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UNION SQUARE
PROJECT UPDATE
April 30, 2015
Presented to:
Somerville Redevelopment Authority
Presented by:
2
Our Mission
Collaborate to create a viable and vital
development plan that realizes SomerVision’s goals for
the Union Square neighborhood
1 Community Engagement
2 Planning & Pre-development
3 Job Creation Actions
4 Next Steps
Agenda
A overview of our progress to date in several key areas:
COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
US2 KICK OFF EVENT
5
6
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
LOCAL EVENTS: FARMER’S MARKET, FLUFF, HARVEST FESTIVAL
7
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
100+ SMALL GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE DISCUSSIONS
ELECTED
OFFICIALS
RESIDENTS
COMMUNITY
GROUPS
CIVIC
GROUPS
BUSINESSES
PROPERTY
OWNERS
STRATEGIC
PARTNERS
8
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
CIVIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
9
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESS
PLANNING &
PRE-DEVELOPMENT
11
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN, NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN
12
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
ORIGINAL PLANNING SEQUENCE
Neighborhood PlanNeighborhood Plan
D2/D3D2/D3
Start approvals in order
to complete building with
T Station opening
in late 2017
D Blocks
Master Plan
D Blocks
Master Plan
OLD
D2/D3
OLD
D2/D3
13
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
REVISED PLANNING SEQUENCE
BASED ON COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
Neighborhood PlanNeighborhood Plan
NEW
D2/D3
NEW
D2/D3
Start approvals
D Blocks
Master Plan
D Blocks
Master Plan
14
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
ALL SEVEN D-BLOCKS WILL BE PLANNED TOGETHER
NEIGHBORHOOD
PLAN AREA
D BLOCKS PLAN
AREA
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
D2 DUE DILIGENCE
15
T
16
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATION
17
PLANNING & PRE-DEVELOPMENT
MBTA COORDINATION
JOB CREATION
ACTIONS
JOB CREATION ACTIONS
PURSUING STRATEGIC PARTNERS
19
More to come!
JOB CREATION ACTIONS
ASSESSING EMPLOYMENT MARKET
20
5
NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL
LOCAL JOBS CREATED BY
ONE INNOVATION JOB
NUMBER OF METROS ANALYZED
AS PART OF SUPPORTING
ECONOMIC RESEARCH
OF ADDITIONAL LOCAL JOBS
THAT ARE SERVICE JOBS
(I.E., TEACHERS, CARPENTERS, NURSES, TAXI DRIVERS)
320
60%
Source: Enrico Moretti, Economist, University of Cal-Berkley; Fullbright Fellow, IZA Young Labor Economist
ONE
INNOVATION
JOB
JOB CREATION ACTIONS
D3 (NORTH) SITE CONTROL
21
T
US2 OBTAINED
SITE CONTROL
OVER PRIVATELY
OWNED D3
PARCEL
JOB CREATION ACTIONS
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE
PANELISTS
HOSTS
23
JOB CREATION ACTIONS
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
CrossFit SomervilleCantina La Mexicana
Local Supply Company Reliable Market
24
JOB CREATION EARLY ACTIONS
US2 NEW OFFICE…COMING SOON
25
JOB CREATION EARLY ACTIONS
US2 OFFICE  COWORKING
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