The Atlanta Regional Commission announced today that it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s PROTECT Grant program that will be used to develop a regional…
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Clayton County, and the cities of College Park, East Point, and Hapeville have received a $50 million federal grant for a multi-use trail connecting the…
Members of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s second Local Leadership Housing Action Committee recently announced a series of steps they will take to address housing affordability challenges in their jurisdictions. The…
The Atlanta Regional Commission Board today approved a major update to the Atlanta Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), which allocates $168 billion in federal, state, and local funding through 2050 to…
The population of the 21-county Atlanta region will reach 7.9 million by 2050, an increase of 1.8 million over the 2020 U.S. Census baseline, according to population and employment forecasts…
(ATLANTA – January 18, 2024) The Atlanta Regional Commission announced last week that DeKalb County and the cities of Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Johns Creek, Peachtree Corners, and Sandy Springs have…
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) announced today that it has received a $6.1 million grant from the federal Department of Transportation to install 300-400 electric vehicle charging ports across the…
Atlanta Regional Commission Board Chairman Andre Dickens today made officer and committee appointments for 2024 and outlined a regional agenda for the year ahead. The meeting marked Dickens’ first as…
The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) announced today that they are partnering to offer an e-bike rebate program designed to provide affordable transportation options for moderate…
“Today’s landmark agreement heralds a new era of cooperation in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Basin. We appreciate the leadership of Governor Kemp and Governor Ivey and the willingness of all parties to…
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board today elected Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors. His two-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2024. Dickens…
A public review and comment period for the Atlanta region’s draft Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the FY 2004-27 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is being held through Dec. 8, 2023….
About 1,500 metro Atlanta leaders gathered today to take stock of metro Atlanta and explore key regional challenges at the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2023 State of the Region event. In…
2023 Regional Excellence Award Winners Recognized at State of the Region Today, the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Excellence Awards recognized projects in metro Atlanta that exemplify cutting-edge, livable design that…
Crime and the economy are the Atlanta region’s top concerns, according to the 2023 Metro Atlanta Speaks public opinion survey, released today by the Atlanta Regional Commission. When asked about…
The Atlanta Regional Commission is taking public comment on a major update to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), which allocates $168 billion in federal, state, and local funding through 2050…
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) on Thursday, October 19 will be coordinating a full-scale training exercise designed to prepare the region from a potential large-scale incident. Emergency responders from the…
(ATLANTA – Aug. 14, 2023) More than 120 government, business, and civic leaders from metro Atlanta will visit the Montreal, Quebec region on Aug. 15-18 for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s…
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board today approved an amendment to the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that allocates $66.4 million in federal funding for 27 transportation projects across the region. This…
The 11-county Atlanta region added 66,730 residents between April 2022 and April 2023, bringing the total population to 5.16 million, according to estimates released today by the Atlanta Regional Commission….
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