How Far Do You Walk to Purchase Healthy Food?

In response to inquiries from around the region (we heard an interest in data on the availability of healthier food options that are convenient for people to access), the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission (Commission) researched how data may be collected and measured. With the Mascoma Healthy Eating Active Living Initiative, the Commission began to ask the question; What relationship is there between where healthier food options are located and municipal policies and ordinances that either create barriers to, or help promote, the opportunity for healthier communities?

Piscataquog Fluvial Erosion Hazard Assessment

The Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission (SNHPC) and the New Hampshire Geological Survey, a unit of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), are pleased to announce the coordination of a fluvial geomorphic assessment of the Piscataquog River. This project is funded through a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant awarded to the NHDES.

Collaborative Regional Transportation Planning

The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) in conjunction with the Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG) has received federal funding through the Transportation, Community and Systems Preservation Program (TCSP) to conduct a study assessing the effectiveness of a south bound off-ramp at exit 36 on the F.E. Everett Turnpike, near the New Hampshire and Massachusetts border. The study will evaluate traffic flows and potential economic benefits to businesses in the area and will ultimately complete planning analyses ......

Planning for Broadband in New Hampshire

In an increasingly digital world, access to high-speed Internet is among the most significant factors that will determine the ability of communities to achieve economic growth and quality of life. A vibrant local and state economy requires broadband infrastructure to support economic development, energy efficiency, advances in health care, and improved educational opportunities.

Culture Has Measurable Effect on NH’s Economy

In 2012, the N.H. State Council on the Arts released a study detailing how arts and culture organizations affect New Hampshire’s economy.

Encouraging Students to Stay, Work, and Play

In 2011 New Hampshire’s 32 colleges and universities awarded over 16,000 associates, bachelors, and master’s degrees. Despite these impressive numbers, it was found that 32% of surveyed NH young professionals said they planned to move out of the state within five years of graduating.

The North Country Plan

North Country statistics paint a dismal picture – joblessness, the growing obesity problem, low education levels, the list goes on. But there is another side to the picture of who and what the North Country is...

Connecting Healthy Communities and Planning

LRPC connects the dots between healthy communities and local and regional planning...

Developing a Capital Improvements Program

The implementation phase of any regional or local Master Plan is the most difficult. A Capital Improvements Program, whether simply designed or more complex with greater analytical components, is one of many the municipal management tools available to help.

Agricultural Commissions in New Hampshire

Agricultural Commissions have been established by over two dozen cities and towns in New Hampshire to foster awareness of farming, forestry and locally grown food, garden and forest products.