The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected communities of color throughout metro Atlanta, and relief and recovery efforts are compounding existing inequities. This webinar focuses on increasing understanding and capabilities for inclusive community engagement initiatives among communities of color, immigrant communities, and low-income communities during the crisis and beyond.
The public health crisis has become an economic crisis. Jonathan Corso, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) representative for Georgia, explains how $1.5 billion in EDA funding included in the federal stimulus package can help communities and businesses statewide respond to the economic impacts of COVID-19 through capital and planning projects. He will also outline...
COVID-19 is having a devastating impact on small businesses across the country and in the Atlanta Region. This webinar focuses on how local governments and economic development organizations are using a combination of federal resources and local innovations to help local businesses.
The ARC Board meets at 1:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month, January through October, and the first Wednesday of December. Agendas and minutes of each meeting are offered below.
COVID-19 has local governments across the country and the Atlanta region bracing for substantial impacts to their budgets. The City of Atlanta alone expects the pandemic to cost up to $40 million, with an 80% drop in hotel-motel tax collection and an expenditure of at least $17 million for coronavirus-related costs. This webinar will focus...
The pandemic is also an economic crisis. ARC’s Mike Carnathan explores the industries and residents most impacted and discusses preliminary results from ARC’s economic impact forecasting models. Also, Peter Bluestone and Robert Buschman of Georgia State University’s Fiscal Research Center discuss their latest research, which explores the impact on Georgia’s economy and sales tax revenues.
If prompted, use Conference ID: 362 709 791# Join virtual meeting by phone: 470-419-6063
If prompted, use Conference ID: 624 113 784# Join virtual meeting by phone: 470-419-6063
The Atlanta Region’s MUG serves as the forum for all users of the ARC Travel Demand Model.
Social distancing has dramatically changed travel patterns across the Atlanta region, and some of the changes are likely to stick even after more offices and businesses reopen. This webinar explores the economic impact that COVID has had on the region, the transportation demand management (TDM) response to the pandemic, and the national and local TDM...
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, philanthropic organizations in metro Atlanta are uniquely positioned to help stabilize the community and address the future. This webinar highlights the work of the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund (a partnership of the Community Foundation and United Way) and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Resources: Presentation (PDF)
This webinar will educate attendees about the wide-ranging ways that ARC works with older individuals and aging providers in the 10 counties — and what’s available to them — including Empowerline, whose website and phoneline provide free, helpful resources regarding issues from transportation, to housing, to help caring for loved ones.
The ARC Board meets at 1:00 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month, January through October, and the first Wednesday of December. Agendas and minutes of each meeting are posted prior to each meeting.
The meeting agenda and other meeting assets can be found on the Community Resources Committee page.
The Strategic Relations Committee offers policy and program guidance to the Communications & Marketing, Community Engagement and Government Affairs divisions, which are part of ARC’s Center for Strategic Relations. The current meeting agenda and other meeting assets can be found on the Strategic Relations Committee page.
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the public education sector upside-down. Schools are reopening all over the world. As metro Atlanta looks to safely reopen schools this year, many questions abound. This webinar is a dialogue that will cover ‘back to school’ approaches and obstacles for our region’s education systems: How are public school systems planning...
“Mike & Mike” (Alexander and Carnathan) will team up to give an update on the current socioeconomic conditions here in Metropolitan Atlanta. This interactive webinar will marry the latest real-time socioeconomic data with human behavior data to stitch together a narrative to help explain how Metro Atlanta is grappling with the public health and economic...
To view the meeting materials, please visit the Transit Operators Group webpage.
Place-based economic development is the art of strategically identifying and working with community assets and stakeholders to develop public and private spaces with the goal of attracting new investment, strengthening existing businesses, and creating a cohesive community vision. This webinar will provide best practices for implementing place-based economic development, while highlighting examples in Georgia as...
All ACA meetings are open to the public and held on the first Tuesday of every other month at 1:00 p.m.
The Transportation Coordinating Committee (TCC) is responsible for providing technical advice to the Transportation & Air Quality Committee (TAQC).
NOTICE: Gov. Brian Kemp has extended a public health emergency declaration and a statewide shelter-in-place order for older adults and medically fragile residents through June 12.
The Atlanta Regional Commission office at 229 Peachtree Street, NE Atlanta, is closed to the public until further notice. All employees are working remotely and conducting business operations. ARC employees can be contacted directly during normal business hours. However, if you need immediate assistance call 404-463-3100.
If you are seeking resources for older persons and individuals with disabilities, contact us at404-463-3333 or visit empowerline.org.
