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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
* Green infrastructure
(infiltration) opportunities
include employing:
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Comments from the
Community
“This 100 acres of flat
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
or residential housing would
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space, with suitable public
amenities such as playing
fields should be considered.”
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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
employing: [Reference call-out
to GI components]
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
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