Title
Towards Restoration Of The Urban Village: Proposals For Mason Square Springfield, Massachusetts
Publication Date
1993
Abstract
The Mason Square Development Corporation (MSDC), a non-profit group supported by federal block grants has sponsored significant improvements in the economic and social welfare of State Street - the commercial spine of Mason Square. In the past, MSDC has promoted single projects along State Street, but is now seeking a more integrated approach to economic development. Seeing economic vitality as integral to community development, the purpose of this work is twofold. First, we examine Mason Square's rich heritage as a neighborhood system of mixed land uses, taking particular note of the current efforts to try to attract investors, visitors, and shoppers into the Center of Mason Square as a cohesive network of policy decisions, investment opportunities, and design strategies that will restore and sustain Mason Square Urban Village into the twenty-first century.
Pages
Section 5: Pages 1-59
Included in
Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Growth and Development Commons, Infrastructure Commons, Place and Environment Commons, Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration Commons, Transportation Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
The Center for Economic Development at the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, is part of the Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Department, and is funded by the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the University of Massachusetts.