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Community Planning Academy | Training for Planning Officials

Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 8:00 AM - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 4:30 PM (ET)

Atlanta, GA

Community Planning Academy | Training for Planning Officials

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REGISTER THE ENTIRE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR $500!
CALL US AT 404.463.3211 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPECIAL OFFER.

***Note: This is a two-day course that meets on March 17 and April 20.***

Members of Planning Commissions and Boards of Zoning Appeals are often called upon to make important decisions that affect a community’s physical, social and economic development. The issues they address and the tools and techniques at their disposal to guide growth and development are becoming increasingly complex. The objective of Training for Planning Officials is to equip citizen planners and community leaders with the technical knowledge and leadership skills necessary to successfully plan vibrant communities.   

 

This course consists of two parts. Part I introduces you to the foundations of planning in the State of Georgia, specifically the Atlanta region. This includes a historical basis of land use planning and regulation, an overview of the legal environment in which planning is conducted, in-depth information on local and regional planning tools and demographics of the region. Part II reviews key tools of water resource and transportation planning, then gives valuable information on how to take all of this information and use it to make effective planning commission decisions.

 

Sessions include:

Planning 101
Glenn Coyne, Planning Director, City of Duluth


Legal Foundations of Planning & Zoning
David Kirk, Troutman Sanders LLP

The Tools of Planning and Zoning

Dan Reuter, Atlanta Regional Commission


The Atlanta Region: A Demographic Snapshot
Mike Alexander, Atlanta Regional Commission

Understanding Water Resource Planning

Rick Brownlow, CH2M HILL

Tools of the Trade in Transportation Planning

Mike Meyer, Georgia Tech School of Civil Engineering

Job of the Planning Commissioner, Effective Meetings

Mike Chandler, Chandler Planning