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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

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.
H-1: Encourage an additional percentage of rental units to be offered to housing voucher holders in new developments subject to AFFH
AC-3: Support Roslindale Square in becoming a designated state cultural district
T-9: New or relocated Bluebikes Station closer to the Roslindale Village Commuter Rail Station
H-4: Develop guidelines for parcel acquisition in Squares + Streets districts to support housing production
T-5: Reconfigure Belgrade Ave/Robert St/Corinth St intersection...
T-10b: Continue to advocate for lower fares (Zone 1A) to reduce financial barriers to the Commuter Rail.
T-7: Provide additional passenger amenities at the high-ridership bus stops at Washington St/Firth Rd (northbound)
AC-6: Establish a public art maintenance fund to both commission and maintain public art on private property.
T-8: Refresh bus lanes and install additional crosswalks on Washington Street
LD-1B: Support mixed-use activity, develop high-quality housing, and expand streetscape and public realm...
SB-8: Establish digital marketing and sales support for brick and mortar businesses
AC-1: Issue a location-specific entertainment license to Birch Street Plaza to more easily host community events
SB-2: Through new development or adaptive reuse, encourage build-out of a small movie theater/flexible entertainment space with a local film operator
AC-2: If Washington Street is restored to 2-way directionality, explore a more regular closure and cultural activation of Poplar Street
Improve Healy Field with investment in the stands and pavilion, pathway network, additional seating, picnic tables, and shade structures
Develop mixed-use housing development and mobility hub at MBTA parking lot
OR-1: Convert Poplar St to a shared street
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-1: Promote desired new business types in the Square through new development or reuse of existing or vacant buildings
AC-4: Coordinate with MBTA to install new mural art and lighting in the Roslindale Village commuter rail station underpasses.
OR-5: Compile alternative funding sources for park improvements requested by the community
SB-3: Engage with Roslindale business owners to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for establishing co-ownership models of commercial spaces.
LD-3: Complete an Area Form update for the Roslindale Square Area to file with the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)
T-11: Improve station access and wayfinding by installing new lighting and murals on the pedestrian underpass that under the commuter rail line
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