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Date formed: August 14, 1969
Membership Population:
921,343
Land Area:
2,165 square miles |
Our Mission Statement:
"To strengthen the quality of
life throughout the Richmond region by serving as a
regional forum of member local governments to address
issues of regional significance, providing technical
assistance to localities, and promoting and enhancing
the collective consensus on the economic,
transportation, social, environmental, and demographic
interests of the region.”
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The Richmond Regional Planning District Commission
is a regional planning agency with major emphasis in the areas of
transportation, local technical assistance and information services including
demographic, economic and geographic information systems.
The Commission, which was formed by local
governments August 14, 1969 under the authority of the Virginia Area Development
Act—revised and retitled the Regional Cooperation Act in 1995—is
comprised of elected officials and citizens who address mutual problems and work
out solutions for the local governments which benefit from intergovernmental
cooperation.
The Richmond Regional PDC's major objectives are to:
Identify issues and opportunities of an
interjurisdictional nature
Establish plans and policies for addressing those
regional issues
Identify ways and means for state and local governments and the private sector
to implement programs
Help promote cooperation among state and local governments issue resolution
Provide technical assistance and information services to its member
jurisdictions
The counties within the Richmond region rely on the
Richmond Regional Planning District Commission to coordinate and facilitate
regional cooperation, solving mutual problems which cross boundary lines. As the
state forges ahead, it is becoming increasingly apparent that once individual,
local issues addressed at that local level have developed into greater regional
concerns, requiring regional discussions and policies. It is this direction that
the Richmond Regional PDC strives to provide to our localities and as a result,
to the state of Virginia itself.
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