Planning Resources for MBTA Communities

This page will be a repository for various plans and reports that may help guide and inform planning for MBTA Communities. If there is a document that you feel belongs in this page but is not here, please share with us and we will get it added ASAP. Please contact Chris Ryan at cryan@belmont-ma.gov with any new content or questions.

BELMONT PLANS & REPORTS

• A Planning Vision for Belmont Center; Belmont Center Planning Group (2008)
• Belmont Center Comprehensive Parking Management Plan; Nelson Nygaard (2012)
• Belmont Waverly Square TAP Final Report; ULI Technical Assistance Panel (2022)
• Belmont Waverley Square Planning Study; The Cecil Group (2009)
• Belmont Draft Comprehensive Plan; Larry Koff & Assoc. et. al. (2010)
• Belmont Economic Development Plan
• Trapelo Road / Belmont Street Corridor; The Cecil Group (2004)
• Other

COMPLIANCE RELATED DOCUMENTS

• Economic Feasibility Analysis (EFA) Requirements
• EFA Instructions
• Everett EFA Report (MAPC)
• Mixed Use District Location Determination Form
• Pre-Adoption Review Application Form
• Pre-Adoption Application Instructions

OTHER RESOURCES

• Boston Indicators Upzone Update  |  March 22, 2024  |  April 19, 2024  |  
• Mass Housing Partnership 3A Implementation Updates |  April 2, 2024  |  
• Exploring Housing at Different Densities - a 3A Resource from SRPEDD, MHP, and Barrett Planning (2022)
• 15 Minute Neighborhoods; Boston Indicators, Boston Foundation, Mass Housing Partnership (2021)
• Transit Oriented Development Exchange (TODEX)
• Metro Boston Perfect Fit Parking Initiative | Phase II Report
• Advisory Concerning Enforcement of the MBTA Communities Zoning Law
• Town of Milton Fiscal Impact Analysis of 3A (2023)

OTHER COMMUNITY 3A ZONING OR PLANS

• Town of Brookline Zoning Amendments and Form Based Code
• Lexington - Presentation and Warrant Article Motion to Amend Zoning
• Newton Village Centers Overlay District Summary Page  |  Zoning