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Rural Eleven Prioritization Project

Rural Eleven Prioritization Project

   

R-11 towns

Project Overview

Regional Meeting Presentations

Project Maps and Tables

Final Report

  

For more information contact Trish Settles, Regional Collaboration and Community Planning Manager, at 508 459 3320 or tsettles@cmrpc.org.

 

   



 

Project Overview

 

  • Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield, 
  • Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, Warren, West Brookfield

 

The Central Massachusetts region has seen success in economic development and job creation over the last thirty years. Looking forward, the region’s public and private sector leaders recognize the need for shared approaches to infrastructure investments and land use decisions to ensure the vitality of the region’s economy and quality of life.

 

Building on the success of 495/MetroWest Development Compact Plan, and the recently-completed Blackstone Valley Prioritization Project and the Central Thirteen Prioritization Project, CMRPC is embarking on a collaborative effort focused on the remaining 11 communities in the CMRPC region. Our objective is to create a shared framework for identifying regional and local priorities for growth, development, higher education and land preservation, as well as transportation and other infrastructure investments. This planning effort will be conducted in a cooperative effort with local and regional participants, including Mass Audubon, and will engage the public, private, and non-profit sectors to form the framework for public involvement in future land use decisions and infrastructure investment within these communities. By continuing to identify local priorities for development and preservation, we can articulate a set of larger regional priorities to build into the over-arching identity of the Central Massachusetts region.

CMRPC will work with the region’s stakeholders to define priority protection areas, priority development areas, and significant priority transportation improvements. Our goal is to list and map locally-identified and regionally-significant preservation and development areas and critical infrastructure needs, in a manner that is consistent with existing policies, master plans and guidelines, as well as the state’s Sustainable Development Principles.

 
 
 
CMRPC will work with the region’s stakeholders to define priority protection areas, priority development areas, and significant priority transportation improvements.  Our goal is to list and map locally-identified and regionally-significant preservation and development areas and critical infrastructure needs, in a manner that is consistent with existing policies, master plans and guidelines, as well as the state’s Sustainable Development Principles. 
 
The projectis guided by six (6) fundamental principles:
 
►Continued new growth will likely require major transportation and other infrastructure upgrades, beyond what is needed to keep existing systems in good repair;
 
►New  commercial  and  residential  growth must occur in a manner that is respectful of open space resources, transportation networks, and water resources in the region;
 
►Land use and transportation decisions must take into account the principles established by the Global Warming Solutions Act, Green DOT, and the transportation reorganization statute;
 
►Work force housing must continue to be produced and preserved within the region;
 
►Sustainable new growth will involve the creation and maintenance of an effective public transit system; and
 
►Coordinated planning and implementation efforts between jurisdictions are necessary.

 

Click here for the Project Flyer.


Regional Meeting Presentations

 

June 26, 2013 Community Forum #1 

Meeting Agenda

Regional Forum Powerpoint Presentation 

        Rural -11 Baseline Trends part 1.

        Rural -11 Baseline Trends part 2.

September 25, 2013 Community Forum #2

Meeting Agenda

Regional Fourm Powerpoint Presentation

Panelist Bios

A special thank you to our Raffle Prize Donors.  

 


 Project Maps and Tables 

 

Working Landscape Maps by Town 

  • Barre 
  • Brookfield
  • East Brookfield
  • Hardwick
  • New Braintree
  • North Brookfield
  • Oakham
  • Princeton
  • Rutland
  • Warren
  • West Brookfield

 

Multi-town Local Priority Maps 

  • Local Priority Map for Entire Rural -11 Region
  • Barre, Oakham, Rutland, Princeton
  • Hardwick, New Braintree, North Brookfield
  • Warren, West Brookfield, Brookfield, East Brookfield
  • Complete Listing of Local Priorities

 

Topical Regional Maps

  • Agricultural and Historical Resources
  • Environmental Resources
  • Impervious Surfaces
  • Local Infrastructure
  • Land Use
  • Transit
  • Water Resources

Regional Priority Map 

Regional Priority Lists

 


 

Final Report

2013 Rural 11 Prioritization Project,  CMRPC
Date Added : 2/7/2014

  

For more information contact Trish Settles, Regional Collaboration and Community Planning Manager, at 508 459 3320 or tsettles@cmrpc.org.

 

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