Programs & services
The Atlanta Regional Commission fosters thriving communities for all within the Atlanta region through collaborative, data-informed planning and investments.
Our role
ARC is the regional planning and inter-governmental coordination agency for the 11-county Atlanta region. ARC helps the region’s leadership focus attention, collaboration, and resources on critical issues affecting our collective future.
We’re here to make the region work for everyone – regardless of age, ethnicity, income, education, background, or ability.
Planning & services
ARC serves as the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization for the 19-county Atlanta region. As the MPO, ARC is responsible developing the long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), which sets the vision for metro Atlanta’s transportation needs through 2050, and the short-range Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
Transportation Planning
As the federally designated Area Agency on Aging, ARC is responsible for developing long-range plans to accommodate the region’s rapidly growing population of older adults.
Aging Services
ARC provides planning staff for the Metro Water District, which develops and implements a long-term comprehensive water management program for the 15-county Atlanta region.
Natural Resources
ARC’s Climate Change & Resilience program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in metro Atlanta, support the transition to a lower-carbon economy, and help the region become more resilient to climate change.
Climate and Resilience
ARC manages the Atlanta Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), part of the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Homeland Security
The Atlanta Regional Commission has developed a range of programs and initiatives designed to make the Atlanta region an even better place to live, work and play – for people of all ages and abilities.
Community Development
ARC assists local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other stakeholders to better understand the region’s housing challenges and explore potential solutions through leadership programs, data resources, planning and technical assistance.
Housing
Working with the Georgia DOT and other state agencies, ARC’s Mobility Services team works to promote innovative commute solutions.
Mobility Services
WorkSource Atlanta Regional provides services to help meet the needs of today’s employers and job seekers in Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.
Workforce Solutions
ARC offers a wide variety of leadership and educational programs that provide leaders with the tools and knowledge they need to meet the region’s challenges.
Leadership Development
ARC’s Research & Innovation team provides a range of data and mapping tools and services to help local governments and leaders make better-informed decisions.
Research and Innovation
11
Counties in ARC’s regional planning and coordination area
19
Counties in the Metropolitan Planning Organization area
15
Counties served by the Metro Water District
2050
Horizon of the Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Plans & resources
Studies, plans, reports and presentations from every ARC program area live in the Document Library.
