Members of this committee hail from communities, organizations, and agencies throughout the study area, including Atlanta, Chattanooga, Rome, Dalton and Marietta. Its two main areas of interest are regional transportation and land use planning. GRTA provides comments on the Regional Transportation Plan and review and approves the Transportation Improvement Program prior to Federal Agency Review and subsequent Program approval. The consultant team selected by ARC is led by Parsons Transportation Group from Atlanta. This team includes top firms from both Atlanta and Chattanooga who will have significant responsibilities in each of the study elements.
Parsons is a global leader in providing comprehensive services for transit projects.
Its work on every major transit system in North America and many of the most renowned systems overseas has made Parsons the industry leader in development of radio-based automatic train control systems, underground tunneling and construction methodologies.