{"199151":{"#nid":"199151","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Planning Alumni Win National APA Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatty McIntosh (MCP \u201985), Jeff Sauser (MCRP\/March \u201910), and Phil Schaeffing (MCRP \u201912) were all members of firms that received \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.planning.org\/awards\/\u0022\u003E2013 National APA Awards\u003C\/a\u003E for exemplary planning in communities across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2013 HUD Secretary\u0027s Opportunity and Empowerment Award \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPatty McIntosh (MCP \u201985), Principal and Founder, Melaver McIntosh\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPreviously the Vice President for Coastal Programs at the Georgia Conservancy, Patty McIntosh established \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.melaver-mcintosh.com\u0022\u003EMelaver McIntosh\u003C\/a\u003E in January 2010 with partner Martin Melaver. Together, they help communities and businesses develop sustainability strategies through organizational change, plan and program development, and market positioning. The firm served as part of the Laney Walker\/Bethlehem core development team in which Patty and her team facilitated private-sector investment in the revitalization effort, conducted community and media outreach, and assisted the city with program development around smart growth principles and place-making.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELaney Walker\/Bethlehem Revitalization Initiative\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, involving two historic African American neighborhoods in Augusta, Georgia, aimed to reverse decades of blight and disinvestment and to regenerate nearly 1,100 acres of Augusta\u2019s urban center. The project has been shaped by a disciplined, deliberate planning process and community involvement process resulting in: a master plan identifying seven priority development areas; market studies assessing how best to attract a broad mix of residential and commercial users; a pattern book directing development partners to mesh smart growth principles with historic architectural patterns and features; a green guide to ensure sustainable development practices; and selection of 30+ development partners to assist the City\u2019s Housing Department with design, engineering, construction, marketing, and program development.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E2013 APA National Planning Excellence Award for a Planning Firm\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.goodyclancy.com\/\u0022\u003EGoody Clancy\u003C\/a\u003E is an interdisciplinary architecture and planning firm in Boston. The group\u2019s eleven planners and urban designers work together on a wide variety of projects mostly in the eastern United States including comprehensive plans, neighborhood revitalization, downtown redevelopment, and campus plans. They aim to develop broad public participation strategies tailored to the individual communities, to collaborate with consultants across a variety of disciplines on responsive plans, and to develop strategies that their clients can implement.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Sauser (MCRP\/MArch \u201910), Urban Planner\/ Designer, Goody Clancy \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJeff started at Goody Clancy in July of 2011 as a planner and urban designer. He has worked on a variety of projects from downtown master plans to transit feasibility\/economic development studies. Harnessing the skills that he was first exposed to at Georgia Tech, Jeff has recently assumed increased responsibility as deputy project manager for two projects in New Orleans, one revising the city\u2019s comprehensive zoning code and the other developing transportation and livability scenarios for the future of a 5-square mile swath of the city\u2019s core.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPhil Schaeffing (MCRP \u201912), Urban Planner\/ Designer, Goody Clancy\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPhil joined Goody Clancy as an urban planner and designer shortly after graduating in the spring of 2012. His responsibilities include urban design development, GIS analysis, and report writing, and he enjoys the wide-variety of projects he has had the opportunity to be a part of since joining the firm. In particular, the Choice Neighborhood projects allowed him to move from GIS analysis, to site analysis, and finally to developing a plan of action that combines housing, education, and job opportunities all within the same day.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPatty McIntosh (MCP \u201985), Jeff Sauser (MCRP\/March \u201910), and Phil Schaeffing (MCRP \u201912) were all members of firms that received 2013 National APA Awards for exemplary planning in communities across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-03-13 05:37:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:48","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-03-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"200031":{"id":"200031","type":"image","title":"APA National Award","body":null,"created":"1449179934","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:54","changed":"1475894853","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:33","alt":"APA National Award","file":{"fid":"196539","name":"apa_award_sm.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/apa_award_sm_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/apa_award_sm_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":66001,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/apa_award_sm_0.jpg?itok=lh8ZFsgD"}},"199141":{"id":"199141","type":"image","title":"APA logo","body":null,"created":"1449179934","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:58:54","changed":"1475894851","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:31","alt":"APA logo","file":{"fid":"196517","name":"apa_647_logo.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/apa_647_logo_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/apa_647_logo_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":47907,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/apa_647_logo_0.jpg?itok=EincswNJ"}}},"media_ids":["200031","199141"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"506","name":"alumni"},{"id":"3531","name":"APA"},{"id":"61361","name":"apa national awards"},{"id":"61341","name":"jeff sauser"},{"id":"61321","name":"patty mcintosh"},{"id":"61351","name":"phil schaeffing"},{"id":"55971","name":"philip schaeffing"},{"id":"61331","name":"planning alumni"},{"id":"167110","name":"SCaRP"}],"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":""}}}