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Opinion groups: Across 394 total
participants, opinion groups emerged
around improving access to green space
and riverfront, increasing quality and high-
paying jobs, increasing public art, year-
round events and festivals, providing more
affordable housing, and improving rail and
transit connections.

Here’s what most people agreed with:

“The current pandemic shows
us that we should be thinking of
open space and recreation less
as a nice amenity but more as

a fundamental part of balanced
city life.”

“T like the idea of Nashua as a
place where those who live here
can work here as well.”

Social Pinpoint,
Digital Mapping

Platform

A public participatory mapping
exercise was utilized to understand
where and how the community
would like to see growth and
improvement in Nashua.
Participants were asked to place
three kinds of markers that
represented the ideas of maintain
or protect, develop or redevelop,
and improve. After placing a
marker in a specific location
participants could add a comment
explaining what they think should
happen there. There was a great
response rate with 158 markers
for “improve,” 105 markers

for “develop or redevelop,” 41
markers for “maintain or protect,”
and 301 comments placed
throughout the map.

“The festivals and events that
occur all year round through
the downtown, arts and Park

and Recreation Office are an
excellent investment in our
community.”

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Pol.is survey: How divisive was the conversation?

Statements (here as little circles) to the left were voted on the same way—either
everyone agreed or everyone disagreed. Statements to the right were divisive—

participants were split between agreement and disagreement. in general, there
was a lot of consensus on voting across the various statements.

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A sample of comments on Social Pinpoint:

“The Salmon Brook corridor is
one of Nashua’s most historic
and important natural resources.

Its conservation protection
should be reinforced and expand
downstream to the Merrimack”

“Use Community Development
Block Grant funds to start a
beautification project for French
Hill. Create a citizen led group
who could drive the project to
create a long lasting positive
impact on this neighborhood”

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Comment Forms

Throughout the planning

process there was an option to
provide extra feedback through
comment forms hosted on the
planning website. Feedback was
collected on the draft actions and
recommendations, the scenario
planning areas, and the topic area
goals. Feedback could also be
provided on a rolling basis on the
website through a form, via email
or could be mailed to the planning
department.

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Video and Photo
Campaigns

In order to get the word out about
the plan the City launched a video
and Photo Campaign. Residents,
employees and visitors of Nashua
participated in the visioning
project that asked the public to
share how they #Imagine Nashua.
Participants posted videos and
pictures of themselves on social
media with signs that highlighted
what they would like to see in their
city.

“Lots of bright colored buses
with soft seats, driving around

the city to pick people up”

- Photo Campaign

“Houses need to be cheaper.”

- Photo Campaign

“Sponsored bus shelters with
public art”

“Signal priority and bus pull-
outs”

“Green technology”

-Photo Campaign

In-person Events

The City attended the Tree

Street Block Party and hosted

an in-person public meeting at
the Library to share the draft
recommendations for all six
Topic Areas. The in-person
meeting invited attendees to
share feedback on the draft
recommendations with sticky
notes and dot stickers. Attendees
could also review boards that
highlighted the existing conditions
mapping that occurred earlier in
the plan.

“Shared curbside pick-up for
local businesses”

- In person event

“Sunday bus service for
workers”

“Have buses and shuttles
connecting to nearby cities
like Concord, Manchester and

Portsmouth”
- In person event

“Have bike lanes separated
from the roads. Have

bikeshares / bike rentals near
bike lanes”

- In person event

Social Media and
Other Outreach

Further outreach spread the
project through the Great
American Downtown and Chamber
of Commerce, the Mayor and City
pages, Civic Sounding Board page
and Nashua Past, Present and
Future page, and much more!

Support of Local Businesses
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Public meeting invites and
plan updates were regularly
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Citizens, City Board and
Commission members, all
City and School Staff, Nashua
Transit System, SAU, private
school administration, points
of contact with the: non-
profit administration, senior
center, Brazilian community,
Spanish community, Indian
community, Islamic Society,
Nepalese community, Swahili
community, faith based
leadership, engineering and
land use attorney community.

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other documents, data, drawings or other materials, including but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Professional
Engineer in the performance of its obligations under this contract shall be the exclusive property
of the City of Nashua and all such materials shall be remitted and delivered, at Professional
Engineer's expense, by Professional Engineer to the City of Nashua upon completion,
termination, or cancellation of this contract. Alternatively, if the City of Nashua provides its
written approval to Professional Engineer, any books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or
other documents, data, drawings or other materials including but not limited to those contained in
media of any sort (e.g., electronic, magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Professional
Engineer in the performance of its obligations under this contract must be retained by
Professional Engineer for a minimum of four years after final payment is made and all other
pending matters are closed. If, at any time during the retention period, the City of Nashua, in
writing, requests any or all of the materials, then Professional Engineer shall promptly remit and
deliver the materials, at Professional Engineer's expense, to the City of Nashua. Professional
Engineer shall not use, willingly allow or cause to have such materials used for any purpose other
than the performance of Professional Engineer's obligations under this contract without the prior
written consent of the City of Nashua.

PUBLIC RECORDS LAW, COPYRIGHTS, AND PATENTS Professional Engineer expressly agrees
that all documents ever submitted, filed, or deposited with the City of Nashua by Professional
Engineer (including those remitted to the City of Nashua by Professional Engineer pursuant to
paragraph 20), unless designated as confidential by a specific statue of the State of New
Hampshire, shall be treated as public records and shall be available for inspection and copying by
any person, or any governmental entity.

