Agenda

Comprehensive Master Plan

Land Use and Development

Northeastern Boulevard is a district in transition. In addition to
updating land use regulations, the other major recommendations
focus on form-based design guidelines and branding improvements to
enhance district identity.

Recommendation 3 Recommendation 5
Timeframe: Near-term Timeframe: Mid-term
Create branding for the district Consider reduction in parking

and add signage at the Dunstable requirements.
Road intersections.

Recommendation 4

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Future development on
Northeastern Boulevard

High density uses should be
focused on commercial uses.
The master plan believes
that Northeastern Boulevard
should focus on businesses
and jobs rather than housing.

Action: Reposition the
Northeastern Boulevard
commercial area by
encouraging higher
density development and
appropriate placemaking.

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Comments from the
Community

“T think the Commuter line
expansion into Nashua Is
great, but the current Crown
Street station project I feel
is a missed opportunity to
redevelop the area between
East Hollis Street and Bridge
Street. The area could be
developed into a gateway

to the city, with parking
structures, grade separations
to improve traffic flow (and
safety), transit hub, and
general redevelopment.”

The city has already done a great deal of work to replan the East Hollis
Street area. This master plan’s overall recommendation is to provide a
clearer urban design and public design focus, both to help realize the

overall mixed-use vision.

Recommendation 2

Timeframe: Near-term

Encourage use of form-based
code on parcels in order to build
on the mixed-use character of the
district.

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Nashua has been at the
forefront of efforts to
re-establish the historic
passenger rail connections
between Boston and New
Hampshire. Nashua is a
great position to leverage

rail investment with two
potential stops in Nashua. The
City recently purchased the
property located at 25 Crown
Street, which is envisioned
as a future multi-modal

Very few large waterfront sites remain in the city. The Beazer site,
currently completing remediation, is an important location for

consideration.

Recommendation 4

Timeframe: Mid-term

Create green ecological buffer
between rail tracks and new
housing development.

Recommendation 5

Timeframe: Mid-term

Create new network of streets

and green pathways to ensure

efficient internal circulation and

access to riverfront

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(infiltration) opportunities
include employing:

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Comments from the
Community

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prime shoreland between
the RR tracks and the River
warrants a detailed study of
appropriate future use. Given
the likelyhood of frequent
commuter trains mixed use
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