NEWS RELEASE
November 4, 2003

For immediate release

NEPA Joins International Community in Celebrating World Town Planning Day.

.Seeks Public Support to Popularize Event

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will join the international community in celebrating World Town Planning Day (WTPD), on Saturday, November 8, this year. Under the theme: " Creating Livable Cities ", NEPA has planned a number of activities designed to bring visibility to WTPD's objective, which is to recognize how urban, rural, and regional planning help to create healthy and vibrant communities and cities, worldwide. This year marks the fifty-fourth anniversary of WTPD.

A two-day exhibition will be mounted at the Tom Redcam Library in Kingston , starting on Friday, November 7. Members of the public are invited to view the exhibit which opens at twelve noon on Friday and 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The exhibition runs until five in the afternoon, each day.

Mini exhibitions will also be mounted in the foyer of NEPA's business offices, at 10 and 11 Caledonia Avenue , in Kingston .

Members of NEPA's Planning team will visit with and make presentations to the Charlie Smith High School , in Kingston , on Thursday, November 6.

WTPD is currently celebrated in thirty countries on four continents. The day is observed as one of the ways to promote awareness and support for community planning. WTPD celebrations are also designed to indicate international governments' commitment to promoting planning as a way for citizens to shape a sustainable strategy for the future.

In Jamaica , WTPD is still in its fledgling stages. Members of the public are kindly asked to support NEPA's efforts, in order to help publicize the importance of sustainable planning in Jamaica .