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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

LD-1: Update the zoning map in the areas identified to support the vision set forth in the Plan

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.

LD-1B: Support mixed-use activity, develop high-quality housing, and expand streetscape and public realm...

AC-1: Issue a location-specific entertainment license to Birch Street Plaza to more easily host community events

AC-7: Complete a public art inventory in Roslindale Square to identify gaps in representation and opportunities for additional placemaking.

H-2: Request a higher proportion of 2+ bedroom Inclusionary Zoning units to be provided in new residential development

OR-1: Convert Poplar St to a shared street

T-1: Conduct further analysis to explore restoring two-way operations on Washington Street along Adams Park (between South St and Poplar St)

OR-5: Compile alternative funding sources for park improvements requested by the community

SB-1: Promote desired new business types in the Square through new development or reuse of existing or vacant buildings

H-4: Develop guidelines for parcel acquisition in Squares + Streets districts to support housing production

T-7: Provide additional passenger amenities at the high-ridership bus stops at Washington St/Firth Rd (northbound)

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.

H-3: Prioritize the inclusion of 2+ bedroom income-restricted units on public parcels being developed for housing

Media picture: T-6: Square off the Belgrade Ave intersections of both Pinehurst St and Amherst St

T-6: Square off the Belgrade Ave intersections of both Pinehurst St and Amherst St

SB-8: Establish digital marketing and sales support for brick and mortar businesses

H-5: Start a public process to determine the land uses and public amenities for the Taft Hill municipal parking lot

AC-6: Establish a public art maintenance fund to both commission and maintain public art on private property.

Build children’s play area in Adams Park

AC-2: If Washington Street is restored to 2-way directionality, explore a more regular closure and cultural activation of Poplar Street

SB-2: Through new development or adaptive reuse, encourage build-out of a small movie theater/flexible entertainment space with a local film operator

H-1: Encourage an additional percentage of rental units to be offered to housing voucher holders in new developments subject to AFFH

T-9: New or relocated Bluebikes Station closer to the Roslindale Village Commuter Rail Station

T-11: Improve station access and wayfinding by installing new lighting and murals on the pedestrian underpass that under the commuter rail line

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

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