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Boston Region’s Pedestrian Transportation Plan

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The Pedestrian Plan identifies actions local governments, advocacy organizations, citizen groups, the private sector, and individuals should take to encourage walking.

Adopted and released in June 2010, the Pedestrian Plan addresses the importance of walking, describes existing pedestrian infrastructure in the Boston Region, and recommends policies and programs that will facilitate walking as a convenient, practical and safe mode of transportation.

Developing the Plan

For over a year, the Pedestrian Plan was developed by working closely with a Pedestrian Advisory Committee and has been extensively reviewed by numerous planning and transportation professionals.

Action Items

In order to implement the goals and guidelines outlined in the Pedestrian Plan, a series of key Action Items have been prepared. The Action Items can serve as a checklist for municipal planners, planning boards, and advocacy groups.

Download the full document of Action Items. The action items comprise four categories:

  • Complete the Pedestrian Network
  • Integrate the Pedestrian Network
  • Design
  • Maintenance and Operation

The Pedestrian Plan

Download the entire Pedestrian Plan below.

Download the Pedestrian Plan by section:

Cover, Credits, Table of Contents
Executive Summary

Chapters:

  1. Introduction
  2. Regional and Local Visions
  3. Walking in the Boston Region 
  4. Current Regional Practices
  5. Community Initiatives  (1.1 MB)
  6. Laws, Codes and Legislation 
  7. Pedestrian Infrastructure Design (2.6 MB)
  8. Funding 
  9. Action Items (1.5 MB)

Appendices (9 MB)

Appendices Contents:

  • Appendix A –  Boston Region Commuting Patterns & Vehicle Ownership
  • Appendix B – Sidewalk Coverage by Municipality
  • Appendix C – Pedestrian Fatalities within the Boston Region
  • Appendix D – Pedestrian-Related Issues to consider when Reviewing Development Plans
  • Appendix E – Resources

Sidewalk Inventory

Eight maps comprise the ‘Sidewalk Coverage by Municipality’ in the Boston Region and identify whether sidewalks exist, on one side, both sides, or neither side for ‘Main Roads’ and ‘Local Roads.’

Inventory Map Index

How Can I Get a Copy of the Plan?

Paper copies and CD roms of the Pedestrian Plan are available upon request. Please contact Alison Felix, Transportation Planner, [email protected].

How Can I Get Involved?

If you are interested in hosting a Walkable or Livable Community Workshop, please contact Eric Bourassa, Transportation Manager, at 617-451-2770, ext. 2043 or [email protected].

Other resources

Comments and Questions?

If you have questions or editorial comments, please e-mail them to Eric Bourassa, Transportation Manager, [email protected].

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Transportation Finance Reform

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transportation pledge with signaturesTransportation is crucial to every aspect of life in Massachusetts. It connects workers to jobs, businesses to markets, students to schools, and residents and visitors to the state’s cultural and recreational resources.

Decades of overborrowing and underinvestment have left the Commonwealth’s transportation system buried in debt and facing an overwhelming maintenance backlog. The time has come for a comprehensive solution to fund the transportation system we have, and build the transportation system we need.

Taking action:

signing transportation pledgeThe state’s transportation system is in dire need of increased investment. Make your voice heard in this debate!

  • T4MA and MassINC are hosting a series of forums on regional transit authorities and transportation funding. Check their website for details

Resources

 

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Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning Network

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For information about the LandLine, please click here.

Final Reports

Project background

As stated in the Consortium for Sustainable Communities Three-Year Work Plan (dated May 24, 2011), incomplete pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure contributes to auto dependency. Comprehensive planning is a critical first step in helping to improve connectivity. MAPC aims to assist numerous communities within the Sustainable Communities Consortium with pedestrian and bicycle planning efforts.

MAPC’s role

MAPC will assist several clusters of communities in advancing pedestrian and bicycle planning, at the local level and create networks for safe non-vehicular travel. This effort will be conducted at no cost to the municipality. The community clusters include:

  1. 1.  Town of Dedham, Town of Westwood
  2. 2.  City of Chelsea, City of Everett, City of Revere, City of Malden, Town of Saugus, City of Lynn
  3. 3.  City of Quincy
  4. 4.  Town of Hudson, Town of Stow, Town of Maynard, Town of Marlborough

An additional goal is to provide safe access to major pedestrian and bicycle destinations within the cluster, including the Assabet River Rail Trail, the Dedham Rail trail (providing access to the Neponset trail), and the Northern Strand Community Trail (Bike to the Sea). In the south shore, we propose to work with Quincy to recommend an alignment for a priority greenway from Boston. Access to major employment centers, local schools, and parks will also be prioritized.

