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vitality of the region through infrastructure investment The community -focused, information -based that focuses on livability, sustainability, equity and discussion will lead to a strategic framework and preservation of the character that makes Cape Cod collaborative approach to address the region's special. contributions to and threats from climate change. The plan includes over $300 million in projects recommended in the draft MassDOT Cape Cod Canal Transportation Study such as the reconfiguration of the Bourne Rotary. The plan also includes over $820 million for roadways, bridges, sidewalks, and path in the region and over $280 million in transit funding. www.capecodcommission.org/rtp. 6th Annual OneCape Summit More than 300 people, including local, state, and national leaders attended the 6th Annual OneCape Summit, held at the Wequassett Resort in Harwich. Over the course of the two-day event, the Commission's mission to balance environmental protection with economic progress was reflected in plenary sessions, focused discussions, and hands-on learning experiences designed around region -wide efforts to enhance and protect our natural, built, and community systems. Experts and Commission staff led sessions focused on coastal resiliency, climate change, water quality, and housing. Former Orleans selectman Alan McClennen was honored as this year's OneCape award recipient for his efforts to improve water quality and work toward wastewater solutions both in the Town of Orleans and across Cape Cod. onecape.capecodcommission.org Cape Cod Climate Initiative Cape Cod faces unique challenges due to its geography and geology, historic connection to the sea, and the number of residences, businesses and critical infrastructure located in its most vulnerable areas. The extent of threats facing the Cape Cod region requires coordinated action and broad community efforts. The Cape Cod Commission held a series of facilitated sub -regional community meetings in October 2019 to solicit input on planning priorities, concerns, and barriers to moving climate adaptation and mitigation actions forward throughout the region. Mashpee Library hosted one of four sub -regional community meetings introducing the initiative. www.capecodcommission.org/our-work/climate-change Municipal Vulnerability Planning The Cape Cod Commission, Woods Hole Sea Grant, and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension became certified MVP providers and are assisting the towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Eastham, Wellfleet and Truro in completing assessment and resiliency plans. These are community -led processes that employ local knowledge and support through a team of town officials and stakeholder participation in day -long workshops. Communities that complete the MVP program become certified and are eligible for MVP Action grant funding, among other opportunities. Resilient Cape Cod The Cape Cod Commission and partner agencies launched a new online tool to help decision makers investigate environmental and socio-economic effects of regional coastal resiliency strategies. The Cape Cod Coastal Planner is the culmination of the three-year Resilient Cape Cod Project, funded through a 2016 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Regional Coastal Resilience grant. The Coastal Planner is designed to help towns communicate the effects of sea level rise, erosion, and storm surge, and the potential impacts of adaptation strategies. The tool identifies adaptation strategies available for specific coastline segments selected by the user, based on land and water -based characteristics of those segments. www.capecodcoast.org CEDS 5-Year Plan Approved Working with the Barnstable County Economic Development Council stakeholders throughout the region, Commission staff developed and submitted the five-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS is a tactical economic development plan consistent with the growth policy and goals of the Regional Policy Plan. It includes a comprehensive summary of the region's economy, including identifying regional strengths and weaknesses as well 115