BITS AND PIECES
A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region
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Attendees at REDC's Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy Visioning Session attend a tour of new workforce development housing on site at Harmony Homes in Durham. (Photo credit: SRPC)
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By definition, “Census Blocks are statistical areas bounded by visible features, such as streets, roads, streams, and railroad tracks, and by nonvisible boundaries, such as selected property lines and city, township, school district, and county limits.”
This map was designed using the latest 2020 Census data to display population, race, housing, groups quarters, and age range data in three different views: tract, block group, and blocks.
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On Friday, Nov. 19, communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia attended the Commute Smart NH committee meeting, which included a guest presentation by Danelle Carey, program director of goDCgo. She provided an overview of this District Department of Transportation (DDOT) initiative, which aims to encourage the use of sustainable transportation.
The group also reviewed CSNH’s new rideshare platform, and their satisfaction with using the challenge features for the first time. Current users of the CSNH app and website, and those interested in joining, should remember that they can log trips year-round to earn points towards coupons or raffle entries for monthly gift cards.
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As a neighboring Economic Development District (EDD), SRPC was excited to participate in setting economic development priorities considering its proximity and aligned goals. SRPC staff will be working on its CEDS update, synchronously, and will continue to collaborate with REDC.
Following the visioning session, attendees were able to tour the meeting location, Harmony Homes in Durham, which has new workforce development housing on site with a childcare facility, affordable apartments for Harmony Homes staff members and additional office space for staff. This new, innovative project exemplifies implementation of many of SRPC's economic development themes, and Nancy was able to learn more about its inception and purpose during the tour.
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