Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is the regional planning agency for the 43 cities and towns that compose the Pioneer Valley Region in mid-western Massachusetts' Connecticut River Valley. PVPC performs myriad services—from bikeway development and traffic counting to writing grant proposals and master plans—in a wide range of planning areas: transportation and transit, environment and land use, community development and historic preservation, economic development, data research and analysis, and Geographic Information System mapping and graphics. PVPC promotes regional collaboration among its member communities and is the primary agency responsible for increasing communication, cooperation, and coordination among all levels of government as well as private business and civic sectors in order to benefit the entire Pioneer Valley region and to improve its residents' quality of life.