Stephanie Ciccarello, Amherst Sustainability Coordinator

April 24, 2013

- Located in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts

- Land Area of 27.7 square miles

- 23 miles from the City of Springfield, MA

- Population of 37,819 (2010 census)

- Home to Amherst and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts

Affordable housing

Support of the town’s Master Plan

Collaboration/Shared Resources – ArcGIS

Shared vision/collaboration re:infra-structure

Participation in the same programs

Collaboration on new initiatives

Access to interns

Future collaborations – solid waste reduction

Atkins Corner Roundabout: Support for development of a village center

New home for the Hitchcock Center for the Environment: creation and expansion of a cultural village

NURide – partnership with MASSRides

Greenhouse Gas Inventory Climate Action Plan Green Communities Application

The Town of Amherst

Climate Action Plan

Stephanie Ciccarello

Sustainability Coordinator

4 Boltwood Avenue

Amherst, MA 01002

ciccarellos@amherstma.gov

(413) 259-3149