No books, reports, studies, photographs, negatives or other documents, data, drawings or other
materials including but not limited to those contained in media of any sort (e.g., electronic,
magnetic, digital) prepared by or supplied to Professional Engineer in the performance of its
obligations under this contract shall be the subject of any application for a copyright or patent by
or on behalf of Professional Engineer. The City of Nashua shall have the right to reproduce any
such materials.

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limited to, by way of complaint, interpleader, intervention, or any third party practice, any claims,
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administrative or judicial forum, against the City of Nashua or any of its officers or employees, in
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employees from any claim or action seeking to impose liability, costs, and attorney fees incurred
as a result of or in connection with any claim, whether rightful or otherwise, that any material
prepared by or supplied to Professional Engineer infringes any copyright or that any equipment,
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Top Goals
and Actions

Top Goals and Actions
Organized by Topic Areas

Each topic area subchapter begins with:

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Existing Conditions Snapshot

Land Use and Development
Top Goal: Redevelopment Opportunity

Mobility and Transit

Top Goal: Equitable and Connected Transportation Networks
Top Goal: Carbon-free Transportation and Building Design

Housing
Top Goal: Housing Accessibility

Economic Development

Top Goal: Economic Mobility and Access to Opportunity
Top Goal: Local Businesses

Open Space and Natural Resources

Top Goal: Parks and Natural Areas
Top Goal: Mitigation of Climate Change Impacts

Arts and Culture

Top Goal: Diversity
Top Goal: Arts and Culture

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Land Use and
Development

Imagine Nashua’s
Top Goals

Imagine Nashua conducted an
extensive outreach process to hear
from the Nashua community about
what we are doing well, where

we can improve, and where we
want to be as a city. The feedback
the planning team received from
this robust engagement process,
coupled with and supported

by citywide analysis of existing
conditions and trends, informed
the top goals and actions in this
plan chapter. While several topic-

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Top Goal: Housing
Accessibility

Create a greater mix of housing
types that are accessible

to Nashua residents at

all life stages, household
compositions, physical abilities,
and socioeconomic levels as
identified in the 2020 City
Housing Study.

area specific goals and actions
were identified and established
during the planning process, the
goals in this section represent the
most important citizen-centered
outcomes the city hopes to achieve
in the next twenty years. These top
goals and actions are organized by
plan topic and each topic section
begins with highlighting the
primary issues and opportunities
informing the plan actions.

https://imagine.nashuanh.gov

Mobility and Transit

Economic
Development

Open Space and
Natural Resources

Top Goal: Parks and
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Enhance access to and better
connect Nashua’s existing open
space network for citizens of all
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Top Goal: Mitigation of
Climate Change Impacts

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change on the community and
encourage public health.

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Arts and Culture

Top Goal: Diversity

Celebrate and integrate

the diversity of cultures,
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Prioritize arts and culture as an
important aspect of inclusive
economic development and
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Land use policy is one of the most important tools
and mechanisms Nashua can use to advance

and shape equitable and sustainable growth and
redevelopment in the city. Strategic decision-making
around land use outcomes can have transformative

impacts on housing availability and choice, access
to jobs and opportunities, efficient and well-
connected transportation networks, critical resource
protection, and climate impact mitigation.

Nashua Today:
Land Use and
Development

Imagine Nashua seeks to develop
predictable, transparent, and
adaptable land use policies that
the city can use for many years to
come. Directing targeted and well-
regulated redevelopment in prime
locations in Nashua will allow for a
more streamlined planning process
focused on advancing economic
growth and generating community
benefits, while protecting and
preserving the city’s established
neighborhoods.

The actions and recommendations
generated from this master plan
will be used to inform land-use
code updates—regulations that
determine what, where, and how
redevelopment or development
can take place in the city. While
land use policy is an important
tool for comprehensive planning,
it must be coordinated well with
other citywide initiatives, policies
and capital investments, and
also be adaptable to change. The
COVID-19 pandemic has already
shown to be an unexpected long-
term crisis, which prompted

the city to adapt to and rethink
planning elements related to
public spaces and work spaces.
Nashua must be resilient, and
continue to plan ahead and think
on its feet, and advance its land-

use rules and regulations to allow
the city’s urban form to evolve and
respond to important changes as
they come—including how and
where people choose to live and
work, shifting demographics and
living needs, changing mobility
needs, and so on.

In addition to planning for where
and what type of development we
want to see in the city, Imagine
Nashua places thoughtful planning
into the urban form and design

of areas—shaping how buildings,
streets, parks, and infrastructure
landscapes come together to
sustain future living and foster a
sense of place.

The following pages give a
snapshot of existing conditions,
issues, and opportunities related
to land use and development in
Nashua today.

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Temporary jersey barriers set up to
accomodate outdoor seating on Main St

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Land Use and Development

Adapting to the COVID-19
environment

Responding to the COVID-19
pandemic and social

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City closed a travel lane on
each side of Main Street to
give restaurants and other
businesses aditional space
for customers. The move
allowed many businesses
and restaurants to continue
operating, and transformed
parts of Main Street into
avery inviting Downtown
environment. As a result,

the Imagine Nashua Master
Plan studied ways in which
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become a more permanent
aspect of the city and suggests
additional future public realm
improvements on Main St.

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