{"597376":{"#nid":"597376","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CQGRD\u2019s Megaregion Study Highlighted by Planning Group","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe megaregion concept is transitioning from planning theory to planning practice. Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD) in partnership with the American Planning Association (APA) examined opportunities for and barriers to addressing megaregions in local and regional long-range plans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe groups also highlighted areas where megaregional considerations can be incorporated.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe result, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cqgrd.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/projects\/fhwahep17091_final_report_092017.pdf\u0022\u003E\u0026ldquo;Multimodal Planning at the Megaregional Scale,\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/a\u003E reviews these findings and includes case studies of successful interregional and megaregional collaboration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe study was done with funding from the Federal Highway Administration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe report, partially authored by CQGRD\u0026rsquo;s Catherine Ross and Sarah Smith, is also featured on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.planning.org\/nationalcenters\/green\/megaregions\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite of the APA\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development in partnership with the American Planning Association examined opportunities for and barriers to addressing megaregions in local and regional long-range plans.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development in partnership with the American Planning Association examined opportunities for and barriers to addressing megaregions in local and regional long-range plans."}],"uid":"32550","created_gmt":"2017-10-13 16:57:05","changed_gmt":"2017-10-13 17:17:46","author":"Malrey Head","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"597377":{"id":"597377","type":"image","title":"Emerging Megaregions","body":null,"created":"1507913975","gmt_created":"2017-10-13 16:59:35","changed":"1507914835","gmt_changed":"2017-10-13 17:13:55","alt":"Satelitte image of megaregions in the U.S.","file":{"fid":"227709","name":"megaregions.report.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/megaregions.report.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/megaregions.report.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":447292,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/megaregions.report.jpg?itok=OEHaUB4S"}}},"media_ids":["597377"],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"484","name":"megaregion"},{"id":"454","name":"growth"},{"id":"351","name":"development"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMalrey Head\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDigital Communication Specialist\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nmalrey.head@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}