A joint letter of intent to form a GO Virginia Regional Council in the Shenandoah Valley was submitted to the state in February. The letter was written on behalf of the Shenandoah Valley Partnership, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission, Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission, and Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board. […]

Bike the Valley, a regional marketing program that promotes the Shenandoah Valley as a premier bicycling destination in the eastern United States, was recently awarded a Virginia Tourism Corporation Marketing Leverage Grant totaling $12,500. The funding will be used for rebranding the nearly decade old program and switching the current […]

James Madison University (JMU) requested the services of the CSPDC to complete their Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for twelve high-priority facilities that have a high potential for discharging pollutants. CSPDC staff conducted site visits, identified and mapped potential pollution areas and drainage structures, and developed a set of recommendations of […]

On March 3, 2017, the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (SAWMPO) held its kick-off meeting for the Wilson Workforce Rehabilitation Center Small Area Study.  The study will examine alternative/secondary access locations to the Wilson Workforce Rehabilitation Complex, access management along US 250 (Jefferson Highway), and operational and safety issues along the […]

More than one hundred newly designed BRITE bus stop signs will be installed throughout Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro in early 2017. The signs were developed with data collected from a bus stop inventory and feature a design created by the BRITE Transit Advisory Committee.  CSPDC staff met with local […]

Five hundred Bike the Valley brochures were mailed to Canada as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) international marketing program.   VTC maintains a tourism office in Toronto and Quebec where they promote Virginia to the Canadian market.  The Shenandoah Valley is a popular cycling destination for Canadian tourists who seek […]

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has announced that $1.2 million dollars in grant funds are available through the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund. The Fund is managed by the Virginia Resources Authority on behalf of DCR.  Eligible projects through the Fund include dam […]