utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 1 Haverhill TDI District Planning Study

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 2 Who we are Introduction Client Team Mayor Jim Fiorentini TDI Core Partnership: City of Haverhill Greater Haverhill Foundation Planning Office for Urban Affairs In partnership with MassDevelopment Consultant Team Utile Tim Love, Principal Kelly Lynema, Senior Planner Advisors Nelson\Nygaard Multimodal Transportation Byrne McKinney & Associates Development Feasibility / Economic Development

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 3 Agenda Project objectives Public engagement: what we’ve heard Study area: existing conditions in the TDI district Urban design strategies and alternatives Next steps Introduction

utiledesign.com Client Name 4 Project Objectives

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 5 Study Area Project objectives

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 6 Develop a redevelopment strategy for the TDI District that addresses three primary issues: Placemaking and District Character – Reconnect the Merrimack Street retail district to Downtown – Build a “base layer” of public improvements District-wide Development Strategy – Identify catalytic public and private projects – Concentrate housing and commercial development at key locations Transportation and Circulation Solutions – Break up superblocks with ladder and support streets to drive foot and vehicular traffic to the District and river – Develop a long term strategy for structured and on-street parking Objectives Project objectives

utiledesign.com Client Name 7 Public engagement: what we’ve heard

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 8 Kickoff meeting on 9/22 Favorite/Least Favorite Things Favorite Good restaurants The river Boardwalk “The potential” Least Favorite Retail: not enough upscale retail, unsightly storefronts, lack of retail diversity A five hour economy/evening dead zones Parking: lack of, pay parking, parking deck Washington Square underutilized Idling busses at the MVRTA station Traffic: speed, flow, volume, noise Lack of foot traffic Public engagement: what we’ve heard Kickoff meeting

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 9 Walking groups at 9/22 meeting Walking group observations Riverfront MVRTA bus depot should be turned into multi-use park, family- and dog-friendly place with public art Connectivity to river at multiple, strategic points Bailey Boulevard Barren, lots of concrete, not pedestrian-friendly Bailey Boulevard is a good site for festivals Development in front of concrete wall with street reduced to two lanes Public engagement: what we’ve heard Kickoff meeting

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 10 Charrette at 9/22 meeting Walking group observations Merrimack “Main” Street Address the dead trees, inadequate lighting, streetscape amenities, etc. Poorly designed storefronts, lack of quality and retail diversity Public engagement: what we’ve heard Kickoff meeting

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 11 Walking group observations Washington Square Marks center of downtown Haverhill Should be multi-use green space Utilize alley next to Coombs Building Post Office should be reused as something more interesting, like an art center Need for traffic calming Parking Deck Not anyone’s favorite part of downtown Need a more thoughtful parking solution Public engagement: what we’ve heard Kickoff meeting Collected comments from 9/22 meeting

utiledesign.com Client Name 12 Study area: existing conditions in the TDI District

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 13 Study Area Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 14 Study Area Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 15 Merrimack Street legacy Study area context Merrimack Street in the 1960’s (photo credit: David J. Connolly)South Side of Merrimack Street in its retail heydey

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 16 Merrimack Street today Study area context Merrimack Street is still host to a range of shops and services, although some buildings are in need of façade improvements.

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 17 Current land use Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 18 Current land use Study area context Opportunity: develop city-owned parcels to increase property tax revenue within the district.

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 19 Emerson StreetCompleted section of the Boardwalk behind Haverhill Bank Study area context District assets

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 20 Development potential Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 21 Development potential Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 22 Development potential Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 23 Development potential Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 24 District assets Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 25 Walkability Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 26 Walkability Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 27 Walkability Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 28 Bailey Boulevard and Main Street intersectionThe Goecke Deck and surface parking create a 300’ gap in the street wall Study area context Urban design challenges

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 29 Perception of parking problems Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 30 Perception of parking problems Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 31 Street wall condition Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 32 Street wall condition Study area context

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 33 Unappealing ladder streetsDisconnection from the river Study area context Urban design challenges

utiledesign.com MassDevelopment Haverhill TDI Planning Study 34 Completed section of the Boardwalk behind Haverhill Bank Opportunities Walkability Available parcels for development Latent potential in district assets: Boys and Girls Club, boardwalk, Washington Square, GAR park, Harbor Place Challenges Street and intersection conditions Perception of parking scarcity Gaps in the street wall Underutilized parcels Poor connectivity between centers of activity Disconnection from the waterfront Streets to nowhere Study area context Summary of urban design opportunities and challenges