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Trish Settles, AICPPrincipal Planner/Project

ManagerDATA DAY 2015

REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNINGData Visualization Needs• Housing Planning

• Open Space Planning

• Master Planning

• Topical Studies- Water Resource Planning

• Prioritization Projects

• Agriculture

TYPICAL VISUALIZATIONS IN A HOUSING PRODUCTION PLAN• Regional Context Map

• Income By Census Tract

• Zoning Map

• Infrastructure Map

• Build Out Composite Map

• Housing Type Map

• Town Owned Land Map

• Open Space Map by Land Use

HOUSING PLANNING

http://www.housing.ma/

COST BURDEN BY INCOME (AUTOGENERATED)

OPEN SPACE & RECREATION PLANNING

Map 1 - Regional Context Map

Map 2 - Zoning Map

Map 3 - Environmental Justice Map

Map 4 - Soils and Geologic Features Map

Map 5 - Water Resources Map 1

Map 6 - Water Resources Map 2

Map 7 - Habitat Features Map

Map 8 - Scenic Features Map

Map 9 - Open Space Inventory Map

Map 10 - Action Plan Map

MASTER PLANNING

Mass General Law Chapter 40A (Required and Optional Elements)

• Land Use and Growth Management

• Population and Housing

• Economic Development

• Natural, Cultural and Historic Resources

• Open Space and Recreation

• Circulation and Transportation

• Community Facilities and Services

• (Energy)

• Implementation

“We usually do our long-range planning at the last minute.”

TYPICAL MASTER PLAN VISUALIZATIONS

PROCESS

1.Document Review - Translate to Maps

2.Informal meetings with community leaders – Revised map with this new information

3.Local Public meetings - Revised map with this new information

4.Regional Public meetings – Prioritize

5.State Public meetings – Prioritize

PRIORITIZATION PROJECTS – IDENTIFIED….Priority Development Projects

• Town and Village Centers

• Tourism, Cultural or Historical Importance

• High Benefit Commercial or Industrial Areas

• Mill Redevelopment

• Housing Potential

Priority Preservation Projects

• Water resource protection both for drinking and to support recreation/tourism

• Tourism/Recreation Areas

• Special Habitat

• Historic or Cultural Resources

• Trails Paths or Rivers (multi-town)

Priority Infrastructure

• Highway improvements

• Improved Connections Water and Sewer

• Regional trails

• Improved IT infrastructure

• 3 Phase Energy Opportunities

• Regional Collaboration

Working Landscapes (For the Rural -11)

• Agritourism along mapped Farm Corridors

• Zoning to protect Farms

• Regional Collaboration

• Regulatory reform

• Distribution and Marketing

• Economic Development

• Infrastructure – Water, Roads, IT

• A Survey

• Agricultural Education

• Preservation, Farm Tenure

PRIORITIZATION PROJECTSREGIONAL SCREENING

Local Priority Areas

Regional Screening

Regional Priority Areas

2007 AG CENSUS

WORKING LANDSCAPE

• Assessing Database

• MDAR Database/MassGIS

• Commonwealth Corporations

• Town Clerk Business Certificates

• Internet Research

• Google Maps

• Community Information

• Review

• Revise

• Repeat as Necessary

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