Good Urbanism 201
This advanced Good Urbanism course is available only to graduates of Good Urbanism 101. Presented in a workshop format, participants are instructed on the application of Good Urbanism 101 principles to resolve real world urban design challenges.
ASLA Tri-State Conference
W Atlanta-Buckhead Hotel Atlanta, GA, United StatesEvery three years, ASLA chapters from Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina congregate for a joint conference.
Planner's Luncheon
ECO River Education Center Rome, GA, United StatesECO Center director Eric Lindberg will give an overview of the center and how it came to be. Reen Foley, Sustainable Woodstock Program Coordinator, will then speak on the sustainability initiatives of the City of Woodstock.
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.