Atlanta Regional Commission
| Abbreviation | ARC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1971 |
| Founder | Georgia State Assembly |
| Merger of | Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission Metropolitan Atlanta Council for Health Atlanta Area Transportation Study |
| Type | Metropolitan planning organization |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, United States |
| Coordinates | 33°45′37″N 84°23′12″W / 33.76021678934752°N 84.38664140682828°W |
Region served | metro Atlanta |
| Membership | 11 counties, 75 municipalities (2024) |
Board Chairman | Andre Dickens |
Executive Director and CEO | Anna Roach |
| Affiliations | MARTA |
| Revenue | $90.4 million (2023) |
| Expenses | $85.1 million (2023) |
| Website | www |
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the metro Atlanta, Georgia, United States, spanning the 11-county area of Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties. As of July 2024, ARC's jurisdiction represented 5.2 million people. ARC also serves as the metropolitan planning organization for those and nine more counties in the region: Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Coweta, Hall, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, and Walton counties. The ARC is one of 12 regional commissions throughout Georgia. The ARC is funded through a number of sources: local, state and federal government entities and private funds. ARC oversees metro Atlanta's water and transportation planning.