Archive of the Center for Community Preservation and PlanningThrough data and dialogue, Newton County’s leaders agreed on a plan to direct future growth into five new planned compact communities that would put 88% of the future population on 30% of the county’s land. These communities were to be walkable, with neighborhood schools and a mixture of uses. The open space and working farms […]
In the early days of the Center, everyone had more questions than answers. The community prioritized their questions and decided together where to seek answers: sometimes with consultants, but often with students. A few of these key research projects are summarized below. How many people have we already granted permission to live here? A frequent […]
Though a low profile helped maintain its neutral role, the Center’s work didn’t go unnoticed by the national planning community. The American Planning Association honored the Center with the 2014 Vernon Deines Award for an Outstanding Small Town or Rural Plan. This is the highest honor awarded for strategic land use planning in the United […]
Late 1990s: Like the rest of Metropolitan Atlanta, development followed a sprawl pattern, and virtually no land use or transportation planning existed. 1997-2001: Several neighborhood-level master plans were created. Smart Growth planner Andres Duany was hired to plan a relatively dense “transportation-oriented development” near downtown Covington, which was very well received. 2002: The Center was […]