The 35-member Transportation & Air Quality Committee serves as the transportation policy committee of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) board and represents a 21-county Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The committee works to develop consensus among ARC, MARTA, the Georgia DOT, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority. The committee submits recommendations directly to ARC.
Meeting Schedule and Location
The Transportation & Air Quality Committee meets monthly at 10:30 a.m. at the Atlanta Regional Commission. Please note that all meeting times and places are subject to change. Please call ARC at 404-463-3100 to confirm.
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TAQC Members
Charlotte Nash*, Chair
Chair, Gwinnett County Commission
June Wood* Vice Chair
Chair, Henry County Commission
Mike Houchard* – ARC Citizen District 6
Liane Levetan* – ARC Citizen District 7
Donna Sheldon* – ARC Citizen District 8
Kerry Armstrong * – ARC Chair/ Citizen District 9
Mark Mathews* – ARC Citizen District 14
Pat Graham – Barrow County Commission Chair
Keisha Lance Bottoms* – City of Atlanta Mayor
Rochelle Robinson* – City of Douglasville Mayor
Nancy Harris* – MAMA Chair/ City of Duluth Mayor
Clark Boddie* – City of Palmetto Mayor
Eric Dial* – City of Tyrone Mayor
Harry Johnston* – Cherokee County Commission Chair
Jeff Turner* – Clayton County Commission Chair
Mike Boyce* – Cobb County Commission Chair
Paul Poole – Coweta County Commission Chair
Michael Thurmond* – DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer
Romona Jackson Jones* – Douglas County Commission Chair
Randy Ognio* – Fayette County Commission Chair
Laura Semanson – Forsyth County Commission Chair
Robb Pitts* – Fulton County Commission Chair
Tread Davis* – Georgia Department of Community Affairs Representative
Rich McDonald – Georgia Department of Natural Resources, EPD
Jeff Lewis – Georgia Department of Transportation Board Member
Jay Roberts – Georgia Department of Transportation Planning Director
Martha Martin – Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Board Member
Jim Durrett – MARTA Board Treasurer
Eric Clarkson* – City of Chamblee Mayor
Marcello Banes – Newton County Commission Chair
Dave Carmichael – Paulding County Commissioner
Oz Nesbitt* – Rockdale County Commission Chair
Donald Hawbaker – Spalding County Commission Chair
Kevin Little – Walton County Commission Chair
*ARC Board Member