- Transit Planning Board
The Transit Planning Board is a joint commission of the
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC),Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), andMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).The TPB
partnership was founded in 2006, holding its firstmeeting on February 16, adoptingbylaw s on April 20, and adopting awork plan on August 17. It states that it "is a partnership leading the establishment and maintenance of a seamless, integrated transit network for the Atlanta region.Specifically, TPB will:
* Develop a regional transit plan including a comprehensive financial plan;
* Work to improve regional service coordination, including integrating fares, marketing and customer information;
* Measure system performance; and,
* Advocate for increased federal funding for regional transit."Members
Some of the following may have changed since 2007.
Agency representatives
*
GDOT Chair,Gena Abraham
* GRTA Chair, Walter Deriso
* MARTA Acting Chair, Michael Walls
* MARTA General Manager, Beverly ScottLocal
elected official s* Atlanta Mayor,
Shirley Franklin
* Cherokee County Chair, Buzz Ahrens
* Clayton County Chair,Eldrin Bell , TPB vice-chairman
* Cobb County Chair,Sam Olens
* DeKalb County CEO,Vernon Jones
* Douglas County Chair, Tom Worthan
* Fayette County Chair, Jack Smith
* Fulton County Chair, John Eaves
* Gwinnett County Chair, Charles Bannister
* Henry County Chair, Jason Harper
* Rockdale County Chair, Roy Middlebrooks
* Spalding County Chair, Eddie FreemanAppointee s of thegovernor of Georgia * Douglas Tollett
* Lara O’Connor Hodgson
* Pam SessionsIt does not have any
representative s fromCobb Community Transit (CCT),Gwinnett County Transit (GCT), or C-TRAN, the localsuburb anbus systems.Concept 3
Concept 3 is the third and final draft of a plan to build an extensive network of
commuter rail ,light rail , andbus rapid transit by2030 , totaling about 500 miles or 800 kilometers. It was finalized inJuly 2008 and adopted inAugust 2008 .External links
* [http://www.tpb.ga.gov TPB official website]
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