Existing conditions and potential opportunities will be identified for each area, including priority connections and routes, proposed bicycle and pedestrian accommodations, cross-sections for the major collector roads, and opportunities for implementation funding.

The proposed accommodations could include: exclusive bicycle lanes, sharrows, cycle tracks, new sidewalks, and improved surface conditions. At the conclusion of the planning effort, it would be the responsibility of the individual municipalities to implement the recommendations.

This project works towards the MetroFuture goal of providing an improved transportation system that provides more choices for residents and businesses

Why it’s important

Rather than small-scale planning of individual neighborhoods, large-scale planning of community clusters allows for greater regional impacts, establishing regional priorities, and a significant increase in potential users.

Additional resources

External resources and partners:
  • 13 Community Partners (listed above)
  • WalkBoston
  • MassBike
  • Liveable Streets Alliance
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Questions?

For more information, please contact:

Transportation Engineer and Planner Sarah Kurpiel, [email protected] or Transportation Planner David Loutzenheiser, [email protected]

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The Battle Road Scenic Byway: Road to Revolutions

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Project Overview

One Road, Many Revolutions! The American Revolution started here. World-renowned classic literature was written here. The environmental movement was seeded here. Innovations in aerospace and electronics technology were developed here.

The Battle Road follows the approximate path of the British regulars during the battles that marked the start of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 – where the “shot heard round the world” was fired. The byway runs roughly parallel to Route 2 along approximately fifteen miles of roads in the communities of Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, including part of the Minute Man National Historical Park. Not only is this route famous for its role in the American Revolution; The Battle Road Scenic Byway is a Road to Revolutions because of literary, environmental, and technological revolutions that have occurred along the Byway throughout its history through today.

The communities of Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, the Minute Man National Historical Park, MAPC, and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Transportation are collaborating to help conserve this historic route and to highlight its archaeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic qualities. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts officially designated The Battle Road Scenic Byway on November 6, 2006. With funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Scenic Byways program and a match from the Massachusetts Highway Department, MAPC is developing a Corridor Management Plan for the byway in conjunction with the project partners, to be completed in the spring of 2011.

The Corridor Management Plan

A Corridor Management Plan (CMP) is a written document that specifies the goals, strategies, and responsibilities for conserving and enhancing a scenic byway’s most valuable qualities. The CMP can address issues such as tourism development, roadway safety, roadway signs, and preservation of historic structures. Using words, pictures, and maps, the CMP provides an assessment of current conditions, a realistic set of goals for the future of the byway, and a commitment to taking steps towards those goals. The process of developing a CMP includes inventories of the intrinsic qualities that form the byway’s story; public outreach, involvement and participation; and developing recommendations and implementation steps.

Development of the CMP will assist the four towns and the 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. The work of creating the CMP will be carried out by MAPC staff in partnership with and oversight from a Working Group composed of representatives from each community, the MMNHP and MAPC. The CMP process and approval will occur with local participation and control, and the Selectmen in each town will have approval authority for acceptance of the final CMP.

March 31, 2011 Draft of Corridor Management Plan

The Battle Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan was presented to the public at an Open House on March 31, 2011. Draft documents were available for public comment until April 15, 2011.

This Open House was the final public meeting to present the four-town Battle Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan. It was held from 5:00pm – 8:00pm in the Minute Man Visitor Center, located on Route 2A in Minute Man National Historical Park, Lincoln, MA. The meeting featured:

  • Stations where participants reviewed, discussed, and commented on proposed corridor management strategies for transportation, tourism, and land use with Battle Road Scenic Byway Working Group Members.
  • An opportunity to view The Road to Revolution, an award-winning multimedia presentation by the Minute Man National Historical Park – will be shown every 30 minutes during the Open House!
  • A virtual tour of the Battle Road Scenic Byway
  • Open House Welcome Handout

Project Vision, Goals, and Potential Action Steps

Topic-specific forums on tourism, land use, and transportation were held in October 2010, and a Public Forum presenting the Corridor Management Plan Vision, Goals, and Potential Action Steps was held on November 9, 2010.

