Amy Whitehead, Director of UCA’s Center for Community and Economic Development, has been approved as a new member of the Regional Planning Advisory Council (RPAC) by the Metroplan Board of Directors.
The Regional Planning Advisory Council is a citizen-based body charged by Metroplan with development and oversight of long-range planning for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. The RPAC is also responsible for ongoing public engagement, with plan monitoring and advising the Board on issues relating to the plan.
Whitehead was appointed to the RPAC by Mayor Tab Townsell to represent the City of Conway. “Mrs. Whitehead is a very progressive young professional in the community development field. I am proud of her willingness to represent Conway in this metro-wide forum,” said Mayor Tab Townsell.
For the past three years, Whitehead has been involved in the Imagine Central Arkansas planning process, which resulted in a long-range vision for the region that focuses on economic development, transportation, housing, health, sustainability, safety and funding.
Metroplan is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), serving 23 municipalities and four counties in the core of the region, plus the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and Rock Region Metro. Metroplan acts as a voice of regionalism for the central Arkansas metropolitan area, and works with citizens, civic and business organizations and local governments to develop consensus-backed solution that contribute to our region’s long-term vitality.