Author Archives: Joanna

2011 HBPC Annual Summary

Here’s the summary of the Hanover Bicycle/Pedestrian Committee’s annual report for submission to the 2011 Town Report.  The photos make it a rather large document so it’s posted here for easy download. Annual Report

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Safe Routes to School efforts

More news to come on the Safe Routes to School efforts.

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Residential zoning changes in Hanover Town

Hanover Town’s policy paper on residential zoning changes (PDF) The first public information meeting on the Residential Zoning Project will be on the October 13th at 9:30am in Ray School Music Room.

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Benefits of Walkable Neighborhoods (Reuters)

Interesting article on Reuters about the connection of walkable neighborhoods to lower diabetes risk. (Reuters Health) – People living in communities that lend themselves to walking had a significantly lower risk of developing diabetes than those living in the least … Continue reading

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Hanover Kick-Off of Zoning Re-Write

Hanover’s Planning Board met tonight to begin the process of re-writing its 39-year old zoning. VHB has been hired to do the work on behalf of the community. The board spent most of the evening talking about the process. Eighteen … Continue reading

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More Walkable Hanover – Head Out Angled Parking

Dan Burden from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute shares the benefits of Head Out Angled Parking. This video explains how the safest type of parking, Head Out Angled Parking, can be introduced to a community, its safety benefits and … Continue reading

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Sustainability by Dartmouth Students

Check out this great video showcasing sustainability at Dartmouth, courtesy of the Office of Sustainability: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uIdrE5ITQw  

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Utility Undergrounding Project on Lebanon Street continues

The Town of Hanover has a new & improved website with the ability to sign up for town updates, Selectboard minutes and agendas and other happenings.  I received the following message today.  Some day soon we hope to have good … Continue reading

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Steam is Hot: Dartmouth’s Steam System

Learn about the heating system at Dartmouth from the great video put out by the Office of Sustainability: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdzHXeICyo

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Real Time Transit Info in Hanover

Advance Transit with matching funds from Dartmouth and DHMC has installed a “real time” display monitor at the Hop/Inn bus shelter.  Now you can run to catch your bus and know whether you have minute to spare or it’s time … Continue reading

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