Community Planning Academy

Last modified Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:59

The Community Planning Academy (CPA) offers high-quality and cost effective training and workshops to appointed citizen planners, local elected officials and local government employees. CPA provides planners and decision makers with tools to make effective decisions regarding their community's future.

Please see our listing of the CPA 2008 Fall Semester (PDF). For more information about these and future CPA courses, please contact Stephen Causby at 404-463-3216 or Crystal Jackson Budd at 404-463-3217.

Community Planning Academy Fall 2008 Courses

*All times are tentatively 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Registration information coming soon.

1. Training for Planning Officials Course:
   • Date: September 10, October 9 and November 12, 2008
   • Details (PDF)
   • ** Registration deadline has been extended to September 5.
2. Community Design Guidelines:
   • Date: October 22, 2008
   • Details (PDF)
3. Board of Zoning Appeals:
   • Date: October 29 – 30, 2008
   • Details (PDF)
4. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
   • Date: December 4-5, 2008
   • Details (PDF)
5. Green Communities:
   • Date: December 9, 2008
   • Details (PDF)

Upcoming Workshops

1. Training for Planning Officials 
   • Date:
     Wednesday, September 10; Thursday, October 9 and Wednesday, November 12, 2008 
   • Objective:
     This three-day course will equip citizen planners and community leaders with the technical knowledge and leadership skills necessary to successfully plan their community.  From transportation planning to the role of the planning commission, participants will hear from experts in the region on a variety of topics.
   • Cost:
     $215 and includes breakfast, lunch and all workshop materials.
   • Registration:
     You may register online at www.atlantaregional.com/commerce. ** Registration deadline has been extended to September 5.
2. Community Design Guidelines
   • Date:
     Wednesday, October 22, 2008
   • Objective:
     Community Design Guidelines will provide background on the need forand principles behind design guidelines, as wel as examples of how they have been used in communities across the region.
   • Cost:
     $95 and includes breakfast, lunch and all workshop materials.
   • Registration:
     You may register online at www.atlantaregional.com/commerce.

Training Catered to Your Needs

ARC will conduct training on topics that best suit your community's needs. ARC staff has conducted a variety of different one-day workshops on topics including "Planning for Large Scale Retail," "Impact Fee Planning," "Downtown and Activity Center Economic Development,"  "Financing Your Plan," and "Linking Water Resource and Land Use Planning." We have also worked with individual cities and counties to develop training workshops about issues and trends specific to that community. If your community has identified a training need, tell us about it and take our Survey of Local Government Training Needs.

For information about Community Planning Academy courses or to be placed on our mailing list, contact us at 404.463.3216.