News
The West Piedmont Planning District Commission Welcomes New Employee
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
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 of...
WPPDC Submits Federal Grant Application to Fund Bi-Region Corridor Plan
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...
Danville MPO Awarded Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant
At the end of January of this year, the Danville Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which is staffed by the West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC), was notified that it was chosen as a recipient of a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant,...
Smart Scale Preliminary Project Recommendations Released
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...
Patrick County Health Equity Survey Now Live
The West Piedmont Health District in partnership with Patrick County organizations and residents is conducting a Community Equity Survey over the next few months. If you live, work, or pray in Patrick County, you are invited to take the survey today. Virginia Tech...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: West Piedmont PDC Regional Strategic Plan
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
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...
WPPDC Awarded Funding for Regional Agritourism and Agribusiness Development Program
The West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) and the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC) to launch a Regional Agritourism and...