MISSION

• Serve as a forum for communication, coordination and consensus building among Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth and the state of Rhode Island, Naval Station Newport and other civic, state, and federal organizations

• Provide Middletown, Newport and Portsmouth and with the opportunities, tools, techniques and professional support to resolve island-wide issues

• Facilitate solutions on critical island-wide comprehensive planning issues such as transportation, water quality, land use and development

The services provided through the Aquidneck Island Planning Commission include:

The West Side Master Plan

Land use planning

GIS mapping

Transportation planning

Training for municipal boards, councils and commissions

Community planning

Project facilitation

Technical assistance

Preparation of the Transportation Improvement Plans (TIP) for Island communities

Related services and special project implementation