We invest approximately 600 hours annually in project specific activities. The focus is towards assisting towns, nonprofit groups, and governmental agencies with getting projects implemented! Far from cherry picking jobs, these are projects identified and prioritized through the planning process.
Downtown/Village Private Investments
Regional Facility Implementation
Local Facilities and Implementation
TRORC have been involved with simultaneous efforts to establish two Vermont Scenic Byway Designations in the region. This designation offers travelers historic, cultural, scenic and recreational information and waypoint centers about the towns and villages along the Byway.
Crossroad of Vermont Byway (Route 4)
The proposed Crossroad of Vermont Byway follows Route 4 westward across the state from the Connecticut River Valley through the Green Mountains to the Valley of Vermont. The Byway stretches across nine towns from Hartford to West Rutland. The Crossroads of Vermont Byway is a joint project of town representatives, Chambers of Commerce of Hartford, Woodstock, and Killington, the Office of Killington Economic Development and Tourism, local businesses, and the Rutland and Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commissions. The Corridor Management Plan was presented to the Vermont Scenery Preservation Council in January 2011 and to the Vermont Transportation Board in February 2011. The Crossroad of Vermont Byway has been designated as Vermont's 7th Scenic Byway.
Scenic Route 100 Byway (Route 100)
The proposed Byway Designation of Route 100 is a joint effort of town representatives from Pittsfield, Killington, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Ludlow and Andover; Okemo Valley Chamber of Commerce, Office of Killington Economic Development and Tourism, local businesses, and the Southern Windsor County and Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Planning Commissions. The Committee has finalized their Corridor Management Plan that identifies these resources along the Scenic Route 100 Byway. This Plan also includes a vision for the future of the Byway and strategies to improve and enhance the resources and destinations along the way. The Committee presented to the Vermont Scenery Preservation Council on March 24, 2011 and to the Vermont Transportation Board on April 13, 2011 at the Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center. The Scenic Route 100 Byway has been designated as Vermont's 8th Scenic Byway.
As part of our annual transportation project prioritization process, the RPCs are tasked with working with the TAC and Towns to examine our list of VTrans capital projects and rank them in order them based on our project criteria. VTrans decision making is based on engineering criteria and other technical factors making up 80% of the decision process and the RPCs’ input addressing economic development, historic resources, etc., makes up 20% of the final decision.