Generally speaking, this master plan still envisions a long-term
rethinking of DW Highway corridor’s uses with outcomes in the spirit
of the visioning process for Amherst St, though with a much more
tentative outlook and timeline.
- Facilitate increased housing
development and job centers
within walking distance of
future commuter rail stations.
- Ensure that increased EV
infrastructure is developed
alongside existing gasoline
infrastructure, and develop a
plan to transition from one to
the other.
* Create infrastructure for bike
and pedestrian access to meet
projected needs
* Prioritize first-last mile
connections between future
commuter rail stops and
neighborhoods, noting the
current challenges associated
with bicycle traffic crossing
major roads and the highway.
Recommendation 2
Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
Recommendation 3
Timeframe: Near-term
Adjust dimensional regulations
to discourage suburban, auto-
oriented character and instead
encourage walkability
- Use feedback from Imagine
Nashua visioning and public
process around Amherst
Street to align density and
dimensional requirements with
community-accepted scale
- Use lessons from the
Amherst Street process to
determine appropriate mix of
office/residential for future
development along Daniel
Webster Highway.
Timeframe: Near-term
Reduce minimum parking
requirements and continue
to encourage shared parking
to minimize additional traffic
generation and encourage the
use of sustainable transportation
modes
- Develop a systemic solution for
parking
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, Rail Trail
* Connecting to the potential rail
. Future Train Station : trail along waterfront.
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South Nashua Commuter Rail Visioning Concept
