Citizen’s Academy for Planning

The Citizens Academy for Planning is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the tools and skills needed to navigate the planning and land use landscape of our community. Participants will come away with a new understanding of how planning works, practical approaches to dealing with community issues related to land use, and an invaluable experience role-playing in a mock planning commission meeting.

A Knoxville workshop was held over two Saturdays in February 2018. The first session included the fundamentals of planning and land use with the experts, highlighted with local stories and case studies. The final session featured local leaders sharing their success stories and advice, followed by a mock planning commission meeting to give you real experience in advocating for change.

ETQG plans to continue this training in counties throughout the region. For more information about the Citizens Academy for Planning, visit our Facebook page (@ETQualityGrowth) or email us (info@etqualitygrowth.org).