At the November 9, 2010 Public Forum, members of the four Byway communities were invited to join the Battle Road Scenic Byway Working Group in the lobby of Cary Memorial Hall in Lexington for a Meet and Greet. Participants were given an opportunity to preview project maps as well as draft action steps and proposed strategies for the Byway, organized by topic: Transportation, Land Use, Tourism, and Intrinsic Qualities.

Photos from the Meet and Greet, November 9, 2010 

Battle Road Scenic Byway Public Forum Meet and Greet

As the Meet and Greet was winding down, participants were asked to enter Cary Memorial Hall Auditorium to watch a virtual tour of the Byway. Lexington Board of Selectmen Chair Hank Manz gave the opening remarks and the evening’s main presentation followed.

Presentations and keypad polling at the Public Forum, November 9, 2010

Presentations and Keypad Polling at the Battle Road Scenic Byway Public Forum on November 9, 2010

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Long Range Planning for Sea Level Rise

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Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury Coastal Hazards Adaptation Study

Coastal communities in the Boston region enjoy access to the scenic and recreational amenities of being along the ocean shores. There is also a unique set of challenges that these communities face, specifically impacts from ocean’s power both in normal and in storm conditions. Adding to this issue is the potential for sea level rise and more intense storms that are associated with a changing climate.

The Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury Coastal Hazards Adaptation Study is an effort to assess the general changes in coastal hazard impacts that could occur due to climate change, primarily the impacts from sea level rise and changes in storm intensity and frequency. The project explored:

  • Current and potential future coastal vulnerabilities
  • A range of possible adaptation options
  • Resources that could support local actions and strategies.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) worked on the project in partnership with the Towns of Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury and with support from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM). The final report can be downloaded below.

South Shore Coastal Adaptation Public Workshop

A public workshop was held on the evening of October 27, 2011 at the Marshfield Senior Center to share information about the study and key outcomes. The workshop was attended by more than 60 people, with participants from Scituate, Marshfield and Duxbury as well as other municipalities on the South Shore.

The workshop included a set of panel presentations about coastal planning and climate change adaptation in addition to a presentation about the Coastal Hazards Adaptation Study. The panel included:

  • Jim O’Connell, a former coastal processes specialist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant Program and Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and now the Conservation Agent for Scituate, on changes to coastal landforms, geology and sea level rise that have occurred from the past and up to the present.
  • Julia Knisel, from the MA Office of Coastal Zone Management, on the recently released Massachusetts State Climate Change Adaptation Report. (Presentation)
  • Anne Herbst, the Conservation Agent for the Town of Hull, on a coastal inundation study conducted for Hull which looked at how possible sea level rise scenarios could impact public facilities. (Presentation)

MAPC concluded the workshop with a presentation (parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 – including keypad poll slides) about the study and its findings, and brought together many of the key themes of the other panelists: how the coastline continues to change, how storms and sea level rise present challenges to vulnerable locations, and how to plan for the future in a manner that makes the towns more resilient.

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Mystic River Corridor Strategy Project

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Project background

Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone initiated this project in 2006 when he approached MAPC with the idea to bring the cities of the Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville together to work on Mystic River issues. Mayor Curatone secured partial funding for the project with a contribution from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). MAPC supplemented the MWRA’s contribution with funding received under the District Local Technical Assistance Program.

MAPC’s role

Mystic River

This project is a collaborative effort between MAPC, Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Cities of Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville.

MAPC is helping these communities develop a targeted strategy for realizing the full potential of the Mystic River, and working to raise community awareness on the project.

This project helps to fulfill the MetroFuture goals of creating healthy environments and increasing community vitality.

Why it’s important

The health of the Mystic River will be a major contributor to the economic vitality and quality of life for the cities that it passes through. Our vision is for the waterfront to serve as a vibrant area where residents live, work and play.

Some of the ways that this vision will be achieved include improving access to open space along the river, and connecting those spaces with a trail network that makes the river easily accessible by foot, bike, transit and water shuttles.

MAPC Resources

Reports, maps, and toolkits

External resources

  • A video created by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about the Mystic River Watershed Initiative.
  • The EPA brochure for the plan.
  • Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Mystic River Master plan.

Environmental Justice Resources

The Lower Mystic River Corridor Strategy seeks to integrate environmental justice into all of the strategy elements.

Mystic River Plans, Reports and Studies

This list catalogs plans, reports and studies that are currently available in electronic formats. There are many other reports that are available only in hard copy. We will add reports as whenever we receive them.

