organizing goals and recommendations, or this could be a public-facing section of the
plan’s website.
Deliverable: Online content management too! set up for the specific needs of the
comprehensive planning process.
5.2 Goal Setting & Policy Development
The consultant team will use the future trends assessment, the materials produced
through the outreach process, and analysis of existing City plans and policies to set goals
for the City across each of the plan’s elements. Based on public feedback, the number of
planning elements may grow beyond the statutory requirements to meet the public’s
needs. These goals will be aspirational statements about realistic future conditions in
Nashua. To advance those goals, the consultant team will also draft recommendations
for updated City of Nashua policies, including strategies for rezoning and capital
investments.
Deliverable: Draft goals and policy recommendations by plan element.
5,3 Spatial Plan Development
Working with the City, we will develop a spatial plan for the future of Nashua. This plan
may mimic traditional land use planning exercises, but it will continue to use the lenses
of equity, resilience, and climate and environmental protection used earlier in the
planning process, allowing the development of the plan to layer in ideas beyond basic
land use classifications. This includes ideas about where to concentrate resources, where
to push development, and places to target for preservation and adaptation. As part of this
development, Utile will examine Nashua’s industrial sub-areas including the site
managed by the Beazer East Corporation and higher education facilities including
Daniel Webster College that is now closed. This plan will provide general direction to
policymakers like the Mayor and Planning Board, as well as a legible graphic that will
aid in communicating the broad ideas in the comprehensive plan. This graphic can also
be supplemented with more specific or prescriptive mapping exercises.
Deliverable: Spatial plan (map) and supplementary maps or diagrams as
needed for specific sites.
5.4 Graphic Production in Support of Key Policies
Many planning ideas can be difficult to communicate to policymakers and the public in
words alone. Utile will produce diagrams and renderings to illustrate the content of the
plan. Our drawings will ground esoteric plan recommendations (for instance, a change in
zoning dimensional regulations or a recommended street design) in the lived experience
of Nashua. The ultimate scope of these drawings will be determined by the policies
advanced through the planning process.
Deliverable: Maps, diagrams, renderings, and other illustrations as needed.
Task 6: Implementation Planning (Months 10-711)
A plan for Nashua is only as good as its implementation. Utile will work with the City to
develop a community-generated plan that actually shapes the physical and social
environment of Nashua’s future.
6.1 Policy Prioritization & Timeline
Exhibit B
