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The West Piedmont Planning District Commission Welcomes New Employee

Nov 30, 2023 | WPPDC

The West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to their team. Amanda Gray joined the WPPDC on September 5th as their Tourism and Marketing Specialist. “We are thrilled to welcome Amanda to our team,” said...

Franklin Turnpike Survey

Sep 8, 2023 | WPPDC

VDOT and its partners are conducting a study to identify deficiencies and recommend improvements for Franklin Turnpike (Route 41) between Orphanage Road, at the northern boundary of the City of Danville, to Hunting Hills Road, in Pittsylvania County – a distance...

WPPDC Submits Federal Grant Application to Fund Bi-Region Corridor Plan

Apr 10, 2023 | WPPDC

In February of this year, the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) served as the lead applicant for a RAISE (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) grant requesting funds to develop a bi-region plan for a major transportation...

Smart Scale Preliminary Project Recommendations Released

Apr 6, 2023 | Danville MPO, WPPDC

On January 17th of this year, the list of draft Smart Scale project funding recommendations across Virginia was released, following approval by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB); a number of those projects in the West Piedmont Planning District were...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: West Piedmont PDC Regional Strategic Plan

Feb 2, 2023 | WPPDC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING West Piedmont PDC Regional Strategic Plan The West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) is completing the process of updating its Regional Strategic Plan to guide the work of WPPDC in the region, which includes the counties of...

WPPDC Updates Comprehensive Plans for Multiple Towns

Jan 11, 2023 | WPPDC

Staff of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) was busy in 2022 updating comprehensive plans for two localities in our region, the Towns of Boones Mill and Stuart. Work on Boones Mill’s comprehensive plan update began early this year and the draft is...