Who’s Who and What’s What in the Atlanta...

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Who’s Who and What’s Whatin the Atlanta Region

Tom Weyandt

Director, Comprehensive Planning

ARC

This is…

A) Emergency water source in

2030 after region has run

out of water

B) Hooked up to more than half

a million septic tanks

C) The number one source of

water pollution in the region

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This is…

A) The bus system with the

highest patronage in the

region

B) On the set of the “Speed 3:

Taking on the Suburbs”

C) The first multi-jurisdictional

transit system in the region

since MARTA

A) A sign of things to come as

the number of those 60+ is

expected to triple by 2030

B) Part of the “Stretch for

Wellness” campaign

sponsored by ARC

C) An interpretive dance

illustrating the ease of

Medicare Part D

This is…

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A) A long-lost Jackson

Pollock painting

B) A cartoon illustrating

key planning

principles for a third-

grade class

C) A rendering of the

redevelopment plan

for one of downtown

Atlanta’s corridors

This is…

A) Someone teleworking

B) Just one of the six

million people living in

the 10-county Atlanta

region

C) Someone being

monitored by the NSA

surveillance program

This is…

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A) A key piece in Atlanta’s

surging manufacturing

industry

B) The approximate size of

Ford’s next SUV

C) The Ford Hapeville Plant,

which closed last year,

dislocating more than

2,000 workers

This is…

This is…

A) Illustrative that trucks are the

number one reason for traffic

congestion

B) Illustrative that trucks are

responsible for 90 percent of

freight in the Atlanta region

C) Someone ticking off

EVERYONE in the left-hand

lane

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A) Best protected metropolitan

river in the U.S.

B) The largest river serving the

smallest metro area in the

nation

C) Two undocumented workers

from Tennessee rafting to

freedom

This is…

A) Local and regional planners

collaborating as part of the

Envision 6 process

B) ARC telling local

governments where future

housing will go

C) People who take the game

“SIM City” WAY too

seriously

This is…

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A) One of the new toll lanes

along I-75

B) One of the 28,000 users of

HOV lanes in metro Atlanta

C) Someone driving 100 miles an

hour while eating a sandwich

and using a cellphone

This is…

A) One of the main drivers of

the Atlanta region’s recent

growth

B) Evidence of a seller’s market

C) Ben Bernanke’s subdivision

This is…

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A) Future location of a BRT line

B) Traffic congestion along SR

20 – one of the most

congested arterials in the

region

C) Traffic? You call this traffic?

I’ll show you traffic!

This is…

This is…

A) A couple taking

advantage of retirement

planning advice from

ARC

B) Someone figuring out

how much he can get

for that calculator

C) A couple taking

advantage of tax-


ARC

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A) Ninth-largest rail system

in the United States

B) Rail system that carries

almost a million

passengers per day

C) Something that 98% of

people support for other

people to use

This is…

And the Answer Is…

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This is…

A) Emergency water source in

2030 after region has run

out of water

B) Hooked up to more than half

a million septic tanks

C) The number one source of

water pollution in the region

Source: Metropolitan North

Georgia Water Planning District

Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District

• Signed into law in 2001 to develop

short and long-range plans for:

- Water supply and conservation

- Wastewater management- Stormwater management

• Covers 16 counties

• Watershed-specific

Other Agencies Involved:

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)– State department for the protection on cultivation of the state’s finite resources

• GA Environmental Protection Division – Division of DNR specifically tasked with protecting water supply and quality, among other responsibilities. Develops the state water restrictions.

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This is…

A) The bus system with the

highest patronage in the

region

B) The first multi-jurisdictional

transit system in the region

since MARTA

C) On the set of the “Speed 3:

Taking on the Suburbs”

Source: Georgia Regional

Transportation Authority

AKA: GRTA

Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

• Established by state law in 1999

• Governor’s designee to approve the Transportation

Improvement Program (TIP) for metro Atlanta

• Administers express bus services outside MARTA

jurisdiction

• Partners with ARC for Developments of Regional Impact

reviews

• Covers 13 counties


• Atlanta Regional Commission – Develops the regional transportation plans through which federal and state funds flow

• Federal Transit Administration – Federal agency that dictates transit policy and sets

funding levels for transit investments

• County governments – Sign contracts with GRTA for bus services

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A) A sign of things to come as

the number of those 60+ is

expected to triple by 2030

B) Part of the “Stretch for

Wellness” campaign

sponsored by ARC

C) An interpretive dance

illustrating the ease of

Medicare Part D

This is…

Source: ARC research

Atlanta Regional Commission - Research

• Develops annual population, housing and

employment estimates

• Produces population and employments forecasts for ARC’s

long-range planning efforts

• Analyzes important demographic trends affecting the region,

such as the increasing population diversity, the aging of the

region, income and poverty trends, and much more


• US Census Bureau – Develops a myriad of demographic data, including population estimates that are different than the ones ARC produces

