| LATEST NEWS The 2018 ECOS Plan/Regional Energy Plan received an affirmative determination of energy compliance from the Department of Public Service on August 9, 2018. View the certification documents » |
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) adopted the 2018 ECOS Plan on June 20, 2018, an update to the 2013 ECOS Plan. This 2018 update focused mainly on updates to the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), and will serve as the Region’s Enhanced Energy Plan. The CCRPC’s Long-Range Planning Committee led this effort, along with assistance from sub-committees and the Transportation Advisory Committee. Additionally, the Transportation Demand Model was updated to enhance to region’s travel forecasting capabilities and to inform the transportation sections of the Plan.
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Updates to Economy (Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – CEDS) »
Updates to Transportation (Metropolitan Transportation Plan – MTP) »
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Analysis Reports »
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2013 ECOS Plan »
2018 ECOS Plan (Adopted 6/20/18)
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission adopted the 2018 ECOS Plan at its board meeting on June 20, 2018. The ECOS Plan is broken into seven sections. Each section is available below, as well as a simplified summary document that describes the updates for each section. For more information about the plan and public process, please scroll below.
- Summary: 2018 ECOS Plan »
This summary document provides a simplified overview of the ECOS Plan, as well as the three main sections updated in 2018: energy, economy, and transportation. Please note that this overview does not reflect the overall content within the Plan, but seeks to summarize some of the main components and updates. - 2018 ECOS Plan: Main Document »
This main section includes the vision, goals and collective strategies and actions to address the region’s concerns, including CCRPC’s top 10 actions for the coming five years. - Supplement 1: Process »
Process and public engagement. - Supplement 2: Regional Analysis »
Regional analysis, culminating in a list of 31 high-priority concerns. - Supplement 3: Regional Plan »
Regional Plan, including a description of the maps, planning areas, Act 250/Section 248 role, and compatibility with municipal and surrounding regional plans. - Supplement 4: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy »
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) including a strengths / weaknesses / opportunities / threats analysis and project list of the region’s utility and facility needs. - Supplement 5: Metropolitan Transportation Plan »
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) including the 2050 scenario, financial plan and the region’s transportation project list. - Supplement 6: Energy Analysis, Targets, & Methodology »
Enhanced Energy Planning methodology and data guide.
2018 ECOS Plan Second Draft
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC) released the second public hearing draft of the 2018 Chittenden County ECOS Plan on April 9, 2018. The second public hearing was held on May 16, 2018.
The second draft of the 2018 ECOS Plan is broken into seven sections. Each section is available below.
- Draft 2018 ECOS Plan: Main Document »
This main section includes the vision, goals and collective strategies and actions to address the region’s concerns, including CCRPC’s top 10 actions for the coming five years. - Supplement 1: Process »
Process and public engagement.
View the public comments and responses spreadsheet » - Supplement 2: Regional Analysis »
Regional analysis, culminating in a list of 31 high-priority concerns. - Supplement 3: Regional Plan »
Regional Plan, including a description of the maps, planning areas, Act 250/Section 248 role, and compatibility with municipal and surrounding regional plans. - Supplement 4: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy »
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) including a strengths / weaknesses / opportunities / threats analysis and project list of the region’s utility and facility needs. - Supplement 5: Metropolitan Transportation Plan »
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) including the 2050 scenario, financial plan and the region’s transportation project list. - Supplement 6: Energy Analysis, Targets, & Methodology »
Enhanced Energy Planning methodology and data guide.
2018 ECOS Plan First Draft
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) and the Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation (GBIC) released the first public hearing draft of the 2018 Chittenden County ECOS Plan on January 17, 2018 through February 21, 2018.
The draft 2018 ECOS Plan is broken into seven sections. Each section is available below.
- Draft 2018 ECOS Plan: Main Document »
- Supplement 1: Process »
View the public comments and responses spreadsheet » - Supplement 2: Regional Analysis »
- Supplement 3: Regional Plan »
- Supplement 4: Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy »
View a short visual overview of the CEDS updates » - Supplement 5: Metropolitan Transportation Plan »
View a short visual overview of the MTP updates » - Supplement 6: Energy Analysis, Targets, & Methodology »
View a short visual overview of the energy updates »
Regional Energy Plan
The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission (CCRPC) developed a Regional Energy Plan to advance the State’s Comprehensive Energy Plan’s climate and energy goals while also being consistent with municipal and regional plans. The Regional Energy Plan will help to implement the recent legislation (Act 174) to improve the siting of renewable energy projects by giving towns and regions a greater voice in the Section 248 process. This is incorporated into the 2018 ECOS Plan.
Determination of Energy Compliance
The Vermont Department of Public Service held a public hearing on August 6, 2018 to provide input on the 2018 ECOS Plan. | View the public hearing presentation »
The Plan received an affirmative determination of energy compliance from the Department of Public Service on August 9, 2018. | View the certification documents here »
Previous Drafts, Data & Maps
Below is a draft of the enhanced energy plan that was submitted to the Department of Public Service for review in June 2017, as well as a visual overview and full draft for public review (10/31/17-11/22/17).
- October 2017 Draft Energy Visual Overview »
- October 2017 Draft Energy Section »
- June 2017 Draft – ECOS Plan Text with Energy Edits »
- Regional Data and Maps »
Contact
For questions or comments about the Regional Energy Plan, contact Melanie Needle.
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
The Chittenden County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is designed to bring together the public and private sectors in the creation of an economic roadmap to diversify and strengthen regional economies. The CEDS should analyze the regional economy and serve as a guide for establishing regional goals and objectives, developing and implementing a regional plan of action, and identifying investment priorities and funding sources.
A CEDS integrates a region’s human and physical capital planning in the service of economic development. Integrated economic development planning provides the flexibility to adapt to global economic conditions and fully utilize the region’s unique advantages to maximize economic opportunity for its residents by attracting the private investment that creates jobs for the region’s residents.
A CEDS must be the result of a continuing economic development planning process developed with broad-based and diverse public and private sector participation, and must set forth the goals and objectives necessary to solve the economic development problems of the region and clearly define the metrics of success.
Finally, a CEDS provides a useful benchmark by which a regional economy can evaluate opportunities with other regions in the national economy.
Below is the draft CEDS, as well as a short visual overview, both of which were out for public review and comment from 11/17/17-12/8/17.
Contact
For questions or comments about the CEDS, contact Emily Nosse-Leirer.
Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP)
Metropolitan Planning Organizations, like the CCRPC, are required by Federal law to develop a long range Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) at least every five years. This document must include the strategies, actions and projects that will lead to “an integrated multimodal transportation system to facilitate the safe and efficient movement of people and goods.” Federal funds cannot be used for projects and services unless they are consistent with an adopted long range plan. The MTP must also be financially constrained by the reasonably expected level of transportation funding.
The following two documents were available for public review and comment from December 18, 2017 through January 5, 2018.
Contact
For questions or comments about the MTP, contact Peter Keating.
Online Maps
Locate any place in Chittenden County with the ECOS Online Map and learn about the built environment, natural areas, and other social and economic information.
Analysis Reports
Learn more about how we got to the concerns by reading the detailed Analysis Reports »
Contact
If you have any general questions or would like more information, please contact the CCRPC at info@ccrpcvt.org.