CUTS/MPO receives Georgia Planning Association Award

At the Fall 2007 Georgia Planning Association (GPA) Conference, MPO staff accepted GPA's annual award for Innovative and Effective Planning Process for the development of the Transportation Amenities Plan and Context Sensitive Design Manual. The Plan and the Manual establish policies and tools needed to protect Savannah’s most cherished scenic corridors and ensure that future road building takes place in concert with community values. MPO staff initiated the process in 2003 with community stakeholders to develop the policies and guidelines in response to mounting public dissatisfaction with tree canopy loss in road widening and bridge replacement projects.

Strategies developed during the planning process are currently being carried out through the MPO's Congestion Management Process and Long Range Transportation Plan.

The Georgia Planning Association is the Georgia chapter of the American Planning Association (APA).

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The GPA Award for Innovative and Effective Planning Process was presented during the Conference in Savannah. From left: Transportation Director Mark Wilkes, Chatham County Commissioner Helen Stone, GPA President Ellen Heath, APA President Robert Hunter, Transportation Planners Wykoda Wang and Jane Love, and consultant Paul Moore from Glatting Jackson.