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UNION SQUAREPROJECT UPDATEApril 30, 2015
Presented to:Somerville Redevelopment Authority
Presented by:
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Our Mission
Collaborate to create a viable and vitaldevelopment plan that realizes SomerVision’s goals for
the Union Square neighborhood
1 Community Engagement
2 Planning & Pre-development
3 Job Creation Actions
4 Next Steps
AgendaA overview of our progress to date in several key areas:
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT100+ SMALL GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS
ELECTED OFFICIALS
RESIDENTS
COMMUNITY GROUPS
CIVIC GROUPS BUSINESSES
PROPERTY OWNERS
STRATEGICPARTNERS
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PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENTORIGINAL PLANNING SEQUENCE
Neighborhood PlanNeighborhood Plan
D2/D3D2/D3Start approvals in order to complete building with T Station opening in late 2017
D Blocks Master PlanD Blocks Master Plan
OLDD2/D3OLDD2/D3
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PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENTREVISED PLANNING SEQUENCE BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
Neighborhood PlanNeighborhood Plan
NEWD2/D3NEWD2/D3
Start approvals
D Blocks Master PlanD Blocks Master Plan
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PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENTALL SEVEN D-BLOCKS WILL BE PLANNED TOGETHER
NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AREA
D BLOCKS PLAN AREA
JOB CREATION ACTIONSASSESSING EMPLOYMENT MARKET
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5 NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL JOBS CREATED BY ONE INNOVATION JOB
NUMBER OF METROS ANALYZED AS PART OF SUPPORTING ECONOMIC RESEARCH
OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL JOBS THAT ARE SERVICE JOBS (I.E., TEACHERS, CARPENTERS, NURSES, TAXI DRIVERS)
320
60%
Source: Enrico Moretti, Economist, University of Cal-Berkley; Fullbright Fellow, IZA Young Labor Economist
ONEINNOVATION
JOB
JOB CREATION ACTIONSD3 (NORTH) SITE CONTROL
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T
US2 OBTAINED SITE CONTROL
OVER PRIVATELY OWNED D3
PARCEL
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JOB CREATION ACTIONSSMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CrossFit SomervilleCantina La Mexicana
Local Supply Company Reliable Market