• Georgia Office of Planning and Budget – Develops forecasts, among other tasks, for counties that are different than the ones ARC produces

• County governments – Often forecast their own population for their comprehensive plans. Again, these forecasts are different than the ones ARC produces

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A) A long-lost Jackson

Pollock painting

B) A cartoon illustrating

key planning

principles for a third-

grade class

C) A rendering of the

redevelopment plan

for one of downtown

Atlanta’s corridors

This is…

Source: ARC Land Use

Atlanta Regional Commission – Land Use

• Produces the Regional Development Plan (E6),

which is a set of policies intended to guide future growth

• Administers the Livable Centers Initiative, an extremely

successful “smart growth” program

• Reviews county Comprehensive Plans to maintain

consistency with Regional Development Plan

• The Regional Development Center for the 10-county Atlanta

region


• Department of Community Affairs (DCA) - Ensure that local governments comply with the Georgia Planning Act, which requires, in part, that each local government develop a comprehensive development plan

• Local governments – Have the final word on what types of development will occur within

their borders

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A) Someone teleworking

B) Just one of the six

million people living in

the 10-county Atlanta

region

C) Someone being

monitored by the NSA

surveillance program

This is…

Source: ARC’s Transportation

Demand Management Division

AKA: TDM

Atlanta Regional Commission –Transportation Demand Management

• Works to improve the efficiency of

the transportation systems, improve traffic

congestion and air quality through the following programs:

- 1-87-Ridefind ride-matching service

- Vanpooling

- Guaranteed Ride Home Program

- Tax incentives for teleworking


• Clean Air Campaign - Provides employer assistance, education and information to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.

• Transportation Management Associations - Employer-provided transportation benefits for company employees, such as subsidized transit passes, carpool programs and teleworking incentives

• Businesses – Play a vital role in giving their employees the flexibility necessary to reduce demand on the region’s roadways

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A) A key piece in Atlanta’s

surging manufacturing

industry

B) The approximate size of

Ford’s next SUV

C) The Ford Hapeville Plant,

which closed last year,

dislocating more than

2,000 workers

This is…

Source: ARC’s Workforce

Development

AKA: Workforce Board


• Georgia Department of Labor - Partners with ARC to help keep Georgians working and administers grants for as-needed services

• Department of Technical and Adult Education - Partners with ARC to meet the

educational and training needs of the state’s workforce

Atlanta Regional Commission – Workforce Development

The Atlanta Regional Workforce Board’s seven

Career Resource Centers provided job search,

resume preparation, computer literacy, career planning, skills

training and placement services to over 40,000 individuals in 2006.

Special projects include:

• Economic and Workforce strategies for the Life Sciences Innovation Crescent (316

corridor)

• Base Closures at Fort McPherson, Fort Gillem and Naval Supply Corps

• National Governor’s Association Policy Academy for targeted industries

• Governor’s Work Ready Initiative/Work Ready Regions

• STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Youth focus

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This is…

A) Illustrative that trucks are

responsible for 90 percent of

freight in the Atlanta region

B) Illustrative that trucks are the

number one reason for traffic

congestion

C) Someone ticking off

EVERYONE in the left-hand

lane

Source: Metropolitan Planning

Organization

AKA: MPO

The official transportation planning agency for the 18-county area is

responsible for:

• Long-range transportation plans – i.e. Mobility 2030

• Short-range transportation programs – i.e. the 2006 – 2011 TIP

• Special Studies – i.e. the SR 6 Corridor Study

• Air Quality


• Georgia Department of Transportation - Implements and builds the region’s

transportation plans and partners with ARC to help plan for the region’s needs

• Georgia Regional Transportation Authority

• State Roads and Tollway Authority – Lets bonds to pay for transportation improvements

• Federal Highway Administration/Federal Transit Administration

• Local Governments

Metropolitan Planning Organization

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A) Best protected metropolitan

river in the U.S.

