Coastal Region (CORE) Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation (ACAT)

The ACAT meets in even-numbered months, on the Monday two days ahead of the MPO Board meeting, starting at 1:00 p.m. in the Chatham Area Transit's Joe Murray Rivers, Jr. Intermodal Transit Center located at 610 W. Oglethorpe Ave in Savannah, GA. This is often (but not always) the fourth Monday of the month. Exceptions are noted on the annual meeting schedule. The meetings are open to the public. Those with business to conduct with the CORE MPO ACAT please note the meeting cutoff dates on the calendar of meetings below. Cutoff time is the close of business (typically 5:00 p.m.).

2024 Meetings
Meeting Date Cutoff Date Agenda Minutes Audio
Feb 26, 2024 Jan 31, 2024 Agenda Minutes Audio
Apr 22, 2024 Apr 02, 2024 Agenda Minutes Audio
June 05, 2024
ACAT and CAC Bylaws Meeting
Agenda Minutes Audio
June 24, 2024 June 05, 2024 Agenda Minutes Audio
ACAT Members

Note: This committee has been consolidated into the TEPIAC as of June 2024.
Chairman Asia HerntonChatham County - Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission
John AlbrightDirector, Georgia Infirmary Day Center for Rehabilitation
Tia BakerADA Paratransit Coordinator, Chatham Area Transit
Wayne DawsonExecutive Director, Savannah - Chatham County Fair Housing Council
Ron LewisRepresentative, Chatham County
Neil LigonExecutive Director, Living Independence for Everyone Inc.
Patti LyonsPresident, Senior Citizens Savannah - Chatham County Inc.
Tyrone PalmerNational Federation of the Blind
Brenda PollenResident Service Coordinator, Housing Authority of Savannah
Terry TolbertEconomic Opportunity Authority
Paula ValdezSavannah Center for the Blind and Low Vision
Executive SecretaryNAACP - Savannah Branch
President and CEOGoodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire
RepresentativeSavannah Council of the Blind
Executive DirectorKicklighter Resource Center
RepresentativeCoastal Center for Development Services
RepresentativeIntermodal Program District Representative, Georgia Department of Transportation
RepresentativeGeorgia Association of the Deaf
RepresentativeCity of Richmond Hill
RepresentativeEffingham County
RepresentativeSavannah-Chatham Council on Disability Issues
RepresentativeInterested Citizen
RepresentativeInterested Citizen
RepresentativeInterested Citizen
RepresentativeInterested Citizen