| AUTHOR: Issues & Strategies #6 of 7 |
Oct. 3, 2:23 PM |
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Issues:
Formulating a Watershed wide Open Space plan compatible with the needs and interests of 27 communities was beyond the capabilities of the team.
Strategies
Several years ago the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and its North Shore Task Force (NSTF) sponsored a “Harvard School of Design” project to investigate the potential to create a metropolitan open space system for the Greater Boston Metropolitan region and adjoining areas of Eastern Massachusetts. The final report entitled Mass Bays Common proposed a network of large protected natural resource systems. As a natural progression from this larger effort, the NSTF commissioned a similar effort for the 15 communities in the North Shore area. The report entitled Grow Smart North Shore proposes a network of interconnected existing preservation areas, new preservation areas, riparian corridors setbacks and a harbor walk as the means to consider the needs and character of the region's resources and people; the needs of the regional ecology; address the issues of water quality and quantity; address the rich cultural heritage of the region; and create a realistic, regional open space reserve on the North Shore and Cape Ann. Several NCW team members were active in the formulation of this project and the subsequent presentations to local officials and the public. It was the consensus of the team that Grow Smart North Shore could effectively serve as the NCW comprehensive Open Space plan. Planning for growth and community preservation has been an active component of team activities.
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