Strafford Regional Planning Commission

What Strafford Regional Planning Commission does

Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC) is a public governmental planning agency established in 1971 under New Hampshire RSA 36:46, headquartered at 150 Wakefield St, Suite 12, Rochester, NH. It is one of nine Regional Planning Commissions in New Hampshire and serves 19 member municipalities in Strafford County — Barrington, Brookfield, Dover, Durham, Farmington, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Newmarket, Northwood, Nottingham, Rochester, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Strafford, and Wakefield — providing regional coordination on transportation, land use, economic development, and environmental planning matters that exceed the capacity of individual towns.

SRPC's core deliverables are organized around three functional areas: "Measure" (Mapping/GIS, Data Collection, Performance Measures, Data Snapshots, Dashboards), "Plan" (Core Plans, Municipal Assistance, Economic Development including COVID-19 Recovery, Transportation/TIP/UPWP, and Environment spanning Climate Adaptation, Conservation, Energy, and Watershed Planning), and "Engage" (committee governance, public meetings, newsletter, social media). Its underlying technology consists of GIS mapping platforms and regional data analytics tools that produce interactive map galleries, dashboards, and data visualizations used by municipal planning boards across the region. SRPC also functions as the federally designated metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the region, managing the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) in coordination with NHDOT, FHWA, and FTA.

SRPC's revenue model is non-commercial: it is funded through federal transportation planning grants (FHWA/FTA), state appropriations, municipal membership dues scaled by population (yielding 2-4 commissioners per community), and program-specific federal funds (e.g., EPA). The organization has 11-50 employees, no private investors, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and operates on a public-agency cost-recovery basis rather than commercial pricing. Distribution is direct-to-government via committee structures and commissioner representation, with no third-party channel partners.

Name

Strafford Regional Planning Commission

Legal name

Strafford Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://strafford.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strafford Regional Planning Commission is a public governmental planning agency under NH RSA 36:46 serving 19 municipalities in Strafford County, New Hampshire with GIS mapping, transportation, economic development, and environmental planning services funded by federal, state, and municipal sources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (54137)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995)

akta.pro primary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• GIS mapping services
• Transportation planning
• Environmental planning
• Community development

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Federal and State Grant Funding: SRPC receives funding from federal transportation planning grants (including UPWP - Unified Planning Work Program), state appropriations, and municipal contributions from member communities
2. Municipal Membership Dues: Member municipalities contribute to SRPC operations, with representation based on population size (2-4 commissioners per community depending on population)

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SRPC is a public governmental regional planning commission serving 19 member municipalities in Strafford County, New Hampshire. It provides regional planning, GIS/mapping, transportation planning, environmental planning, economic development assistance, and data collection services to local governments on a membership and grant-funded basis.

Product overview

Strafford Regional Planning Commission offers a unified portfolio of planning and coordination services for 19 member communities in Strafford County, New Hampshire. The core offerings include GIS and mapping services, data collection and performance measurement tools, and comprehensive planning support spanning economic development, transportation, and environmental management. These services are delivered as an integrated suite where data infrastructure (Mapping, Data Collection, Dashboards, Performance Measures) supports all planning functions (Core Plans, Municipal Assistance, Economic Development, Transportation, Environment including Climate Adaptation, Conservation, Energy, and Watershed Planning).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• New Hampshire Department of TransportationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSRPC works with NHDOT on transportation planning, including the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP). SRPC serves as the metropolitan planning organization for the region.
• Federal Highway AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives federal transportation planning funding through FHWA for regional transportation planning activities as part of the metropolitan planning organization function.
• Federal Transit AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceives federal transit planning funding through FTA for coordinated transit planning in the region.
• Environmental Protection AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with EPA on environmental planning initiatives including brownfields assessment, climate adaptation, and watershed planning programs.
• Other New Hampshire Regional Planning CommissionsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates with the eight other Regional Planning Commissions in New Hampshire on statewide planning initiatives and best practices sharing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rockingham Planning Commission: One of the other nine New Hampshire Regional Planning Commissions, providing the same municipal planning, GIS, transportation, and economic development services to member communities in the Rockingham region. Directly comparable in statutory authority, service mix, and funding model.
• Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission: A sister NH Regional Planning Commission serving municipalities in the southern tier of the state under the same NH RSA 36:46 framework. Same customer base (NH municipalities), same service lines (transportation, GIS, land use, environment), and same funding sources.
• Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission: Another NH Regional Planning Commission with an analogous mandate, member-funded model, and transportation/land use/environmental planning portfolio. Useful benchmark for SRPC's cost structure and service depth.
• Nashua Regional Planning Commission: NH RPC operating under the same statutory framework and providing municipal planning, GIS, and transportation services in the greater Nashua region. Directly comparable peer for service model, governance, and funding mix.
• North Country Council: Regional planning body serving northern New Hampshire communities with analogous municipal planning, economic development, and transportation functions. Comparable as a NH RPC peer with similar statutory authority.

Regional players

• Greater Portland Council of Governments: Multi-municipal regional planning and service-delivery body in southern Maine that performs transportation planning, economic development, and data/GIS services analogous to SRPC. Comparable in scope and customer base but in a different state.

Broad incumbents

• Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Large regional council of governments serving the Washington DC metro area with planning, data, and MPO functions similar to SRPC. Comparable in mandate and service mix but at much larger scale and broader geography.

Others

• National Association of Regional Councils: Industry and advocacy association for the U.S. regional council and MPO community. Not a competitor, but a relevant ecosystem peer for understanding federal funding flows and policy developments that affect SRPC's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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