Category Archives: Zoning code overhaul

12/12/16 Union Square Community Advisory Committee Meeting Reply

by • Beat Reporter, Commercial Corridors, Commercial Corridors, Squares, Growth Districts, Development, Economic Justice and Urban Development, Gentrification, Growth Districts, Jobs, Neighborhoods, Shared, Squares, Station area plans, Tax Base, Transportation, Urban Planning, Zoning code overhaul

Mon. Dec. 12 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Argenziano School
Cafetorium
290 Washington Street
Somerville MA

This is a public meeting of the Union Square Civic Advisory Committee (CAC) to discuss the planning process in Union Square. The meetings are sponsored by the Somerville Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development.

The CAC will discuss the current status of the Green Line Extension, the LOCUS process, and the zoning update. Come and participate in the discussion! More…

12/8/16 Somerville Redevelopment Authority Meeting Reply

by • Beat Reporter, Commercial Corridors, Commercial Corridors, Squares, Growth Districts, Development, Growth Districts, Jobs, Regulation, Shared, Squares, Station area plans, Transportation, Zoning code overhaul

This is a meeting of the Somerville Redevelopment Authority. Agenda not available. Current issues are the Union Square and Assembly Square developments and the status of the Green Line Extension. More…

10/18/16 Joint Public Hearing on Union Square Commercial Zoning Reply

by • Beat Reporter, Commercial Corridors, Commercial Corridors, Squares, Growth Districts, Development, Economic Justice and Urban Development, Growth Districts, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Open Space, Quality of life, Regulation, Shared, Squares, Station area plans, Tax Base, Uncategorized, Zoning code overhaul

The Somerville Planning Board and the Somerville Land Use Committee are holding a joint hearing for proposed commercial zoning in Union Square. There are issues with public input to the process and with “open space” requirements. More…