Due to the Fourth of July holiday we have a shorter version of “Bits and Pieces” called “Just the Pieces,” and we are sending it out a couple of days early! This edition features a quick link to an interesting read, information on local events, and an opportunity for public comment.

NHARPC Corner - Growing Younger: What Are Communities Doing to Reverse the Aging Population Trend?
SRPC principal planner Kyle Pimental co-authored an article for the July/August edition of NH Municipal Association's (NHMA) Town and City publication.

The article, which was recently published, discusses how new estimates show recent increases in younger people migrating to New Hampshire from other states and the effect this has on municipalities.

Cameron Prolman, regional planner at Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, also contributed to the article, which can be found online .
Firework Displays in the Granite State
Every year New Hampshire magazine releases a schedule of Fourth of July festivities in the state.

Regional festivities (as noted in NH Magazine) include:

Dover Fireworks - July 4
Durham Fireworks - July 3
Milton Mills Fourth of July Parade - July 4
Rochester Fireworks - July 3
Wakefield Annual Independence Day Celebration - July 4

Learn more online .
#LTSontheroad
Strafford Metropolitan Planning Organization is currently seeking feedback as part of its bicycle level of traffic stress project. This effort is being coordinated by Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC) in partnership among New Hampshire’s four Metropolitan Planning Organization's (MPO), one rural regional planning commission, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.  This project includes collecting data as part of a statewide effort to gauge the stress motorized traffic causes bicyclists.

Opportunities for public comment have been setup at bike shops around the region including Tri-City Bicycles in Rochester, Dover Cyclery, Philbrick's in Dover, the Bike Factory in Newmarket, and Oyster River Cycle and Sport in Durham. Can't give us feedback in person? Comment online .

Strafford Regional Planning Commission | 603-994-3500 | srpc@strafford.org | www.strafford.org
July 3, 2019