Regional 

  • Mystic River Watershed Assessment and Action Plan, Fall 2006
    Prepared for the MA EOEA and DEP, this plan provides an overview of conditions in the Mystic River Watershed and presents an action plan for protecting and restoring its urban and natural resources. Recommends the primary focus should be on taking specific action to improve water quality, reduce flooding and low flow problems, and enhance land uses along the waterfront to support recreation and habitat.
  • Redeveloping the Lower Mystic River: Case Studies and Best Practices, May 2007
    Prepared by Tufts Urban and Environmental Policy graduate students, this report identifies case studies of waterfront redevelopment projects and best management practices for the MyRWA. The plan recommends strategies such as municipal and stakeholder collaboration, master planning, public outreach, environmental remediation, and public access.

Boston

  • City of Boston Open Space Plan 2002-2006, September 2002
    Prepared by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, this open space plan analyzes open space lands and facilities, assesses future needs, and presents an action plan. The plan for Charlestown identifies numerous opportunities related to the Mystic waterfront, such as revitalization of Little Mystic park, boardwalks to improve access to the waterfront, maintaining public visual access to the waterfront, and supporting guidelines in City’s Municipal Harbor Plan. The East Boston plan identifies opportunities for a continuous harborwalk and enhancing the natural resources along the waterfront.
  • East Boston Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan, March 2002
    The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) has developed the East Boston Municipal Harbor Plan for submittal to the Secretary of Environmental Affairs in accordance with 301 CMR 23.00, et seq., Review and Approval of Municipal Harbor Plans. The purpose of the plan is to create a comprehensive framework to guide the development of East Boston’s Inner Harbor waterfront in a manner that reflects the city’s and community’s vision for the area and conforms to the objectives of the state’s Waterways Regulations. The East Boston Municipal Harbor Plan (EBMHP) will provide guidance to the community, developers and to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Chapter 91 licensing process. It is intended to be a planning tool for the near to mid-term future that will be updated to reflect conditions at the end of the ten-year timeframe being requested for this plan.

Chelsea

  • Chelsea Creek Waterfront Study, November 2005
    Prepared for the cities of Chelsea and Revere, this study examines the development potential at key properties/districts along the Chelsea and Mill creeks. The 2007 plan described above updates the findings and recommendations of this report.
  • Chelsea Open Space Plan, August 2003
    This plan reviews the progress since the Open Space Plan of 1994 and identifies actions to direct open space improvements for the next five years. Some of the goals stated in the plan include providing recreational opportunities and taking advantage of the city’s environmental, historic, and scenic resources. The City is currently in the process of updating its’ plan.

Everett

  • Everett Waterfront Assessment, June 2003
    Prepared for the City of Everett, this assessment evaluates the existing land and waterside conditions along the Everett waterfront (Malden River, Mystic River, and Island End River). The study identifies potential opportunities to create public access to and from the water and to protect and enhance existing marine industrial uses. Provides very detailed land use analyses, future opportunities and concept plans, and action items.

Malden

There are no reports currently available in electronic versions.

Medford

  • Medford Square and the Mystic River: Reconnection, Revitalization, Redevelopment, Fall 2006
    Prepared by MIT students, this study looks at strategic areas in Medford Square and along the Mystic River and provides recommendations for revitalization. The goals include better connections to the river, vibrant mix of uses along the river, engaging the public, and restore/maintain ecological resources. The study recommends collaborating with DCR on Mystic River Master Planning, form a Medford Greenway Committee, and develop public-private partnerships.

Somerville

  • Somerville Open Space and Recreation Plan 2008-2013
    This plan provides an overview of Somerville’s history, physical development, and environmental characteristics. It also provides an analysis and needs assessment that leads to a five-year action plan. Open space goals include preserving, enhancing, increasing the number of open spaces, and improving environmental conditions.

October 28, 2009 Meeting Resources

Raising community awareness

Land Resource Planner, Joan Blaustein, and Legal Counsel, Jennifer Garcia, represented MAPC at the Second Annual Mystic River Festival sponsored by La Comunidad, Inc. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the Village Landing Park in Everett.  The festival’s purpose was to raise public awareness about the environmental degradation of the Mystic River and what can be done to improve the river.  A bi-lingual one-page handout about MAPC’s work on the Mystic River (in English and Spanish) is available here for download.

