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Please Plan to Attend RRRC's Annual Meeting on Thursday, September 27th in Warrenton!
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Members of the Regional Commission and staff ask that you please mark your calendars for Thursday, September 27th for the Regional Commission's Annual Meeting.
Registration is now open for this year's event that will be held at the Stone Ridge Events Center just outside the Town of Warrenton in Fauquier County.
Details on the keynote speaker will be finalized and shared later this month and the Regional Commission will also present the 2018 Regional Distinguished Leadership Awards recognizing the contributions of citizen and government stewards of the region, along with the release of RRRC's Annual Report and regional Data Summary.
We look forward to seeing you on September 27th!
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RRRC Annual Meeting
When
Thursday, September 27th
5:00 - 6:15 p.m. - Registration, Networking, Heavy Hors D'oeuvres, Cash Bar
6:15 p.m. - Keynote Address
7:00 p.m. - Presentation of 2018 Leadership Awards
Where
Stone Ridge Events Center
7373 Comfort Inn Drive
Warrenton, VA 20187
Google Maps
Registration
Register Online or call RRRC at (540) 829-7450
$20 prior to September 20th; $30 thereafter
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RRRC and Partners Receive Best Practices Award for FAMS Collaboration
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The Virginia Association of Planning District Commissions (VAPDC) presented the Robert M. deVoursney Best Practices Award to the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission for the Foothills Area Mobility System (FAMS) partnership at the Association's Summer Conference in Roanoke last week.
The FAMS partnership was initiated by the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC) and Rappahannock-Rapidan Community Services (RRCS) in 2009 based on a recommendation from the Rappahannock-Rapidan Coordinated Human Services Mobility (CHSM) Plan. The CHSM plan produced a regional vision for human services mobility and identified short, medium, and long-term strategies to address mobility problems of older adults, disabled, and low-income residents of the region. The Rappahannock-Rapidan CHSM plan identified five goals and strategies to address mobility issues including enhanced regional mobility coordination, information and education on mobility options, support for existing transit providers, expanded use and coordination of volunteer transportation services, and expanded inter-county and inter-regional transit routes, where feasible.
Since that initial planning process, FAMS has expanded to include transit providers, employers, volunteer transportation providers, and other service organizations in the region. With support from the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, local governments, and the PATH Foundation, the partners also created the FAMS One-Call Center, a holistic mobility resource that provides information and referral to transportation options, coordinates with volunteer driver programs in the region, and offers travel training to assist senior citizens and persons with disabilities in utilizing public transportation options.
The full release is available on the VAPDC website.
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Registration Open for Farmer-Buyer Mixer Event - September 24th
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The Regional Commission is partnering with Piedmont Environmental Council on a Farm-to-Table Showcase event on Monday, September 24th beginning at 2pm at Rock Hill Farm in Culpeper.
Local food producers and buyers are invited to network and build new purchasing relationships!
Producers are invited to set up tables with displays of their products, food samples and information about their farm and growing methods. Buyers -- ranging from restaurant chefs and grocers to wholesale and institutional buyers -- will have the opportunity to meet producers and learn what local products are available.
The event is casual, with vendors set up from 2pm to 5pm and buyers invited to attend and mingle at any time.
Click here for additional details and registration information!
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Reminder: Regional Leadership Award Nominations Due August 17th
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The Regional Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2018 RRRC Regional Leadership Awards. The annual awards recognize deserving Government and Citizen leaders who have made outstanding contributions to regional coordination, planning, and service delivery in one or more of the jurisdictions within the Rappahannock-Rapidan region.
Nominations are requested by Friday, August 17th and may be submitted via an online nomination form. If you have questions about the Regional Leadership awards, or to request a hard copy nomination form, please contact Patrick Mauney at (540) 829-7450.
Past winners include longtime elected and appointed officials and valuable citizen contributors from local planning commissions, as well as environmental, transportation, preservation, and human services fields with direct and long-lasting impacts on the region. |
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County Population Pyramids Visualize Local Population Trends
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Last month, the Weldon Cooper Center published a series of population pyramids showing the distribution of population by age group and sex for various geographies, including County-level, in Virginia. As the StatChat article notes, "Population pyramids are useful for providing a quick, visual classification of a population’s age and sex structure at a particular point in time."
The graphic below shows the visualization of population for the Rappahannock-Rapidan region based on the 2017 U.S. Census Bureau estimates (Click the image for a larger version). We encourage those interested in the visualizations for the Commonwealth of Virginia and individual counties to visit http://statchatva.org/2018/07/30/visualizing-the-age-structure-of-virginias-local-and-regional-populations/.
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