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This page is an archive of publications from WestCOG and its predecessors. This page is continually updated. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please contact us.

Year Published Title
2009 South Western Region ITS Strategic Plan: Final Report, Appendices, 2013 Update, Fact Sheet
2009 One Coast, One Future: Vol. 1, Vol. 2 - Appendices
2011 2011 - 2016 Predisaster Mitigation Plan: Final Plan, Appendices, FEMA Approval, Brochure
2017 Branchville 2017 TOD Plan
2006 Bethel 2006 Watershed Plan
2010 Bethel 2010 TOD Feasibility
2012 Bethel 2012 Curb Cut Plan
2015 Bethel 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2008 Bridgewater 2008 Pedestrian Plan
2015 Bridgewater 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2014 Brookfield 2014 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2015 Brookfield 2015 Route 202 Plan
2007 Danbury 2007 Hospital & WCSU Traffic
2008 Danbury 2008 Hospital Sign Plan
2009 Danbury 2009 I-84 Toll Study
2011 Danbury 2011 I-84 Diversions Plan
2011 Danbury 2011 Route 806 Study
2012 Danbury 2012 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2013 Danbury 2013 Lake Ave. and West St. Plan
2009 Darien 2009 Rail Station Parking
2012 Darien 2012 Route 1 Study
2014 Darien 2014 Salt Marsh Study
2016 Special and Functional Needs Sheltering Planning Guide
2009 Greenwich 2009 Bus Rapid Transit
2011 Greenwich 2011 Route 1 Study
2014 Greenwich 2014 Salt Marsh Study
2005 New Fairfield 2005 Center Beautification
2011 New Fairfield 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2007 New Milford 2007 Still River Greenway
2008 New Milford 2008 Curb Cut Plan
2015 New Milford 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
1997 Newtown 1997 Hawleyville Study
2003 Newtown 2003 Queen St. Pedestrian Plan
2006 Newtown 2006 Queen Street Plan
2010 Newtown 2010 Curb Cut Plan
2015 Newtown 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2001 Norwalk 2001 Norwalk Islands Canoe Guide
2004 Norwalk 2004 Rail Station Parking
2007 Norwalk 2007 Merritt 7 Transit Marketing
2009 Norwalk 2009 Bus Rapid Transit
2009 Norwalk 2009 Safe Routes to Roton School
2012 Norwalk 2012 Main Avenue Traffic Phase 1
2014 Norwalk 2014 Salt Marsh Study
2015 Redding 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2001 Redding 2001 Georgetown Beautification Plan
2005 Ridgefield 2005 Route 35 Plan
2006 Ridgefield 2006 Curb Cut Plan
2011 Ridgefield 2011 Route 7 Plan
2015 Ridgefield 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2007 Sherman 2007 Center Pedestrian Plan
2011 Sherman 2011 Hazard Mitigation Plan
2008 Stamford 2008 Transit Marketing
2011 Stamford 2011 Route 1 Study
2012 Stamford 2012 Bike Ped Safety
2013 Stamford 2013 East Main Transit Mode
2014 Stamford 2014 Salt Marsh Study
2015 Stamford 2015 Glenbrook- Springdale TOD
2014 Westport 2014 Rail Parking Conditions
2014 Westport 2014 Salt Marsh Study
2016 Westport 2016 Bus Study
2016 Westport 2016 Rail Parking Analysis
2011 Wilton 2011 Route 7 Plan
2006 Sub Region North 2006 Public Health Mutual Aid
2007 Sub Region North 2007 Expanding Bus Transit
1974 Navigation of the Housatonic River in the 18th and 19th Centuries
2016 SweetHART Operational Analysis 2016
2015 South Western Region Long Range Transportation Plan
2015 2015-2040 Regional Transportation Plan for the Housatonic Valley Region
2015 Greater Danbury Regional Bike Plan
2016 7 Link Efficiency Study
2016 Regional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2016-2020 (South): Adopted Plan, Executive Summary, Appendix
2017 Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Study
2017 CAMA Feasibility Study: Existing Conditions Report, Regional Recommendations Report, Appendix
2017 Ladders of Opportunity Brief
2017 New Fairfield – Gillotti Road RSA
2017 Western Connecticut Economic Development Plan: A Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, Appendix A, Appendix B
