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17 May
Transportation groups across the Commonwealth are lining up in support of Senator Eric Lesser’s recent filing of language to the state’s budget debate (Amendment #1183) that would enable a municipality or group of municipalities as a district to raise additional local money for transportation projects or operations via ballot initiative.
10 Apr
Listeners of 93.9 The River, WHMP, and Lazer 99.3 will soon be receiving a 30-second lesson on the importance of managing our region’s stormwater, complements of the Connecticut River Stormwater Committee  - a coalition of 17 communities here in the Pioneer Valley. 
30 Jan
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission strongly believes allowing Western Massachusetts residents to stay in their homes and communities regardless of their respective accessibility needs is a critical service we are proud to provide and are encouraged by these improvements to the program’s policies.
24 Jan
Tim Brennan, Executive Director of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) saw much potential in this week’s naming of the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth’s 18 members - appointed by the Baker-Polito Administration - with two fellow Regional Planning Agency staff members, as well as two local partners included. 
12 Oct
From September 9th through the 11th of 2017, Hurricane Irma battered much of Southern Florida with particular intensity in the Florida Keys where it made landfall on the 10th. 
03 Oct
There will be a public meeting Wednesday, October 18 at 6 p.m. at the South Hadley Town Hall Auditorium to discuss the prioritization of projects for the South Hadley Complete Streets Prioritization Plan.
31 Aug
It’s not every day that business and civic leaders have the opportunity to hear from members of Congress whose collective districts span from Massachusetts’ Vermont border to the Long Island Sound’s shores in Connecticut, but Wednesday morning, October 18th at the newly opened Union Station, they’ll have the opportunity to do just that.
03 Aug
Connecticut and Massachusetts business leaders are being surveyed about their company's outlook, methods to recruit and retain talent, as well as their thoughts on how to address the region's most pressing transportation issues.
28 Jun
PVPC recently completed the 2017 Annual Update of the Plan for Progress, the region’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The document is required by the U.S. Economic Development Administration to report the status of ongoing economic development initiatives. The report also identifies eligible projects seeking federal grant assistance from the EDA during the upcoming 12-18 months.
02 Jun
The communities of Amherst, Holyoke, Northampton, South Hadley and Springfield, the University of Massachusetts, and the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission have been working for nearly two years to bring this 21st century amenity here.

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