Household Hazardous Waste Collection Events Come Back Strong |
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The Nashua Region Solid Waste Management District held its first Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) collection event of the season in Nashua on Saturday August 1 at the City's Park & Ride facility on Crown Street. Three previously scheduled HHW collections were cancelled due to COVID-19. Despite a last minute change in location, the response was tremendous with over 400 households participating in the collection event. Since all participants are required to remain in their cars at all times, social distancing is readily maintained, however masks were required as an extra precaution. Highlights from the August 1 event are provided below. This year's second collection event will be held on Saturday August 29 at the Town of Milford Department of Public Works facility at 289 South St. from 8 am to noon. NRPC serves as staff to the Solid Waste District. For more information on the HHW program, click here. |
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Nashua Transit System Continues to Phase-in Fixed Route Service |
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As the Nashua Transit System (NTS) has phased in their return to fixed route service over the past few months, NRPC has been there every step of the way to provide timely maps and other products that are helping passengers get where they need to be. For each of NTS's 3 phases of increased service, NRPC GIS staff has created the necessary systemwide route maps for office staff and passengers alike, as well as individual route maps accessible via the Transit Sytem website at ridebigblue.com.
Starting on August 24th, NTS entered Phase 3, which is also serving as a pilot for what the agency hopes is a new permanent routing system that serves the City more efficiently than ever before. For this important phase, NRPC not only continued to update the maps to address the changing routes, but also produced brand new English and Spanish versions of the NTS Rideguide, which contains maps, timetables, a summary of route changes since the pandemic response began, and COVID-related precautions and information.
NTS Transportation Manager Camille Pattison noted that "the Nashua Transit System relies exclusively upon the Nashua Regional Planning Commission to create and update all of our public facing route maps and rideguides. NRPC has been extremely responsive to our mapping needs during our phased return to service in response to COVID-19. Working with NRPC’s skilled staff allows NTS to seamlessly roll out service changes."
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NRPC to Host Webinar on Preventing Accidental Poisonings |
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The Toxic Free is as Easy as 1,2,3 initiative is funded through a Healthy Communities Grant from the US EPA |
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Please join us Wednesday August 26 at 2 pm for an informational webinar focused on avoiding accidental poison exposures in the home. The Toxic Free is as Easy as 1,2,3 project seeks to promote education about hazardous products in the home, and how to avoid accidental poisonings. The webinar will cover how to identify, properly store, use alternatives for, and dispose of hazardous household products. With more of us spending time at home it is more important than ever to be aware of the hazards in our homes.
When: Aug 26, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Toxic Free is as Easy as 1,2,3: Avoiding Accidental Poisonings
To register for this important webinar, click on the following link:
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Nashua Bicycle & Pedestrian Project Webinar Scheduled for September 1 |
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The Nashua Bicycle and Pedestrian Project seeks to promote opportunities for safe and efficient non-motorized travel around the City of Nashua. In this webinar, staff from the Nashua Regional Planning Commission and the City of Nashua will summarize project progress-to-date, including the results of a public survey and GIS level-of-stress analysis. Through interactive polling, webinar participants will have the opportunity to provide additional feedback, the goal of which is to inform prioritization of future bike-ped improvements in the City. If you live, work or visit Nashua and are interested in transportation issues, take this opportunity to learn about this important initiative and let your voice be heard.
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Toxic Free is as Easy as 1,2,3 Webinar: 8/26 at 2:00 pm via Zoom. Click here to register. For more information call Mason Twombly at (603) 417-6570.
Nashua Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Webinar: Tuesday, 9/1 at 6:00 pm. Click here to register. For more information, contact Sara Siskavich at (603) 417-6570.
NRPC Transportation Technical Advisory Committee Meeting: Wednesday, 9/9 at noon via Zoom. For log-in information, email Mattw@nashuarpc.org or call (603) 417-6570.
Nashua Regional Planning Commission Executive Committee Meeting: Wednesday, 9/16 at 6 pm noon via Zoom. For log-in information, email Jaym@nashuarpc.org or call (603) 417-6570.
Nashua Regional Planning Commission Quarterly Meeting: Wednesday, 9/16 at 7 pm noon via Zoom. For log-in information, email Jaym@nashuarpc.org or call (603) 417-6570.
Nashua Region Solid Waste Management District Quarterly Meeting: Thursday 9/17 10 am via Zoom. For meeting log-in information, email masont@nashuarpc.org or call (603) 417-6570.
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