Planning for Broadband in New Hampshire

In an increasingly digital world, access to high-speed Internet is among the most significant factors that will determine the ability of communities to achieve economic growth and quality of life. A vibrant local and state economy requires broadband infrastructure to support economic development, energy efficiency, advances in health care, and improved educational opportunities.

Culture Has Measurable Effect on NH’s Economy

In 2012, the N.H. State Council on the Arts released a study detailing how arts and culture organizations affect New Hampshire’s economy.

Encouraging Students to Stay, Work, and Play

In 2011 New Hampshire’s 32 colleges and universities awarded over 16,000 associates, bachelors, and master’s degrees. Despite these impressive numbers, it was found that 32% of surveyed NH young professionals said they planned to move out of the state within five years of graduating.

The North Country Plan

North Country statistics paint a dismal picture – joblessness, the growing obesity problem, low education levels, the list goes on. But there is another side to the picture of who and what the North Country is...

Connecting Healthy Communities and Planning

LRPC connects the dots between healthy communities and local and regional planning...

Developing a Capital Improvements Program

The implementation phase of any regional or local Master Plan is the most difficult. A Capital Improvements Program, whether simply designed or more complex with greater analytical components, is one of many the municipal management tools available to help.

Agricultural Commissions in New Hampshire

Agricultural Commissions have been established by over two dozen cities and towns in New Hampshire to foster awareness of farming, forestry and locally grown food, garden and forest products.

Outreach Highlights from UVLSRPC

Staff from each of the nine Regional Planning Commissions spent considerable time over the past few months engaging communities about what is important to them. Check out highlights from Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission.

Obesity Prevention in NH Communities

A new easy-to-read report from the Obesity Prevention Program (OPP) summarizes the findings of a study of New Hampshire city and town policies that support healthy eating and active living.

2013 Permaculture through the Seasons at D Acres

Community and regional planning involves guiding land use change over time. These types of changes ultimately redesign our ecosystems, and yet very few of us have a background in ecology or ecosystem design. Permaculture Design Courses have been developed to provide that very skillset by teaching a framework for decision making that considers the goals of the designer and the specific attributes of the community or development site.