The City of Springfield is developing Neighborhood Investment Plans for its seventeen neighborhoods. The first phase of work focused on re-restabilizing the neighborhoods that were disproportionately negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The City used American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to support phase one.
The City hired the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) to manage the project. PVPC engaged Way Finders to facilitate community engagement with residents, small businesses, and local community-based organizations in the plan update process. A series of engagement events will be held throughout the project to collect input from residents, business-owners, and community groups in the participating neighborhoods. PVPC staff are meeting monthly with neighborhood councils in the targeted neighborhoods and community stakeholders are also invited to contribute to the neighborhood planning process.
For more information or to schedule an interview or to invite the Planning Team to your neighborhood event, please contact Catherine Ratté, 413-285-1174 or at cratte@pvpc.org.
PVPC and our collaborators Way Finders have begun work on the final phase of targeted Neighborhood Investment plans for: Forest Park, Indian Orchard and Lower Liberty Heights.
Staff will be attending the Neighborhood Council/Civic Association/Citizen Council meetings in each neighborhood over the next 6-7 months, surveying residents and stakeholders, and scheduling a series of public events and workshops to assure maximum engagement in these important plans.
Check back here for upcoming events. Thank you.
If you have questions, call or email Catherine at 413-285-1174, cratte@pvpc.org.
Click on links below to view/download the drafts plans.
Phase 2 of Springfield’s Neighborhood Investment Planning process includes four more neighborhoods—Brightwood and Memorial Square in the city’s North End, the Metro Center neighborhood in the heart of downtown and the South End is wrapping up now.
The final plans for Brightwood and Memorial Square in the city’s North End, the Metro Center and South End are available for review here:
The final plans for Bay, Maple High/Six Corners, McKnight, Old Hill and Upper Hill are available below.
Questions? Call or email Catherine at 413-285-1174, cratte@pvpc.org.
The city of Springfield engaged their regional planning agency, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) to produce this Data Atlas in order to provide community-based advocacy and service delivery organizations, residents, and city government with health, economic, and educational information on each of the city’s 17 neighborhoods. Collectively, we seek to answer the question: how is Springfield doing?
The Springfield Data Atlas by Neighborhood Report and Springfield Data Atlas website are sources for more information regarding the different neighborhoods in Springfield.
