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arlington master plan YOUR TOWN, YOUR FUTURE Adopted February 4, 2015 Arlington Redevelopment Board Prepared for: Arlington Redevelopment Board Master Plan Advisory Committee Department of Planning & Community Development Consulting Team: Howard/Stein-Hudson, Associates, Inc. Gamble Associates Community Opportunities Group, Inc. Ezra Glenn, AICP arlington master plan ii Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...............................................................................................................................i ARLINGTON’S TOWN GOALS ....................................................................................................................iii A VISION FOR ARLINGTON ........................................................................................................................v INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................7 Public Participation .................................................................................................................................7 Key Findings .............................................................................................................................................8 Key Recommendations ........................................................................................................................11 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ..........................................................................................................................21 Who Lives in Arlington? ........................................................................................................................21 Households and Families ......................................................................................................................23 LAND USE ..................................................................................................................................................29 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................29 Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................30 Issues and Opportunities ......................................................................................................................36 Recommendations ...............................................................................................................................43 TRAFFIC & CIRCULATION .........................................................................................................................55 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................55 Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................55 Traffi c Safety ..........................................................................................................................................61 General Travel Patterns and Modal Splits ..........................................................................................62 Issues and Opportunities ......................................................................................................................65 Recommendations ...............................................................................................................................67 HOUSING & RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................77 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................77 Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................77 Housing Development Trends ..............................................................................................................79 Housing Market ......................................................................................................................................81 Housing Affordability .............................................................................................................................84 Issues and Opportunities ......................................................................................................................87 Recommendations ...............................................................................................................................88 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .....................................................................................................................95 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................95 Existing Conditions .................................................................................................................................95 Commercial and Industrial Development .......................................................................................100 Issues and Opportunities ....................................................................................................................104 Economic Development Recommendations .................................................................................105 HISTORIC & CULTURAL RESOURCE AREAS .............................................................................................109 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................109 Existing Conditions ...............................................................................................................................109 Cultural Resources ..............................................................................................................................116 Historic and Cultural Resource Planning ..........................................................................................117 Issues and Opportunities ....................................................................................................................121 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................123 arlington master plan NATURAL RESOURCES & OPEN SPACE ..................................................................................................131 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................131 Existing Conditions ...............................................................................................................................131 Open Space ........................................................................................................................................137 Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptation.............................................................................140 Issues and Opportunities ....................................................................................................................141 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................144 PUBLIC FACILITIES & SERVICES ...............................................................................................................151 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................151 Existing Conditions ...............................................................................................................................152 Town Finances .....................................................................................................................................167 Issues and Opportunities ....................................................................................................................167 Recommendations .............................................................................................................................169 IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ................................................................................................................171 Introduction .........................................................................................................................................171 Near-Term.............................................................................................................................................171 Mid-Term ...............................................................................................................................................178 Long-Term ............................................................................................................................................183 Ongoing ...............................................................................................................................................183 APPENDIX ...............................................................................................................................................193 Appendix A. Traffi c Counts, 2000-2009 .............................................................................................195 Appendix B: Estimated Retail Sales Leakage in Arlington (2013) ..................................................197 Appendix C: Documented Historic Structures .................................................................................201 Appendix D: National Register Listings .............................................................................................203 Appendix E: Long-Term K-12 Enrollment Trends and Projections ...................................................205 Appendix F: Public Facilities Inventory ..............................................................................................207 Appendix G: Energy Conservation Measures in Town Buildings ....................................................209 Appendix H: Visual Survey Preference Results (Summary) .............................................................213 Appendix I: Zoning Audit ....................................................................................................................242 iv acknowledgements This plan would not have been possible without the assistance and support provided by the followng volunteers and staff of the Town of Arlngton. Their thoughtful, dedicated work for over two years attests to the sense of stewardship that Arlington residents have for their community and the appreciation they have for the place they call home. Master Plan Advisory Committee Arlington Redevelopment Board Charles Kalauskas, Co-Chair Andrew Bunnell, Chair Carol Svenson, Co-Chair Michael Cayer Harris Band Bruce Fitzsimmons Sheri Baron Christine Scypinski Eric Bourassa Andrew West Gregory Bowe Joseph Barr Department of Planning and Community Development Staff Pamela Heidell Carol Kowalski, Director Ann LeRoyer Laura Wiener, Assistant Director and Director of Hous- Robert Radochia ing Wendy Richter Ted Fields, Economic Development Planner Melisa Tintocalis Joey Glushko, Planner Monica Tibbetts-Nutt David Fields, Technical Planner and GIS Analyst Christine Scypinski, Liaison to the Arlington Redevel- Adam Kurowski, Systems Analyst and Director of GIS opment Board Amy Fidalgo, Administrative Assistant Joseph Curro and Steven Byrne, Liaison to the Board Anna Whitten, Grants Administrator of Selectmen Barbara Thornton, Liaison to Capital Planning Com- mittee Additional thanks for their support from beginning to end: Adam Chapdelaine, Town Manager Board of Selectmen Steven Byrne Joseph Curro Daniel Dunn Kevin Greeley Diane Mahon i arlington master plan ii
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