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MAGIC Comprehensive Agricultural Planning Program

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Program Background

The MAGIC subregion has the least densely-populated land of the MAPC region. These communities are particularly susceptible to encroaching development on lands suitable for agricultural production. The remaining farms in developing suburbs are among the areas most at risk from increased growth. Increasing the economic viability of farming and protecting agricultural land is critical to discouraging low-density development and associated environmental and transportation impacts, and to protect local food production capacity.

Agricultural production within the MAGIC subregion is strong, consisting of approximately 7,870 acres of existing farmland. There are also potentially thousands of acres of available farmland not in use and unprotected. MAGIC communities have expressed a desire to not only protect existing agricultural lands, but also to promote and increase agricultural production. With funding provided through the Sustainable Communities program, MAPC worked with project partners and stakeholders to establish a Comprehensive Agricultural Planning Program for the Subregion.

Program Goals and Acomplishments

The goal of the Program is to increase the economic viability of farming and protect sustainable “foodsheds” (farms and agricultural soils close to metropolitan markets) within the MAGIC subregion. MAPC lead a team of key agricultural service organizations across the Commonwealth to engage and connect municipal officials with farmers and ranchers to discuss issues and barriers to agricultural practice within the Subregion (and greater MAPC Region), and develop recommendations for positive change amongst both sectors.

Agricultural Forum March 2013; Keynote by Jay Healey, State Director for USDA Rural Development 

The Program began with the convening of these groups at the Agricultural Forum in March 2013. The Forum was quite successfull, as evidenced by the attendance of approximately 100 guests, 75% of which represented the farming and ranching community. This Forum presented a unique opportunity for representatives of both the agricultural and municipal community to discuss issues and, hopefully; build critical relationships. The result of the Forum was the development of a list of primary concerns of both sectors, as well as draft recommendations for solutions, which are discussed in detail in the Program report below.

Regional Perspective

The issues raised throughout the Program are the same that agricultural practitioners across the MAPC Region are facing, as listed below (but are not limited to):

  • Difficulties competing w/ large commercial & national farms (i.e. Production costs – high v. retail costs – low).
  • Limitations within local and state regulations (inconsistent and antiquated).
  • Competing interests w/ public uses.
  • Need for expanded processing facilities (demand is currently greater than supply)
  • Lack of labor housing availability.
  • Lack of assistance with succession and access to farmland.
  • Lack of access to land for young farmers.
  • Lack of consumer education on production practices; leading to limited community support.

The Program scope was built to support the following MetroFuture Regional goals, with the intent to address concerns that cross Subregional boundaries:

  • # 24: Residents in all communities and of all incomes will have access to affordable healthy food.
  •  # 42: The region’s agricultural economy will grow through a focus on sustainable farming and by bringing more locally produced foods to the market.
  • #65: A robust network of protected open spaces, farms, parks, and greenways will provide wildlife habitat, ecological benefits, recreational opportunities, and scenic beauty.

Partners

We’d like to thank the numerous partners and stakeholders that have made this effort possible. Please check their webpages for updates on their great work.

Program Documents

MAPC and the Agricultural Planning Working Group members prepared the final draft of the Program Report in January 2014. The Report provides an overview of the project, issues and obstacles relating to agricultral viability that were investigated, and recommendations for strategies to overcome these challenges. Please click the link below to download a copy of the report.

Summary of Recommendations (to be included)

Final Program Report – Full

Additional Program documents include:

Links and Resources

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Green Line Extension

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Project background

green line at Park street station

MAPC worked with the cities of Medford and Somerville to gather community input on the possibility of extending the Green Line to Mystic Valley Parkway/Route 16, and to study potential land uses and transit-oriented developments in the area.

The planning study is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), which will be actively involved in the process, along with the MBTA.

MAPC’s role

MAPC lead a community visioning process to examine how a future Mystic Valley Parkway station could foster transit-oriented development in the area, while minimizing negative impacts to the local community.

Green Line Extension Report

The final version of the Green Line Extension report is now available for download below

The report includes MAPC’s recommendations for the proposed Green Line extension along the Mystic Valley Parkway.

Community Visioning Process Meetings

MAPC hosted a series of public input meetings in conjunction with the Massachusetts Office of Public Collaboration and MassDOT. We hope to help facilitate strong public engagement throughout the Mystic Valley Parkway visioning process.

