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| first national conference on city planning |
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| 1909- held in Washington DC: brought together the nations leading housing reformers & city planners |
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| 1909- nations 1st ex of comprehensive planning: Daniel Burnham & Edward Bennett were writers |
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| 1915: Patrick Geddes- focus on reginal planning |
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| 1st full time city planner: |
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| 1917: American City Planning Institute- Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. 1st president |
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| first city to endorse a comprehensive plan |
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| 1933: Tenn valley authority- 1st major multi-regional planning effort |
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| 1964: TJ Kent- classic planning textbook on history, purpose, & scope on general/comprehensive plans |
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| 1st regional planning agency |
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| 1949: Atlanta Metropolitan Council- (now Atlanta Regional commission) |
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