Community Development Director City of Woodstock, GA Marietta, Georgia
The presentation includes a brief history of how Woodstock, Georgia, through a series of calculated risks in terms of land use and transportation, revitalized its downtown and transformed from a pass-through community to a destination. It also teaches planners to share their "love stories" and celebrate their successes, both big and small. The presenter shares how stumbling into a well designed downtown revived her love for planning. Pause and enjoy the good that that planners helped make happen.
NPC Peer Reviewers assigned this presentation a learning level of Foundational. For more on learning-level descriptions, visit our General Information Page.
Learning Objectives:
Embrace a crossroads in your career.
Stop and smell the roses in the community where you work.
Improve your mental health (professionally and personally) by connecting with your community.
