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Potential Infill Development - active Nearby Public Nearby Public
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.
ecccccccccccccoscscoeoes Facilitate public realm expansion and
improvement to maintain downtown’s
commercial activity, particularly along
sections with active retail and restaurant
frontages.
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eeeeeeeeeee Protected bicycle lanes to increase safety
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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.
Tryst Nashua
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
Generally speaking, this master plan still envisions a long-term
rethinking of DW Highway corridor’s uses with outcomes in the spirit
of the visioning process for Amherst St, though with a much more
tentative outlook and timeline.
- Facilitate increased housing
development and job centers
within walking distance of
future commuter rail stations.
- Ensure that increased EV
infrastructure is developed
alongside existing gasoline
infrastructure, and develop a
plan to transition from one to
the other.
Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
Upzoning/ greater density
Greater density to encourage land values
that will justify redevelopment of existing
income-generating uses. Up to 4-story
mixed use development with active retail
on ground floor and residential and/or
office spaces on upper stories.
Concord, NH.
Mobility-oriented corridor
Tryst Nashua
Green Infrastructure
Planted filter as buffer from highway and ¢
stormwater management. s taeeeheces
Raingarden in Uppsala, Sweeden
Amherst St Visioning Concept
Enhance connections to nearby existing
@- +++ >= office buildings,
@--++-> retail buildings and
residential areas.
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Comprehensive Master Plan
Land Use and Development
Allowing a wider mix of uses on Amherst Street can create more
diversified traffic patterns and help preserve and enhance the
City’s commercial tax base, while creating a welcoming and vibrant
environment for every day use.
Recommendation 5
* Develop a comprehensive - Inareas of high concentration
