America 2050

This three-dimensional map, generated by Regional Plan Assocation, depicts degrees of urban density in the Northeast Megaregion.

Notice the spikes in places like Manhattan, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. 

Elected officials and representatives from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee convened on January 29 and 30, 2006, for the Think Global, Act Regional Symposium in Atlanta. The attendees included federal and state legislators, mayors, public- and private-sector representatives, academics, and other community leaders. Together, they composed a diverse and enthusiastic audience who came to hear from U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, City of Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, and others about a new wave of multi-state regionalism, called megaregions. The event, organized by Georgia Tech's Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and the City and Regional Planning program, began a dialogue focusing on opportunities for public- and private-sector groups in the southeastern states to work together.

For more information about the Think Global, Act Regional Symposium visit: http://www.cqgrd.gatech.edu/megaregions/