NSTF
The goal of the North
Shore Task Force is to cooperate with and to assist
each city and town in the task force to coordinate
its planning and economic development so as to obtain
maximum benefits for the North Shore district and
for its cities and towns.
The NSTF meets on the second Thursday of each month
in a different member community each month. The Task
Force consists of two representatives from each of
its communities appointed by either its Mayor or Board
of Selectmen. The committe Chairman is elected by the membership annually. The office is held by:
Chairman: Brian Watson
Member communities are currently focused on transportation
and growth management planning initiatives that affect
the North Shore, including the MBTA
Major Investments Study for the North Shore Corridor,
the Community Preservation Act, Executive
Order 418 and promoting Open Space Residential
Design.
MAPC North Shore Task Force/ Salem State College/Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management/MassBays Program Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Adaptation Workshop
On March 12, 2009, fifty-two participants from across the region viewed Salem State College's Geography Department maps illustrating the expected impacts of sea level rise on the North Shore, heard case studies on how Scituate and Quincy are dealing with the problem, and learned about the StormSmart Coasts program to help shore communities deal with the impacts of sea level rise and climate change. For further information on the program, see the StormSmart Coasts website. See all PPTs for further contact information or contact North Shore Task Force Coordinator Sam Cleaves for further help.
2009 Danvers Mixed Use Project Background- Supported with funding from both the District Local Technical Assistance (DLTA) program and by the Town of Danvers, the Danvers Mixed Use Project initially worked with the Town to develop two model overlay district bylaws for potential use in the nine areas of Danvers zoned as Industrial One (I-1). MAPC conducted a review of existing documents and bylaws, conducted an I-1 uses survey, and held a Visioning and Scenario Building workshop to help Town staff and area residents identify and incorporate attractive design elements into both the Neighborhood Business and Waterfront Village Overlay Model Bylaws. Elements of Pictometry and Photoshop were used successfully to show before and after building design and placement scenarios.
Also, as requested by the Danvers Planning Board, MAPC:
- designed and presented a public program on the feasibility of using the 40-R program in the Downtown/Maple Street I-1 area;
- conducted a comprehensive review and analysis of dimensional and allowed uses within the four selected I-1 study areas;
- suggested revisions to existing zoning dimensions and allowed uses within the four I-1 areas; and
- developed cumulative project information and experience to narrow the focus of the project and drafted mixed use bylaws for targeted portions of the Danversport I-1 study areas, specifically the Waters River section of the Danversport neighborhood.
Project Documents
How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Headed?
View the presentation by MAPC and the North Shore Region of Essex County outlining strategies for the North Shore to preserve its character and address development impacts. Presented by Sam Cleaves at the November 8 2003 Essex County Growth Management Conference. Click here to view the presentation in PDF. For additional information regarding the North Shore
Task Force, please contact Sam Cleaves, NSTF Subregional
Coordinator, at (617) 451-2770 ext. 2013 or via e-mail
at scleaves@mapc.org
Information about member communities can be accessed
by clicking on community names, as well as the following:
MAPC
Data
Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Community Profiles
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