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Planning staff present four Gilman Square upzoning scenarios; administration urges broader engagement on displacement risks
Summary
Planning staff presented four conceptual zoning scenarios for Gilman Square that would expand mid-rise and urban-residential zoning in the transit walk-shed; the maps are intentionally illustrative and staff called for further engagement.
Planning staff presented four conceptual zoning scenarios for Gilman Square intended to prompt public discussion, not to present a formal plan. Samantha Carr, a city land-use analyst, described variants that progressively expand mid-rise (MR6) zoning along Medford and Pearl streets and add urban-residential (UR) upzoning on adjacent corridors; one scenario extends UR changes toward the Broadway corridor.
Staff said the maps were developed to test how…
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