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The communities living along the Fairmount Indigo Corridor have long suffered from poor access to public rail transit - a situation that created significant barriers to economic opportunity for Corridor residents and businesses. For years, the area has been inadequately served by the Fairmount Indigo Line, a commuter rail service which travels from South Station to Readville, but makes only four stops in the adjacent communities. With the addition of four new MBTA stations coming on line by 2013/2014, residents and local businesses will have improved access to economic opportunity, both within and beyond the Corridor.
Building on the momentum generated by the expansion of the Fairmount Indigo Line, the City of Boston has a unique opportunity to address the critical need for economic growth and physical improvement along the Corridor. In addition, these neighborhoods benefit from strong community-based organizations which provide a critical link to local residents and businesses. Recognizing the significant potential for growth in the area, the City would like to capitalize on this momentum by carrying out a comprehensive and community-based corridor-wide planning process: The Fairmount Indigo Indigo Corridor and Crossroads Planning Initiative (FICCPI).
Broadly speaking, the FICCPI is a two-tiered planning initiative. The principle components are:
• Comprehensive Corridor-wide Community Planning for the neighborhoods traversed by the Fairmount Indigo Line. Working at the macro scale, the goal is to envision a new identity for the Corridor and develop a comprehensive plan for corridor-wide economic development and physical improvement.
• Crossroad / Station Area Improvement Plans for three to four key Crossroad and Station locations. Working at the micro scale, the goal is to create comprehensive physical and economic development plans for certain catalytic nodes along the Corridor. The first Station Area to be studied in this process will be Uphams Corner.
These two components will incorporate existing planning processes and initiatives ¡V both city-led and community-based ¡V in order to build a larger framework to comprehensively guide growth along the Corridor. The process will involve significant community participation and require the coordinated efforts of multiple City agencies and neighborhood stakeholders.
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