UR EAN DESIGN assocrates Nashua Downtown Master Plan
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Overview of the Process
Public Meetings
The Master Plan Team
met with the citizens of
Nashua to gather input
and learn of their goals
and vision for the
City’s future.
PROMPTED BY A RECOMMENDATION in the Nashua 2000 Mas- 19
ter Plan, the city of Nashua commissioned Urban Design
Associates (UDA) to prepare a Downtown Master Plan in the
summer of 2002. This Plan, is an update of Nashua 2000 and
will be based on public input, will act as a framework for future
development and decision making and will provide guidance to
the City in their efforts to:
1. Seek and evaluate development proposals, and
2 Prioritize public infrastructure investments.
The UDA team consisted of Urban Design Associates
(lead firm), Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart
(transportation planning) and Stuart Patz and Associates (mar-
ket analysis). In addition, the UDA team relied heavily on the
technical, institutional and organizational assistance of the
City’s Community Development Division and Public Works
Division. The views and knowledge of city staff were integral
in crafting this plan. Finally, and most importantly, the team
relied on spirited and enthusiastic input from Nashua’s resi-
dents and stakeholders.
Citizen participation, central to the planning process, was
strong. In an effort to maximize public input, the planning
team cast a wide net of outreach opportunities including inter-
