Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing: Local Perspectives on the Livable Communities Act

Through advocacy and assistance, NARC's mission is to increase funding and authority for all regional councils (RCs) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), regardless of their size or location, and to strengthen American regions and communities in transportation, economic and community development, homeland security, and the environment - integrating fundamental planning and implementation functions within these core areas. The scope of our regional planning activities and programs include the following areas: transportation (including transit, bicycle and pedestrian initiatives, and environmental justice), housing, land use, environmental protection, open space and farmland preservation, municipal services, and public safety and homeland security (including pre-disaster natural hazard mitigation planning).