The Franklin County Transportation Planning Organization will hold a 21-day public review and comment period from Monday, June 29 to Monday, July 20, 2020, for an Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2020 Unified Planning Work Program. The document may be viewed at the link below or by calling 413-774-3167 to request a copy. Comments may be emailed to mmullaney@frcog.org or mailed to Franklin Regional Council of Governments, 12 Olive Street, Suite 2, Greenfield, MA 01301.
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MassDOT Announces a New Funding Program to help Cities and Towns to Create Shared Streets and Spaces
MassDOT has announced a new funding program to help cities and towns. The Shared Street and Spaces funding program will provide technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and execute shared streets and spaces projects and engage their residents and businesses in that process. The program will provide grants ranging from $5,000 to $300,000 for municipalities to quickly launch or expand improvements to sidewalks, curbs, streets, on-street parking spaces, and off-street parking lots in support of public health, safe mobility and renewed commerce in their communities. Please see this link for further information on the grant program.
Please feel free to contact Beth Giannini at giannini@frcog.org if you have additional questions.
FRCOG’s Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Project Begins & National Pollinator Week is June 22-28!
The FRCOG will officially begin work on a Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Project during National Pollinator Week which is June 22-28, 2020.
Eight Franklin County Towns will participate in the Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Action Plan. Bernardston, Conway, Greenfield, Heath, Montague, Orange, Shelburne, and Wendell will work with the FRCOG to develop the plan.
Please see the flyer below for more information
Regional Pollinator Habitat Corridor Project and National Pollinator Week Flyer
For further information please contact Land Use and Natural Resources Planning Program Manager, Kimberly MacPhee at KMacPhee@frcog.org.
Draft 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program is Available for Public Review
The Franklin County Transportation Planning Organization released the Draft 2021-2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for public review on April 28, 2020. There will be a 21-day public comment period from Friday, May 1, through Thursday, May 21, 2020. Comments can be submitted in writing to lscarbrough@frcog.org or to Franklin Regional Council of Governments, 12 Olive Street, Suite 2, Greenfield MA 01301. The Draft 2021-2025 TIP has been revised per the comments received and is available for review at the following links:
DRAFT Franklin 2021-2025 TIP Text – REVISED
DRAFT Franklin 2021-2025 TIP Highway List
DRAFT Franklin 2021-2025 TIP Transit List
Public Comment Period for Draft Amendment to the 2020 TIP Highway Project List
The Franklin County Transportation Planning Organization will open a 21-day public review and comment period on Draft Amendment #1 to the 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program. Comments on the Draft will be accepted from Monday, March 30, until Monday, April 20, 2020. The Draft document is available for review at the links below or by calling (413) 774-3167 x 139 to request copies. Comments should be submitted in writing to lscarbrough@frcog.org or to Franklin regional Council of Governments, 12 Olive Street, Suite 2, Greenfield MA 01301.
The Draft Amendment and a summary are available for review at the following links:
2020 Franklin TIP Highway Project List Amendment 1 DRAFT
2020 Franklin TIP Amendment 1 Summary
The New Valley Flyer Passenger Rail Service Underway
The Valley Flyer new passenger rail service between Greenfield and New Haven with stops in Holyoke and Northampton has started. Tickets can be purchased on the Amtrak website https://www.amtrak.com/home.html. Enter code V459 to get 25% off full fares for trips to/from Greenfield, Northampton, & Holyoke through the end of October.
Draft 2020 Unified Planning Work Program Released for Public Comment
The FRCOG has released the draft 2020 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for public comment. Comments on the Draft UPWP will be accepted from Friday, June 28, until Thursday, July 18, 2019.
Franklin 2020 UPWP revised draft
For more information, to submit comments, or to request a hard copy of the UPWP, please contact Megan Rhodes, Senior Transportation and Land Use Planner at mrhodes@frcog.org or (413) 774-3167 extension 132.
Draft 2020 Regional Transportation Plan Released for Public Comment
The FRCOG has released the draft 2020 Long Range Regional Transportation Plan for public comment. Comments on the Draft Plan will be accepted from Friday, June 28, until Thursday, July 18, 2019. The Draft 2020 Regional Transportation Plan can be viewed here. A summary of the Plan can be viewed here.
There will be 2 public forums on Tuesday, July 16th at the JWO Transit Center in Greenfield (12 Olive Street) at 12:00 pm and 5:00 pm to review the draft recommendations of the Plan and to gather public comments.
For more information, to submit comments, or to request a hard copy of the Plan, please contact Megan Rhodes, Senior Transportation and Land Use Planner at mrhodes@frcog.org or (413) 774-3167 extension 132.
Public Comment Period Open for the Draft 2020-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Amendment #1 to the 2019-2023 TIP
On April 23, 2019, the Franklin County Transportation Planning Organization released a Draft Amendment #1 to the 2019-2023 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) as well as a Draft 2020-2024 TIP. There will be a 21-day public comment period on the draft TIP documents from Monday, April 29 through Monday, May 20, 2019. Comments may be submitted in writing via email to lscarbrough@frcog.org or via mail to Franklin Regional Council of Governments, 12 Olive Street, Suite 2, Greenfield MA 01301. Links to the draft TIP documents are below:
Draft Amendment #1 2019-2013 FCTPO TIP (Full Text)
Draft Amendment #1 2019 FCTPO TIP Highway Project List
Draft 2020-2024 FCTPO TIP (Full text)
Draft 2020-2024 FCTPO TIP Highway Project
Draft 2020-2024 FCTPO TIP Transit Project List
Erving Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Plan is Available for Review and Comment
The Town of Erving’s draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Resiliency Plan is available for public review and comment. Click here to read the MVP Plan and/or attend the Erving MVP public meeting, held in conjunction with the Erving Select Board meeting on March 25th at 6:35 pm at Erving Town Hall. Public comments will be accepted during the meeting as well as during a public comment period from March 18th through April 1st. You may hand in your comments at the public meeting or submit them online at www.erving-ma.gov/emergency-management/pages/municipal-vulnerability-preparedness.
You may also mail comments to:
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
12 Olive Street, Suite 2
Greenfield, MA 01301
Attention: Kimberly Noake MacPhee
