Resource Links
Please find resource links below to our Regional Planning Agencies, Regional Organizations, State Agencies, Federal Agencies, Miscellaneous Sites and On-line News.
Member Communities
Regional Planning Agencies
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
- Cape Cod Commission
- Franklin Regional Council of Governments
- Martha's Vineyard Commission
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
- Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission
- Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
- Old Colony Planning Council
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
- Southeastern Regional Planning & Economic Development District
Regional Organizations
- Auburn Chamber of Commerce
- Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Colleges of Worcester Consortium
- Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce
- Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Green Valley Institute
- Holden Area Chamber of Commerce
- Massachusetts Audubon Society
- Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition
- Metrowest Chamber of Commerce
- Milford Area Chamber of Commerce
- Quabog Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor
- Regional Environmental Council of Central Massachusetts
- Tri-Community Area Chamber of Commerce
- Webster, Dudley, Oxford Chamber of Commerce
- Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce
- Worcester Regional Research Bureau
- Worcester Regional Transit Authority
State Agencies
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Mass.Gov)
- CT Dept. of Economic and Community Development
- Donahue Institute (Mass State Data Center)
- MA Dept. of Housing and Community Development
- MA Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
- Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation
- Massachusetts Highway Department
- Massachusetts State Legislature
- MassGIS
- Rl Statewide Planning Program
Federal Agencies
- U.S. Bureau of the Census (Regional Office)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Economic Development Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Federal Highway Administration
- Federal Transit Administration
- USA.gov...the U.S. government's official web portal
- National Weather Service (Regional Office)
Miscellaneous Sites
- American Planning Association (Massachusetts Chapter)
- Citizens' Housing and Planning Association
- Citizen Planner Training Collaborative
- Cyburbia (Planning Resources)
- GIS Links
- Local Weather Forecast (NWS)
- Massachusetts Alliance of Regional GIS (MARGIS)
- Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities (MARTA)
- Massachusetts Municipal Association
- MassRIDES
- MassINC
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- National Association of Regional Councils
- New England Association of Regional Councils
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Northeast Region)
- Southern Worcester County Community Development Corp
- Townboard.org (Daily Event Calendar)
On-Line News
- Auburn News (Weekly)
- Blackstone Daily
- Blackstone Valley Tribune (Weekly)
- Boston Globe (West Edition) (Thursdays and Sundays)
- Charlton Villager (weekly)
- Community Advocate (weekly)
- MetroWest Daily News
- Milford Daily News
- Northborough-Southborough Villager (weekly)
- Shrewsbury Chronicle (weekly)
- Southbridge Evening News (daily)
- Spencer New Leader
- The Sturbridge Villager (weekly)
- The Landmark (weekly)
- The Republican...Metro East News (daily)
- The Webster Times (weekly)
- The Westborough News (weekly)
- Woonsocket Call (daily)
- Worcester Business Journal
- Worcester Magazine
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette (daily)