Urban Land Institute: South Main

The Boston/New England chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently selected the Town of Wakefield as a location for their Technical Assistance Panel. ULI created the program to provide municipalities expert advice on vexing development and land-use challenges. During this three-day program, a panel of ULI members will study South Main Street. The ULI panel's presentation of its recommendations and findings was on Tuesday, March 2, 2021,

Pre-COVID, the Town of Wakefield applied for the TAPs program to study South Main Street, the 460 to 500 Main Street block in particular. While South Main currently features many successful storefronts, the area to be studied includes some that have been vacant for years, like the former Restaurant Molise building.  As a gateway to our downtown, ULI will provide tools and advice to best position this area for vibrancy and business recruitment. The ULI team met with local stakeholders and Town of Wakefield representatives over three days, from February 26 to March 2, 2021, to gather background information and feedback.

Watch the Presentation

Watch the February 28, 2021 presentation and follow along with the slide deck.
View the full report.

Contact

If you have any questions, please reach out to Erin Kokinda, Community and Economic Development Director, at 781-246-6397 or ekokinda@wakefield.ma.us.