Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission

Name

Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission

Legal name

Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission

Website

https://cnhrpc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD), Transportation & Infrastructure Planning (BPAHAKAF)

Keywords

• Regional planning services
• Transportation planning
• Hazard mitigation planning
• GIS mapping services
• Municipal planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Municipalities pay membership dues based on population to access a variety of land use, environmental, transportation, economic development, municipal management, and other planning services.
2. Government Funding: Financial support received from NHDOT (NH Department of Transportation), NHOEP (NH Office of Emergency Preparedness), and NHDES (NH Department of Environmental Services), as well as grants from governmental and nonprofit organizations.
3. Project Grants: Special projects funded through grants from federal agencies (EDA for CEDS, FEMA for Hazard Mitigation), state agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Examples include American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Grant for Regional Housing Needs Assessment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CNHRPC provides regional, local, and transportation planning services to its 20 member municipalities in Central New Hampshire. Core offerings include land use planning, environmental planning, transportation planning, economic development, municipal management, master plan development, hazard mitigation planning, GIS mapping services, and capital improvement programs. The organization also conducts regional planning activities such as the Central NH Regional Plan, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Regional Housing Needs Assessment, and over 200 traffic counts annually.

Product overview

CNHRPC is a regional planning commission providing comprehensive planning services to 20 member communities in Central New Hampshire. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected planning services including Local Planning Services (CIP, Master Plans, zoning assistance), the Hazard Mitigation Plan Program, Regional Planning Services (CEDS, Broadband Plan, Regional Plan), Transportation Planning Services, and GIS & Data Services. Key products include planning documents (Regional Transportation Plan, TIP, Housing Assessment, Rail Trails Plans, Natural Resource Inventories), advisory committees (TAC), and data products (Traffic Count Program). These services work together to help communities address land use, transportation, economic development, housing, natural resources, and hazard mitigation challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Local Planning Services General and specialized planning assistance to member communities including ordinance and regulation review, master plan consultations, GIS data access, traffic counts, circuit rider planning, development review, grant writing, and GIS mapping projects.
• Hazard Mitigation Plan Program Development and updating of high-quality local Hazard Mitigation Plans for Central NH Region communities. Plans must be updated every five years to FEMA requirements to maintain eligibility for FEMA mitigation project grant funding.
• Regional Planning Services Assists member communities with regional issues including producing the Central NH Regional Plan, Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Central NH Regional Broadband Plan, and Brownfields Assessment Program.
• Transportation Planning Services Coordinates both short and long-term transportation planning activities including facilitation of local and regional transportation issues, data collection and analysis, and coordination with member communities and NH Department of Transportation.
• GIS and Data Services Maintains and provides natural resources, municipal, transportation, demographic, and socio-economic data displayed on maps. Services include extensive mapping, GIS analysis, data creation, and update and maintenance for open space plans, master plans, hazard mitigation plans, zoning updates, tax mapping, and road base maps.
• Traffic Count Data Program Conducts over 200 traffic counts annually at locations throughout the region using radar counters. Data is used by CNHRPC and NHDOT for decision-making, traffic modeling, and includes historical records dating back to 1992.
• Regional Transportation Plan Supports direction and actions for transportation projects and programs over a 25-year horizon, including corridor spotlights for eight regionally significant corridors.
• Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Prepares Regional TIP every two years based on input from local municipalities, NHDOT, and the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), concurrent with the NHDOT State Transportation Improvement Program and Ten Year Plan update.
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Planning Promotes non-motorized transportation options including Complete Streets approach, Safe Routes to School programs, trails planning, and regional trails coordination including the Merrimack River Greenway Trail and Regional Trails Coordinating Council.
• Road Surface Management System (RSMS) Provides systematic approach for municipalities to assess road system conditions and guide future improvement and investment decisions, based on the principle that roads in good condition cost less to maintain.
• Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) State-mandated assessment of regional housing needs across all income levels, providing tools, recommendations, and strategies for local decision makers.
• Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Advisory regional economic development strategy developed in coordination with Southern NH Planning Commission, covering 20 CNHRPC communities.
• Central NH Region Broadband Plan Guidance document for communities, policy makers, businesses, and residents to understand broadband availability and needs, developed as part of the NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program.
• Central NH Regional Plan Updated regional Master Plan based on local values and needs, part of the statewide Granite State Future initiative covering land use, transportation, economic development, housing, energy, and natural resources.
• Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) Inventory of natural resources in communities including wildlife habitat, agriculture, drinking water, surface waters, and scenic/cultural resources. Includes weighted co-occurrence analysis for conservation prioritization.
• Suncook Valley Trails Plan Collaborative effort with Suncook communities for a multi-use rail trail system along the former Suncook Valley Railroad, covering Allenstown, Epsom, Pembroke, Chichester, and Pittsfield.
• West Central Rail Trails Plan Describes vision for Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail and Contoocook Valley Rail Trail, identifying potential future projects for shared-use bicycle and pedestrian trails on former railroad corridors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 of 20 member communities participate in CNHRPC's Hazard Mitigation Plan Program, enabling access to FEMA mitigation grant funding
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, secondary and core.

