Our Recommendations
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Build on the Vision! In the past decade, planning efforts and subsequent zoning amendments, policy initiatives, marketing, and community organizing efforts have made Downtown Lynn a dynamic and diverse place, yet there’s still a sense that the pace for revitalizing Downtown is slower than it could be. Many of the recommendations for previous Downtown Planning efforts still hold true today and a few are repeated here.
Our recommendations are the following:
- Improve coordination and communications of municipal planning and land use development efforts
- Amend the City of Lynn Zone Ordinance to promote a live-work-play-learn environment
- Strengthen existing businesses and attract new ones to encourage downtown development activity and progress
- Support efforts to make Downtown an arts, culture, and dining destination
- Give Downtown Lynn a more welcoming appearance and reduce physical barriers to enjoying its amenities
- Continue to invest in infrastructure improvements that promote redevelopment and improve sustainability
- Promote community stewardship of Downtown Lynn
Click on the links above or on the tabs at the left for detailed ideas and action steps for achieving these recommendations.
NOTE: These are draft recommendations. MAPC is currently reviewing public comments and working with project partners to finalize all materials on this website. Please contact Project Manager Manisha Bewtra at mbewtra@mapc.org if you have comments or questions. Last updated February 6, 2014.