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Hollis Street

Kinsley Street

Lake Street

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* serve an economic development
objective by providing a valuable
leisure activity for individuals and
families.

The idea of an extensive trail system is

already a part of the City's 1993 Trails

Plan, adopted as part of the City’s Mas-

ter Plan, as well as the region's long-

range plan. This Master Plan illustrates
how trail systems can be implemented by
private and public initiatives recom-
mended in this Plan.

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A two-lane cross-section will reduce the
cost of the roadway significantly yet will
not reduce its effectiveness.

The Parkway should incorporate trail
elements that substantially implement
the City's Master Plan for trails and
greenways.

All efforts should be made to pre-
serve and protect the Tree Streets Neigh-
borhood, located at the road's southern
terminus. The greatest impacts will likely

occur on Elm Street between Hollis and

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neighborhoods, and creation of new
neighborhood fabric, particularly at
the southern end of the Parkway. The
preferred alternative does this
through a downsized street, the
adoption of urban street design
guidelines, and the connection to the
existing street system at numerous

points.

+ Multi-Modal The preferred design is
multi-modal, providing connections
to the regional trail system and

extension of the local trail system.

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should not be provided. A two-lane
roadway provides an increment of
capacity that is far more than ade-
quate for any reasonable projection of
new downtown growth in Nashua.

+ Address Value The design features
of the preferred Parkway — specifi-
cally its accessibility, design speed

and size — should add to the value of

the road as an address. Supporting

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City policies (zoning, redevelopment Bo
initiatives, etc.) should foster the role

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render a number of land parcels into
unusable fragments. Such land
gained in excess of real footprint is
not suitable for other uses, such as
park land or an adjacent trail. The
intersections (particularly at Ledge
Street, with its seven-lane approach)
are notably larger than anything now
existing on any surface street within
the City of Nashua.

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would be highly valuable in redirect-
ing east/west traffic now on Amherst
Street through Railroad Square to
other locations (most obviously, to
Franklin Street, thereby crossing
Main Street away from Railroad
Square).

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Broad Street Park-
way: “An armature
for everything”
Hf designed well, the
road can provide (A)
access to redevelopment
parcels, (B) connections
to a regional trail
system, (C) an
extension of a local trail
system, and (D}
improvements to signal
operations at Railroad

Square,

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