Process

Participants in the TOD Summit reviewed existing zoning and master plan analyses for three blighted property assemblages within a quarter-mile of the MBTA commuter rail station. Conceptual renderings, followed by yield studies for potential redevelopment (which used ideal regulations adapted from case studies), were presented in a public meeting hosted by the Town Manager and Office of Community and Economic Development. A moderated roundtable discussion with local developers and Town staff followed. Studies for development of Cochituate Rail Trail on the MBTA right-of-way (with proposed future connection to the MBTA commuter rail station at Natick Center) were conducted as part of these contracts to provide greater transportation use.