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Alz Atlanta Regional Commission 2005 Annual Report AlZ Atlanta Regional Commission 2005 Annual Report HT394 .A8 A9a 2005 ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sam Olens — Chair Randy Mills —Vice Chair Shirley Franklin — Secretary Dave Williams — Treasurer Judy Waters — Parliamentarian Julie Keeton Arnold Gene Hatfield Charles Bannister Gene Hobgood Phillip Beard Vernon Jones Eldrin Bell Tad Leithead Kip Berry Lorene Lindsey C. J. Bland Roy Middlebrooks Clark Boddie Jim Millirons Mike Byrd Clair Muller Leonard Church Gary Peet Tread Davis Dan Post, Jr. Bill Dewrell Roger Santi Greg Dunn David Sjoquist Todd Ernst Ken Steele Davis Fox Mickey Thompson Rob Garcia Aaron Turpeau Karen Handel Jere Wood Jason Harper Tom Worthan Charles Krautler — Director ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION 40 COURTLAND STREET, NE ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 February 7, 2006 Dear Regional Partner: I am pleased to enclose the Atlanta Regional Commission's 2005 Annual Report for your review. The theme of this report, "Engage for Regional Success," captures the spirit of civic vision and engagement that has made the Atlanta region such a vibrant, growing and successful metro area. The Atlanta region continues to grow, adding nearly a 100,000 new residents in the past year, alone. While managing this rapid growth, ARC has made great progress towards key regional goals including convening a task force that led to fonnation of the region's first Transit Planning Board, expanding the successful Livable Centers Initiative, providing job training and assistance to displaced workers and Katrina evacuees, serving older citizens and assisting thousands with Medicare Part D and insuring clean and adequate water supplies for our future growth. We appreciate your continued support of the work the Atlanta Regional Commission is doing on behalf of all regional citizens. If I can ever be of service to you, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Sincerely, Charles Krautler Director 404-463-3100 FAX 404-463-3105 WWW.ATLANTAREGIONAL.COM "Many times a day I realize how much my own outer and inner life is built upon the labors of my fellow men, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to as much as I have received." —ALBERT EINSTEIN Since the early days of this community, it's been the culture of our citizens to get involved to make things better. Business success was always a goal, but civic engagement became the true measure of inspired leadership in metro Atlanta. Today, that commitment to civic engagement is more important than ever before, as the Atlanta region braces for some 2.3 million additional residents during the next 25 years. In planning for a world-class region, ARC undertook some ground-breaking efforts in 2005 to engage others for regional progress. Through ARC's ENVISION 6 planning initiative, citizens are helping to determine the best scenarios for designing our communities and region through 2030, when we forecast our population to reach 6 million. ENVISION 6 will then determine how to link that land planning more closely with transportation systems to best serve our citizens. It's remarkable to think that only about 50 percent of the built environment of metro Atlanta 2030 exists today. We have the chance through this planning effort to enhance and elevate our region. On another critical front, the year-long Regional Transit Institutional Analysis convened all major transit system representatives and related agencies, yielding recommendations including formation of the region's first Transit Planning Board. We believe that the level of cooperation exhibited through this analysis bodes very well for the future of transit in our region. ARC's Livable Centers Initiative expanded to continue its support for quality growth studies and enhancements in not only town and employment centers, but entire corridors. To date, nearly 50 communities have received grants to engage residents in study and improvement of their mobility and livability. Also, local communities continued to benefit from ARC's Community Choices programs and resources, including the Community Planning Academy and Quality Growth Toolkits. ARC[s Aging and Workforce professionals continued to break new ground in providing services to those in need, whether they be seniors grappling with the new Medicare Part D options or Gulf Coast evacuees looking for job search assistance. -A" new quarterly TV show, "The Shape of Things to Come," was launched to better inform regional citizens about the top issues facing our region and how they might get more involved. It's airing on all county and city cable stations, COMCAST and WPBA-TV, Channel 30. ifi 2006, ARC will continue its work in collaboration with many other regional partners to be a catalyst for regional progress. Our leadership building efforts through the Regional Leadership Institute, the LINK city visits program and the Model Atlanta Regional Commission youth leadership program will continue