The Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) was awarded one of 45 inaugural nationwide federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Sustainable Communities Planning Grants. The Sustainable Berkshires Plan created from 3 years of extensive research contains eight separate reports.  Each report, linked to below, contains information about the topic area, an analysis of key issues and opportunities, a vision for a desired future, goals, policies and strategies to achieve that vision and a list of tools to accomplish the identified strategies. The Executive Summary is an extensive 40 page overview.

• Sustainable Berkshires – Executive Summary

• Sustainable Berkshires-Housing and Neighborhoods

• Sustainable Berkshires-Local Food and Agriculture

• Sustainable Berkshires-Conservation and Recreation

• Sustainable Berkshires-Economy

• Sustainable Berkshires-Climate and Energy

• Sustainable Berkshires-Historic Preservation

• Sustainable Berkshires-Infrastructure and Services

• Sustainable Berkshires-Land Use