• NH HousingmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Partner in Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) project funded by American Rescue Plan grant from September 2021 to March 2023.
• Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning CommissionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Partner in Regional Housing Needs Assessment coordinating with other NH regional planning commissions and NH Office of Planning and Development for unified approach to housing needs across the state.
• Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission (SNHPC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2019Joint development of the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for 20 CNHRPC communities and 6 SNHPC communities. CEDS approved by CNHRPC on January 10, 2019 and SNHPC on January 22, 2019.
• New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner providing financial support and technical collaboration for regional transportation planning, traffic counts, and Ten Year Plan coordination.
• New Hampshire Office of Planning and Development (OPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing financial support and policy guidance for regional planning activities, including annual land use regulations survey administration.
• New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing financial support for environmental planning initiatives including natural resource inventories and broadband planning.
• NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management (NH HSEM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency administering FEMA hazard mitigation grants. NH HSEM received authority in 2016 (second in nation) to review and approve local Hazard Mitigation Plans without FEMA review, enabling faster approvals.
• FEMA Region 1 BostoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal Emergency Management Agency providing hazard mitigation program requirements, plan review standards, and grant funding for mitigation projects.
• NH DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Advisory Committee (BPTAC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNHRPC assists the NH BPTAC in its work and various projects. BPTAC advises the Commissioner of DOT on bicycle and pedestrian issues.
• CommuteSmart New Hampshire PartnerssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between state regional planning commissions, state agencies, and non-profit transportation-oriented programs working collaboratively with transit providers and businesses to reduce single-occupancy vehicle trips.
• Friends of the Merrimack River Greenway TrailsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNHRPC provides technical assistance and helps coordinate this organization with the City of Concord and NHDOT toward achieving a paved multi-use facility along the Merrimack River.
• Regional Trails Coordinating Council (RTCC)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNHRPC partnered with Southern NH Regional Planning Commission to coordinate multiple trail organizations along the Salem to Concord corridor. Group plans for future connections, shares best practices, and engages in public outreach.
• NH Silver JacketssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-agency partnership providing flood hazard resources including the NH Flood Response Handbook for Municipal Officials.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission: Another NH Regional Planning Commission with overlapping service categories (housing needs assessment, transportation, hazard mitigation). UVLSRPC partnered with CNHRPC on the multi-RPC Regional Housing Needs Assessment, indicating near-identical service delivery models.
• Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission: One of the nine NH Regional Planning Commissions covering the southern tier of the state. SNHPC is a co-development partner with CNHRPC on the joint Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, making it the most operationally comparable peer.
• North Country Council: NH Regional Planning Commission serving the North Country region. Comparable membership-based, dues-funded planning organization with the same statutory mandate and similar service lines.
• Nashua Regional Planning Commission: NH Regional Planning Commission serving greater Nashua. Shares the same RSA 36:45-53 mandate and delivers the same portfolio of planning, GIS, transportation, and hazard mitigation services to municipal members.
• Lakes Region Planning Commission: NH Regional Planning Commission covering the Lakes Region. Comparable municipal-membership, dues-based funding model and service portfolio including master plans, transportation planning, hazard mitigation, and GIS.
• Strafford Regional Planning Commission: NH Regional Planning Commission serving Strafford County. Provides the same statutory planning, transportation, hazard mitigation, and GIS services under the same state law framework as CNHRPC.
• Southwest Region Planning Commission: NH Regional Planning Commission covering southwestern New Hampshire. Direct statutory peer under RSA 36:45-53 offering the same municipal planning, transportation, hazard mitigation, and GIS services.
• Rockingham Planning Commission: NH Regional Planning Commission serving Rockingham County with the same statutory mandate, dues structure, and service mix (master plans, hazard mitigation, transportation, GIS). Operates in a different region but with directly comparable scope and offerings.

Broad incumbents

• NH Office of Planning and Development: State-level planning agency that funds and coordinates the nine NH RPCs, including CNHRPC. Acts as a broader incumbent overseeing state planning policy, housing programs, and grant administration that CNHRPC executes at the regional level.

Others

• NH Department of Transportation: Core funding and coordination partner for CNHRPC's transportation planning work. While not a competitor, NHDOT sets the policy framework and funding priorities that drive CNHRPC's transportation planning pipeline and Ten Year Plan coordination.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

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