Tuesdays at APA: Front-Line Perspectives from APA's Community Planning Assistance Teams

July 22, 2014


APA's Community Planning Assistance Team (CPAT) initiative
provides pro-bono planning assistance to communities with a
demonstrated need and a lack of planning resources and expertise.
Each CPAT pairs a multidisciplinary team of expert planning
professionals from around the country with community members, key
stakeholders, and relevant decision makers to foster community
education, engagement, and empowerment.


In this program, Rich Roths, AICP, and Douglas Martin, AICP,
shared insights from their respective CPAT experiences and
demystifyed the process for potential participants. In September
2013, Roths led a CPAT looking at the potential future of a
gateway commercial corridor located in a floodplain in Franklin,
Tennessee. The previous year, Martin lent his expertise to a CPAT
for Wakulla Gardens, a small-lot subdivision in otherwise rural
Wakulla County, Florida. After summarizing these projects, Roths
and Martin highlighted lessons learned for future CPATs.