Examples include, but are not limited to those listed below. Click on linked text to visit the agency/organization website.
A.1. Elected & Appointed Public Officials
- Local, State, and National Elected Public Officials
- Local, State, and National Appointed Public Officials
- Georgia Municipal Association (Georgia Cities)
- Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG)
- Federal Agencies
- State of Georgia
Emergency Management Agency (GEMA)
Department of Economic Development
Council on Native American Concerns
Department of Community Affairs
Department of Community Health
Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA)
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA)
- County
For a comprehensive listing of Georgia’s County Websites, visit: http://www.georgia.gov/00/topic_index_channel/0,2092,4802_5083,00.html
A.3. Transportation Professionals
- Local jurisdiction transportation or technical professionals (public works directors, traffic engineers, planning directors)
- Regional Transportation Professionals (GRTA, Regional development centers/planning commissions, transportation planners, Council of Government planners)
- State Transportation Agencies (State DOT highway designers, traffic engineers, environmental planners)
- Federal Agencies (Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration)
A.4. Community Representatives
- Residential and Commercial Property Owners
- Residential and Commercial Tenants
- Neighborhood/Homeowner/Condominium Associations
- Federation of Georgia Homeowners
- Community Improvement Districts
- Chambers of Commerce
- Economic Development Agencies
- Industry Associations
- Major Regional Employers
- Regional Development Centers & Planning Commissions:
- Albany Planning & Development
- Metropolitan Planning Organizations
Central Savannah River Area Regional Development Center (CSRA)
Coosa Valley Regional Development Center (CVRD)
McIntosh Trail Regional Development Center (MTRDC)
Middle Georgia Regional Development Center (MGRDC)
Middle Flint Regional Development Center
Northeast Georgia Regional Development Center
Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center
Southwest Georgia Regional Development Center
North Georgia Regional Development Center
Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Development Center
Georgia Mountains Regional Development Center
- Business Organizations and Associations
A.5. Non-Profit/Non-Governmental Organizations and Interest Groups
- Religious Institutions
- Civic Organizations
- Historic Preservation:
State of Georgia Historic Preservation Division
- Environmental Organizations
Action for Clean Environment (North Georgia)
Georgia Conservancy
Georgia Sierra Club
- Transportation service providers (transit, agencies, airports, sea ports)
- American Automobile Association
- Georgia Motor Trucking Association
- Tourist Industry
Convention & Visitors Bureaus (Click on the Travel tab at http://www.georgia.org to query a comprehensive listing of Georgia Convention & Visitors Bureaus)
- Major Regional Employers
- Pedestrians & Bicyclists
A.7. Those Traditionally Underserved
- American Association of Retired People (AARP) of Georgia
- The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)) - the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities.
- National Urban League - the nation's oldest and largest community- based movement devoted to empowering African Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream.
- Ethnic Groups
African American
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP) – the oldest, largest and strongest civil rights organization in the U.S.
100 Black Men of America – an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life and educational opportunities for African Americans.
National Council of Negro Women – a community service organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for women of African descent.
Latino
National Council of LaRaza - established to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans.
Latin American Association - a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive transitional services for Latinos as they strive for self-sufficiency and an enhanced quality of life.
Haitian
- Transportation Disadvantaged
United We Ride - The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility.
Metro Voices, Metro Choices (Atlanta) - a new research-based community engagement and social change program that is being piloted in the metro Atlanta.