Since the mid-1990s, the Atlanta region has had a tsunami of growth – almost a million new residents as well as a huge accompaniment of businesses, visitors and public and private investments – which has swept aside capacities, plans and resources needed to meet the demand.
A series of three Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable sessions will bring in a number of respected thought-leaders to discuss the impact of Atlanta’s historic growth and what can be done to ensure a more livable future.
Guests include:
Michael Dobbins, Professor, Georgia Tech College of Architecture
Kay B. Lee, Director, Center for Community Preservation and Planning, Newton County
Randy Roark, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech College of Architecture
Scott Bernstein, Founder and President, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Leon S. Eplan, Principal, Eplan Consulting
Dan Reuter, Chief of Land Use Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
While we’re on the subject of rising to the massive challenge of growth management, be sure to read the candid article below.
A Time To Review Georgia’s Growth Policy
By Dan Reuter
There are many good examples of Georgia cities and counties that are permitting new walkable and mixed use developments, upgrading aging infrastructure and building sidewalks or multi-use paths, such as Athens, Savannah, Morrow Woodstock, Suwannee, Cobb County Gwinnett County and others.
But we also have cities and counties that are still stuck in the last century of promoting growth and economic development that may have a short lifespan of success. We understand that we are living in a global economy with competition for oil, resources and investments.
But are we ready to make decisions that can allow Georgia to compete?
Will the state of Georgia and local governments work together to make new investments in our economic future?
