Granite State Future :: Nashua Region

Nashua Regional Planning Commission

9 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201
Merrimack, NH 03054
Phone: 603.424.2240
Fax: 603.424.2230

The Nashua Regional Plan

The Nashua Regional Plan recognizes the value of regional planning to the well-being and development of municipalities and is developed in accordance with state legislation requiring the creation of comprehensive development plan for the region (NH RSA 36:45). Many issues, problems and opportunities aren’t confined by municipal boundaries. Transportation networks, housing and economic opportunities, and environmental issues know no borders. To develop the plan, NRPC pored over a lot of data. But more importantly, we spent a lot of time talking to residents, businesses, and local and state officials. The plan provides an accurate and impartial portrait of demographic trends and the various existing conditions in the region and offers goals and strategies for moving forward based on that information as well as a vast body of public input gathered over a two year period. The plan recognizes that government alone can’t solve problems. Communities work best when citizens themselves are empowered to affect positive change. In recognizing that the most successful places are those where government works together with members of the business and philanthropic communities and residents of all backgrounds to accomplish shared goals, the planning process engaged with all of those partners to craft regional goals and strategies.

A complete copy of the Nashua Regional Plan can be downloaded from our GSF Documents Page.

Plan components Include:

NRPC: A Story Worth Telling
Implementation
Regional Existing Conditions and Needs
Community and Economic Vitality
Environment
Housing
Transportation
Scenario Planning

Public Hearings: September 17, 2014 and December 17, 2014
Plan Adopted: December 17, 2014

For more information please contact Jen Czysz at JenC@nashuarpc.org

What People SAID About the Region

What They Like Best

“Not far from city conveniences, but easy to find quiet, natural places” – Hudson
“Scenery. Small. Friendly people. Small businesses. Style of homes.” – Mason
“Skate park” - Nashua

What Could Make it Better

“More public transportation” – Hudson
“More housing for senior and more things for young teens to do” – Mason
“Trees and on-street parking” – Nashua

NRPC Staff, Jen Czysz and Karen Baker, holding down the tent at the Tree Streets Block Party in Nashua with James Vayo, Regional Advisory Subcommitee member.