to involve as many citizens as possible ih the quest to make our region the best. The state of our region is strong, but each of us must actively search for opportunities to best engage our individual and collaborative talents and energies in this ever-evolving metropolis. Sam Olens Charles Krautler Chairman Doctor 2005 ANNUAL REPORT Regional Growth Trending Upward 4 Rapid growth has defined metro Atlanta for years and that growth will continue well into the future. Examining the trends, exploring different future scenarios and planning for a desirable place for people to live are critical charges of the Atlanta Regional Commission. A GROWING AND CHANGING REGION | The Atlanta region grew in 2005 at its fastest rate in five years, according to ARC population estimates. The io-county regional population reached 3,813,700 as of April 2005, growing by 97,600 during the past year. In the 1980s and 1990s, over 70 percent of the region's growth took place in the northern sectors, but in 2005 that is no longer the case. Since 2000, growth has quickly accelerated south of I-20, with 44 percent of the region's population increase occurring in the southern sectors, fueled by robust growth in Henry, Douglas and south Fulton counties. Henry County again led the region in terms of percentage rate AVERAGE ANNUAL POPULATION INCREASE of growth, with a seven percent average annual population increase between 2000 and 2005. But Gwinnett County still reigns as the leader in net population increase, as it has for the past 25 years, with an average increase in population of 21,090 persons per year since 2000. 1970 to 1980 Even so, the "core" sector of the region, which includes the City 1980 to 1990 of Atlanta, captured approximately four times as much growth 1990 to 2000 since 2000 as during the 1990s. The City of Atlanta added 2000 to 2005 almost 26,000 new residents between 2000 and 2005. Of cities with greater than 10,000 populations in 2005, both Stockbridge and Canton almost doubled their population since 2005. Fulton County remains the region's largest county with 874,100 residents in 2005. DeKalb is second with 700,500 residents, Atlanta Region but Gwinnett is quickly closing the gap with 693,900. HOUSING TRENDS | In 2005, the trend continued toward redevelopment and infill in existing neighborhoods, particularly in the City of Atlanta. The Atlanta region added 226,500 housing units between 2000 and 2005 — an average of 45,312 each year — a far faster pace than the building activity of the 1990s. Gwinnett County has led the region's home construction, with one in every four new units built in the region since 1990 located there. Single- family construction continues to dominate the region's housing market. Although multi-family construction has increased dramatically since 2000, accounting for 32 percent of new units, seven out of every 10 housing units in 2005 were single-family. ECONOMIC TRENDS | 2005 presented a mixed picture for businesses and workers in the Atlanta region, and offered continuing challenges for employers and job seekers alike. Unemployment in the io-county region edged somewhat higher (5.4 percent as of November 2005), and far fewer jobs were created than during the years of ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION economic expansion in the 1990s. Furthermore, job quality continues to be a serious issue. The new jobs created generally pay substantially less than the jobs lost, and the region continues to lose high-wage paying jobs. High-paying jobs are identified as manufacturing, information, air transport, management, accounting, scientific, computers, finance and insurance. OUR CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS | ATLANTA REGION 60+ POPULATION GROWTH The average age of metro Atlantans 1,400,000 is lower than the national average. Although a healthy economy will 1,200,000 continue to draw young adults to the region, the percentage of residents 1,000,000 over age 60 is projected to double 800,000 over the next two decades or so. 600,000 This trend will greatly affect the way we design our communities, • • 400,000 our houses and our transportation networks. The region will have 200,000 to rise to the challenge of creating age-friendly communities that provide 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 the amenities and services that allow older adults to live independently. MORE CHANGE IS COMING | The next 25 years will certainly bring tremendous change. The challenge will be to look at how we can best maintain and enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in the region as we grow. It will be more important than ever for our citizens to work together and engage with cooperation and coordination to best plan how to develop our communities. The goals of ARC's Envision 6 initiative — to improve our collective regional vision; to better anticipate substantial growth; and to make better choices with limited funds — are striving to make the Atlanta region prosperous and successful for years to come.
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