sustainable communities results quick presentations

MAPC Winter Council Meeting | February 26, 2014

Photo courtesy North Shore CDC

Salem Point Neighborhood Vision

and Action PlanA Sustainable Communities

Grant Project

LYNN DUNCANDirector of Planning & Community

Development, City of Salem

CITY of SALEM

Salem Point Neighborhood Walking Tour

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Point Neighborhood Vision

Safety + Security

Organizations, city departments

and boards, citizen groups

Neighborhood Pride + Civic Engagement

Organizations, city departments and

boards, citizen groups, media, service learning

programs

Job Training + Placement, Education and Career

PathwaysOrganizations, city

departments, businesses, citizen groups

Environment, Open Space, + RecreationOrganizations, parks, community spaces,

activities

Housing + Economic Development

Tenant groups, real estate agents, city

departments, landlords, property

owners, organizations, businesses

InfrastructureCity departments,

transportation resources, housing,

parking

A Very Bright Idea:LED Streetlight

RetrofitsA Sustainable Communities

Grant Project

ADAM CHAPDELAINE

Town Manager, Arlington

Streetlights Replaced 3,000

Kilowatt-hours Saved 703 K

Annual Energy Cost Savings $105 K

Annual Maintenance Savings

$40 K

Payback to Arlington Taxpayers

4.9 Years

Total Cost of LED Streetlights

$1.04 M

Town of Arlington Funds $714 K

Green Communities Grant Funds

$160 K

NSTAR Incentive Funds $165 K

Ani Krishnan, MAPC Energy Plannerhttp://www.mapc.org/clean-energy

KEITH BERGMAN,Town Administrator, Littleton, MA / MAGIC Chairman

MAGIC Agricultural Planning:

A Sustainable Communities Grant Project

Agriculture is Strong in MAGIC

Yet There are Challenges

Results: Report & Recommendations

Recommendations for a Strong

Agricultural System

Affordable, Protected

Land for Lease

Local & Flexible APR/CR

Farm Viability: Supplemental

Revenue Streams

InfrastructureInvestment

Zoning Amendments:

Accessory Uses

Build Community

Support (Farm Friendly

Neighbor)

Agriculture Commission

Powers

New Tools

Measurable Change

Littleton:

• Established Agricultural Commission

• Amended Zoning for Expanded Agricultural Uses

• Best Management Practices for Town-Owned Agricultural Land

Google Maps image

Outcomes: A Statewide Project!

RE-ENVISIONING WOLLASTON:

A Station Area Plan for Wollaston Center

A Sustainable CommunitiesGrant Project.

KRISTINA JOHNSON,Director of Transportation

Planning

Hancock Street, Quincy, MA. 2013

Vision Map for Wollaston Center

Before and After Renderings of Beale Street, Quincy, MA

Bike/Ped Network Plan for the City of Quincy

68 Beale Street

MBTA Station

MBTA Parking in Wollaston

DANA LeWINTERDirector of Housing, City of Somerville

MERIDITH LEVYDeputy Director, Somerville Community Corporation

The Dimensions of DisplacementA Sustainable Communities Grant Project

• Tenure• Household Size and

Type• Bedroom Count• Cost Burden • Mortgage Status• Overcrowding• Geographic Mobility• Race and Ethnicity• Education• Citizenship Status• Income and Poverty

Status

Tracking Neighborhood

Change

How much could rents increase?

Rents along the GLX could rise

25% to 67%

700 to 800 renters could become

newly cost-burdened

How much housing is needed?

(3,000)

(2,000)

(1,000)

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

10 -14

15 -19

20 -24

25 -29

30 -34

35 -39

40 -44

45 -49

50 -54

55 -59

60 -64

65 -69

70 -74

75 plus

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Age in 2010

Net Housing Unit Demand by Age,City of Somerville, 2010 -2020, Stronger Region Scenario

Single Family Multifamily

Source:MAPC Population Projections 2013

6,300 to 9,000 new units needed to accommodate new residents

Dana LeWinterDirector of Housing, City of Somerville

dlewinter@somervillema.gov @SomervilleCity

Meridith LevyDeputy Director, Somerville Community

Corporationmlevy@somervilledc.org

@SCC_Somerville