The Millton Town Beach photographed for the data collection phase of the Promoting Outdoor Play! project (SRPC Photo).
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Planning
On Thursday, Aug. 27, Jen Czysz, executive director, Shayna Sylvia, communications and outreach planner, and Nancy O' Connor, equity and engagement planner, met with partner Ashley Desrochers of Greater Seacoast Community Health about their new aging program funded by the Tufts Health Plan program.
The purpose of the check-in was to plan for the first steering committee meeting, which is scheduled for late September. The steering committee will help guide the overall process of the two-year program, as members lend their knowledge and experiences in their areas of expertise. They will help shape outreach and processes for collecting information about current age-friendly practices and policies in the region, and contribute to a comprehensive planning document with recommendations about how communities can be more welcoming of aging populations.
Potential new project partners and steering committee members are still being contacted, so if you or someone you know would be interested in this effort, please reach out to either Shayna Sylvia or Nancy O'Connor.
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On Friday, Aug. 28 Shayna Sylvia, communications and outreach planner, attended the CommuteSmart NH (CSNH) Coordination Meeting. Members were joined by Sandy Thibault, Executive Director of the Chittenden Area Transportation Management Association (CATMA), who reviewed CATMA’s recent activities including their new Telework Program Guide.
Following the presentation, the group discussed the upcoming Buses, Bikes and Brooms Commuter Challenge, which will take place during the month of October. Shayna, along with Central NH RPC planner and executive director Katie and Mike, gave an update to other members on their meeting with Alex Rindone, the web developer who provides services to CommuteSMART Seacoast. That meeting allowed partners to discuss using CommuteSMART Seacoast's trip logging program for the fall CSNH challenge, and for future challenges in 2021, and was promising in the ability to do so.
Information on CSNH's Buses, Bikes, and Brooms challenge is now available on its website, and will be updated as need be.
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Project staff for the Promoting Outdoor Play! program are continuing to complete the data collection phase of the project, utilizing both allocated contract time, and volunteers to assess recreation sites in the region. To date, 23.1% of the 317 sites have been assessed.
This inventory and data collection phase allows for gathering information on primary uses for each site, overall condition of the site, and includes photographs that will be used for the second part of the project, marketing the region's recreational assets.
Staff are also meeting with each of the 18 communities to utilize their unique knowledge of resources in their community. This week, equity and engagement planner, Nancy O'Connor, met with municipal staff with the City of Somersworth to gather their feedback.
Staff are still seeking volunteers to help with data collection. This map shows sites that have been completed, as well as those that still need assessing.
If you are interested in helping with data collection, please contact GIS planner Jackson Rand.
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