PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING THE SALEM OF TOMORROW MAYOR KIMBERLEY DRISCOLL CITY OF SALEM MAPD CONFERENCE MAY 14, 2015

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor The Salem of Today 14 miles north of Boston Busiest MBTA commuter rail station Over $1.7 b of new development One million tourists annually Honored by Smart Growth of America – Complete Streets Policy #6 in the nation! Average residential rent for 2BR Downtown – $2,026 Major institutions are here and growing – Salem State University, North Shore Medical Center, Peabody Essex Museum, Ruane Judicial Center

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor There Are Challenges Too Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital North Shore Mayor Driscoll walks the Point with volunteers The closure of the City’s 4 th largest employer Staggering snow and ice deficits Increasing assessments from the State and rising healthcare costs A low-income neighborhood (The Point) with a higher rate of unemployment; and lower median household income than the rest of Salem

How do we lay the foundation for Salem’s future? Kimberley Driscoll Mayor Population growth up by 3% since 2000, but aging population - those at or approaching retirement age - up by 31% Median home values are up 63% in Salem over the last decade, but median incomes have increased by just half that

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor We Must “Plan the Work and Work the Plan” Recent Planning Initiatives: Housing Needs Assessment (2015) Point neighborhood: Commercial Corridors Revitalization Plan (and Retail Market Analysis) – 2014 Vision and Action Plan – 2013 Public Art Master Plan Salem Harbor Power Station Site Assessment Salem Downtown Renewal Plan Harbor Plan – 2008 (to be updated this year) North River Canal Corridor Neighborhood Plan

Downtown Mixed-Use Development Kimberley Driscoll Mayor City is selling parcel to initiate project $50 Million projected cost $2.5 Million MassWorks grant to relocate utilities and to reconfigure the street

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center 190,000 square feet $106 Million Completed in 2011

MBTA Station and Garage Kimberley Driscoll Mayor 714 spaces and new indoor platform $34 Million Completed in 2014

Essex Street Pedestrian Mall Kimberley Driscoll Mayor More open and pedestrian friendly Fountain rehabilitated Completed in 2014

North River Canal Corridor Projects Kimberley Driscoll Mayor North River Apartments Gateway Center Riverview Place Apartments All require(d) remediation All are mixed-use

Grove Street Roadway Improvements Kimberley Driscoll Mayor Funded with a $1.48M MassWorks grant Complete Streets model is being used: More green space, smoother traffic flow / traffic calming, and added ped and bike infrastructure

Salem Harbor Station Site Assessment Kimberley Driscoll Mayor

Kimberley Driscoll Mayor Footprint Power

Public Art in Salem Kimberley Driscoll Mayor Master Plan completed in 2013 Planner hired and Commission established in 2014 ArtBox Sculpture Series – Rob Lorenson

Salem at 400 Kimberley Driscoll Mayor More than just a Gateway City…a Model City.