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2000 Master Plan Successes
Conserving Natural Resources
and Open Space was a high
priority of the last Master Plan:
in 1999 the City had 230 acres
of conserved land, and as of
2017 we have 1297 acres of
permanently conserved land!
Encouraging and promoting
sidewalks, trails, and bicycle
lanes was a high priority of
the last Master Plan. Since
then, the City has added over
4 miles of conservation trails,
the Nashua River Rail Trail, the
Heritage Rail Trail East, and is
in the process of adding the
Heritage Rail Trail West, the
downtown Riverwalk, and new
and extended bicycle lanes,
and sidewalks.
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For a synopsis of past and
current citywide and topic-
area planning efforts, see
pages 184-185.
The Master Plan is both the framework used to inform and guide future
policy decisions in the city, and the tool for evaluating how we reach
our goals and visions.
Building upon Past
Efforts and Current
Momentum
Since adoption of the city’s
previous master plan over 20
years ago, Nashua has been
growing and diversifying. The
City has worked diligently to
accommodate new residents and
businesses, while ensuring that
Nashua can be livable for future
generations to come. The 2017
Downtown Riverfront Master
Plan and ongoing Livable Nashua
efforts are testament to the city’s
commitment to creating a more
sustainable, resilient, and livable
community for Nashua residents
by advocating for and promoting
environmental stewardship,
and the protection of natural
resources. The city’s recent Bike
and Pedestrian Study and Housing
Study showcase significant efforts
towards enhancing quality of
life for residents and workers by
providing access to good housing,
transportation options, jobs, and
opportunities in the city.
Building upon these efforts
and more, the Imagine Nashua
planning process presented a
critical opportunity for the city to
take stock of its overarching visions
and goals, past successes, and
progress to date, and strategize
ways in which the city can respond
to current and future challenges
and opportunities ahead. Imagine
Nashua seeks to leverage Nashua’s
unique location geographically
and economically in the region,
and push for citizen-centered
achievable outcomes which ensure
that the benefits of future growth
and development are felt by all
Nashua residents and workers. The
master plan is both the framework
used to inform and guide future
policy decisions in the city, and the
tool for evaluating how we reach
our goals and visions.
