NVCOG conducts Road Safety Audits— assessments aimed at identifying potential road safety issues and opportunities for improvement to make roads safer for everyone, including drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians
Road Safety Audit Program
Title VI and Public Participation Planning
Learn more about the NVCOG’s efforts to ensure non-discrimination, enhance accessibility, and engage the community in the planning process.
Resilience Improvement Plan
The NVCOG, CRCOG, NECCOG, and NHCOG will assess vulnerabilities of the local transportation infrastructure to the effects of changing climate and develop a Resilience Improvement Plan for the four northern, non-coastal regions of Connecticut.
Regional Vision Zero Action Plan
The NVCOG is developing a Regional Vision Zero Action Plan to improve roadway safety by significantly reducing or eliminating fatalities and serious injury crashes.
Naugatuck Valley Demographic Explorer
The Naugatuck Valley Demographic Explorer is a unified platform for tracking socioeconomic and environmental indicators to ensure that fairness, justice, and sustainability remain essential components in all decision-making processes.
Regional Waste Authority Study
This study will analyze existing waste management practices among the 19 municipalities and recommend paths to regionalization. One possible outcome is the formation of a Regional Waste Authority, which could engage in shared services & staff, collaborative purchasing, and regional programming.
281 Canal Street, Shelton
NVCOG’s RLF Committee has approved a loan of $748,250 to 281 Canal Shelton, LLC to conduct cleanup activities at the former Ascom Hasler facility.
113/125 Canal Street, Shelton
NVCOG’s Revolving Loan Fund Committee awarded the city of Shelton a $400,000 subgrant for remedial activities at adjacent parcels along Canal Street.
Complete Streets Guidebook
The NVCOG Complete Streets Guidebook was published in 2024 as a resource for elected officials and public works staff working to transform streets in the NVCOG region into vital, safe community spaces that accommodate all residents.
Housing Needs Assessment
The NVCOG creates Housing Needs Assessments (HNA) to assist its member municipalities in better understanding their housing stock by estimating housing gaps and surpluses and household cost burden.