Background & History

Throughout the multi-year PLAN 2040 development process, information was provided to local government officials and to the public that, while still relevant to the plan, is no longer timely. Much of that information can be found on this page.

ARC's Tom Weyandt discusses the basics of regional
planning and PLAN 2040.

PLAN 2040 Retreats

ARC hosted an all-day retreat for members of its board of directors and its policy committees on July 22, 2010, to discuss PLAN 2040 and how it might work with their local government policies. Below are links to the presentations and documents participants reviewed at the retreat.

All presentations below are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

July 22, 2010

• Overview Booklet (PDF)
• Pre-Retreat Survey Results (PDF)
• Demographics - How the Region is Changing (PDF)
• Forecast Scenarios and the Unified Growth Policy Map (PDF)
• Transportation Finance - Dividing the Pie (PDF)
• Transportation Finance - HB 277 (PDF)
• PLAN 2040 Implementation Strategy (PDF)

November 12, 2009

• Atlanta Regional Assessment Briefing Book (PDF)
• ARC Board Presentation on Regional Assessment (Video)
• Regional Data Analysis (PDF)

Online Public Meetings 

In an effort to make it more convenient for all who would like to get involved in the planning process for PLAN 2040, ARC has conducted several public meetings in an online format. Below are the presentations, videos, transcripts and reports from past online public meetings.

Meeting #1: Vision & Goals

• Welcome & Context (Video) |  Transcript (PDF)
• Presentation (web)
• Final Report (PDF)

Meeting #2: Policies

• Policies (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Presentation (web)
• Final Report (PDF)

Meeting #3: Growth Patterns and Transportation Funding Sources

• Who Will We Be? (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Where Will We Grow? (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• How Will We Grow? (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• How Should Transportation Funds Be Split? (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Final Report (PDF)

Meeting #4: Focusing our Resources: Strengthening Existing Assets and Preparing for the Future

• Focusing Our Resources (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Maximizing Transportation Resources (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Final Report (PDF)

Meeting #5: Draft Transportation Recommendations

• Introduction and Vision (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Transportation Recommendations (Video)
• Impacts (Video)
• Final Report (PDF)

Meeting #6: PLAN 2040 Results and the Path Forward

• PLAN 2040 Results and the Path Forward (Video) | Transcript (PDF)
• Final Report (PDF)

Additional Information

Brochures & Briefs

• PLAN 2040 Brief: Metro Atlanta's Plan for the next 30 years (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• Building a Path to Metro Atlanta's Successful Future (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)
• Creating a Path to Metro Atlanta's Successful Future (PDF)

• Financial Forecasting Assumptions (PDF)
• Bridging the Gap 2010: Investigating Solutions for Transportation Funding Alternatives in the Atlanta Region  (PDF)

Forecasts

• Strategic Planning and Regional Growth Scenarios (PDF)
• PLAN 2040 Growth Forecast (PDF)(Summer, 2009)
• What's on the Horizon (PDF)

Implementation Reports

• Report 1 - Legal Review (PDF)
• Report 2 - Peer Review (PDF)
• Report 3 - Final Recommendations (PDF)

Project Selection

• Transportation Project Selection Process (PDF)

Regional Resources

• Important Natural and Cultural Resources (PDF)