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Community poll: local respondents favor mixed use, more green space and walkability
Summary
Consultants reported several hundred outreach responses and live poll results showing strong interest in mixed‑use redevelopment, more green space, and safer sidewalks; the team used a live QR‑code survey during the meeting and invited further input online.
Gamble Associates summarized public input collected earlier and during a live QR‑code poll: the team said outreach produced 'about 300' comments and later referred to '332 responses' when describing how they condensed feedback into five priorities. Consultants reported that most respondents visit the site regularly—Gamble said nearly everyone 'visited 2 times a week or so'—and that the most frequent requests were for safer sidewalks, more green space and a more walkable, human‑scaled environment.
In the live poll during the meeting, attendees favored a village‑center concept and a mix of parking types rather than large centralized garages. Gamble summarized the five distilled priorities as: mixed use, human‑scaled streets, walkable connections, green community space and expressing Newburyport’s character. He also reported a plurality of respondents favored a model similar to Market Street or Mashpee Commons rather than large‑scale regional mall models.
