by Tony Collins | Jan 9, 2025 | General, Transportation
The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) discretionary grant award. The $1,176,000 award will fund planning and design, reimagining transportation along the 110 corridor between the communities of Methuen, Lawrence, Haverhill, Merrimac and Amesbury.
by Tony Collins | Oct 9, 2024 | Transportation
What do grill ignitors and TV remotes have to do with MVPC’s active transportation work? No, despite how efficient it may sound, MVPC staff aren’t watching television during their Peloton workouts while simultaneously scarfing grilled zucchini. Here’s the correct...
by Tony Collins | Sep 4, 2024 | Transportation
On Wednesday August 28, 2024, the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Transportation Organization (MVMPO) released the regional vision zero plan, MV Vision Zero, for public comment. Vision Zero is a policy framework with a goal of eliminating roadway serious injuries and...
by Tony Collins | Mar 7, 2024 | General
Introduction As part of the Active Transportation Plan, MVPC staff solicited input from people living near shared used paths across the region. The abutters survey was intended to gather information about the experience (good or bad) of living near a path and how...
by Tony Collins | Mar 5, 2024 | General
What’s the TIP? Each year, MVMPO staff develop the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a five-year plan for capital improvements that are candidates for federal aid. In other words, the TIP only programs projects that will potentially make...
