With Permission
Now that the town has looked at various options for redevelopment in the area around Branford Shoreline East Train Station, a public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Fire Headquarters, 45 N. Main St. Residents, property owners, and other stakeholders are encouraged to attend the meeting and provide feedback.
Called Transit Oriented Development (TOD), the project is designed to take advantage of sites – existing and proposed – close to transit services. It includes, and would build upon projects such as Atlantic Wharf, Anchor Reef, and the Stony Creek Brewery.
The Branford Station TOD Plan, now in draft form, is intended to be an integral part of a Town and regional initiative to promote growth and redevelopment that is more transit oriented, will increase the tax base, and will provide uses better suited to the current local and regional economy. The study proposes recommendations for improving pedestrian and bicycle access and walkability, with the goal to improve links between the Town Center, Branford Station, and the waterfront.
The draft Branford Station TOD Plan includes input from two public workshops and an online survey, as well as stakeholder interviews and focus groups. This outreach for public input helped define a set of realistic and publicly supported development goals and objectives that are presented for review in the draft TOD Plan. The study has been supported by technical planning and market professionals, with the goal of developing alternatives that are realistic but also reflect potential impacts and/or constraints including: parking, traffic, infrastructure, and other potential effects on community facilities and services. The draft TOD Plan also identifies issues that may require further study.
Plan recommendations will be incorporated into the update to the Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) just getting underway.
Comments can also be sent to [email protected].
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