November 25, 2009
2009 Ballot & Election Notice
Due to several unforeseen circumstances, ballots for the 2009 GPA Board of Directors election were not received by members until late last week and in some cases this...
Recent news about the GPA, Georgia, legislation, and more.
November 1, 2009
2009-2011 Election Position Statements
Statements are available online from the candidates for the 2009-2011...
October 28, 2009
GPA Young Planners Group (YPG)
If you haven’t heard, the Georgia Planning Young Planners Group (YPG) is off to a roaring start. In recognition of the fact that young professionals throughout Georgia are faced with a common and...
October 22, 2009
APA Update on Legislative & Policy Issues
Posted information from the APA Advocate about today's important issues including topics like Senate Panel Passes Climate Bill, Senate Vote Ends Vitter-Bennett Amendment Debate, and...
October 20, 2009
P.O. Archived Newsletters
Includes information about GPA’s Spring Conference, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs/Georgia Planning Association joint training programs, and the Atlanta Regional Commission’s...
October 20, 2009
P.O. Development
Planning Officials Development – 2006 Strategy Georgia communities depend not only on professional planners to create great places but also on elected and appointed officials to make decisions...
September 19, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
During the past several weeks ARC has conducted several meetings to raise awareness among local governments of the funding opportunities of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) -...
July 24, 2009
Committee Volunteers Needed!
The Georgia Planning Association recently created a Planning Official Development Committee. The purpose of the committee is to provide input about and plan for training for planning commissioners...
July 12, 2009
Climate Change in the Atlanta Metropolitan Region
Our findings showed that in 2000, transportation was the largest contributor of CO2 emissions for the region (at 34 percent), followed by industrial energy use (at 24...