B) The largest river serving the

smallest metro area in the

nation

C) Two undocumented workers

from Tennessee rafting to

freedom

This is…

Source: Metropolitan River

Protection Act

AKA: MRPA

• Administered by ARC

• Establishes a 2000-foot buffer along more than 80 miles of the

Chattahoochee River

• Reviews development proposals for protection of water quality

Metropolitan River Protection Act


• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)– State department for the protection and

cultivation of the state’s finite resources

• GA Environmental Protection Division – Division of DNR specifically tasked with protecting water supply and quality, among other responsibilities. Develops the state water restrictions.

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A) Local and regional planners

collaborating as part of the

Envision 6 process

B) ARC telling local

governments where future

housing will go

C) People who take the game

“SIM City” WAY too

seriously

This is…

Source: Local governments

• Georgia is a strong “home-rule” state

• Local governments have authority over zoning and land use

decisions

Local Governments



• ARC – Reviews large-scale developments, reviews local governments comprehensive

plans and provides a forum for local governments to discuss and work together on the development of the region

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A) One of the new toll lanes

along I-75

B) One of the 28,000 users of

HOV lanes in metro Atlanta

C) Someone driving 100 miles an

hour while eating a sandwich

and using a cellphone

This is…

Source: Federal Highway

Administration

AKA: FHWA

Federal Highway Administration



• ARC – Reviews large-scale developments, reviews local governments comprehensive

plans and provides a forum for local governments to discuss and work together on the development of the region

• Responsible for about one-third of

transportation funding in metro Atlanta

• Federal agency responsible for implementing SAFETEA-LU, the

transportation act that allocates funding to the states

• Administers the highway trust fund, a program where states pay

into, and then get back, funds to pay for highway improvements.

Georgia is a “donor” state.


• Georgia Department of Transportation - Implements and builds the region’s

transportation plans and partners with ARC to help plan for the region’s needs



• ARC


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A) One of the main drivers of

the Atlanta region’s recent

growth

B) Evidence of a seller’s market

C) Ben Bernanke’s subdivision

This is…

Source: ARC review and

comment

Atlanta Regional Commission – Review and Comment

• Developments of Regional Impact

• Area Plan Reviews

• Comprehensive Plan Review

• Chattahoochee River Reviews

• Intergovernmental Coordination Reviews


• Department of Community Affairs (DCA) - Ensure that local governments comply with the

Georgia Planning Act, which requires, in part, that each local government develop a comprehensive development plan. Sets the DRI thresholds.

• GRTA – Partners with ARC to review transportation aspects of DRIs

ARC has a variety of review responsibilities –

including large-scale subdivisions - to help facilitate

intergovernmental coordination and to ensure compliance with

regional strategies

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A) Future location of a BRT line

B) Traffic congestion along SR

20 – one of the most

congested arterials in the

region

C) Traffic? You call this traffic?

I’ll show you traffic!

This is…

Source: Georgia Department of

Transportation

AKA: G-DOT

Georgia Department of Transportation

• Implements a statewide transportation plan, in

which ARC’s Transportation Improvement Plan is incorporated

• Important planning partner with ARC to develop long-range and

short-range transportation plans

• Responsible for the funding “match” for federal funds

• Responsible for about 11 percent of total transportation funding in

metro Atlanta


• Federal Highway/Transit Administration



• ARC


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This is…

A) A couple taking

advantage of retirement


ARC

B) A couple taking

advantage of tax-


ARC

C) Someone figuring out

how much he can get

for that calculatorSource: Area Agency on Aging

AKA: Triple A

Area Agency on Aging

• ARC is the 10-county Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

• Provides a continuum of home and community-based services

throughout the 10-county Atlanta region. Services include:

- information and referral services

- case management

- home-delivered meals

- senior centers

- transportation

- health and wellness programs

• Served more than 12,000 older adults in 2006


• Georgia Department of Human Resources – Houses the Division of Aging Services which delivers a myriad of aging services statewide and partners with AAAs

• Social Security Administration – Works with aging agencies to help inform public about

new Medicare rules

• Local Governments – Each county provides hands-on services to older adults

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A) Ninth-largest rail system

in the United States

B) Rail system that carries

almost a million

passengers per day

C) Something that 98% of

people support for other

people to use

This is…

Source: Metropolitan Atlanta

Rapid Transit Authority

AKA: MARTA

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

• Provides bus and rail service to Fulton,

DeKalb and City of Atlanta

• Only heavy rail provider in region

• Coordinates with ARC, GRTA and other transit providers


• Transit Planning Board – Newly-created board will help coordinate the variety of transit

services offered in the region

• Federal Transit Authority – Federal agency that dictates transit policy and sets funding levels for transit investments

• GRTA

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Questions?

A) Yes

B) No

C) Thank goodness this is

finally over!

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