Confronting Atlanta’s Sprawl - A Symposium on Controlling, Shaping and Managing Growth
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. Three linked Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable sessions will bring in a number of notable
professionals to discuss the impact of Atlanta’s historic growth and what can be done to ensure a more livable future.
September 5
Challenging the Growth
Discussions of growth management
frequently include the question, “Is
it possible to confi ne our growth by
slowing it down?” Scott Bernstein
from the Center of Neighborhood
Technology in Chicago will discuss
where slow growth methods have
been tried and with what results.
Scott Bernstein, Founder and President, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Leon S. Eplan, moderator, Principal, EplanConsulting
October 3, 2008
Design and Management of Growth
Accepting the probability that Atlanta’s growth will continue at its rapid rate, this session will examine how design and more creative management tools might be used to produce a more livable future, using innovative work in Newton County as a model.
Michael Dobbins, moderator, 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
November 7, 2008
Region-wide
Responses to Growth
Lastly, we will examine some of the sizable and growing number of initiatives underway in the region to confront Atlanta’s growth. Session III will look at examples of tools, resources and public, private and non-profit leadership being used in dozens of Atlanta locales.
Dan Reuter, Chief of Land Use Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission
Myles Greene Smith, moderator, Former manager of Community Development and Urban Affairs, Georgia Power
Attention Early Birds!
Networking opportunities abound. Doors open at 7:00am. Come early and meet your friends.
Registered seats held through 7:30 AM; walk-ins seated, space permitting.
All
Saints' Episcopal Church - Ellis Hall, 634 West Peachtree
Street. Across from the North Avenue MARTA station at the
corner of W. Peachtree and North Ave. Taking MARTA is encouraged.
Some parking is available in the All Saints deck. Enter at
lower level off Spring Street. IMPORTANT Parking Information for Our Guests:
Please fill lower garage deck first, then upper deck, then
West Peachtree lot last. If you continue your visit
after the event, you MUST move your vehicle from the parking
deck. Thank you for helping us adhere to facility policies.
