Community & Economic Development

UNH Extension is working with NH cities and towns to move toward economic recovery. While things are uncertain, it is important to look to the future ...

A downtown assessment collects data and information to provide a deeper understanding of the situation to help determine where to focus efforts to str...

On May 1, 2020, Governor Sununu issued Executive Order #40 (also referred to as “Stay at Home 2.0”), which extends the Stay at Home order to May 31,20...

Economic impact analysis is an important tool for community and regional decision making. However, it is a tool that is sometimes not fully understood...

First Impressions is an assessment program that examines a downtown through the eyes of potential residents, visitors and businesses, helping communit...

New Hampshire’s freshwater resources provide numerous values to both residents and visitors. New Hampshire has over 1,000 Lakes and 10,000 miles of ri...

Throughout history, rivers have been drivers of economic development. Many communities have rivers running through their downtowns and when rivers are...

We recently completed a pilot of our Downtowns & Trails program in Bristol, NH.  This final report summarizes the work we've done with the co...

In May 2018, the team traveled on a train-the-trainer trip to Kentucky’s Trail Towns program. During the trip, the group visited and assessed four dif...

Healthy communities have an active and engaged citizenry. Public engagement is involvement in local decision-making — decisions that have an impact on...