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MAPC Winter Council Meeting | February 26, 2014
Photo courtesy North Shore CDC
Salem Point Neighborhood Vision
and Action PlanA Sustainable Communities
Grant Project
LYNN DUNCANDirector of Planning & Community
Development, City of Salem
CITY of SALEM
Salem Point Neighborhood Walking Tour
Courtesy Emerson Engagement Game Lab
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Point Neighborhood Vision
Safety + Security
Organizations, city departments
and boards, citizen groups
Neighborhood Pride + Civic Engagement
Organizations, city departments and
boards, citizen groups, media, service learning
programs
Job Training + Placement, Education and Career
PathwaysOrganizations, city
departments, businesses, citizen groups
Environment, Open Space, + RecreationOrganizations, parks, community spaces,
activities
Housing + Economic Development
Tenant groups, real estate agents, city
departments, landlords, property
owners, organizations, businesses
InfrastructureCity departments,
transportation resources, housing,
parking
A Very Bright Idea:LED Streetlight
RetrofitsA Sustainable Communities
Grant Project
ADAM CHAPDELAINE
Town Manager, Arlington
Streetlights Replaced 3,000
Kilowatt-hours Saved 703 K
Annual Energy Cost Savings $105 K
Annual Maintenance Savings
$40 K
Payback to Arlington Taxpayers
4.9 Years
Total Cost of LED Streetlights
$1.04 M
Town of Arlington Funds $714 K
Green Communities Grant Funds
$160 K
NSTAR Incentive Funds $165 K
Ani Krishnan, MAPC Energy Plannerhttp://www.mapc.org/clean-energy
KEITH BERGMAN,Town Administrator, Littleton, MA / MAGIC Chairman
MAGIC Agricultural Planning:
A Sustainable Communities Grant Project
Agriculture is Strong in MAGIC
Yet There are Challenges
Results: Report & Recommendations
Recommendations for a Strong
Agricultural System
Affordable, Protected
Land for Lease
Local & Flexible APR/CR
Farm Viability: Supplemental
Revenue Streams
InfrastructureInvestment
Zoning Amendments:
Accessory Uses
Build Community
Support (Farm Friendly
Neighbor)
Agriculture Commission
Powers
New Tools
Measurable Change
Littleton:
• Established Agricultural Commission
• Amended Zoning for Expanded Agricultural Uses
• Best Management Practices for Town-Owned Agricultural Land
Google Maps image
Outcomes: A Statewide Project!
RE-ENVISIONING WOLLASTON:
A Station Area Plan for Wollaston Center
A Sustainable CommunitiesGrant Project.
KRISTINA JOHNSON,Director of Transportation
Planning
Hancock Street, Quincy, MA. 2013
Vision Map for Wollaston Center
Before and After Renderings of Beale Street, Quincy, MA
Bike/Ped Network Plan for the City of Quincy
68 Beale Street
MBTA Station
MBTA Parking in Wollaston
DANA LeWINTERDirector of Housing, City of Somerville
MERIDITH LEVYDeputy Director, Somerville Community Corporation
The Dimensions of DisplacementA Sustainable Communities Grant Project
• Tenure• Household Size and
Type• Bedroom Count• Cost Burden • Mortgage Status• Overcrowding• Geographic Mobility• Race and Ethnicity• Education• Citizenship Status• Income and Poverty
Status
Tracking Neighborhood
Change
How much could rents increase?
Rents along the GLX could rise
25% to 67%
700 to 800 renters could become
newly cost-burdened
How much housing is needed?
(3,000)
(2,000)
(1,000)
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
10 -14
15 -19
20 -24
25 -29
30 -34
35 -39
40 -44
45 -49
50 -54
55 -59
60 -64
65 -69
70 -74
75 plus
Net
Hou
sing
Uni
t Dem
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201
0 -20
20
Age in 2010
Net Housing Unit Demand by Age,City of Somerville, 2010 -2020, Stronger Region Scenario
Single Family Multifamily
Source:MAPC Population Projections 2013
6,300 to 9,000 new units needed to accommodate new residents
Dana LeWinterDirector of Housing, City of Somerville
[email protected] @SomervilleCity
Meridith LevyDeputy Director, Somerville Community
@SCC_Somerville
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