Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

Going Dutch: Bike & Pedestrian Planning – What Can We Learn from Holland’s Model

MVPCeditor — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:33:58 +0000

Going Dutch: Bike & Pedestrian Planning – What Can We Learn from Holland’s Model

Please join the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission and the Coastal Trails Coalition for a presentation by Rick Taintor, “Going Dutch: Bike & Pedestrian Planning — What Can We Learn from Holland’s Model?” June 5, 2012 at 9 a.m. at Salisbury Town Hall, Colchester Room, 5 Beach Road, Salisbury, MA. RSVP to Betsy Goodrich at bgoodrich@mvpc.org

Workshop Flyer

MVPC Establishes Partnership to Promote Residential Energy Efficiency

MVPCeditor — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:59:46 +0000

MVPC continues to support initiatives that foster both innovation and conservation within the Merrimack Valley, allowing municipalities to reduce costs and promote energy efficiency. MVPC also supports a program to help reduce energy use in the residential sector. Through a partnership with Next Step Living, a participating Mass Save provider, MVPC is helping Municipalities to meet their residential energy efficiency goals by providing residents with easy access to Mass Save to help families reduce energy use and save money.

MVPC endorses the utility subsidized residential energy program Mass Save delivered to families by Next Step Living as a ‘turn key’ partnership that can create lasting impact through residential energy reduction within the Merrimack Valley. The partnership between MVPC and Next Step Living will enable municipalities to measure estimated cost savings to the residential sector as well as aggregate carbon reduction annually. Cities and towns can provide their residents access to this no cost program by promoting this URL to its residents www.nextsteplivinginc.com/mvpc, or contact Matthias Bohler at 978 835 1493 to discuss how Next Step Living can work specifically with municipalities and community organizations.”

MVPC Spring Newsletter

MVPCeditor — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:05:22 +0000

Link to Newsletter

In This Issue

Solar Workshop Spurs Interest in Renewable Energy
Complete Streets
MVMPO I-93 High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Bus-on-Shoulder (BOS) Feasibility Study
MARPA Best Practices for Regionalization Study
Legislative Delegation Discuss Regional Priorities
Indian Tales Along the Merruasquamack
2012 ENHA Photo Contest launched

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MVPC Regional Planning Day

MVPCeditor — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:46:51 +0000

“You can’t get here from there”

Find out more about the transportation dilemma

facing the Merrimack Valley….

MVPC’s Annual Regional Planning Day

In cooperation with the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority

Monday, May 21, 2012
8:30 — Noon
Haverhill Country Club
58 Brickett Lane Haverhill, MA

Event Agenda

Guest Speakers

Keynote Speaker: Congresswoman Niki Tsongas

Jon Davis, Acting General Manager – Mass Bay Transportation Authority
Frank DePoala, Highway Administrator – MassDOT
Senator Thomas McGee, Chair – Joint Transportation Committee
Ben Forman, Research Director – MassINC
Kristina Egan, Director – T4 Massachusetts
Joe Costanzo, Executive Director – MVRTA
Tony Komornick, Transportation Manager – MVPC

Contact Nancy Lavallee — nlavallee@mvpc.org Tel: 978-374-0519

MVPC District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) Program Available to Municipalities

MVPCeditor — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:45:28 +0000

Press Release

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has awarded the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) funds allowing us to offer additional local technical assistance to our communities to advance land use policies that follow sustainable development principles and to organize partnerships among municipalities that result in cost savings and efficiencies in local service delivery. Examples of services we can provide include:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/LAND USE

• Assistance with adoption of Chapter 43D Priority Development Sites

• Review permitting procedures and implement prompt and reliable permitting
• Identify and help communities adopt “smart growth” tools and techniques
• Conduct corridor studies and analysis, especially for multiple communities
• Regional; land-use analysis and GIS
• Low impact development regulations
• Neighborhood redevelopment/revitalization strategies

MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIPS
• Identify and examine potential shared services and collaborations
• Facilitate collective purchasing options
• Analyze or develop cost saving measures that benefit more than one municipality

This is a great opportunity for your community and MVPC to work together on land use issues, policy recommendations, and inter-municipal collaboration that can have a positive impact on your community and the region. Please contact Michael Parquette, Comprehensive Planning Manager or Dennis DiZoglio, Executive Director.

Public Hearing: Draft March 2012 Amendments to the FY 2012-2015 Merrimack Valley MPO TIP

MVPCeditor — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:59:51 +0000

Notice of Public Hearings/Availability for Review and Comment

PUBLIC HEARINGS
DATE: Wednesday April 18, 2012
TIME: 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
LOCATION: MVPC Offices
160 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 01830

Proposed March 2012 Amendment to the 2012-2015 MVMPO TIP Highway Element

Proposed March 2012 Amendment to the 2012-2015 MVMPO TIP Transit Element

MVPC Regional Services Consortium 2012 Highway Bid Results

MVPCeditor — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:55:14 +0000

Bid Results

*Preliminary Results are considered Final. American Power Sweeping did not acknowledge receipt of Addendum Number 1.

MVPC 2011 Annual Report

MVPCeditor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:00:12 +0000

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MVPC Solar Power 101 Workshop Presentation

MVPCeditor — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:24:25 +0000

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Complete Streets Workshop

MVPCeditor — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:23:49 +0000

Announcement and Registration

Event Flyer