More than 125 Organizations Focus on Regional Transportation Referendum
More than 125 Organizations Focus on Regional Transportation Referendum
Involvement Crosses Multiple Industries and Nonprofit Sectors, from Environment to Education
ATLANTA – More than 125 organizations across metro Atlanta have been actively engaged for more than a year, meeting the first Friday of every month, to discuss transportation issues and keep abreast of developments relating to the July 31 regional transportation referendum.
The list includes organizations from a variety of industry and nonprofit sectors, including environmental, healthcare, education, transit, real estate and urban planning.
These organizations have been very active in educating their constituencies about the referendum and urging people in the region to familiarize themselves with the issues and go to the polls to take advantage of the opportunity to vote on whether the referendum plan is a good solution to the region's transportation problems.
"These organizations have stepped up in a variety of ways to inform their employees and members about the referendum, and the importance of this vote to the region," said Renay Blumenthal, senior vice president of public policy for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. "Their involvement is critical, and is a great example of how many people have come together to focus on this initiative."
Some of the organizations have taken advocacy positions on the referendum, while others have limited their involvement to nonadvocacy educational activities.
As part of their efforts to inform voters, the organizations have engaged in various activities, ranging from distributing information to hosting lunch and learns for members.
See full organization list below.
The TSPLOST includes a package of 157 major transportation projects in a 10-county region in metro Atlanta with a mix of road and transit projects. The referendum would fund $8.5 billion in transportation improvements through a regional one percent sales tax. More information is available at www.transformmetroatlanta.com.
Metro Atlanta Chamber--Everything we do at the Metro Atlanta Chamber - from recruiting businesses to Atlanta from all over the world, to tackling policy issues - is about creating jobs and prosperity to help Atlanta thrive. Our board is made up of Atlanta's top business leaders. Our professional staff serves 4,000 member companies that employ nearly 1 million workers. We focus on recruiting headquarters and global business -- and companies in the supply chain and advanced manufacturing, bioscience, technology and business services sectors. In public policy, we tackle critical issues such as transportation, water and education. For members, we offer 150+ events and activities each year. In sports, MAC's Atlanta Sports Council has helped drive almost $2 billion in economic impact through sporting events over the last 10 years.
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Citizens for Transportation Mobility (CTM) Group: Organizations who have taken an advocacy role in the referendum:
- 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.
- American Concrete Pipe Association
- American Council of Engineering Companies
- American Institute of Architects
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Atlanta Apartment Association
- Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
- Atlanta Board of Realtors
- Atlanta Business League
10. Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors
11. Atlanta Metro Black Chamber of Commerce
12. Atlanta Street Food Coalition
13. Associated Builders and Contractors
14. Associated General Contractors
15. Buckhead Business Association
16. Buckhead Coalition
17. Buckhead TMA
18. Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA)
19. Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
20. Citizens for Progressive Transit
21. Clayton Chamber of Commerce
22. Cobb Chamber of Commerce
23. Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
24. Connect Gwinnett
25. Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)
26. Conyers-Rockdale Chamber
27. Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
28. DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
29. Douglas County Chamber of Commerce
30. Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce
31. Environment Georgia
32. Fayette Chamber of Commerce
33. Georgia Asphalt Paving Association
34. Georgia Beverage Association
35. Georgia Chamber of Commerce
36. Georgia Concrete Paving Association
37. Georgia Concrete Products Association
38. Georgia Construction Aggregate Association
39. Georgia Engineering Alliance
40. Georgia Highway Contractors Association
41. Georgia Mining Association
42. Georgia Planning Association
43. Georgia Restaurant Association
44. Georgia Transit Association
45. Georgia Transportation Alliance
46. Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association
47. Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
48. Green Chamber of Commerce
49. Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
50. Health Students Taking Action Together
51. Henry County Chamber of Commerce
52. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
53. Metro Atlanta Chamber
54. National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP)
55. National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)
56. National Organization of Minority Architects
57. Perimeter Transportation and Sustainability Coalition
58. Progressive Redevelopment
59. Precast Concrete Institute- Georgia and the Carolinas
60. Southern Bicycle League
61. Southern Environmental Law Center
62. Technology Association of Georgia
63. Wonderroot
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network (MAVEN) Group: Organizations who provide information and education about the referendum:
- AARP
- American Jewish Committee
- Association County Commissioners of Georgia
- Atlanta Beltline
- Atlanta Community Food Bank
- Atlanta Downtown Improvement District
- Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
- Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education
- Atlanta Regional Health Forum
10. Atlanta Urban League, Inc.
11. Buckhead CID
12. Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc.
13. Central Atlanta Progress
14. Citizens for Progressive Transit
15. Clayton State University
16. Clean Air Campaign
17. Coalition for People’s Agenda
18. Conference of Minority Transit Officials (COMTO)
19. Congress for the New Urbanism
20. Council for Quality Growth
21. Cumberland CID
22. Decatur Seventh-day Adventist Church
23. Downtown TMA/Downtown Green Space
24. Emory University
25. Evermore CID
26. Families First
27. Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
28. Georgia Conservancy
29. Georgia Conservation Voters
30. Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
31. Georgia Department of Transportation
32. Georgia Family Council
33. Georgia Municipal Association
34. Georgians for Passenger Rail
35. Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
36. Gwinnett Place CID
37. Gwinnett Unity Group
38. Gwinnett Village CID
39. LEAD Atlanta Class of 2011
40. Leadership Atlanta
41. Leadership DeKalb
42. League of Women Voters of Georgia
43. Lilburn CID
44. Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition
45. Livable Communities Coalition
46. Live Thrive, Inc.
47. MARTA
48. Micah Rowland of NPU-V/R2L
49. Midtown Alliance
50. Mothers and Others for Clean Air
51. North Fulton CID
52. Partnership for Southern Equity
53. Perimeter CID
54. Regional Business Coalition
55. Regional Leadership Institute
56. Revive Atlanta, Inc.
57. SIG Earth
58. Southface Energy Institute
59. Statewide Independent Living Council of GA (SILC of GA)
60. Sustainable Atlanta
61. The Civic League
62. Town Center CID
63. Trust for Public Land
64. Urban Land Institute
