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CCRPC PAC delays ECOS plan to 2024 to allow equity committee review; members press staff on energy constraints and data timing
Summary
CCRPC staff told the Planning Advisory Committee the ECOS plan adoption will move from spring 2023 to 2024 to allow input from a new Equity Advisory Committee, creating a misalignment with the MTP and CEDS; PAC members debated transit‑oriented development boundaries, density targets and whether removing local constraints would weaken §248 filings.
Taylor Newton, Planning Program Manager for the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, told the Planning Advisory Committee on Nov. 9 that adoption of the ECOS Plan will be delayed from spring 2023 to 2024 so the newly formed Equity Advisory Committee (EAC) can provide input.
The schedule change will misalign the ECOS adoption with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), Newton said, and CCRPC staff will not hold a December PAC meeting; the PAC will review the MTP at its January meeting.
Why it matters: PAC members said the delay gives the EAC time to review equity issues across planning products but will alter timing for related regional plans tied to transportation and federal funding. The misalignment could affect how policies and project priorities are…
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