{"73304":{"#nid":"73304","#data":{"type":"news","title":"World Town Planning Day 2011","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Student Planning Association organized an exciting panel discussion entitled \u201cCents and Sensibility: Atlanta\u0027s Transportation Vision\u201d on November 8, 2011. Held on World Town Planning Day, this event brought together over 120 professionals and students to learn more about Atlanta\u0027s Transportation Investment Act (TIA) vote in July 2012. The vote is whether to approve a ten-year, one-cent sales tax to fund a pre-defined list of regional transportation projects in the ten-county area. The Regional Roundtable, comprised of 21 local elected officials, developed the project list with extensive public input and released the final version three weeks before \u201cCents and Sensibility\u201d took place. The TIA represents a significant transportation funding opportunity but is debated among planners and the general public due to its magnitude and the composition of the final list. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring the opening reception, students and local planning organizations, including the Atlanta Regional Commission and two community improvement districts, displayed their work to stimulate discussion with attendees. The crowd received instant voting clickers on their way into the auditorium and were polled at the beginning and the end of the event about their knowledge and opinions of the TIA. Results were instantly displayed on screen, letting people see what others thought. For the main event, the Chairman of the Regional Roundtable, the Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation to the City of Atlanta\u0027s Mayor, and the Director of the Georgia Sierra Club shared their views about the strengths and weaknesses of the TIA, focusing on issues of economy, equity, and the environment. Taken together, the three panelists presented a balanced perspective of the TIA which led to an informative question-and-answer session afterward. The event concluded by encouraging attendees to learn more about the projects and share that information to help the region make an informed decision. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about the TIA, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlantaregionalroundtable.com\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.atlantaregionalroundtable.com\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/bitstream\/handle\/1853\/42059\/worldplanning_streaming.html?sequence=2\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EWatch the event recording.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Cents \u0026 Sensibility: Atlanta\u0027s Transportation Vision"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe event brought together over \n120 professionals and students to learn about Atlanta\u0027s \nTransportation Investment Act vote in July 2012. The vote determines approval of a ten-year, one-cent sales tax to fund a pre-defined \nlist of regional transportation projects in the ten-county area.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27215","created_gmt":"2011-12-02 15:19:45","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:42","author":"Mike Alberghini","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"69889":{"id":"69889","type":"image","title":"SPA logo","body":null,"created":"1449177275","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:35","changed":"1475894611","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:31","alt":"SPA logo","file":{"fid":"192858","name":"gt_spa_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_spa_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gt_spa_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12190,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gt_spa_logo_0.jpg?itok=0PoKM7WB"}}},"media_ids":["69889"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"15234","name":"cents \u0026 sensibility"},{"id":"167544","name":"Student Planning Association"},{"id":"5020","name":"world town planning day"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}