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

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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