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detracting from its beauty. A row of per-
pendicular parking should be removed
and replaced with a row of parallel
parking in order to provide a planting
strip to mask the base of the ramp.
Redevelopment of Nashua
Corporation Property and Buildings
Further adaptive reuse of the historic
Nashua Corporation buildings will
require improved access and replacement
parking. The Master Plan proposes
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Riverfront West Park
Much of the land on the north bank of
the Nashua River is in the flood plain.
These parcels of land can become the
jewel and center of Nashua's riverfront
park system. The park should include
both active and passive uses, including
play fields and an outdoor amphitheater.
All new development in the flood plain
are event oriented structures not subject
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single, mixed-use community.
In order to harness the power of the
river to drive the Mill’s turbines, many of
Nashua’s oldest industrial buildings were
located in the flood plain. Those that
have been redeveloped have sealed off
their lower floors to protect against
flooding. Building new, habitable build-
ings in the flood plain is not feasible.
Therefore, the Master Plan uses the 37
flood plain delineation for guidance as to
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Riverfront West
THE TERM “RIVERFRONT WEST” DOES NOT currently exist in the
everyday language of Nashua residents. Historically, the
Nashua River was both the engine and the sewer for industry.
Only in recent years has the City begun to look at its rivers and
riverfronts as opportunities for non-industrial, private invest-
ment and more importantly, for “quality of life” public invest-
ments in parks.
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The Master Plan is
comprised of many
initiatives throughout
Downtown.
Implementation will
belp transform
Downtown from a good
Main Street to a great
Downtown.
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Nashua Downtown Master Plan
THE MASTER PLAN RELIES ON A BUNDLE of strategies that work 34
together to knit Nashua’s Downtown into a single, cohesive
whole. These strategies, in the form of five initiatives (see map
below), build upon the strengths and alleviate the weaknesses
of the Downtown. Together, these five initiatives will help
Downtown transform itself from a good Main Street to a great
Downtown. These strategies are illustrated and described in
the following five chapters.
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and Opportunities
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III Retail and Entertainment RETAIL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN DOWNTOWN NASHUA is 30
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specialized and limited. Growth will depend largely upon
growth in other sectors, such as housing and entertainment.
Adding entertainment uses, recreational uses, regional attrac-
tions, educational uses, and other “off-hour” uses, will help sus-
tain the existing retail demand and create critical mass for
more retail opportunities.
