Accessible Transportation for All
Keep NH Moving
The Greater Nashua Regional Coordination Council for Community Transportation (RCC7) is moving forward addressing transportation needs on an individual basis as well as seeking to bridge the transportation gaps.
The RCC 7 is working to provide improved, cost effective, coordinated transportation services to those who need it, including persons with disabilities, the elderly, veterans, and individuals with lower incomes.
The major community transportation providers are the Nashua Transit System serving Nashua, and the Towns of Hudson and Merrimack which purchase demand response paratransit, the Souhegan Valley Transportation Collaborative serving Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Milford, Mont Vernon, and Wilton, the Gate City Bike Coop, and the Volunteer Driver programs – Caregivers of Catholic Charities, the CVTC Program that covers Mason, and the Greater Salem Caregivers which covers Pelham.
The RCC7 works collaboratively with the social service agencies in the Greater Nashua region hoping to address their concerns about transportation. Outreach is conducted regularly to ensure that awareness of the RCC7 occurs. All are welcome at the RCC7 monthly meetings on the fourth Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at NRPC, 30 Temple Street, Suite 310, Nashua, NH 03060. Please email donnam@nashuarpc.org to be placed on the mailing list and for a Zoom link.
The RCC7 monitors statewide activities through regular attendance at the State Coordinating Council (SCC) meetings which occurs on the 1st Thursday of each month at 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at GSIL, 21 Chenell Drive, Concord, NH or email donnam@nashuarpc.org for the zoom link.
Lead Agency – the Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC)
As the RCC 7’s lead agency, the Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) enters into agreements on behalf of the RCC. NRPC manages current Federal Transit Administration and NH DOT funding contracts that benefit RCC members specifically seniors and individuals with disabilities. In addition, NRPC provides technical assistance to RCC7 as the principal land use and transportation planning agency in our region. NRPC also serves our region as a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Transportation Management Area (TMA). For more information about NRPC, please visit, https://www.nashuarpc.org/. NRPC serves the municipalities of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Lyndeborough, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Nashua, Pelham, Wilton.
LEADERSHIP:
Janet Langdell, SVTC, Chair
Kerry Miller, NTS, Co-Chair
Matt Waitkins, NRPC, Secretary
VOTING MEMBERS:
Bridges
Catholic Charities NH / Caregivers
City of Nashua – Nashua Transit System
Easter Seals of NH, Inc.
Gate City Bike Co-op
Granite State Independent Living
Greater Nashua NAACP
Meals On Wheels of Hillsborough County
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
Opportunity Networks
Souhegan Valley Transportation Collaborative
The Plus Company
Town of Merrimack
United Way of Greater Nashua
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
City of Nashua – Cultural Connections Committee
City of Nashua – Public Health Community Services
City of Nashua – Urban Programs
Conservation Law Foundation
Gateways Community Services
H.E.A.R.T.S.
International Institute of New England
Nashua Senior Activity Center
Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter, Inc.
NH Employment Program
ServiceLink
Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc.
St Joseph Hospital
The Emmaus Institute
Various Citizens, City of Nashua Alderwomen Gloria Timmons and Patricia Klee, and State Representative Sherry Dutzy
Donna Marceau
Region 7 (Nashua) Mobility Manager
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
30 Temple Street, Suite 310
Nashua, NH 03060
Phone: (603) 417 6571
Email: donnam@nashuarpc.org
Informational Resources
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Next Meeting is Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at NRPC, 30 Temple Street, Suite 310, Nashua, NH 03060. Email donnam@nashuarpc.org for Zoom link and more information.
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The RCC 7 is committed to doing continual outreach to spread the word about community transportation in the Greater Nashua area. Email donnam@nashuarpc.org if you want to have a speaker at your event.
The NTS 2016-2025 Comprehensive Plan is being updated as well as the 2020-2024 Locally Coordinated Transportation Plan (LCTP). Surveys will be available soon.
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LTCP 2024 Greater Nashua/Souhegan Valley Transportation Survey – To take the survey, you can use this link: https://nashuarpc.link/transport 
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Our partner, the Gate City Bike Coop, has a free bike program for eligible residents. Each eligible person receives a refurbished bike, plus a helmet, bike lock, and bike helmet. Contact Donna Marceau at donnam@nashuarpc.org for more information.
The Regional Mobility Manager is working on ways to facilitate transportation to the Boston Medical hospitals for those who need specific treatment. A working group to help with this project will be established in the near future, please email donnam@nashuarpc.org for more information.
Youth Transportation Work Group
A Youth Transportation Work Group has been convened to assist the youth of our region access transportation.
To get involved, please attend the Greater Nashua RCC 7 meetings, normally held at 10:00am on the 4th Thursday of the month at NRPC, 30 Temple Street, Nashua, NH 03060. Meetings are held in-person and with an option to join via Zoom.
Email the Regional Mobility Manager, Donna Marceau: donnam@nashuarpc.org for more information or call 603 417 6571.
Statewide – please go to www.nhaha.info. Locally in the eastern part of the district, please call the Greater Salem Caregivers at 603 898 2850, in the western part, please call CVTC, 877 428 2882, and in the central part, please call Caregivers, 603 622 4948.
Donate used bikes to the GCBC, please visit www.gatecitybikecoop.org for more information.
First Thursday of the month from 1:30-3:30pm
Granite State Independent Living, 21 Chenell Drive, Concord, NH
Virtual By Zoom:
Meetings are open to the public.
Donna Marceau has had a lifelong interest in community systems. After graduating from Northeastern University’s Master in Public Administration program, her journey led from being the Director of Tax Policy for the City of Boston where she negotiated payment-in-lieu of tax payments from Boston’s tax-exempt institutions, to teaching college and running the Nashua WorkreadyNH program where it was a struggle for people to find employment opportunities that matched their transportation resources, to advocating for the homeless of Nashua to improve their work, housing, and transportation options. Donna is the vice-president of the Gate City Bike Coop. Having knowledge of various cultures and languages, Donna chairs Mayor Donchess’s City of Nashua Cultural Connections Committee where she emphasizes how newcomers can access transportation options.
Donna tells people, if you want to help the homeless, buy bus tickets!
