Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Publications
All of these publications are presented in PDF format. View a list of the hardcopy material available. Please contact the PVPC if you would like access to this information.
Economic Development
- September 2012
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2012
CEDS 2012 Brochure - September 2011
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2011
Brochure - December 2010
Southwick-Tolland and Granville School Regionalization Analysis
- July 2010
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2010
Brochure
Interactive Brochure - June 2009
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2009 - June, 2008
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2008 - July 18, 2007
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2007 - July 18, 2007
Brownfield and Tax Title Properties Inventory Guidebook 2006 - June 30, 2006
Pioneer Valley Plan for Progress: A Playbook for Making It Happen, 2006 - June 20, 2006
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2006 - June 10, 2005
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Annual Update (2005) - October 14, 2004
2004 The Plan for Progress - March 1, 2004
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Annual Update (2003)
Environment and Land Use
- Pioneer Valley Renewable Energy Project: Inventory of Resources, Technology Development, Partners and Activities Related to Renewable Energy in the Region
- PVPC Regulatory Assessment for Renewable Energy
- PVPC Guide to Zoning and Land Use for Renewable Energy
- Holyoke Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Memorandum
- Constructing A Regional Organic Waste Management Program for the Central Pioneer Valley
- Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway
- Pioneer Valley Trails – A Hiking and Biking Guide
- A Best Practices Model for Streamlined Local Permitting
- The Westfield River Watershed Open Space & Rec Plan
- Westfield River Watershed Action Plan
- Bike Commute "How to Kit"
- Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Fact Sheets
- Hatfield Master Plan
- How To Create A Stormwater Utility
- Nashawannuck Pond Restoration
- The Pioneer Valley Regional Greenways Plan
- Model Zoning Bylaws: Bicycle Parking
- Model Zoning Bylaws: By-Right Cluster
- Model Zoning Bylaws: Erosion & Sediment Control
- Model Zoning Bylaws: Mixed Use
- Model Zoning Bylaws: Illicit Connections
Regional Information & Policy Center
- April 18, 2013
Data Digest: Clean Energy - February 28, 2013
State of the People in the Pioneer Valley 2013
State of the People in the Pioneer Valley 2013 (Executive Summary) - January 18, 2013
Western Massachusetts Economic Review 2013
Produced by Western Massachusetts Electric Company with PVPC contributions - December 14, 2012
Data Digest: Community Preservation Act in the Pioneer Valley - January 18, 2012
Data Digest: 2011 Housing and Ownership Shifts in the Pioneer Valley - January 16, 2012
Data Digest: The Economic Impact of Human, Social, and Health Services in the Pioneer Valley - December 15, 2011
The Economic Impact of Human, Social, and Health Service Organizations in the Pioneer Valley
- September 12, 2011
Data Digest: Population Shifts in the Pioneer Valley Region - July 1, 2010
Home Foreclosures in the Pioneer valley – Summary of Key Findings
- July 1, 2010
Data Digest: Foreclosures in the Pioneer Valley - February 4,2010
Data Digest: The Aging Workforce in the Pioneer Valley - February 17, 2009
2008 Major Employers for the Pioneer Valley Region
- December 30, 2008
Data Digest: Creative Economy of the Pioneer Valley - September 25, 2006
City of Springfield Demographic and Economic Analysis report - January 12, 2005
Year-One Evaluation of the Smaller Learning Communities Grant to the Chicopee and Springfield Public Schools - January 12, 2005
Executive Summary of the Year-One Evaluation of the Smaller Learning Communities Grant to the Chicopee and Springfield Public Schools - August 2004
State of the People - June 22, 2004
Data Digest: Nonprofit Organizations in the Pioneer Valley: Contributing to Communities Across the Region - April 29, 2004
State of the People Report - March 16, 2004
In Brief: The Economy of the Pioneer Valley, 2000-2003 - January 07, 2004
Discerning the Future for the Pioneer Valley Region, 2000-2030 - December 11, 2003
Owning a Place to Call Home: An Analysis of Fair and Subprime Lending in the Springfield Metropolitan Area - July 7, 2003
Data Digest: The Importance of immigration - May 05, 2003
Municipal Factbook 2002 - December 1, 2002
State of the Region Report 2002 - November 12, 2002
Regional Profile: The Knowledge Corridor - November 12, 2002
Data Digest: Labor force and employment - March 26, 2002
Data Digest: The Region's Changing Population - March 26, 2001
State of the Region Report 2001 - March 11, 2000
