ARC's Action Newsletter is a quarterly publication that highlights current activities, planning initiatives and upcoming meeting and events.

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ACTION Spring 2012

In this issue:

• Historic Regional Transportation Referendum
• Metro Atlanta Vote on July 31 Has Long-term Implications
• LINK Participants Encouraged to Invest in Metro Atlanta
• The Regional Trnasportation Project List: What's In Your Area?
• Transportation Referendum Means Local Jobs for Local People
• Atlanta Home to Most Arts-Related Businesses Per Capita in America
• Five Communities Implement Visions Through Community Choices Program
• ARC Wins Watershed Award, Metro Water District Reminds Residents
• Businesses to Conserve
• Plan to Attend June 7 Summit on Senior Mobility

Download Action - Spring 2012 (PDF - 3.88MB)

Back Issues

ACTION Winter 2012
In this issue: ARC Recognizes Four Cities as Green Communities, 2012 Calls for Bold Action, Meet ARC's New Board Members, Atlanta Region Meets Federal Clean Air Quality Standards, ARC Releases Analysis of Transportation Referendum Impacts, ARC's Livable Centers Initiative Awards $796,000 to 10 Communities, FTA Grant Will Make Finding Transportation Services Easier, ARC Now Recruiting for MARC, RLI, ARC, Area Hospitals Partner to Improve Patient Outcomes, Reduce Costs, Leaders Convern to Address Housing Crisis and Mortgage Market, BioScience Pathways Leads Young Student to Fish Vaccine .

Volume 41 | Issue 4 | Winter 2012 

ACTION Autumn 2011
In this issue: Annual Breakfast Takes Stock of Region; Developments of Excellence Recognized; 2011: Building for the Future; Douglas R. Hooker Sworn in as New ARC Executive Director; ARC Adopts PLAN 2040, Blueprint for Future of the Atlanta Region; Roundtable Finalizes Transportation Investment List for 2012 Referendum; Metro Communities Earn State, National Honors for Planning Efforts; Aging, Workforce Divisions Take Home National Awards for Innovation; Census: Atlanta Region 3rd Fastest Growing Region Will Continue to Grow Older and More Diverse; Seniors, Kids Teaming Up for Healthier Lifestyles; Metro Water District Serves Up Best Practices for Hoteliers, Plumbers, Others and much more.

Volume 41 | Issue 4 | Autumn 2011

ACTION Summer 2011
In this issue: Regional Plan Focuses on Region’s Future, People; Georgia, Region Get Big Win in Tri-State Litigation; Steering our Region Toward New Opportunity; ARC, AHA Partner to Transform Senior High-Rises into Lifelong Communities; Third Graders Join the ‘I’m In’ Campaign; PLAN 2040’s Regional Transportation Plan Shares Goal of Sustainability; I-85 Toll Lanes to Open in September; Transportation Roundtable Takes Big Step toward Final Project List; ARC Hits the Streets to Help Plan Better Communities; Metro Atlanta: A Growing Market for Digital Gaming; ARC Announces 2011 RLI Class and much more.

Volume 41 | Issue 3 | Summer 2011

ACTION Spring 2011
In this issue: Population and Job Forecasts Indicate Robust, Long-term Growth for Region; ARC Analyzes 2010 Census Data on Population, Ethnicity and Housing; Shaping a Great Opportunity for Success; List of Transportation Projects on Way to Regional Roundtable; ARC Director Anounces Plans to Retire; ARC's Livable Centers Initiative Awards; Helping Metro Atlanta Homeowners; Gardening Summit and much more.

ACTION Winter 2011
In this issue: Eight Communities Honored for Sustainability, Celebs Encourage Senior Diabetes Screening, PEDS Honors ARC with Golden Shoe Awards, Time to Come Together and Shape Our Future, Developments of Excellence Recognized, Region’s Travel Habits To Be Surveyed, New Water Conservation Measures Adopted, ARC Annual Report and much more.

Volume 41 | Issue 1 | Winter 2011

ACTION Fall 2010
In this issue: PLAN 2040, Building a Path to Future Success, Time to Reflect, Review and Recharge, 2010 RLI Institutue, MARC Program, Conservation Remains a Priority, Jobs and Education Drive our Travel Habits, Career Centers See Demand Increase, Volunteers Key to Information Access, LCI Program Keeps Communities Moving Forward, Region's Rapid Growth Takes a Break, RideSmart Gives Parents Options, ARC Hosts Livability Program Peer Exchange, Fifty Forward Capstone Events, and much more.

