Millennial Advisory Panel Convened for Atlanta's Regional Planning Effort

The Atlanta Regional Commission is engaging Millennials in an ongoing planning effort that will determine the shape of the region through 2040.

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March 13, 2015, 6:00 AM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


"More than 130 metro Atlantans age 18-35 came together Tuesday, March 10 for the kickoff of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Millennial Advisory Panel," according to an ARC press release.

According to the press release, Millennials outnumber Baby Boomers in the region at 25 percent of the population. "The Millennial Advisory Panel is the first effort of an ARC initiative called New Voices, undertaken to more fully engage groups within the region who may have been under represented in planning for the region’s future. In addition to Millennials, later this year ARC will launch an effort to better engage Global Atlanta, focusing on outreach to the growing number of ethnic and foreign populations residing in Metro Atlanta."

The panel will advise the ARC in its development of The Region's Plan, which will "guide many aspects of the Atlanta region’s evolution through the year 2040." Planetizen first encountered The Regional Plan in August 2014, when it was called Plan 2040. The press release adds that the long-range plan "will focus on three broad issues, intended to 'win the future' – world class infrastructure, innovation economy and healthy, livable communities." 

The next question is when positions of leadership will open to Millennials in the planning organizations making decisions that affect their future.

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