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ADVANCING
DOWNTOWN ATTLEBORO
Attleboro
Redevelopment Authority
Attleboro, Massachusetts
A transit-oriented downtown revitalization plan and
implementation strategy that envisions more than 500 new
housing units through a combination of historic
rehabilitation and new development, and enhanced
visibility and use of the riverfront.
RECOGNITION
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American
Planning Association - Massachusetts Chapter, 2006 Award
for Outstanding Planning Project
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PROJECT
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Goody
Clancy worked with the Attleboro Redevelopment
Authority and the City of Attleboro to create a
development plan that focuses on implementing the
community’s vision for a downtown built around a
rich, pedestrian-oriented public realm, expanded
housing and commercial development, improved
traffic circulation, and creation of an intermodal
transportation center.
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A
particular focus of this effort has been
identification of development strategies for key
publicly-owned sites—including commuter and
downtown public parking areas, and the Department
of Public Works yard—that can improve downtown
and serve as catalysts whose development will
attract significant private investment to these
sites and surrounding property.
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The
plan envisions development of more than 500 new
housing units within downtown—a mix of new
construction and rehabilitation of older mill
buildings—that expands the customer base for
existing downtown businesses and supports the
development of new commercial activity.
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The
city is taking steps to implement the plan,
including considering smart growth zoning,
enabling near-term mixed-use redevelopment on a
parcel adjacent to the rail station, and creating
new trails as part of a recreational greenway
along the Ten Mile River.
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I'm
thrilled, absolutely thrilled...the merits of the plan
speak for themselves."
The Hon. Kevin Dumas, Mayor of Attleboro |
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