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FEMA Approves Merrimack Valley Region HMP

Feb 20, 2025

THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) ISSUES FINAL APPROVAL FOR UPDATED MERRIMACK VALLEY...

MVPC Awarded Community Compact Grant

Feb 10, 2025

The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) is excited to share that we have been awarded a...

MVPC Pilots a Public Space Plan in Lawrence Neighborhood

Feb 9, 2025

Lower Tower Hill Public Space Plan Merrimack Valley Planning Commission’s (MVPC) Transportation...

Revitalizing a Beloved Map: MIMAP’s Upcoming Upgrade

Feb 5, 2025

Originally created in 2006, MIMAP still stands as one of our most widely used applications. Since...

MVMPO Endorses Updated Congestion Management Process

Jan 29, 2025

At its January meeting, the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MVMPO) endorsed...

Launch of the Region’s 2024-2029 Housing Production Plan

Jan 29, 2025

MVPC hosted a housing summit to officially launch the Housing Production Plans (HPPs) of all...

Newbury Receives Green Communities Designation

Jan 21, 2025

The Town of Newbury, along with Peabody, Gosnold, and Leyden, became one of the newest additions...

Building Capacity to Assess Regional Barriers

Jan 13, 2025

During the fall of 2024, the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission’s (MVPC) Coastal Resource...

MVPC Awarded $1.2 Million ATIIP Grant

Jan 9, 2025

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.