City Managers Neighborhood Impact Initiative Impact Initiative Acre & Pawtucketville

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