Alexander Garvin (born March 8, 1941) is a noted American urban planner, educator, and author. He is currently in private practice at AGA Public Realm Strategists in New York City and is also an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Architecture, where he has taught since 1967. He is widely known for creating the vision plan of Atlanta's proposed greenbelt park system, the Atlanta BeltLine, serving as planning director for New York City's 2012 Olympic Games bid, and overseeing efforts to redevelop lower Manhattan after the September 11th attacks as Vice President of Planning, Design, and Development for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Garvin has also written a number of books on the subject of planning including The Planning Game: Lessons from Great Cities and The American C