city managers neighborhood impact initiative impact initiative acre & pawtucketville
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City Manager’s Neighborhood
Impact Initiative
Acre & Pawtucketville
Acre & PawtucketvillePublic Meeting
September 15, 2012
• Introduction: City Manager’s Neighborhood Initiative for the Acre/Pawtucketville
• Infrastructure Improvements• General Improvements• Grant Programs• Code Enforcement• Safety• Discussion
City Manager’s Neighborhood Initiative - Acre & Pawtucketville
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Acre & Pawtucketville
Infrastructure Improvements
• New University Ave Bridge is under construction.
• Upgrade the two signals at University Avenue & Riverside Street, and Pawtucket Street at School Street. These will be constructed next year.
• Bike lane and sharrows have been installed on Merrimack Street, Pawtucket Street and Fletcher Street. Father Morissette is still planned for a bike lane, but funding is not available yet.
• The sharrows mean share the road. Bikes can use the full lane on any road, not just the ones with sharrow markings. Bike lanes mean cars can not use that section of the road, but bikes can still use any part of the road. We will be doing an educational effort on the bike lanes and sharrows soon.
Infrastructure Improvements
Infrastructure Improvements
Infrastructure Improvements
New landscaped public spaces will be created as part of the Bridge project. The old bridge stub will become an overlook, and the corner of Salem and Pawtucket will be expanded with
new curb, pavement, plantings, and trees.
Park ImprovementsParks & Public Space
Bourgeois Park- existing conditions
Bourgeois Park- Proposed Improvements
Parks & Public Space
Bourgeois Park- Proposed Improvements
Park Improvements
Rain garden
Improvements at North Common
Park Improvements
Lights at Amphitheater
Fels Park
Park Improvements
Parking AreasProposed landscaping-
Public parking lot at University Ave and Gershom Ave
Public Space Improvements
Public Space Improvements
• Street Trees• Banners• Enhancing Additional
Greenspace
Sign & Façade Improvement Program
Before After
Best Retail Practices ProgramVan Gogh's GearBefore
After
Neighborhood Innovation Grant Program
$2,000 Mini-Grants for Collaborative, Community-Driven Projects
Community Gardens on Vacant Lots Free Public Wifi Vermi-Composting Workshops
Code Enforcement
Safety
Discussion