The Master Plan
establishes strategic
locations in Downtown
Nashua where design
efforts will lead to
Surther cultural and
economic development.
Nashua Downtown Master Plan
A central park or gathering place
A major riverfront park
Diversity of uses Downtown - edu-
cational, arts, performance and cul-
tural
Further diversify Main Street with
housing above retail buildings
A coordinated parking strategy
Continued support for local busi-
nesses versus national franchises
“Downtown to extend south to
Main Street Marketplace and
Salmon Brook
Develop gateways to Downtown and
a greater sense of arrival
Retail for all incomes
Commuter rail to Boston
Extensive bike and trail system
New housing: both affordable and
market rate
Improved public transportation
Improved and revitalized Railroad
Square
Several opportunity areas emerged after
mapping Downtown’s strengths and
weaknesses. These strategic areas are the
parts of Downtown where planning and
taking action is most important and
where benefits will be greatest. Gener-
ally, opportunity areas offer the chance to
to bolster the identified strengths, eradi-
cate identified weaknesses, and to imple-
ment citizen visions.
The primary strategic opportunity
areas were identified as: (see map below
left)
1. The corner of Main Street and Hol-
lis Street
2 The Riverfront
3 Main Street South between Hollis
Street and Allds Street
4 Spring and Elm Streets
5 The Millyard
Many of the
opportunity areas are
owned by just afew
parties. The City of
Nashua is a primary
owner of parcels in the
Downtown, as depicted
in blue.
