Report ranked Springfield as the country's 13th least dangerous metro area for pedestrians
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In light of Smart Growth America naming Greater Springfield the 13th least dangerous metro area in the country for pedestrians, as well as Massachusetts ranking in the top 10 least dangerous states for pedestrians, as part of their 2016 edition of Dangerous by Design, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC) is highlighting some of their collaborative efforts to make the streets of the Pioneer Valley safer for automobiles, bikers and pedestrians.
10 Jan
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Valley Opportunity Council and Nuestras Racies is joining with Chicopee and Holyoke officials to try to reduce sewer overflows by planting more trees and urban gardens in areas which will reduce runoff which flows into combined storm drains and sewer pipes and eventually overflows in to rivers.
06 Jan
The Cities of Chicopee and Holyoke and their partners – Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Valley Opportunity Council and Nuestras Raices - will be hosting public workshops to promote green streets in those communities next week to resume a three-year effort to integrate more urban trees and green infrastructure into planned city road reconstruction projects.
05 Jan