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Comments from the
Community

“T think the Commuter line
expansion into Nashua Is
great, but the current Crown
Street station project I feel
is a missed opportunity to
redevelop the area between
East Hollis Street and Bridge
Street. The area could be
developed into a gateway

to the city, with parking
structures, grade separations
to improve traffic flow (and
safety), transit hub, and
general redevelopment.”

“With the likelihoof of multiple
commuter trains per day, the
City should plan to provide
overpasses/underpasses to
preclude interference with
Bridge and Hollis street

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Recommendation 3

Timeframe: Mid-term

Plan and design area around
potential commuter rail

station with Transit Oriented
Development (TOD strategies)
[see commuter rail vision concept]

* Expand and improve public
realm connections including
sidewalk improvements, visible
crosswalks, landscaping and
lighting improvements

- Expand open space opportunity
in high traffic areas

» Extension of Mill Street for
drop-off

* Articulate and connect with
Heritage Rail Trail East

* Improve bike and pedestrian
infrastructure in the area

- Provide adequate bike parking
and electric vehicle charging
stations

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- Develop and design
comprehensive way-finding
language

* Ensure that actual trip activity,
especially as it relates to
multimodal connections, helps
determine the parking strategy
and capacity.

Recommendation 4

Timeframe: Mid-term

Increase access to river and
engage resilience planning near
levee

* Work with Army Corps of
Engineers (ACOE) to develop/
design plan for the levee

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Future development on
Northeastern Boulevard

High density uses should be
focused on commercial uses.
The master plan believes
that Northeastern Boulevard
should focus on businesses
and jobs rather than housing.

Action: Reposition the
Northeastern Boulevard
commercial area by
encouraging higher
density development and
appropriate placemaking.

Northeastern Boulevard

Northeastern Boulevard is a
district in transition. While for the
better part of the last 50 years it
has served Nashua as a productive
industrial district, recent
developments have signaled a
general transition to entertainment
and office uses. For this reason,
the district’s zoning does not
reflect current needs. The number
of variances have skyrocketed

in recent years. In addition to
modernizing land use regulations,
the other major recommendations
focus on form and branding
improvements to help provide a

better sense of place in the district.

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Recommendation 1

Timeframe: Near-term

Explore potential infrastructure
upgrades in the district

that support higher density
development.

* Frame certain industrial uses
as a land use that requires
preservation.

Recommendation 2

Timeframe: Near-term

Allow for mixed-use light
industrial/commercial
development that requires high-
bay industrial space on the ground
floor and allows for commercial
uses on upper floors (up to 85’)

- Adjust use tables both here
and across the city to limit
(and concentrate) the locations
where light industrial uses are
possible or encouraged.

* Ensure that the adjusted
dimensional requirements
make the mixed-use industrial/
commercial typology—
assuming it remains market-
feasible—is highest-and-best-
use.

Comprehensive Master Plan

Land Use and Development

Northeastern Boulevard is a district in transition. In addition to
updating land use regulations, the other major recommendations
focus on form-based design guidelines and branding improvements to
enhance district identity.

Recommendation 3 Recommendation 5
Timeframe: Near-term Timeframe: Mid-term
Create branding for the district Consider reduction in parking

and add signage at the Dunstable requirements.
Road intersections.

Recommendation 4

Timeframe: Near-term

Prioritize bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure and connection
improvements throughout district.

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Action: Encourage an
active commercial center
along Broad Street via
density, upzoning, and
design guidelines.

Broad Street

While smaller than many of the
other areas being discussed, the
Broad Street area still suffers from

A primary goal is to better utilize
the location of the area relative to
Route 3, to better encourage active
commercial uses. Adding a more
viable central location can help
encourage overall walkability for
residents as well.

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Recommendation 1

Timeframe: Near-term

Leverage the relatively close
proximity to Rt. 3 and the
buffering of the area by
considering upzoning

- Allow multi-story industrial/
commercial in the area closest
to Rt. 3. [see Broad Street
Visioning Concept]

» Require consistent setbacks
and sidewalk enhancement to
improve street language

» Preserve residential
development in central
section of Broad Street with
continuation of public realm
improvement

- Encourage mixed-use
development as walkable
center on east section of Broad
St, closest to Amherst Street

intersection

Comprehensive Master Plan

Land Use and Development

Like Northeastern Boulevard, Broad Street can benefit from overall
branding and a more coherent urban identity. A primary goal is to better
utilize the area relative to Route 3 and encourage active commercial
uses.

Recommendation 2 Recommendation 3
Timeframe: Near-term Timeframe: Near-term

Consider form-based zoning to Consider the relative importance
create a more coherent urban of ground-floor retail versus
design sense to redevelopment ground-floor industrial/

projects. warehousing, balancing job

creation versus amenity creation.
- Create a targeted form-based
zoning overlay district as
an optional alternative for
developers that provides
additional incentives for
redevelopment.

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An affordable, safe, and well-connected
transportation and mobility network Is a critical
component of a vibrant and livable city. Providing
equitable multimodal options that meet the needs

of Nashua’s diverse residents and workforce will
not only enhance accessibility throughout the

city’s many neighborhoods, but promotes a strong
economy by connecting people to jobs and services.

Nashua Today:
Mobility and Transit

Nashua is primarily a car-
dominated city, but there are
ongoing efforts in place to expand
mobility and access options
throughout. The City is dedicated
to making Nashua more walkable
and bikeable for residents
through several initiatives
including widening shoulders
and installing bike lanes and
sidewalks, expanding rideshare
and microbility, and planning for

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2020 Bike/Ped Project

This NRPC-led project outlines
key issues and opportunities
surrounding bicycle and
pedestrian amenities in

the city, and through data
analysis, public feedback,
and City input, provides
recommendations for
addressing these under broad
categories: major bike-ped
infrastructure, intersection
safety improvements,
resolving network gaps,
wayfinding, and overall
neighborhood solutions.

transit oriented development
(TOD). Outcomes of these efforts
are already visible throughout the
city including in the Riverfront and
Minefalls area, where there is an
extensive sidewalk network and
well-utilized walking and biking
trails. A next step for Nashua

will be to better connect these
networks to other transit systems
like the bus service and future
commuter rail stations, and expand
TOD in commercial corridors such
as Amherst Street and the Daniel
Webster Hwy.

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