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Wednesday September 22nd

Opening Luncheon: JoAnne Garnett, APA Presidemt

8:30 am- 4:30pm

Registration

9:00 am- 10:15 am

Strategic Infill or Urban Overkill? Issues Surrounding the Atlantic Steel Site with John Crowley- Dean of the University of Georgia’s School of Environmental Design.
Tennessee Land Trust with Jeannie Nelson of the TN Land Trust.
Tea-21 Incentives
Traffic Sheds, Rural Highway Capacity, & Growth Management. With Stephen Tocknell a Consultant for Williamson County TN, Lane Kendig Author of PAS485, & Joe Horne, Williamson County Planning Director.
Southeastern GAP Analysis: Planning for Biodiversity with Liz Kramer and Karen Paine..

10:30- 11:45 am

An Introduction to Traditional Neighborhood Development with Nancy Stroud a Partner at Burke, Weaver & Prell.
State Initiatives in Regional Planning with Mike Gleaton and Jim Frederick, of the Department of Community Affairs.
Implementation: Transportation & Community System Preservation Pilot
Redesigning Public Housing with Doug Faust, Atlanta Housing Authority and Dr. Larry Keating,, Community Design Center
New Techniques for Local Cooperation with Kevin DuBose, of the Department of Community Affairs.

1:45- 3:00pm

Henry County: Life on the Rural Edge. With Tim Young-Henry County Planning and Development, Beverly Holder- Community Development Director for the City of McDonough , and Dan Camp the VP of Land Acquisition for Pathway Communities.
Redevelopment in the First Ring Suburbs with Rick Wood & Gerry Chauvin.
Growing Smart with Subdivision Design with Larry Fraser, Jordon, Jones & Goulding
Riverfront Development with Burnie Quick of Uptown Columbus and Jim Bowen of River Valley Partners
Bike and Pedestrian Planning with Alycen Whiddon, City of Atlanta and Jim Chapman, Executive Director for Georgians for Transportation Alternatives.

3:15- 4:30 PM

Skip the Zoning: Linking Plans to Regulation with Connie Cooper and Bill Ross Principals at Cooper · Ross sv.
Planning in Acadamia: Are We Teaching Sprawl?
Learning to Communicate: The Interprofessional Community Design Coalition (ICDC) Experience with Leon Eplan the President of Eplan Plans and Chair of the ICDC.
Professional Publishing for Planners with Steve French and Chris Nelesson, GA Tech University
Case Studies in Rural Planning with Jim Tolbert and Brian Binzer.

 

Opening Reception at the Tabernacle 6:00 to 9:00

Thursday September 23rd

Keynote Luncheon: Governor Barnes

8:30 am- 4:30pm

Registration

8:30- 10:15 am

Chapter Breakfasts

10:30- 11:45 am

Community Visioning via the Electronic Town Hall with Jim Constantine, Senior Associate at Looney, Ricks & Kiss..
Staying Within the Lines: New Tools for Growth Management with Jim Segedy.
Utilizing GIS in the Planning Process for South Fulton with Steve French, GA Tech University..
The Effects of Sprawl: Transportation, Land Use, Air Quality and Public Health with Lawrence Frank ,Georgia Tech.
Holding it together on a shoestring

1:45- 3:00 PM

Smart Growth and Grass Roots: The Charette Experience with Randall Roark Professor at Georgia Tech.
Preserving Community Identity with Jim Segedy.
Honey, I Shrunk the Lots! with Jim Constantine of Looney, Ricks & Kiss.
Humor in Planning with Joanne Garnett the President of APA, Chris McGetrick Principal at McGetrick & McGetrick, and Teree Bergman the Planning Director for Columbus, IN.

3:15- 4:30 PM

TND Design Studio with Jim Constantine of Looney, Ricks& Kiss and Connie Cooper and Bill Ross Sr. of Cooper · Ross.
Taming Suburban Sprawl: Central Perimeter TMA & Sandy Springs Revitalization Project with John Cheek and Glen Kurtz.
Preserving and Restoring Intown’s Traditional Lifestyles: Implementing the Vision for Midtown with Shannon Powell, the Midtown Alliance
Community Participation in Small Towns with Jim Segedy.
GIS- Assisted Planning for Open Spaces Conservation with Gary Cornell a Senior Associate at EDAW, Inc.

 

Consultants Reception 6:00 to 7:30

SCAPA Student Auction 7:45

 

Friday September 24th

Closing Luncheon: Eric Damian Kelly, PhD AICP

"Getting Smart About Growth: A Planning Agenda for Conservatives"

 

9:00 – 10:15 am

Legal Aspects of TND with Nancy Stroud a Partner at Burke, Weaver & Prell.
New Techniques in Planning with Jim Constantine of Looney, Ricks& Kiss and Connie Cooper and Bill Ross Sr. of Cooper · Ross.
GRTA- Innovation in Regional Transportation Planning with Patricia Chapman, Principal SmartSites

10:30- 11:45 am

Smart Growth -Fad or Future? With Chris McGetrick Principal of McGetrick & McGetrick.
Getting Them To Listen with Jim Segedy.
Integration of Historic Preservation with Local Zoning
The Atlanta to Memphis Highway.
Regulations and Beyond: Effective Tools for Managing Growth with Eric Damian Kelly- Past APA President and Professor at Ball State University.

 

Mobile Workshops

Wednesday September 22nd

9:00-11:00 am

Explore intown Atlanta’s bicycle paths and lanes (Freedom Parkway and more) with Dennis Hoffarth.

2:00- 4:30 PM

Edge City Development: Alpharetta with Diana Wheeler

 

Thursday September 23rd

9:00-11:45 am

Designing For Pedestrians with Sally Flocks: Travel Lenox Mall area with strollers and wheelchairs and learn first hand about design issues.

1:45-4:30 PM

The Buckhead TMA: Tour the Buckhead area with Denise Wright while in natural gas vehicles.

 

Friday September 24th

9:00- 11:30 am

Lindbergh TOD: Tour site with Scott Pendergrass and Paul Vermillion and discuss the mixed–use plans for the transit station.
Mixed-income communities: The Old Fourth Ward with Mike Sipho (HDDC) and Greg Giornelli with the East Lake Community.

 

Special Events

In addition to sessions and mobile workshops and Sessions, the following special events are offered:

 

Tuesday, September 21, 1999

Braves Night @ Turner Field--start out the conference with a ball game Tuesday night.. Tickets must be purchased for this event. See registration form for details.

 

 

Wednesday, September 22, 1999

Opening Luncheon: JoAnne Garnett, APA President
Opening Reception: Come join your colleagues for dancing and dinning at the multi-level "Tabernacle," one of Atlanta’s funky re-use projects

 

Thursday, September 23, 1999

Chapter Breakfasts—This special time has been set aside to allow each chapter time to conduct official business, give out awards, or just get together. Please contact your chapter representative for additional information.
Keynote Luncheon, Georgia’s newly elected governor will speak on some of his very new and very exciting initiatives that relate to planning.
Consultants Reception: come mingle, eat, drink and be merry in the exhibit area to meet and see first hand some of the movers and shakers in the field.
SCAPA Student Auction—come join the fun of a live auction and help support a good cause. Who knows you may find the purchase of your life.

 

Friday, September 24, 1999

Closing Luncheon: Erick Damian Kelly, PhD, AICP, and Immediate Past President of APA will conclude the conference with a luncheon talk entitled, "Getting Smart About Growth: A Planning Agenda for Conservatives.".