the work of various City departments, academic partners, public sector partners, and companies the City of Atlanta has been working with to implement its vision of a smart city.

The Student Planning Association at Georgia Tech will host Park(ing) Day 2017.

Make plans now to attend the Conference Welcome Reception! It will take place on Wednesday, September 27th from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the 14th Street Bridge.

After the Awards Dinner, planners of ALL ages are invited to the YPG reception on Thursday, September 28th from 8:30 PM – 12:00 AM. The reception will take place at Nonic, located at 1239 Broadway in Downtown Columbus.

As part of their monthly Planning’s Future Lecture Series, the School of City and Regional Planning are  hosting talks in October and November: Urban Informatics: Examples, Prospects and Challenges and Planning As If People Eat: Creating Equitable and Healthy Communities. Urban Informatics: Examples, Prospects and Challenges Speaker: Vanu Thakuriah, Professor of Urban Studies, Chair of […]

As part of their monthly Planning’s Future Lecture Series, the School of City and Regional Planning are  hosting talks in October and November: Urban Informatics: Examples, Prospects and Challenges and Planning As If People Eat: Creating Equitable and Healthy Communities. Urban Informatics: Examples, Prospects and Challenges Speaker: Vanu Thakuriah, Professor of Urban Studies, Chair of […]

GPA to revive the old First Friday tradition and honor Eric Bosman for his many years of service to the chapter this coming November 3.

Please join the partners of APA's Joint Call to Action to Promote Healthy Communities at a networking event for local members and affiliates and learn about one another’s work.

Please join the Georgia Tech Student Planning Association for World Town Planning Day for a discussion with an expert panel on Atlanta’s role as a Global City. The event will take place Wednesday, November 8 at the Reinsch - Pierce Auditorium, Georgia Tech School of Design.  A reception will begin at 6:00 PM, followed by […]

Thanks to a grant from the Georgia Planning Memorial Foundation (GPMF), there is a free planning & zoning training opportunity for appointed Board members (Planning Commissioners, Board of Zoning Appeals members) on November 14 in Calhoun.

Green Roof Design and Installation is a full day course, which presents indispensable information for green roof designers, practitioners and policymakers.