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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-4: Coordinate with MBTA to install new mural art and lighting in the Roslindale Village commuter rail station underpasses.
T-7: Provide additional passenger amenities at the high-ridership bus stops at Washington St/Firth Rd (northbound)
H-4: Develop guidelines for parcel acquisition in Squares + Streets districts to support housing production
SB-1: Promote desired new business types in the Square through new development or reuse of existing or vacant buildings
AC-7: Complete a public art inventory in Roslindale Square to identify gaps in representation and opportunities for additional placemaking.
Improve Healy Field with investment in the stands and pavilion, pathway network, additional seating, picnic tables, and shade structures
SB-8: Establish digital marketing and sales support for brick and mortar businesses
T-10a: Identify investments that are required to increase train frequency
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.
SB-3: Engage with Roslindale business owners to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for establishing co-ownership models of commercial spaces.
T-10b: Continue to advocate for lower fares (Zone 1A) to reduce financial barriers to the Commuter Rail.
H-2: Request a higher proportion of 2+ bedroom Inclusionary Zoning units to be provided in new residential development
AC-1: Issue a location-specific entertainment license to Birch Street Plaza to more easily host community events
LD-1B: Support mixed-use activity, develop high-quality housing, and expand streetscape and public realm...
H-1: Encourage an additional percentage of rental units to be offered to housing voucher holders in new developments subject to AFFH
AC-6: Establish a public art maintenance fund to both commission and maintain public art on private property.
T-5: Reconfigure Belgrade Ave/Robert St/Corinth St intersection...
SB-2: Through new development or adaptive reuse, encourage build-out of a small movie theater/flexible entertainment space with a local film operator
OR-1: Convert Poplar St to a shared street
LD-1: Update the zoning map in the areas identified to support the vision set forth in the Plan
AC-3: Support Roslindale Square in becoming a designated state cultural district
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
LD-1A: Encourage a mix of land uses, including those that promote community gathering. Ensure zoning affirms prized existing uses...
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.
OR-5: Compile alternative funding sources for park improvements requested by the community
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