Prepared for the City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development as part of MIT’s course 11.360- Community Growth and Land Use Planning Practicum, Fall 2017. Presented to: George Proakis, Director of Planning, City of Somerville © 2017 MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture+Planning Department of Urban Studies and Planning Cambridge, MA
Faculty Advisors Terry Szold - Adjunct Professor, Land Use Planning Viktorija Abolina - Lecturer, Urban Design and Planning Zoe Taft Mueller - Teaching Assistant
Student Team Marcela Angel Liana Banuelos Nol Binakaj Max M. Budovitch Juan C. Constain K. Erina Keefe
Bernardo Pérez Haleemah Qureshi Valdet Tairi Mayu Takeda David Tisel Hannah Weiss
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We would like to share our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who lent their time and effort to the creation of this plan. In particular, we would like to extend our special thanks to the following: Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development George Proakis Sarah Lewis Victor Nascimiento Emily E. Hedeman, Urban Revitalization Specialist Nick Schonberger, Economic Development Assistant Kristenna P. Chase, Preservation Planner Mark Niedergang, Somerville Ward 5 Alderman Brad Rawson, Director, Transportation & Infrast. Keith Johnson, City of Somerville GIS Coordinator
September - December 2017
Somerville Arts Council Gregory Jenkins Rachel Strutt Friends of the Community Path Visiting Nurses Association Community members that attended workshops Local business owners and employees