Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Southeastern Massachusets
A plan for economic development opportunities and smart growth land use strategies coordinated with new transportation investments, bringing maximum benefits to local communities, the region, and the state.
Recognition:
- Congress for the New Urbanism - Grand Professional Prize Charter Award (2011)
- Congress for the New Urbanism New England - Urbanist Award (2011)
- American Planning Association, Massachusetts Chapter - Presidents Award (2009)
Project Highlights:
Southeastern Massachusetts, the fastest-growing region in the state, needs transportation choices, jobs, and smart growth. In response to these needs, the Commonwealth adopted an innovative approach to planning for its newest commuter rail line – an approach that integrates land use, economic development and transportation planning from the beginning.
A joint initiative of the Executive Office of Transportation and Public Works (EOTPW) and the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED), the South Coast Rail Economic Development and Land Use Corridor Plan is based on a partnership with thirty-one corridor communities and three regional planning agencies to analyze, identify and promote strategies that will unlock economic opportunity, stimulate investment and new revenues, and shape growth to avoid sprawl while preserving community character and environmentally sensitive lands.