Crater PDC

What Crater PDC does

Crater Planning District Commission (CPDC), commonly known as Crater PDC, is a Virginia regional planning agency established in 1970 and headquartered at 1964 Wakefield Street, Petersburg. It is composed of representatives from seven counties (Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Surry, Sussex) and four cities (Colonial Heights, Emporia, Petersburg, Hopewell), giving it a statutory mandate across 11 localities in south-central Virginia. Its core functions are to promote regional cooperation, coordinate activities and policies among member localities, provide planning assistance, and resolve service delivery problems that span multiple jurisdictions. Crater PDC also serves as the host agency for the Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (TCAMPO), which carries out metropolitan transportation planning for Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Hopewell, and surrounding portions of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George counties.

The organization delivers its work through six core service areas: Transportation Planning (including TCAMPO), Economic Development, Environmental Planning, GIS Maps and Data, Defense/Military Coordination, and Housing Programs. It maintains a small permanent staff of 1-10 employees and operates on an interdisciplinary team model. Distribution is direct to member governments, with strategic partnerships spanning statewide bodies (VAPDC), state agencies (DHCD, Department of Conservation and Recreation), federal agencies (U.S. EDA), universities (Longwood University SBDC), workforce and economic-development initiatives (Go Virginia, VCW, VGR), and regional organizations (FOLAR, CaRMA-VA, CCAM). The organization's website (craterpdc.org), an email newsletter, and recurring public meetings serve as its primary outreach and public-engagement channels.

Crater PDC is a government entity, not a commercial enterprise. It does not generate revenue through the sale of products or services; rather, it is funded through member-locality contributions, federal grants (notably EDA CARES Act and economic development awards), and state grants (such as the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund award). Recent disclosed grant inflows include $400,000 from the U.S. EDA (September 2020), $70,000 from the U.S. EDA (June 2020), and $622,995 from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (March 2024). Leadership consists of an Executive Director (Alec Brebner, appointed August 2020) and an Assistant Director of Transportation (Zak Mumuni, hired December 2024), under a Commission chaired by Dr. Mark E. Moore of the Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors. The organization does not have a public-market listing, parent company, or equity ownership structure.

Name

Crater PDC

Legal name

Crater Planning District Commission

Website

https://craterpdc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Crater Planning District Commission is a Virginia regional planning agency serving 11 member localities (7 counties and 4 cities) in south-central Virginia, providing transportation planning (including as host agency for TCAMPO), economic development, environmental planning, GIS services, defense/military coordination, and housing programs, funded through member dues and federal and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crater PDC is a regional planning agency that promotes regional cooperation, coordinates activities and policies, and provides planning assistance across its 11 member localities in Virginia (7 counties and 4 cities). It delivers services in transportation planning, economic development, environmental planning, GIS and demographic data, defense/military coordination, and housing, while serving as the host agency for the Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (TCAMPO).

Product overview

Crater PDC is a regional planning agency that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization provides six core service areas: Transportation Planning (including hosting TCAMPO), Economic Development, Environmental Planning, GIS Maps and Data, Defense/Military Coordination, and Housing Programs. The agency promotes regional cooperation, coordinates activities and policies of member localities, provides planning assistance, and resolves service delivery problems across eleven member localities in Virginia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (TCAMPO): MPO hosted by CPDC serving Cities of Colonial Heights, Petersburg, and Hopewell, and surrounding portions of Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, and Prince George counties
• Crater APEX Accelerator

Products and services

• Transportation Planning Services
• Economic Development
• Environmental Planning
• GIS Maps and Data Services
• Defense/Military Coordination
• Housing Programs
• Tri-Cities Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (TCAMPO)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered regional, statewide and state.

• Go VirginiaregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional economic development initiative partnered with Crater PDC to support economic growth and business development in the Crater region of Virginia.
• FOLAR (Friends of the Appomattox River)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental organization partnered with Crater PDC for environmental planning and Appomattox River trail connections.
• Virginia Community College System (VCW) - Crater RegionregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkforce development partnership supporting the Crater region's economic development initiatives.
• Virginia Growth & Renewal (VGR)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development partner supporting regional growth initiatives in the Crater District.
• Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC)statewideStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide association of PDC organizations that Crater PDC participates in for shared learning and advocacy.
• Longwood UniversityregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Longwood University's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for government contracting assistance programs.
• CaRMA-VA (Crater Regional Military Affairs)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerMilitary affairs partnership addressing defense and military-related discussions among the region's communities.
• Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)stateStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partnership for housing programs and community development initiatives in the Crater region.
• Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvanced manufacturing partnership at the Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Centre campus, part of Virginia's Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Zone.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Northern Virginia Regional Commission: Regional planning commission for Northern Virginia localities. Direct peer to Crater PDC as a multi-jurisdictional planning body providing transportation, environmental, housing, and economic development coordination.
• New River Valley Regional Commission: Regional commission serving localities in southwestern Virginia. Direct peer to Crater PDC with comparable multi-disciplinary planning mandate covering transportation, economic development, and community services.
• Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (PlanRVA): Regional planning agency serving the Richmond metropolitan area. Direct peer to Crater PDC in being a Virginia PDC with transportation (MPO host), economic development, and regional convening roles across member localities.
• Hampton Roads Planning District Commission: Regional planning agency for 16 localities in southeastern Virginia. Direct peer to Crater PDC in mandate, structure (Planning District Commission under Virginia Code), and service areas including transportation, economic development, and environmental planning.

Peers

• Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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