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Natural Resource Inventory
The last inventory in 2006,
ranked in order of importance
for conservation management,
natural features that had
substantial contiguous
acreage. The natural features
included: 1) The Northwest
Conservation Area; 2) The
Southwest Quadrant; 3)
Nashua River Corridor
{including Mine Falls Park; 4)
Cold Brook and Salmon Brook
Corridors; 5) Pennichuck Brook
Corridor; and 6) Merrimack
River Corridor. Nashua

Nashua Today:
Open Space and
Environment

The Imagine Nashua plan seeks
to advance the great work the
City is already doing - identifying
and continuing to protect critical
natural areas and preserve and
expand access to open space and
recreation resources, to ensure
healthy, resilient and sustainable
environments for all Nashua
residents.

Mine Falls Park

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Open Space and the

Environment

Top Goal: Parks and Natural Areas
Top Goal: Mitigation of Climate Change Impacts

Nashua’s open space and natural resources are
key features that attract visitors, new residents,
and keep current residents appreciating their

A focus on commercial districts, the downtown, and storefront
improvement programs all point toward a sense of place to encourage
the vitality and vibrancy of small businesses across the city.

Action: Support public
realm improvements and
placemaking in Nashua’s
commercial districts and
corridors with specific
focus on improving the
overall experience of
these districts.

Nashua

Implementation Report Card
Baseline —> 2030 Target

Annual total building permits
4007 —>4848

Number of Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise (DBE)
businesses

9—>20

Growth in number of
businesses
4101 —>4183

Top Goal:

Local Businesses

Imagine Nashua encourages the adoption of programs, plans, and
policies that advance the City’s long-term economic interests and
promotes equitable outcomes and economic resiliency for its people.

Action: Encourage and
facilitate partnership
with local and regional
institutions, non-profits
and employers, to foster
innovation industry
development, anda
workforce pipeline
accessible to all Nashua
residents.

Recommendation 1

Timeframe: Near-term/Ongoing

Nashua

Implementation Report Card
Baseline —> 2030 Target

Economic opportunity — jobs
per worker
1.13 —>1.0

Households with broadband
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89% —>100%

Number of Advanced
Placement (AP) and Career
and Technical Education (CTE)
Courses offered in public HS
42 —>48

Economic Development

Where do Nashua Residents Work? Where do Nashua Workers Live?

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Downtown Development

Due to the success during
COVID more permanent
outdoor seating is being built
out on Main Street. The first
improvement completed

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barriers surrounding the
restaurants. The next step is

Hampshire’s overall employment.
The sectors on the left side of the
graph represent Nashua’s strength,
and are the sections of the
economy representing jobs of the
information economy. This does
suggest that Nashua should look to
better integrate with its neighbors
to the north and south, to better
grow these sectors in the coming
Decades.

Employment and
Wages