2017 Regional GIS Web Application: Recommendations Report, Appendix
2017 Nashua RPC GIS Case Study
2017 Commuter Parking: Executive Summary, Individual Lot Summaries (2018)
2018 Commuter Parking: Individual Lot Summaries, Executive Summary (2017)
2016 Opioid Crisis Update 1: Establishing a Baseline Using Fatal Overdose Data
2018 Tree Canopy Analysis: Regional Canopy Analysis, Regional Analysis Brief, Norwalk Tree Canopy Analysis
2018 Sustainable CT Interns' Report
2018 Regional Services Grant Annual Progress Report
2018 Winter Maintenance: Maintenance Guide, Baseline Assessment Report
2013 South Western Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
2019 Stamford Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan: Final Report, Project Website
2019 Stamford East Bus Service: Technical Evaluation, Appendix
2018 Stamford Private Shuttle Study & Executive Summary
2018 Stamford Urban Transit Study & Executive Summary
2018 Noroton Heights Station Area Study: Analysis & Recommendations Report, TOD Case Studies, Existing Conditions, Project Website
2019 Westport Rail Station Parking Study, Phase 1: Existing Conditions, Analysis Report, Recommendations Report, Phase 2: Final Report, Project Website
2019 MetroNorth New Haven Line Parking Analysis
2019 Sustainable CT Fellowship Report (2019)
2019 Long-Range Transportation Plan, 2019-2045: HVMPO, SWRMPO, Air Quality Conformity
2020 Norwalk Main Ave Transportation Plan
2020 Public Safety Feasibility Study, Recommendations Report & Current Environments Report
2020 HARTransit Public Bus Efficiency Study
2020 Land Use Planning for Wireless Telecommunications Task Force – Final Recommendations
2016 Title VI Civil Rights and Public Particpation Plan
2020 Plan of Conservation and Development 2020-2030
2020 Stamford Private Shuttle Study
2020 Stamford Urban Transit Study
2020 WestCOG 2020 Annual Report
2020 Task Based Engineering Guide
2017 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2017-2022
2021 WCEDD 2017 Annual Report
2021 WCEDD 2018 Annual Report
2021 WCEDD 2019 Annual Report
2021 Danbury and New Fairfield Route 37 Corridor Recommendations
2021 Regional Waste Management Study
2021 HMP 2021-2026 Annexes
2021 WCEDD 2020 Annual Report
2021 The Case for Riparian Corridor Protections
2021 Regional Transportation Safety Plan
2021 Regional Animal Control Study
2021 WestCOG 2021 Annual Report
2021 Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021-2026
2022 Western Connecticut Regional Affordable Housing Toolbox
2022 Strategic Vision and Plan
2022 Decarbonizing Land Development Practices: Strategies for Connecticut Planning and Zoning Commissions.
2020 The Path to Municipal Gain and the Role of Single Pole Administrator Function in Connecticut.
2023 2023 Congestion Management Process
2023 Regional Freight Profile
2023 Regional Bicycle Plan
2023 2023-2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan: Housatonic Valley and South Western Region
2024 Clerk to Assessor Land Records Automation
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Affordable Housing Finance Study

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Regional Training Facility

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Climate Action Plan

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Zoning Strategies. The Buildable Square

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Wetlands Administration Report

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Stormwater

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Public Safety Studies

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Congestion Management Process 2023

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Regional Bike Plan

Regional Bike Plan WestCOG’s purposes in preparing this Bicycle Plan are to: promote its communities’ individual bicycleplanning efforts; ensure regional …
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Solar Zoning Strategies

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