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City presents Shelburne Road corridor planning and moves to prepare for Act 181/Tier 1A discussion
Summary
Planning staff briefed the commission on multi‑year work for Shelburne Road — intersection safety studies, active transportation planning, parks/open‑space work and potential funding — and outlined next steps for Tier 1A (Act 181) coordination with state agencies.
Planning Department staff briefed the Planning Commission on ongoing and proposed work for the Shelburne Road corridor, describing a multi‑year program of intersection safety studies, active transportation planning, parks and open‑space analysis and potential state funding under Act 181. Staff framed the corridor as a candidate for focused growth tools in the state’s Act 181 framework and said the area’s existing conditions — limited park space, hostile pedestrian crossings and complex right‑of‑way ownership along Route 7 — make early planning useful. “This center … did not come up overnight,” a staff presenter said, noting lessons learned from previous city center development and the opportunity to apply those…
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