In collaboration with the City and stakeholders, the Master Plan team
has identified the Amherst Street corridor as the most important large-
scale site for long-term planning for Nashua.
Recommendation 1
Timeframe: Near-term
Allow increased height/greater
density to encourage land values
that will justify redevelopment of
existing income-generating uses.
9.6’ 19’
Sidewalk Convenient Diagonal
Parking or Extended Plaza
Multi-tree
pits under Active commercial
permeable fronts and mixed-use
pavement development
Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
- Set allowable height toa
minimum number of stories
for mixed commercial and
residential development, the
minimum viable density for
many market-rate developers
* Reorient commercial buildings
to the street and allow for
mixed-use typologies
1v’
12 Bike Path Planted Filter
Carriageway 11x 3
Bidirectional Bioswale with rain Road
For local traffic protected bike —_ garden plantings and
and connected to path a few trees with an Q’ Transit with less
additional parking buffer from road interruptions
behind buildings
Amherst Street Visioning Concept: Recommendations propose retrofitting the corridor
to be more attractive, coherent, and promote local businesses.
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