Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Environment and Land Use
PVPC's Environment and Land Use section works to protect the environment of the Pioneer Valley region, promote economically and environmentally healthy communities, and encourage sustainable land use. Working with municipalities, state and federal agencies, community organizations, non-profit groups, and private sector partners, the Environment and Land Use section promotes local action, regional cooperation, and state initiatives leading to wise use of our resources.
Environment and Land Use staff provide technical expertise and clear guidance that blends community goals with a regional vision to maintain community character, protect the environment, promote smart growth, address the needs of the underrepresented, and improve quality of life throughout the Pioneer Valley region.
Environment and Land Use Staff
Projects
- Barnes Aquifer Protection
- Bike Map Update
- Chicopee Riverwalk
- Community Preservation Act
- Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Management
- Connecticut River Cleanup
- Connecticut Riverwalk
- Friends of the Connecticut River Walk and Bikeway
- Holyoke Canalwalk
- Keystone Arch Bridges Restoration
- Nashawannuck Pond Restoration
- Pioneer Valley Smart Growth Award for 2007
- Pioneer Valley Sustainable Development Inventory
- Planning Board Assistance Program
- Reduce Car Use
- Renewable Energy for the Pioneer Valley
- Renewable Energy Source Factsheets
- Smart Growth Technical Assistance - Round 2
- Transit Enhancement
- Transit Enhancement
- Valley Vision2: The Regional Land Use Plan for the Pioneer Valley
- Watershed Assessments
- Westfield River Five-Year Watershed Action Plan
- Westover Joint Land Use Study
Partners
- Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee
- Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee of the Joint Transportation Committee
- Business Alliance for a Local Living Economy (BALLE)
- Connecticut River Cleanup Committee
- Connecticut Valley Summit Steering Committee
- EOEA Watershed Teams
- Hampshire College
- Interstate CSO Coalition
- MassBike
- Pioneer Valley Social Venture Network (PVSVN)
- Plan for Progress-Urban Investment Strategy Team
- Rails to Trails Conservancy
- Sustainable Step New England (SSNE)
- University of Massachusetts--Department of Geosciences
- Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council (EDC)
- Westfield River Wild and Scenic Committee
- Westover Air Reserve Base
Publications
View and download publications related to environment and land use work in PDF format.
Additional Information on Environment and Land Use
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Federal
State
- Code of Massachusetts Regulation
- Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
- Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
- Massachusetts General Laws
- Massachusetts Geographic Information Systems
Other
- Barnes Aquifer Protection Advisory Committee (BAPAC)
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Coalition for Zoning Reform
- Cyburbia
- Massachusetts Municipal Association
- Massachusetts Zoning Reform
- Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Pioneer Valley Sustainable Development Inventory
- Stormwater Phase II Fact Sheets
- Town Boards Training Calendar
- Urban Land Institute
- Westover Air Force Base