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I MPLEMENTAT I ON DOWNTOWN NORTHEAST

Objectives GOAL 1 - Cost of Housing Locations for denser housing Redevelopment of underdeveloped parcels Sites for student housing Sites for non-student housing GOAL 2 - Town Identity Connections to existing parks Park infrastructure and programming Access and visibility to historic buildings Celebration and rehab of historic buildings Complementary/transitional development Development complementary to VT CID Investments in Start-up economy Employee attraction and retention Capacity for economic development GOAL 3 - Economy & Employment

3– to 4–story mixed use

 Update zoning to allow for dense, mixed- use buildings of up to five stories on Main Street, three stories on Progress Street  Explore bike/pedestrian facility options on Progress Street; provide for funding in capital improvements plan  Allow Townhome infill east of Progress Street  Create design guidelines to ensure quality architecture and urban form on Main and Progress Streets  Use incentives, where necessary, to ensure quality development  Take appropriate steps to ensure housing and retail targets non-students  Create Old Turner Street/Pedestrian Extension to break up superblock between Turner and Giles  Recruit distinctive ground floor tenant mix that promotes entrepreneurs and crafters  Seek opportunities for Town-Developer partnerships that ensure the greatest quality in development; consider a formal developer RFP process t ll f , i use buildings of up to five stories on Main Street, transitioning to three stories on the w st side of Progress Street  Explore bike/pedestrian facility options on Progress Stre t; provide for funding in capital improvements plan  Allow Townhome infill east of Progress Street  t i i li t lit it t f i t t  i ti , , t ensure quality development  i t t t retail development targets non-students  t l t t/ t i t i t l t il  it i ti ti fl t t i that promotes entr preneurs, a tists, and crafters  t iti f l t i t t t development; c nsider a formal developer RFP process  Explore creation of a historic district for the neighborhood east side of Progress Street  t i i and t t quality in

Walk-up buildings

GOAL 4 - Downtown Development of mix of uses Local businesses Multi-modal access

Investments in walkability and vibrancy Economically-feasible, human scale development Downtown districting Expansion of Downtown boundaries

Chapter 4 - 7 Strategies for Downtown

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