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Massachusetts Housing Partnership Panel

Massachusetts Housing Partnership Panel

The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) recently hosted an informational panel on Tools and Strategies for Explaining MBTA Communities Zoning. There were several planning experts across the state featured on the panel, including MVPC’s Community & Economic...

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MV Moves Abutters Survey Takeaways

MV Moves Abutters Survey Takeaways

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...

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Transportation Funding 101 and 2025-2029 TIP

Transportation Funding 101 and 2025-2029 TIP

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...

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MV Moves Intercept Survey Takeaways 

MV Moves Intercept Survey Takeaways 

Introduction As part of MV Moves (Active Transportation Plan), MVPC’s Transportation Program conducted data collection, intercept surveys, and abutters surveys on the various shared use paths in the region. The knowledge gained from the data collection and public...

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Industrial Zone Profile Kickoff

Industrial Zone Profile Kickoff

MVPC is excited to announce the kickoff of a new planning initiative lead by the Community and Economic Development department. Last year the department applied for and received a federal grant from the Economic Development Administration to conduct a study of...

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Covid-19 Economic Recovery Update

Covid-19 Economic Recovery Update

It has been over three years since Covid-19 became a global pandemic and national health emergency. Along with the rest of the country, the Merrimack Valley saw a sharp increase in unemployment and many businesses struggled to stay afloat throughout the crisis....

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