Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
The scenario presented here ties to a larger housing goal of increasing
the city’s housing stock, and diversifying housing options for varying
needs across the city.
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Housing Typologies
Housing development on the
DW College site is envisioned
as moderate density in form
of townhomes and two-family
buildings connected by a
mixture and variety of private
and collective green spaces.
In general a medium density
option would be the minimum
required development
to balance the cost of
redevelopment vs the cost
of demolition, and possible
environmental remediation.
Recommendation 1
Timeframe: Near-term
Continue general public realm
expansion and improvement, and
visual language suggested on the
northern section
* Provide adequate sidewalk
* Continue protected bike lane
throughout
- Integrate green infrastructure
to capture stormwater runoff in
this highly sensitive area near
wetlands. Green infrastructure
opportunities include
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Outdoor seating on Main Street.
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There is longer-term development opportunity in the southern portion
of Main Street to increase commercial and housing density, and
continue the public realm improvements suggested for the northern
section.
Main Street South
Comprehensive Master Plan
Existing
Restaurants
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retail along street + office spaces Parking Lots [] Parking Garages
Main Street North Visioning Concept
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Mechanic St
Factory St
W Pearl St
Comprehensive Master Plan
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narrow long continuous multi-tree pits
under permeable pavement.
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improvement to maintain downtown’s
commercial activity, particularly along
sections with active retail and restaurant
frontages.
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What is considered an
appropriate walking
distance?
Generally speaking, a
quarter-mile is considered an
appropriate walking distance
for an area like downtown.
What do we mean by infill
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Infill development is the
process of developing vacant
or under-used parcels within
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As a reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic, temporary sidewalk expansion
has been implemented with positive reactions from citizens and shop
owners. The City wishes to explore how this could become more
permanent.
Recommendation 1
Timeframe: Near-term/ongoing
Facilitate public realm expansion
and improvement on Main
Street to maintain downtown’s
commercial activity, particularly
along sections with active retail
and restaurant frontages to create
ample space for seating areas
and/or small plazas.
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Testing improvements ata
smaller-scale
The planning team performed
a “sampling” of the Main
Street changes. Unlike
many planned public realm
improvements, the fact that so
many temporary changes have
been implemented means that
it is quite possible to conduct a
systematic survey of what has
worked and what hasn’t for the
various businesses. This will
be an important first step to
determine the extent to which
Main Street’s public realm
