Regional Comprehensive Planning is a cooperative agreement between neighboring municipalities to formally work together on community issues such as housing growth, economic development, traffic, infrastructure improvements, stormwater management, recreational opportunities, and natural resource protection, school planning, and public safety.
It involves creating plans and policies for a specific geographic area by collaborating with surrounding townships, for example the townships of Worcester, Skippack, Lower Providence, and Whitpain.
Regional Planning includes these considerations:
Land use: Plans to guide how land is used in the region
Infrastructure: Coordinating investments in infrastructure projects
Environmental protection: Protecting the environment through policies and plans
Historic preservation: Preserving the region's history
Neighborhood improvement: Enhancing the quality of life in neighborhoods
What is Regional Planning?
Regional Planning Examples In Our Area
Central Perkiomen Valley (Boroughs of Collegeville, Schwenksville, and Trappe, the townships of Lower Frederick, Perkiomen, and Upper Frederick)
Indian Valley (Boroughs of Souderton and Telford, the townships of Franconia, Lower Salford and Upper Salford)
Upper Perkiomen Valley (Boroughs of East Greenville, Green Lane, Pennsburg and Red Hill, the townships of Marlborough and Upper Hanover)
Pottstown Region (Borough of Pottstown, the townships of Douglass, Lower Pottsgrove, New Hanover, Upper Pottsgrove, and Upper Hanover)