What’s New
Draft 2023-2032 Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TYP)/GACIT Public Hearing Schedule
The Draft 2023-2032 Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan and supporting documentation is available for review at https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/index.htm.
The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT), which is composed of the five Executive Councilors and the Commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation has announced that a series of public hearings will be held to review and receive input on the update of the TYP beginning on September 21.
In the CNHRPC region, Councilor Cinde Warmington (District 2) will be holding a Public Hearing on October 19th at 7:00pm in Room 114 at NHDOT (7 Haven Drive, Concord).More information and the GACIT Public Hearing Schedule can be found here: https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/documents/gacit-public-hearings-2021.pdf.
Request for Qualifications for On-Call Engineering Services
The Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission (CNHRPC) is calling for statements of qualifications to provide on‐call engineering services in support of transportation planning efforts throughout the Central New Hampshire Planning Commission region. The projects include bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, Road Safety Audits, corridor studies, and other types of local and regional transportation planning projects that may be funded with local, state or federal funds (including the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration).
Please send electronic submissions to Dean Williams at dwilliams@cnhrpc.org by October 8, 2021 at 4:00pm. The full RFQ may be viewed here: www.cnhrpc.org/home-cnhrpc/requests-for-proposalsqualifications/
Registration Open for Virtual Land Use Law Conference
Registration is now open for the full day virtual conference for municipal land use officials including members of planning and zoning boards, planners, land use administrators, select boards, town and city councilors, building inspectors, code enforcement officers and public works personnel.
If you cannot attend on September 18th, you can still attend virtually in the Whova event platform! If you register and pay to attend you will have access to all of the workshops and the materials for six months. All of the workshops will be recorded! Whova enables active participation and interaction among attendees and speakers and provides up-to-date information, personalized agendas, electronic handouts, messages, a community board all at your fingertips for up to 6 months after the event is over.
Event details:
Saturday, September 18
9:00am-4:00pm
Registration fee: $70
Register and learn about the sessions here!
Draft Regional Trails Plan Available for Public Comment
CNHRPC has teamed up with Southern NH Regional Planning Commission (SNHPC) to coordinate multiple trail organizations along the Salem to Concord corridor. The 2021 Update to the 2012 Regional Trails Strategic Plan was developed by CNHRPC and SNHPC staff with assistance from trail groups and municipal staff. Comments on the draft plan can be sent to Craig Tufts at ctufts@cnhrpc.org. The plan can be viewed here:
CommuteSmart NH 2021 Spring Statewide Challenge Summary
CommuteSmart NH held its annual Spring Statewide Challenge this past May. Over the course of the month we saved 219,472 miles, 201,809 lbs of C02, and $125,099. The Challenge included 41 teams, 578 participants, and logged 7,049 trips! The Challenge encouraged sustainable commutes to and from work including alternatives to driving alone. Learn more at commutesmartnh.org!
CNHRPC Regional Transportation Plan Corridor Spotlights
As part of the RTP, eight regionally significant corridors throughout the region have been identified to examine closely for key demographic trends, recent and historic land use patterns, and specific transportation projects. Titled Corridor Spotlights, the draft versions of these can be seen below. Also available for viewing is a historical timeline of transportation development within the region. CNHRPC Regional Transportation Plan Draft Documents:
- Historical Timeline
- Corridor Spotlights
CNHRPC Community Profiles Have Been Updated
The CNHRPC Community Profiles have been updated with newly released 2014-2018 American Community Survey data! View them here!
Carsey School of Public Policy Releases What is New Hampshire?
Useful to policymakers, nonprofits, business leaders, and New Hampshire residents, What is New Hampshire? is now in the hands of the Carsey School of Public Policy after previously being produced by the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies. While there are some different data sources and historical comparison periods employed in this version, the biggest change is that What is New Hampshire? has moved largely online. As a result:
- Graphics are interactive—allowing users who wish for deeper dives to see data in different ways while not bogging down the presentation for users who do not.
- There will be no single date when the entire publication is released. During 2019 and 2020 sections will be added as they are completed. Subsequently, they will be updated periodically. They will be structured so that as new data are available sections can be updated periodically.
The purpose of What is New Hampshire? is to set a factual baseline of understanding as the state makes decisions about its future. It is a set of facts and simple descriptive text describing where we are, where we have been, and what challenges we may face based on our analysis.
New Hampshire Flood Hazards Handbook for Municipal Officials
A valuable new flood hazards resource is now available for NH’s public officials relating to flood preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. A team collaboration of federal and NH State agencies under the NH Silver Jackets program developed the New Hampshire Flood Hazards Handbook, A Guide for Municipal Officials. Completed with local and regional experienced-based feedback based on flooding events in New Hampshire communities over the last 15 years, the resource was finalized in October 2019 and is available online for download on the NH Silver Jackets website. 
The Guide is organized into situation-specific sections: Before the Flood, During the Flood, and After the Flood (both Short Term and Long Term Recovery). Included is an editable Emergency Flood Response and Recovery Checklist for Emergency Management Directors to use during a flooding situation and a list containing essential State Agency Contact Information. An informative article describing the Flood Hazards Handbook in depth is located on the NH Municipal Association website. For further information about the Handbook, contact Samara Ebinger at the NH Office of Strategic Initiatives (NH OSI) by email at samara.ebinger@osi.nh.gov or by phone at 603.271.1755. Be sure to follow NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management on Twitter @NH_HSEM. Please download your copy of the NH Flood Hazards Handbook today!
FY 2021-2030 Transportation Improvement Program
CNHRPC’s Regional Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) to cover Fiscal Years 2021-2030 was adopted by CNHRPC’s Full Commission on April 11, 2019.
The CNHRPC 2021-2030 TIP
NH-MS4 Municipalities Blog
This NH Stormwater Regional Coalitions Blog, NH-MS4, is for the New Hampshire Seacoast Stormwater Coalition and the Nashua/Manchester Regional Stormwater Coalition communities, and it is hosted by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services’ Watershed Assistance Section. Please visit this site for meeting information, resources and updates related to New Hampshire MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer, Systems) municipalities.
Tiny Houses, and the Not-So-Tiny Questions They Raise
Zoning Practice, November 2015
American Planning Association
Issue Number 11, Practice Tiny Houses
The New Law on Accessory Dwelling Units
This handout developed by the NHMA is meant to provide a basic Do’s and Don’ts for the new Accessory Dwelling Unit statue. The last page contains proposed language for a simple zoning amendment that would allow an ADU by right under a local zoning ordinance.
The New Law on Accessory Dwelling Units
CNHRPC Member Communities
Click on the towns below to access that towns official web site.
