What is Mixed Use?
…encourages coordinated, cohesive development among lots or through lot consolidation. The overlay approach is especially useful when the community wants to promote a unified approach in an area where there…
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Route 128 Central Corridor Plan
…Key short-term and long-term recommendations the communities wish to pursue. Inventory of the existing transportation system and land uses in the corridor communities. Forecast of the area’s likely population…
Main Street Corridor Study
…Three interactive, Community Forums were held, one in each community, to present existing data and observations, and to gather input and suggestions from area residents, employees and business owners. Feedback from the…
Natick Center Plan
…Forum 12/8/2015 Natick Center Plan Area Map Forum Presentation Forum Posters Next Steps Several surveys will be distributed during December. One survey will be for people who were…
Fact Sheet: Infiltration Trenches and Dry Wells
…the aesthetic or water quality benefits of bioretention areas, but they may be useful techniques where bioretention cells are not feasible. Applications and Design Principles Infiltration structures are ideal for…
Danvers Town Meeting Unanimously Passes Tapleyville Overlay District Article
…of a small industrial area near the downtown and adjacent to the bike path. Congratulations to many at MAPC, which provided the town with the updated zoning text and also…
LID Principles and Techniques
Principles of LID Work with the landscape. Identify environmentally sensitive areas and important local features, then outline a development envelope that protects those areas. Maintain slopes and flow paths;…
Managing Neighborhood Change: How To Measure Neighborhood Change
…of the number of low-income households (earning 80% of area median income or below) are published by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Comprehensive Housing…
Walking Routes to the Lower Mystic River
…perspective and to combine the efforts of individual communities and organizations into a regional system. Why it’s important Rivers are unique resources for any urban area. They are usually rich…
The Battle Road Scenic Byway: Road to Revolutions
…Minute Man National Historical Park in reaching agreement about how best to preserve the area’s intrinsic resources while expanding economic opportunities, developing a balanced tourism industry, and accommodating future development….