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Kimberley DriscollMayor

The Salem of Today

• 14 miles north of Boston• Busiest MBTA commuter rail station • Over $1.7 b of new development • One million tourists annually• Honored by Smart Growth of America – Complete

Streets Policy #6 in the nation!• Average residential rent for 2BR Downtown – $2,026• Major institutions are here and growing – Salem

State University, North Shore Medical Center, Peabody Essex Museum, Ruane Judicial Center

Kimberley DriscollMayor

There Are Challenges Too

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital North Shore

Mayor Driscoll walks the Point with volunteers

• The closure of the City’s 4th largest employer• Staggering snow and ice deficits• Increasing assessments from the State and

rising healthcare costs• A low-income neighborhood (The Point) with • a higher rate of unemployment; and • lower median household income than the rest

of Salem

How do we lay the foundation for Salem’s future?

Kimberley DriscollMayor

• Population growth up by 3% since 2000, but aging population - those at or approaching retirement age - up by 31%

• Median home values are up 63% in Salem over the last decade, but median incomes have increased by just half that

Kimberley DriscollMayor

We Must “Plan the Work and Work the Plan”

Recent Planning Initiatives:• Housing Needs Assessment (2015)• Point neighborhood:•Commercial Corridors Revitalization Plan (and Retail Market Analysis) – 2014•Vision and Action Plan – 2013

• Public Art Master Plan - 2013• Salem Harbor Power Station Site Assessment - 2012• Salem Downtown Renewal Plan - 2011• Harbor Plan – 2008 (to be updated this year)• North River Canal Corridor Neighborhood Plan - 2003

Downtown Mixed-Use DevelopmentKimberley Driscoll

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• City is selling parcel to initiate project• $50 Million projected cost• $2.5 Million MassWorks grant to relocate

utilities and to reconfigure the street

Kimberley DriscollMayor

J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center

• 190,000 square feet• $106 Million• Completed in 2011

MBTA Station and GarageKimberley Driscoll

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• 714 spaces and new indoor platform

• $34 Million• Completed in 2014

Essex Street Pedestrian MallKimberley Driscoll

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• More open and pedestrian friendly

• Fountain rehabilitated

• Completed in 2014

North River Canal Corridor ProjectsKimberley Driscoll

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North River Apartments

Gateway Center

Riverview Place Apartments

• All require(d) remediation

• All are mixed-use

Grove Street Roadway ImprovementsKimberley Driscoll

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• Funded with a $1.48M MassWorks grant• Complete Streets model is being used: More

green space, smoother traffic flow / traffic calming, and added ped and bike infrastructure

Salem Harbor Station Site Assessment Kimberley Driscoll

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Kimberley DriscollMayor

Footprint Power

Public Art in SalemKimberley Driscoll

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• Master Plan completed in 2013• Planner hired and Commission

established in 2014

ArtBox Sculpture Series – Rob

Lorenson

Salem at 400Kimberley Driscoll

Mayor

More than just a Gateway City…a Model City.