Summary & Goals

PLAN: Newmarket, The 21st Century Economy Initiative is working closely with community stakeholders to develop a vision for an equitable industrial neighborhood of the future. Identified by Imagine Boston 2030 as an "expanded neighborhood" initiative, PLAN: Newmarket is focused on land use and employment goals, as well as the climate resilience, transportation, and public realm infrastructure needed to achieve them.

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Upcoming Engagement

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting (Hybrid: in-person and virtual)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 | 9:00 AM–10:00 AM
Pipefitters Local 537 Union Hall, 40 Enterprise Street, Dorchester, MA 02125

Please join us on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 for a regular meeting of the PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group (AG).

This meeting will follow up on previous AG meeting presentations with an opportunity to discuss all planning topics: mobility, public realm, zoning, urban design, and transportation. The format of the meeting will be participant-led: please bring questions and topics you would like to discuss.

Members of the public are welcome to attend all PLAN: Newmarket AG meetings.

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Toll-free call-in number: 833.568.8864
Meeting ID: 161 4162 6991

Pathways to Newmarket (in-person)
Saturday, June 10, 2023 | 10:00 AM–11:00 AM
Plumbers & Gasfitters Union Hall Local 12, located at 1240 Massachusetts Avenue, Dorchester 02125

Pathways to Newmarket is an exciting upcoming engagement event that aims to extend community awareness of the Newmarket neighborhood plan. This engaging and informative event will focus on enhancing job access within the study area.

In addition to providing space for exchanging ideas, the event also offers a unique chance to connect with the Newmarket Business Improvement District's jobs initiative. By attending, you can collaborate with fellow community members, and explore avenues for personal and community economic growth and opportunities. Join us for an informative and empowering forum dedicated to fostering community economic development.

Past Engagement

PLAN: Newmarket Office Hours

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Optional online office hours followed up on the May 3, 2023, Advisory Group meeting with an opportunity to review all planning topics: mobility, public realm, zoning, urban design, and transportation.

View the Zoning Comparison Chart Reviewed in Office Hours: Height Regulation vs. Floor Area Ratio Regulation

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting

Wednesday, May 3, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

A regular PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group (AG). This meeting followed up on previous AG meeting presentations with an opportunity to discuss all planning topics: mobility, public realm, zoning, urban design, and transportation.

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PLAN: Newmarket Office Hours - Focus on Public Realm & Climate Resilience

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Open office hours: an optional opportunity to follow up on materials discussed in the April 5, 2023 PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group meeting, or any other PLAN: Newmarket topic you would like to discuss. All are welcome to attend the virtual office hours.

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Meeting ID: 161 4162 6991
Toll-free call-in number: 833 568 8864

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group - Public Realm & Climate Resilience

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

All members of the public are invited to the Newmarket public realm and design guidelines Advisory Group meeting. Public realm in cities is often understood as the space between buildings. Public realm planning shapes the experiential quality of a neighborhood, its climate reliance, and how people, goods, and vehicles move in these spaces.

This discussion built on previous transportation discussions, focusing on design regulations and guidelines for buildings, streets, sidewalks, and climate resilience infrastructure. This topic was the last new planning content presented as part of the PLAN: Newmarket process.

Open office hours will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM for those who would like an additional opportunity to discuss this material. All are welcome to join in both discussions.

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PLAN: Newmarket Office Hours

Wednesday, March 15, 2023 | 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Optional office hours: an opportunity to discuss all PLAN: Newmarket materials, with a focus on transportation content from the March 1, 2023 Advisory Group meeting.

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 9

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Meeting of the PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group to discuss transportation and mobility concepts for the Newmarket neighborhood. (All members of the public are welcome to attend and participate in the conversation.)

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 8

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Meeting of the PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group, with an overview of upcoming project tasks and milestones. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group - Office Hours

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Human-Centered Design Lab: Discover Newmarket

Saturday, October 8, 2022 | 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join the PLAN: Newmarket team for Discover Newmarket: a fun and interactive way to learn about the Newmarket neighborhood, as well as an additional way to make your voice heard in the current planning process! Together, we’ll be exploring some of these businesses and you will help design ways in which they can thrive. The Phoenix and The Record Co. will open their doors to the public with a mix of free tours, instrument exploration, yoga, and more! Come explore all that Newmarket has to offer!

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group - Office Hours

Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Open office hours. Feel free to "drop in" to discuss content from any previous PLAN: Newmarket meeting. (No new material will be presented.)

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 7

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Meeting of the PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group, covering the topics of public realm and climate resilience. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group - Office Hours

Wednesday, August 3, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Open office hours with the PLAN: Newmarket staff team. The open office hours were held during the regular monthly Advisory Group meeting time, and all members of the public were invited to attend.

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 6

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Meeting of the PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group, covering the topic of transportation. All members of the public are welcome to attend.

PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 5

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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The first portion of the meeting revisited the topic of future land use. We reviewed what stakeholders thought a 21st Century industrial neighborhood should look like, and the PLAN: Newmarket land use map that reflects this vision.

The second portion of the meeting discussed new work products that build off our most recent meetings in the fall. Staff from Utile and the BPDA have refined building prototypes for each of the future land use zones. While the design and performance goals of these prototypes have been a fundamental part of the planning process since its inception, the three dimensional models presented on May 4th will be a primary means of communicating these guidelines and values in future planning documents.

The meeting concluded with a preview of the remaining topics that PLAN: Newmarket will cover in the coming months.

Chat with a Planner

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 5:00 PM–6:30 PM

Design Lab

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 4:00 PM–8:00 PM

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 4

Monday, September 13, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 3

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 2

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

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PLAN: Newmarket Advisory Group Meeting 1

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 | 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Defining 21st Century Industry Virtual Workshop

Wednesday, June 16, 2021 | 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

The Workshop focused on defining 21st Century Industry uses and jobs in Newmarket.

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Virtual Chat with a Planner: The future of employment and jobs in Newmarket

Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Members of the planning team were joined by:

• Michael Feldman, President & CEO, Feldman Surveyors
• Robert Lewis, Jr., Founder & President, The Base

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Virtual Chat with a Planner: Existing Conditions

Wednesday, July 1, 2020 | 2:30 PM–3:30 PM

• A background on how Newmarket came to be
• Newmarket today

Virtual Chat with a Planner

Friday, June 5, 2020 | 2:30 PM–3:30 PM

• What does Community Engagement look like in a time when we can’t gather?
• Synopsis on Imagine Boston 2030 and why Newmarket was identified as a study area

Chat with a Planner

Thursday, February 20, 2020, Dorchester Brewing Company

Tuesday, February 11, 2020, The Phoenix Gym

Wednesday, October 23, 2019, Bully Boy Distillers

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, Bully Boy Distillers

Open House | June 26 & 27, 2019 | At this Kick-off to PLAN: Newmarket, members of the public were invited to learn about the upcoming process. Informational boards were presented on various topics and participants were asked to give feedback on how they know the area.

Advisory Group

The Advisory Group (AG) will assist the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) and other City agencies in creating a long, term vision for the PLAN: Newmarket, The 21st Century Economy Initiative. The PLAN will provide recommendations for updated zoning for the Newmarket neighborhood. This initiative will assess existing neighborhood conditions and propose viable recommendations that will address community concerns and issues, exploring themes outlined in Imagine Boston 2030 in detail. The rezoning of the neighborhood will follow the planning phase that the BPDA facilitates. Nominations for the AG were publicly solicited in the Summer of 2019. Members were appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh in January 2021 and will serve for the duration of the planning process.

Advisory Group Members

Ex-Officio Members

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