Useful Links
Planning
- American Planning Association
- APA, Massachusetts Chapter
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts website
- National Association of Regional Councils
- Planners Web, News and Information for Citizen Planners
- Online College Guide for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students
- BRPC Planning Acronyms and Abbreviations
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Community Planning/Land Use
- Citizen Planners Training Collaborative
- Mass. Dept. of Housing & Community Development (includes grants & data profiles of each town)
- Mass. Historical Commission
- Mass. Municipal Association
- 2023 Massachusetts Municipal Guide
- National Association of Towns and Townships
Environment
- Berkshire Environmental Action Team
- Berkshire Natural Resources Council
- Berkshires Outside
- Deerfield River Watershed Association
- Center for Watershed Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 1 – New England
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Farmington River Watershed Association
- Hoosic River Watershed Association
- Housatonic Valley Association
- Lakes and Ponds Association of Western Massachusetts
- Mass. Department of Environmental Protection
- Mass. Environmental Trust (grants)
- Nature Conservancy
- Westfield River Watershed Association
- Woodlands Partnership of Northwest Massachusetts
Economic Development
- 1Berkshire
- Economic Development Administration
- International Economic Development Council
- Mass. Alliance for Economic Development
- MassDevelopment
- Mass. Office of Business Development
- National Association of Development Organizations
- Regional MBI Broadband Map
Information Services / Mapping / GIS
- Berkshire Benchmarks
- Dept. of Local Services Municipal Data Bank
- Highway traffic counts
- MassGIS
- The American Factfinder
- U.S. Census Bureau
Public Health
- Berkshire County Boards of Health Association (BCBOHA)
- Berkshire Toolkit – Substance Use Treatment, Recovery & Harm Reduction Resources
- Berkshire Overdose Addiction Prevention Collaborative (BOAPC)
- GetVaccinatedBerkshires.org
- Social Determinants of Health Guide
Transportation
- Berkshire Bike Path Council
- Berkshire Regional Transit Authority
- Institute of Transportation Engineers
- MassDOT
- Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center
- Surface Transportation Policy Project
- U.S. Department of Transportation
Massachusetts Planning Commissions
Local Media
- Berkshire Eagle
- Berkshire Edge
- Berkshire Magazine
- Berkshire Business Journal
- iBerkshires
- Rural Intelligence
- Greylock Glass