Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts

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Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts

• Transit and Pedestrian Oriented Development
• By Sarah Ruth Davis
• 10/03/2006

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Overview

• Define Transit Oriented Development
• Background of Davis Square
• Innovative Davis Square Today
• Stakeholders
• Conclusion

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Transit Oriented Development

• TOD-centered around transit stations
• Compact
• Walkable
• Mixed-uses
• Housing, retail, business, recreation

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Davis Square History

• In Somerville, outside Boston
• Originally left out of the 1970 MTBA Red Line
  extension
• Community and city partnerships
• Reroute of the Red Line

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Davis Square Today

• Vibrant, urban center
• Mixed-use
• Has a T stop
• No commuter parking
• No Kiss and Ride
• Pedestrian and bicycle friendly
• Traffic calming measures
• Bicycle storage
• Open space
• Design Review Overlay District

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Stakeholders

• Community residents
• Businesses
• City officials
• State Government
• Public art programs
• Federal Government
• Streetscape improvements
• Community Development Block Grants

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Conclusion

• Careful planning
• Community partnerships
• Dedication to pedestrian and bicycle activity
• Public and private funding

Source http//www.mbta.com/projects_underway/tod_
examples_davis_square.asp