Doug Hooker has served as Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) since 2011. Through his career he has worked on important regional and local projects including transportation planning, aging services, workforce development, water conservation, and homeland security. Doug is an active member of NARC’s leadership and currently serves as the Chair of the NARC Executive Directors Council.

The San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG) partnered with Masabi LLC and their fare-payments-as-a-service product to launch EZHub onto the Vamos Mobility Platform. EZHub provides users with a “one stop shop” for seamless trip planning and ticket purchasing within one page.

NARC has a conversation with the Honorable Garret Nancolas, Mayor of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, recipient of the 2021 NARC President’s Award. Mayor Garret Nancolas has served on the Board of Directors of the Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS) since its inception in 2000 and has represented COMPASS and Region XII on NARC’s Board of Directors since 2016.

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) developed the active transportation safety and encouragement campaign, Go Human. The goal of the campaign was to reduce injuries and fatalities involving people walking and biking and to increase rates of active transportation.

NARC has a conversation with David Warm, Executive Director of the Mid-America Regional Council and recipient of the 2021 NARC President’s Award.

The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) developed the Ohio River Digital Guide, an interactive digital map that is designed to aid boaters, paddlers, anglers, cyclists, and motorists to safely explore the Ohio river communities.

NARC has a conversation with Becky Bradley, Executive Director of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) recipient of the 2021 Walter Scheiber Leadership Award. Through her vision, she has helped the region manage its economic success while continuing to preserve farmland and natural resources within the region.

NIRPC’s report, “E-commerce in Northwest Indiana,” examines changing trends in the region accentuated by these new economic and travel patterns made evident during the coronavirus pandemic. Consumer trends have emerged, allowing planners to forecast land use and economic development needs.

NARC has a conversation with the Honorable Oliver G. Gilbert III, Vice Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, Chair for the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO), and recipient of the 2021 Tom Bradley Leadership Award. To highlight the tremendous work done throughout the Miami-Dade region, we asked Chairman Gilbert about his leadership style and the role he sees for regionalism in government — both today and in the future.

The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) began a conversation with other regional agencies after recognizing the need to have what many may view as uncomfortable conversations about race. What started as a conversation turned into a six-week conversation series that worked to facilitate racial learning, healing, and equity building.