Community Visioning Process FAQs

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Metro North Land Use Priority Plan

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Project Background

Development in Station Landing in MedfordThe Patrick Administration, through the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA), partnered with MAPC to develop a process for identifying local, regional, and state-level priority development and preservation areas in the nine Metro North municipalities. These municipalities include the cities of Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Revere, and Somerville, the Town of Winthrop, and the neighborhoods of East Boston and Charlestown in the City of Boston.

MAPC’s Role

MAPC staff are working with the nine municipalities and our state partners to identify locations throughout Metro North that are key to supporting additional housing, employment growth, open space creation and preservation, and the infrastructure improvements required to support the outcomes for each location. These local priority areas are then put through a data-driven screening tool that highlights the sites with the greatest potential to support growth and preservation in appropriate locations in each community. Finally, MAPC supplements the data driven screening tool with qualitative information from each community on the readiness of sites and the infrastructure investments necessary to catalyze the development or preservation of these locations. From MAPC’s regional priority areas, EOHED and EOEEA will further refine a list of locations to become state priority areas.

Why It’s Important

MAPC has identified the need for over 400,000 new housing units in our region between now and 2040. At the same time, we are trying to grow existing businesses and attract new ones to the region to support employment opportunities. While this development will occur across Metro Boston and the Commonwealth, the Metro North communities are already seeing development pressures for new housing and job growth because of the access to high quality public transportation, recreation and cultural amenities, employment centers, and a vibrant urban environment. As the development climate continues to strengthen in Metro Boston, these communities will continue to feel the pressures of growth while trying to maintain the characteristics that make them unique.

The Metro North Land Use Priority Plan is a process that will identify locations across the nine communities that are best suited to support the type of growth the market is demanding and the communities want. Identifying these key growth and preservation locations also helps MAPC, the Boston MPO, and state agencies better understand the infrastructure and technical assistance needs to help prioritize limited regional and state funding.

Final Products

MAPC has finalized the list of the regionally-significant priority development and priority preservation areas in Metro North!  Click on the map link below to see the areas selected.

Regionally-Significant PDA and PPA Map

Meetings and Presentations

MAPC, EOHED, and EOEEA held a Regional Forum for the Metro North project on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 from 7:00PM – 9:00PM at Malden Government Center to share information about the project and get feedback on a draft list of regional priority development and preservation areas.

April 30th Event Materials

Agenda

Presentation

Notes from the Table Discussions

 

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Plano Diretor para o Melhoramento do Southeast Framingham

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A agência do Metropolitan Area Planning Council tem sido contratado pelo governo municipal do Framingham para proveer assistência técnica no âmbito do planejamento urbano do bairro do Southeast Framingham. O propósito é desenvolver junto com os moradores e proprietários, uma visão coletiva de como o bairro pode ser melhorado para aumentar a qualidade de vida para os moradores, melhorar a meio-ambiente, e atrair lojas, serviços e empregos para a comunidade em geral.

O Plano de Ação incluirá:

  • reuniões comunitárias para criar uma visão futura;
  • uma estrutura física para guiar o desenvolvimento que incluirá melhoras aos parques, ruas e calçadas, e também áreas de proteção ambiental; e
  • uma lista de prioridades.

Veja o mapa com as linhas fronteiriças da área do estudo urbanístico. Para os propósitos deste estudo, a Rota 135/Rua Waverly faz a divisa pelo norte e noroeste, a fronteira municipal com Natick faz a divisa pelo leste, e a divisa pelo sul e sudoeste é feito com o municipio do Sherborn e as vias do trem do sistema regional NH/Hartford/NY.

Reuniões Comunitárias

SEGUNDA-FEIRA DE SEPTEMBRO DE 2015 – das 7:30pm às 9pm
Escola Primária Woodrow Wilson
169 Rua Leland, Framingham
Para um folheto de propaganda, clique aqui.

Explicação do Processo e Exercisio de ‘Criação de Visão Futura’
TERCA-FEIRA DE DEZEMBRO DE 2015 –das 7pm às 9pm
Escola Primária Woodrow Wilson
169 Rua Leland, Framingham
Agenda

Estrutura Potencial de Desenvolvimento Fisico e Cenário PotencialCartazes para discussões em pequenos grupos
Comunicado para preocupações adicionais

FEVEREIRO / MARCO 2016
Apresentação e Discussão do Rascunho do Plano  

Perguntas?

Para receber mais informações, favor mandar uma mensagem ao Carlos Javier Montañez no endereço seguinte [email protected].

Atualizado na data 6/12/15

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