Data Digest: Residential Property in the Pioneer Valley Regional Trends: 1993-98 - March, 28, 2000
Data Digest: Commercial And Industrial Capacity In The Pioneer Valley Region
Transportation
- November 15, 2012
2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), amended - 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) tables
- TIP ARCHIVE
- June 19, 2012
2013 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - May 23, 2012
Federal Street (Route 9) and Bay Road Intersection: Belchertown Safety Study - May 23, 2012
Cottage Street, Robbins Road and Industry Avenue Intersection: Springfield Safety Study - October 14, 2011
Pioneer Valley Non-Transit User Study - September 2, 2011
Pioneer Valley Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan - August 30, 2011
2012 Unified Planning Work Progam (UPWP) - August 18, 2011
Telecommuting Patterns and Trends in the Pioneer Valley - March 29, 2011
Holyoke Station Feasiblity and Site Analysis - March 29, 2011
Bottlenecks – As Defined by the Congestion Management Process for the Pioneer Valley - January 10, 2011
Ware Downtown Signal Coordination and Safety Study - June 22, 2010
Pioneer Valley Region Transportation Planning Program Public Participation Plan - December 15, 2010
West Avenue and Fuller Street Intersection Safety Study - December 15, 2010
East Street, Winsor Street and Hampden Street Intersection Safety Study - September 22, 2010
Transportation and Safety Study for the Intersection of Newton Street and Lyman Street in South Hadley - July 28, 2010
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
- July 14, 2010
Congestion Management Process Report (CMP) - June 30, 2010
2005-2009 Regional Traffic Counts Research Report - February 10, 2010
North Main Street, Wilbraham Street and Shearer Street Intersection Safety Study – Palmer
- December 15, 2009
PVTA Northern Region Customer Survey Final Report - December 1, 2009
Granby Rd., Montgomery St., and Mckinstry Ave. Intersection Chicopee Safety Study - December 1, 2009
Chicopee Center Parking Study
- December 1, 2009
Berkshire Ave. and Cottage St. Intersection Springfield Congestion Study - August, 2009
Unified Planning Work Program–Fiscal Year 2010
- August 19, 2009
2010 Unified Planning Work Program - July 1, 2009
PVTA Title VI Program Update - February 6, 2009
PVTA Study of Main Street Bus Stops and Parking in Downtown Springfield
- December 10, 2008
PVTA Onboard Customer Survey Southern Service Region
- July 1, 2008
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
- April 18, 2008
Amherst Parking Study, (draft) - March 28, 2008
Top 100 High Crash Intersections in the Pioneer Valley Region 2003-2005 - February 19, 2008
Pioneer Valley Coordinated Public Transit Human Services Transportation Plan - November 19, 2007
Pioneer Valley Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan
- September 10, 2007
2008 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - June 16, 2007
PV Transportation Planning Program Public Participation Plan - April 16, 2007
07 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Executive Summary
07 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) - April 11, 2007
Feeding Hills Center Transportation and Safety Study - September 15, 2006
Safety Study of Amostown Road, Pease Ave & Morgan Rd - August 30, 2006
Route 9 Railroad Overpass Safety Study - August 28, 2006
2007 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)
2007 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) AMENDMENT - June 26, 2006
Main and Jackson Intersection Transportation Study - June 20, 2006
Downtown Huntington Parking Study - December 20, 2005
Springfield River Walk and Bikeway Survey - September 20, 2005
06 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - June 20, 2005
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) 2005 Update - April 9, 2005
Congestion Management System Report, 2005 update - April 1, 2005
Route 9 at South Maple Street Trans Safety Study - March 28, 2005
Town of Ware, West St. Traffic Operations Study - February 5, 2005
Merrick-Memorial Neighborhood Redevelopment Plan (Appendices) - January 31, 2005
Town of Longmeadow Route 5 Signal Study - January 24, 2005
Exit 6 with Interstate 291 Safety Transportation Study
- September 23, 2004
Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) - September 14, 2003
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) 2003 Update - June 26, 2003
Norwottuck Rail Trail Survey - January 12, 2003
Springfield Outer Belt Study - June 19, 2002
PVTA Economic Impact Study - April 8, 2002
Effects of Two-Way Traffic Flow on High and Maple St in Holyoke - February 4, 2002
Bike Commute How-to Kit - January 1, 2001
The Pioneer Valley Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan (Endorsed - September 2000) - From 1985
Managing Truck Traffic on Local Streets