Help Shape the Region's Transportation Vision

EDITOR'S NOTE: This workshop has been postponed. A new date has not yet been set, but Patch will post an update when it is rescheduled. 

Submitted by Mark Connors, Regional Planner, NRPC

The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) will host a Regional Transportation Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 5, to gather public input in developing a long-term transportation vision for the region. The workshop is open to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Hunt Memorial Building, 6 Main St., Nashua. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

The commission will ask residents how they would like to get around the region in the future, and where public investments should be focused. Residents will also be asked what parts of the region’s current transportation infrastructure work well, what areas need improvement and what some of our regional needs are related to mobility, system sustainability and quality of life. The input will help guide development of the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan, a long-range plan for transportation improvements in the region.

“The Metropolitan Transportation Plan includes the region’s transportation vision and goals, so it’s critical that the plan is reflective of the views of the public and what they would like to see for transportation investments moving forward,” said Tim Roache, NRPC Assistant Director and coordinator of the commission’s transportation program.

The transportation workshop is one of many opportunities for the public to provide input for the Nashua Region’s Comprehensive Plan, currently being drafted by NRPC. So far more than 2,300 residents of the region have lent their voice to the discussion by attending meetings, community events or workshops, or by filling out comment cards, participating in interactive Internet forums, or participating in a telephone survey.

“The foundation of the regional plan is extensive public involvement, and to have so many of the residents of the region engaged in the process has been really informative,” said Kerrie Diers, NRPC executive director.

Residents can RSVP for the workshop by contacting Karen Baker at karenb@nashuarpc.orgor (603) 424-2240, ext. 11.

Parking for the event is available at the Triangle Credit Union, 33 Franklin St., Nashua. The Hunt Memorial Building is both transit and handicap accessible. The Nashua Transit System provides service to the building via Routes 1, 2, 2A, and 9 before 7 p.m. and by Routes C and N after 7 p.m. Visit www.RideBigBlue.com or call (603) 880-0100 for schedule and route information. Handicap access to the facility is located at the rear of the building on Railroad Square.