by Jodie Furey | May 15, 2025 | Environment, General
As part of the ongoing Merrimack River Cleanup Initiative, the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC), in partnership with the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) and five Merrimack River communities: Tyngsborough, Lawrence, Methuen, Andover, and...
by Jodie Furey | Apr 23, 2025 | General, GIS
After months of hard work by the MVPC GIS team, the first publicly available demo of the third version of MIMAP has finally arrived. Featuring Groveland as our first community to make the transition, this demo is intended to give you a taste of how MIMAP looks, works,...
by Jodie Furey | Apr 15, 2025 | Economic, General
The Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Merrimack Valley Economic Development Corporation (MVED), hosted its annual Economic Development forum and spring business expo on April 2nd. The event was sponsored in part by MVED’s Regional Economic...
by Jodie Furey | Apr 7, 2025 | General, Transportation
Are you ready for public ferryboats on the Merrimack River? Because they are “almost” ready for you! In 2022, MeVa Transit was awarded funding through the Low-No Emissions Federal Transit Authority (FTA) Grant for the construction of two solar powered ferryboats. This...
by Jodie Furey | Apr 1, 2025 | General, Transportation
Last year, MVPC’s transportation program posted about the Transportation Improvement Program, commonly referred to as the TIP. This was the first annual installment of education about the federal aid process. The TIP is a capital planning document that shows how...
