Assembly Square Neighborhood Plan Update

We are seeking public comments on the draft Assembly Square Neighborhood Plan, the deadline has been extended to January 21, 2022.

Go here to use our public comment tool, or email your comments to planning@somervillema.gov.

You can view the presentation from the October 13 meeting by following this link, and read the recent Boston Globe article on this initiative by following this link.

The Assembly Square neighborhood planning process will be unique. Where in other areas the challenge faced by Planning Staff has been to preserve and enhance the most desirable characteristics and potential of an existing neighborhood, here we will focus on realizing Assembly's full promise as a Transformational Area. This neighborhood also requires that we assess and develop an infrastructure framework suited for the needs and pressures of what is becoming one of Somerville’s major new Regional Centers, an effort that will rest heavily on assessing the status of current infrastructure to ensure it provides support for expected new growth. Visit Assembly's SomervilleByDesign Page to learn more about the planning history of this area.

We have completed our virtual meeting series that lasted from November 30th through December 4th, thank you to all who attended! If you missed it, you can catch up by viewing the videos below and these presentation slides. You can also still provide feedback through the surveys at the bottom of this page or by emailing our staff listed on the right side.

Work-in-progress presentations from the meetings:

• Introduction & Vision
• Mobility
  
• Infrastructure
• Economics & Closing

Informational videos created prior to the meetings:

• Process Introduction
• What is a Neighborhood?
  
• Example Scenarios
• Mobility Analysis & Vehicles Study

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