Your opinion matters a great deal!

As part of the update to the Pioneer Valley's regional land use plan, known as Valley Vision 2, a public opinion survey has been prepared to get your input.  Please take some time to read the draft plan update and comment using the link below. A summary of comments received to-date will be posted on this web-site in early February.

The Plan Valley Vision 2 is the regional land use plan for the Pioneer Valley.  It is a Smart Growth plan, in that it is designed to promote compact, mixed use growth in and around existing urban and town centers, while promoting protection of open space and natural resources outside developed centers. Valley Vision 2 consists of three parts: The Plan - which describes the costs of sprawl in the Pioneer Valley, smart growth solutions and smart growth success stories; The Toolbox - which includes smart growth strategies and model bylaws, design examples and photo simulations of smart growth principles; and The Map - which illustrates locations for high and low density growth, protected open space greenbelts, Brownfields redevelopment sites and Chapter 40R smart growth districts.

Valley Vision 2 also includes the following outreach components: Public Outreach - increased general public involvement and education on smart growth, through a uniquely interactive website, educational video and public focus groups; Plan Adoption and Consistency - establishing an intergovernmental compact for adoption of Valley Vision 2 by communities to promote consistency of local and regional plans and zoning; and Smart Growth Local Technical Assistance - ongoing assistance to local Planning Boards in developing zoning and other smart growth strategies.

Take the Valley Vision 2 survey. Click here.