Below is an ongoing collection of documents and reports pertinent to MRVPD.
MRVPD Structure
MRV Annual Data Reports
- 2005 MRV Data Report
- 2006 MRV Data Report
- 2007 MRV Data Report
- 2009 MRV Data Report
- 2010 MRV Data Report
- 2013 MRV Data Report
- 2014 MRV Data Report
- 2015 MRV Data Report
- 2016 MRV Data Report
- 2017 MRV Data Report
- 2018 MRV Data Report
MRV Town Plans
- Fayston
- Waitsfield
- Warren
- 2010 Warren Town Plan
- 2019 Town Plan in Progress. Check for updates here.
MRV Historic Documents:
MRV Perspectives Series (1980)
MRV Growth Study (1980)
- Intro and Executive Summary
- List of Studies as of 1983
- Questionnaire: Attitudes Towards Growth and Development
- 1981 MRV Growth Projections
- MRV Traffic Tables
MRV Archaeological Survey (1988)
Valley Forum Series (1990)
- VFS 1990 Final Report
- VFS Schedule
- VFS Housing in MRV
- VFS Rural Resource Protection in MRV
- VFS Case Study 1 – Planning, Tourism, Open Spaces
- VFS 6/7/91: Coping With the Economic Downturn
Warren Village Improvement Plan (1996)
- Warren Village Planning: 6/8/92
- Warren Village Improvements Plan: Landplan Inc.
- Warren Village Improvement Plan Sketches
- Warren Village Improvement Plan: Recommended Projects
MRV Watershed Facts (2002)
Valley Vision Series: 2020 (2004)
- Summary
- Valley Reporter Vision Series Articles:
MRV Hill Farm Research Project
- 2013 Historical Essay: Hill Farming in the Mad River Valley by Lyssa Papazian
- Hill Farming in the Mad River Valley Documentary Film (Spring 2014)
MRV Housing Resources
MRV Housing Studies
The Housing Studies seek to analyze the circumstances that create barriers to
affordable housing in the MRV through a needs assessment, summary of types of housing needed & options, barriers to creation, and strategies to creation.
MRV Housing Study Update Presentation: MRVPD Steering Committee Mtg. 12.20.18
MRV Housing Coalition (MRV HC):
MRV Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
In fall 2009 the Mad River Valley Housing Coalition developed Open a New Door: A Guide to Creating & Renting Accessory Apartments in the Mad River Valley
Mad River Valley Affordable Land Initiative (VALI)
MRV Energy Series Presentations
Local Energy History & the Foundation for our Energy Future | 9/12/11
- Summary
- Bill Maclay – Energy History & Renewable Options in the MRV
- Brian Shupe – Energy Planning & Implementation
- Carl Etnier – Transition Vermont Energy Descent Action Plan
Residential & Community Solar | 9/20/11
- Video on Youtube
- Summary
- Gaelan Brown – Photovoltaics 101
- Peter Boynton – MRV Community Solar Farm
- James Moore – VPIRG Solar Community Program
Financing Energy Projects & VT’s Energy Plan | 10/24/11
- Video on Youtube
- Summary
- Marianne Tyrell – Financing Residential Energy Efficiency Improvements
- Peter Adamczyk – PACE Financing
- Elizabeth Miller – VT Comprehensive Energy Plan
- Video on Youtube
- Summary
- Cecilia Danks, PhD & Susannah McCandless, PhD – MRV Biomass Analysis
- Kimberly Coleman – Harwood Union Forest Project
- David Frank – Biomass Heating Systems
- Gaelan Brown – Heating Homes & Greenhouses with Compost
Conservation, Weatherization & Efficiency | 12/13/11
- Video on Youtube
- Summary
- Richard Czaplinski – Taking Energy Conservation to its Limits
- Chris Badger – Energy Monitoring of Small Businesses in the Mad River Valley
It’s a Mad River: A Look at Flooding in the MRV & the Evolution of River Management | 11/10/11
- Irene Event & History – Caitrin Noel & Joshua Schwartz
- River Science & Management – Gretchen Alexander
Vermont Downtown Action Team (V-DAT)
MRV – UVM Service Learning Course (CDAE 295 Local Community Initiatives)
Fall 2009
- Syllabus
- VFN Structure Group Presentation
- VFN Structure Group Final Report
- Mad River Path Association Presentation
- Mad River Path Association Final Report
- Renewable Energy Presentation (More info at MRV Energy Wiki)
- Renewable Energy Final Report