MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Serving the Montachusett Region Since 1968

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Montachusett Regional
Planning Commission

1427R Water Street

Fitchburg, MA 01420

 

Tel. 978-345-7376

Fax. 978-348-2490

email: mrpc@mrpc.org

 

Executive Director

Glenn Eaton

 

Ashburnham

Athol

Clinton

Gardner

Harvard

Lancaster

Lunenburg

Phillipston

Shirley

Templeton

Westminster

Devens

Ashby

Ayer

Fitchburg

Groton

Hubbardston

Leominster

Petersham

Royalston

Sterling

Townsend

Winchendon

Welcome to the MRPC.

The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission is in its fourth decade of providing technical planning assistance to its 22 member communities.  Located in north central Massachusetts, the MRPC was formed in 1968 under the State Enabling Legislation, Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40B and is one of thirteen agencies across the Commonwealth.  The MRPC is not a federal, state, or county agency but rather, it is a regional advisory board consisting of representatives from each member community.  Our purpose is to carry out comprehensive regional planning in the Montachusett region, an area of approximately 685 square miles that is home to some 228,000 individuals (2000 Census). 

 

MRPC is available to provide a wide variety of services to its member communities including economic development studies and initiatives, drafting of applications for state funding on behalf of a community, administering grants, traffic studies, zoning and subdivision updates, assistance with town master plans and open space plans, mapping assistance through our Geographic Information System (GIS) and many other services.

 

What's New on the Website....


 

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Montachusett MPO Releases DRAFT FFY 2013-2016 TIP for 30 Day Public Comment Period.  The Montachusett MPO voted on May 9, 2012 to release for a 30 day Public Review and Comment Period the DRAFT FFY 2013-2016 Montachusett Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).  The 30 day Comment Period will run from Monday May 14, 2012 and closes at the end of business on Tuesday June 12, 2012.  To read the announcement memo regarding the release of the DRAFT TIP, click here.  To download a copy of the DRAFT FFY 2013-2016 TIP document, click here.  For a DRAFT Summary of the FFY 2013-2016 TIP Projects only, click here.

 

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MRPC Updates its Regional Review Procedures. The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) has decided to update its Regional Review Procedures.  Please see the memo to local officials that explains this change.  To read the memo, click here.

 

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MRPC ANNOUCES MRMapper - A NEW WEB BASED GIS MAPPING FOR COMMUNITIES.  MRMapper is a web mapping (or web GIS (Geographic Information Systems)) tool designed to aid in a municipalities’ decision making process.  Web mapping can provide a better, faster, easier way for municipal employees to see the map information they need, to find answers to questions, and to carry out analyses based on spatial relationships.  MRMapper can allow users to access, view, query, edit, export and share data related to the Montachusett Region and your community or area of interest. This will allow users to print maps as well as standardize and streamline processing techniques and workflow scenarios in order to focus on specific tasks to efficiently solve recurring problems, evaluate common issues, update information and produce reports.  Click the link below to access MRMapper. Or head over to the GIS Department page.

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MRPC Seeks Local Input in Development of the TIP.  As part of the annual development of the Montachusett Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the MRPC seeks input from interested organizations, agencies and citizens.  The TIP is a prioritized listing of transportation and transit projects proposed for implementation during the next four federal fiscal years and is the product of a comprehensive, continuing and cooperative effort to improve the regional transportation system by local officials, the Montachusett Joint Transportation Committee (MJTC), the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART), the MRPC and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).  Discussions related to the development of the FFY 2013-2016 Montachusett TIP will continue to be held over the next few weeks at meetings of the MRPC, the MJTC and the MPO.  As such, we invite those organizations, agencies, local boards and citizens with an interest or responsibility for planning that may be affected by transportation in the Montachusett region provide their input to the draft development process.  For a copy of the announcement memo, click here Para una versión en español de la nota de aviso, haga clic aquí.

 

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Montachusett FFY 2011 Annual List of Federally Funded Projects. Federal, Statewide and Metropolitan Planning regulations (23 CFR part 450) require each state and MPO to report an annual list of projects for which funds have been obligated.  As part of this process, a listing of transportation projects has been compiled for the Montachusett Region.  Please click here to see the FFY 2011 Annual Listing for the Montachusett MPO.

 

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Montachusett MPO Endorses Amendment to the FFY 2012-2015 TIP.  The Montachusett MPO voted to endorse various Amendments to the FFY 2012-2015 Montachusett TIP.  The Amendments reflect the addition of projects to the Highway and Transit Elements.  For a copy of the summary listing of the Amendments, click here.  For a copy of the Full TIP & Amendment Summary, click here.

 

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Montachusett MPO Endorsed Documents from August 24, 2011.

MPO Endorsed 2011-2012 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

MPO Endorsed FFY 2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment

MPO Endorsed FFY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) with Amendment No.1 (Feb 8, 2012)

MPO Endorsed 2012 Montachusett Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

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Updated Local Elected Officials Maps added to website.  The MRPC has updated its State Representatives and State Senators maps to reflect the results of the 2010 election. For the State Representatives map, click here; for the State Senators, click here.

 

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Static and Interactive Mean Wind Speed Maps added to website.  The MRPC GIS Department recently completed a series of maps related to Mean Wind Speed in the Montachusett Region.  Static and interactive maps are posted at the following links.  Static pdf maps, click here.  Interactive pdf maps, click here.

 

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Montachusett Regional Emergency Back-up Power Sources Mitigation Plan Completed.  Th e MRPC has finalized the Montachusett Regional Emergency Back-up Power Sources Mitigation Plan and posted it for download.  For the full report, please click here.  For the Appendices, please click here.  Please note that the report is approximately 2MB in size while the Appendices are 33MB.  Both are in pdf format.

 

 

 Storm Water Pollution Reduction Project

Montachusett Regional Energy Plan Webpage

FINAL Montachusett Energy Wrap-up Presentation (4.7 MB)

FINAL Montachusett Energy Plan (2.7MB)

FINAL Montachusett Energy Plan Appendices (23MB)

 

 

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Montachusett 2012 Regional Transportation Plan Webpage

 

For information related to the  2012 Regional Transportation Plan as well as copies of the RTP, check out the RTP webpage.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Department of Transportation Seeks Your Public Transportation Stories

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is seeking input from the public regarding the role of public transportation in the Commonwealth.  To leave your stories and input, visit MassDOT's youMove Massachusetts website by clicking the link below.

 

 

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MassDOT's weMove Massachusetts Website Online

 

WeMove Massachusetts is MassDOT’s statewide strategic multi-modal plan. This initiative is a product of the transportation reform legislation and the youMove Massachusetts civic engagement process. See the website to learn about the seven major components that will contribute to building weMove Massachusetts.

 

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