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Engage with community members on Boston's Planning Department's proposal from the Draft Roslindale Square Small Area Plan, which "sets out a 5-10 year framework for public investment and future development in Roslindale Square across a range of topic areas."

To submit an official public comment, use the feedback form at https://www.bostonplans.org/planning-zoning/planning-initiatives/roslindale-square#feedback by January 31.

50 proposals

AC-6: Establish a public art maintenance fund to both commission and maintain public art on private property.
T-1: Conduct further analysis to explore restoring two-way operations on Washington Street along Adams Park (between South St and Poplar St)
Create a new public amenity space in the central block
Improve Healy Field with investment in the stands and pavilion, pathway network, additional seating, picnic tables, and shade structures
AC-1: Issue a location-specific entertainment license to Birch Street Plaza to more easily host community events
LD-1: Update the zoning map in the areas identified to support the vision set forth in the Plan
T-10b: Continue to advocate for lower fares (Zone 1A) to reduce financial barriers to the Commuter Rail.
SB-8: Establish digital marketing and sales support for brick and mortar businesses
OR-1: Convert Poplar St to a shared street
AC-7: Complete a public art inventory in Roslindale Square to identify gaps in representation and opportunities for additional placemaking.
AC-5: Promote the inclusion of public art in new development that reflects the cultural diversity of the Roslindale community and follows MOAC guidelines for public art on private property.
SB-5: Research and report on the effectiveness of policies that limit store size and/or types of stores at a citywide scale to support small, independently-owned business districts like Roslindale Square.
AC-3: Support Roslindale Square in becoming a designated state cultural district
H-1: Encourage an additional percentage of rental units to be offered to housing voucher holders in new developments subject to AFFH
T-7: Provide additional passenger amenities at the high-ridership bus stops at Washington St/Firth Rd (northbound)
OR-2: Expand the sidewalks at both sides of the intersection at Belgrade Avenue and Corinth Street.
H-6: Conduct an updated parking utilization study of the Taft Hill parking lot to assess current needs before the public disposition process
T-9: New or relocated Bluebikes Station closer to the Roslindale Village Commuter Rail Station
H-5: Start a public process to determine the land uses and public amenities for the Taft Hill municipal parking lot
T-10a: Identify investments that are required to increase train frequency
OR-4: Heat Resilient strategies should be prioritized in the area of the Square that is considered a priority zone in the Urban Forest Plan
H-8: Identify parcels with Southwest Boston CDC or other affordable housing developers for acquisition/preservation of income-restricted housing
T-2: If two-way operations are restored on Washington St, explore opportunities to shorten pedestrian crosswalks, create new separated bike connections, provide green infrastructure, and create space for community programming.
T-5: Reconfigure Belgrade Ave/Robert St/Corinth St intersection...
SB-6: Develop citywide tracking mechanism for commercial vacancies
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