Volume 40 | Issue 4 | Fall 2010 (1.96MB pdf) 

 ACTION Summer 2010
In this issue: Lifelong Mableton: Creating a Livable Community for All, Bold Strokes Needed for Future (ARC Chairman’s Column), ACF Stakeholders Focused on Sustainability, Region to Vote on Transportation Improvements, Resolution Would Allow Georgia to Pay for Road Construction as It Goes, Community Gardens Sprout Throughout the Region, Older Employees Honored, Norcross Mayor Joins ARC Board, Atlanta Leaders Link Up with Arizona Counterparts, ARC Programs, Director Earn National Awards; Atlanta’s Mayor Reed Named First Chair of Regional Transit Committee, ARC Fifty Forward Forum on Community Health Keynoted by CDC Director, Metro Atlanta Become Hollywood East? Plan 2040: You Can Help ARC Plan for Region’s Future.

Volume 40 | Issue 3 | Summer 2010 (pdf, 1.84MB)

ACTION Spring 2010
In this issue: ARC's CREATE Community Awards Honor Local Governments, The Fundamentals of Success, Blank Census Form Means Money Left on the Table, Deadline for Green Communities Applications Approaching, Water Conservations Gets Boost from State Legislature, High-Touch Voucher Program Helps Fayette Seniors, Six Selected for $2.5 Million in Federal JARC/New Freedom Grants, LCI Awards $440,000 for Livability, Community Choices Program to Help Seven Communities Implement Visions, Workforce Program Helps Youth Find Success, Civic League Honors ARC's Lifelong Communities Initiative.

Volume 40 | Issue 2 | Spring 2010 (pdf, 8.68MB) 

 ACTION Winter 2010
In this issue: 2009 Annual Report; Green Communities Continue to Sprout; Mapping Our Future through Plan 2040; State of the Region Breakfast Full of Energy; Four Recognized as Developments of Excellence; Clayton Becoming Work Ready; Census 2020; New ARC Committee Planning for Region-Wide Transit.  
Volume 40 | Issue 1 | Winter 2010

ACTION Fall 2009
In this issue: Transportation Secretary Praises ARC's Livable Centers Initiative Program; Fall Signals Back to work on Regional Challenges; Residents Want Better Education, Transportation; Aid Available for Flood Victims; LCI Program Key Part of Regions' Past and Future Development; Region Records Slowest Population Growth Since 1990. 
Download Volume 39 | Issue 4 | Fall 2009

ACTION Summer 2009
In this issue: Metro Leader LINK to Minneapolis-St. Paul, Riding the Rails of the Future, The Sustainability Report, Innovation Crescent in the Spotlight at BIO 2009, Three Metro Communities Earn ARC Green Community Certification, Livable Centers Initiative Program Making Big Impact on Atlanta Region, Atlanta Region Leaders Approve I-85 Toll Lanes, Stimulus Funds for MARTA, Fifty Forward, Partners Gearing Up for Water Conservation Campaign.
Download Volume 39 | Issue 3 | Summer 2009

ACTION Spring 2009
In this issue: Creating an Age-Friendly Region; Plan 2040 to Create Path to Metro's Successful Future; Meet ARC's New Board Members; Volunteers Getting Word Out to Seniors; TIB Focuses on Transit Expansion; Stimulus Information on Web; Recession Hits Region Hard; Stimulus to Fund Summer Jobs Program; ARC Announces Six LCI Grants; Watering Restrictions to Ease Slightly; Awards Honor Local Governments; Visioning Help for Nine Communities.
Download Volume 39 | Issue 2 | Spring 2009

ACTION Winter 2009
In this issue: 2008 Annual Report; 10 Trends Shaping Metro Atlanta; Livable Center's Initiative to Receive National Award; Megaregion Focus of State of the Region Breakfast; Planning focus: Accessory Dwelling Units; Alpharetta Addresses Planning for Aging Community.
Download Volume 39 | Issue 1 | Winter 2009