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CITY OF .ATLANTA. CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 DE PARTMENT OF PLANNING COLLIER B. GLADIN, Dir ec tor May 11, 1967 Mr . Earl Landers Admini s trative Assistant Mayor's Offi ce City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Earl: I have re ceived a letter from Robert Weaver concerning the Department of Housing and Urb an Deve lopment 's sponsorship of a conference on the theme "Design in Urban Transportation". This is to be held in Wa shington at the Statler Hilton Hotel on May 22 , 1967. The conference is designed to inform government offi cials , architects, engineers and planners concerned with the development of urban transportation in order to explore the important role that transportation design plays, not only in shaping our cities, but in making them more attractive places in which to live and work. As you know, I have been very concerned about the lack of inv9lvement of Atlanta government officials in transit planning so far . In that Atlanta will be detailing its transit facilities between now and the spring of 1968 and voting a bond issue to develop this system possibly in the spring of 1969 , I feel that a tremendous amount of work is on top of us no t - now five or ten years away. For this reason, I feel that this conference could be very beneficial to the Chairman of the Planning and Development Conunittee, Alderman Cook, and myself. I have discussed this with Rodney and he feels as I do; he can also make this time available. I would like to request approval for the two of us to attend this conference, @ nc er ely, Co~ . Gladin Planning Director CBG/jp Attachment s �