Planning
MassDevelopment provides consulting services to cities and towns for community and site planning, site development feasibility, and other economic development planning needs. Examples of some of our consulting and planning projects are:
City of New Bedford
- Economic baseline analysis to determine growth industries and areas
- Planning study for Acushnet River industrial waterfront district
- Coordination of harborfront planning studies
- Developers selected for Fairhaven Mills site
Town of Plymouth
- Planning, environmental assessment, infrastructure capacity, parcel assembly, and transportation access studies for a 1,000-acre site
City of Worcester
- Strategic development plan for downtown that examines district and sub-district activities/identities; pedestrian and transportation links; and key sites for redevelopment
City of Springfield
- Development of economic revitalization plan for Springfield and its downtown
- Revitalization plan for the South End neighborhood
City of Lawrence
- Canal District revitalization plan for riverfront, islands and downtown





