STOUGHTONVISION
PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
AUGUST 3, 2010PREPARED AND PRESENTED BY:
THE SCRAC – PHYSICAL SUB-COMMITTEE Robert O’Regan James Barron Mark Joyce
AGENDAINTRODUCTION: Robert O’Regan
SCRAC ORIGIN, TASKS AND GOALS
STOUGHTON’S HISTORICAL ORIGINS: James Barron THE ORIGINS OF DOWNTOWN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS TRAFFIC AND CONJESTION
VISION PLAN: Mark Joyce COMMUTER RAIL EXPANSION DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNIIIES GREEN SPACES AND BUFFER ZONES CULTURAL INTERACTION STOUGHTON’S IDENTITY
CLOSING: Robert O’Regan NEXT STEPS
ORIGINS OF STOUGHTON
Map of the Town of Stoughton, MA Dated 1890
Bird’s eye illustration view of the Town of Stoughton, MA
ORIGINS OF STOUGHTON
ORIGINS OF STOUGHTON
LIBRARY TOWN HALL
TRAIN STATION SWAN’S BUILDING
ORIGINS OF STOUGHTON
VIEW LOOKING SOUTH DOWN WASHINGTON STREET
VIEW LOOKING WEST DOWN WYMAN STREET
VIEW LOOKING NORTHEAST ON WASHINGTON STREET VIEW LOOKING SOUTHWEST ON
WASHINGTON STREET
PAST REDEVELOPMENT PLANS
DOWNTOWN STOUGHTON HAS BEEN LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS
PAST REDEVELOPMENT PLANS
DOWNTOWN STOUGHTON HAS BEEN LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS
TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION
PORTER, PEARL AND WASHINGTON STREET WASHINGTON AND PARK STREETS WASHINTON AND SCHOOL STREETS SUMMER, PERRY AND MORTON STREETS
VISION PLAN GOALS
VISION PLAN DESIGN GOALS: RELIEVE TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION CREATE PRO-ACTIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE POSSIBLE EXPANSION
OF THE COMMUTER RAIL CREATE NEW COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA ENERGIZE STOUGHTON’S DOWNTOWN AREA
WHY IS THIS MASTERPLAN ANY DIFFERENT?
THE SYNTHESIS OF THIS MASTERPLAN CAME FROM THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:
EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE TO NEW BEDFORD, MA
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH STOUGHTON AND D.O.T.
OPPORTUNITY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE DOWNTOWN
OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A CULTURAL CENTER AND IDENTITY FOR STOUGHTON
VISION PLAN DESIGN FACTORS EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE TO
NEW BEDFORD, MA
EXPANSION OF RAIL SERVICE TO INCLUDE AN IN-BOUND AND AN OUT-BOUND RAIL BED
TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION CREATE BETTER FLOW AROUND AND THRU DOWNTOWN CREATE MORE OPTIONS FOR NAVIGATING DOWNTOWN
ENCOURAGE NEW DIVERSIFIED DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT POST OFFICE PROPERTY RE-USE RE-PURPOSING EXISTING TRAIN STATION
• CREATING A STOUGHTON IDENTITY• CULTURAL CENTER FOR STOUGHTON• ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMNT CENTER FOR STOUGHTON
VISION PLAN DESIGN FACTORS
STOUGHTON INTERACTIVE ENCOURAGE REVERSE COMMUTING THRU ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT (STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY) CREATE A “24 HOUR” DOWNTOWN THRU:
CULTURAL EXHIBITS AND EVENTS ON THE TOWN GREEN ENTERTAINMENT AND DINING VENUES WITH OUTDOOR
CAFÉ SPACES CAPTURE NEW RESIDENTS
VISION PLAN
TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION RELIEF: NEW CANTON STREET EXTENSION NEW ROSE STREET EXTENSION
VISION PLAN
CREATE GREEN SPACE: NEW BIKE AND WALK PATH PARALLELING THE COMMUTER RAIL RIGHT-OF-
WAY NEW PASSIVE PARK ANCHORS AT ENDS OF BIKE/WALKING PATH NEW TOWN GREEN AT ROSE STREET EXTENSION
VISION PLAN
CREATE NEW DEVELOPEMNT OPPORTUNITY: WORK WITH D.O.T. TO LOCATE THE NEW TRAIN STATION CLOSE TO
DOWNTOWN CORE RE-PURPOSE EXISTING TRAIN STATION CREATE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT CREATE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
VISION PLAN
CREATE A VIBRANT, EXCITING DOWNTOWN:
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VISION PLAN NEXT STEPS
COMMUTER RAIL EXTENSION: PRO-ACTIVE, “PARTNERSHIP” RELATIONSHIP WITH D.O.T. WORK WITH D.O.T. TO FIND LOCATION OF NEW TRAIN STATION
ZONING AND PLANNING: REFINE AND DEVELOP THE CURRENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: MARKET TOWN TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPERS CREATE “PARTNERSHIPS” WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPERS CREATE INCENTIVES FOR COMMERCIAL AND MIXED-USE
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING:
APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT GRANTS PLAN DEVELOPMENT:
ENGINEERING FOR TRAFFIC STUDIES ENGINEERING FOR PARCEL ALLOCATION AND “LAND SWAP”
VISION PLAN NEXT STEPS
SPECIAL PERMITTING: FAST TRACK APPROACH TO ZONING AND BUILDING PERMIT
PROCESS
CLOSING REMARKS
QUESTIONS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
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