Bio: John Maximuk is the Deputy Director of the Livable Communities Coalition in Atlanta, Georgia. With 50 member organizations, the Livable Communities Coalition brings together a diverse group of citizens, organizations, institutions, and businesses that all share a determination to promote smart growth in the metro Atlanta region. John is responsible for policy development and project management at the Coalition. John’s experience is based in work in the Boston, Washington, and Atlanta regions. With time spent in local government, consulting, and the non-profit sector, John has focused on the role of design in planning. Other interests include smart growth, facilitation, planning management, and public participation. John currently serves on the Board of Citizens for Progressive Transit in Atlanta and served as Chair of the APA’s Urban Design and Preservation Division from 2006 to 2008.
Education: Master of Regional Planning Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1994 B.S. Environmental Geography Department of Geography, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1992
Key Publications: Where Does Design Fit In? Planning Magazine, December 2007 “Density plans carry economic, transit benefits” for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 7, 2007 "Quality of Planning Dictates Quality of Development" for the Patriot Ledger Newspaper, January 19, 2002 “A Closer Look at the New Improved Washington Street" for the Braintree Forum Newspaper, April 25, 2001 “Braintree Town-wide Transportation Plan” for the Braintree Forum Newspaper, May, 2001
Past Assignments: Moderated the APA Conference Session "Urban Design for the 21st Century," April 2009. Co-produced and presented Georgia APA Conference Session "Planning in a Downturn Economy," March 2009. Produced and moderated the 2008 APA Conference Session: “Incorporating Urban Design in Local Planning, April 30, 2008. Co-Presented the Georgia APA Conference Session, “Inventory and Health Impact Analysis of Mixed Use Developments in Metro Atlanta” Georgia Planning Association, September 2007 Ball Ground, Georgia Town Center Charrette Facilitator, July 2007 Roswell, Georgia Town Center Charrette Facilitator, January 2007 Produced and Moderated Georgia APA Conference Session, “Negotiation” Georgia Planning Association, October, 2006 Produced and Moderated the Georgia APA Conference Session, “Role of Urban Design in Local Public Planning” Georgia Planning Association, October 22, 2003
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