City of Malden Master Plan
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City of Malden Master Plan Presented to the Malden Planning Board and the Malden Department of Engineering, Planning and Waterworks 200 Pleasant Street, Room 615 Malden, Massachusetts 02148 781-397-7020 www.cityofmalden.org Prepared by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02111 617-451-2770 www.mapc.org July 2010 Acknowledgments ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Malden Master Plan is the culmination of master planning activities that began in 2007 with the visioning project. Hundreds of community members participated throughout the visioning process and other master planning activities. Thank you to all who participated. Thank you for the assistance and leadership of the following individuals and organizations: Honorable Mayor Richard C. Howard Malden City Council 2009-2010 Master Plan Steering Committee Paul J. DiPietro, President Charles D. Ioven, Chair, Planning Board Member Neal Anderson Peter Chiu, Planning Board Member Judith Bucci Michelle A. Romero, Principal Planner Gary J. Christenson Judith Bucci, City Councillor Paul A. Condon Gregory Lucey, City Councillor Deborah Fallon Kenneth Antonucci, Citizen Representative Neil C. Kinnon Christina Murphy, Citizen Representative Gregory Lucey Heidi Schmidt, Citizen Representative Barbara Murphy Hattie Broome (former member) James M. Nestor Craig Spadafora Malden Planning Staff John Russell, Director Former City Councillors Michelle A. Romero, Principal Planner Richard J. Correale, Sr. Barbara J. Sullivan Jeffrey A. Donahue Karen Bourque Eileen M. Fay Lee Russo John Furlong Paul Mooney (former consultant) Martin J. Gately Carolyn Cronin (former intern) John P. Matheson Michael T. Sheehan Christopher P. Simonelli All City of Malden Departments and Offices The Malden Master Plan was made possible by a grant from the City of Malden Community Development Block Grant Program administered through the Malden Redevelopment Authority. Professional planning and technical assistance provided by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council. Metropolitan Area Planning Council Jennifer M. Raitt, Chief Housing Planner (Malden Master Plan project manager) Manisha Bewtra, Regional Planner Joan Blaustein, Land Resources Planner Christopher Brown, GIS Analyst Sam Cleaves, Senior Regional Planner Former MAPC Staff Amy Cotter, Director of Regional Plan Implementation Allan Bishop, GIS Manager Mark Racicot, Land Use Division Manager James (Eric) Eidswick, GIS Analyst Timothy Reardon, Senior Regional Planner Rob Goodspeed, Research Analyst Holly St. Clair, Data Services Director Brad Stoler, Planning Staff Associate Cynthia Wall, Senior Regional Planner Heidi Samokar, Regional Planner Victoria Wolff, Research Analyst Christine Wallace, Senior Regional Planner Thank you from the Malden Planning Board Timothy L. Glynn, Chairman Charles D. Ioven, Vice Chairman Vance Ferratusco Patricia K. Lawhorne, Clerk Robert Foley Peter Chiu Simon Mzaouakk Diane M. Chuha Hattie Broome (former member) Michael Cipriano David D‘Arcangelo (former member) Lorraine Danca Arnold Kaufman (former member) John F. Spadafora, Jr. (former member) Malden Master Plan, 2010 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................................................................. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 15 CHAPTER ONE: MALDEN’S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE ................................................ 17 About Malden ...................................................................................................................... 17 Location .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Neighborhoods ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 Wards ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Zoning districts ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 History ....................................................................................................................................................................... 36 City Government and Quasi-Public Organizations ......................................................................................... 37 Demographics.......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Existing Conditions: Transportation ..................................................................................... 51 Malden’s street network ........................................................................................................................................ 51 Roadway traffic conditions................................................................................................................................... 51 Bicycle and pedestrian environment ................................................................................................................... 59 Public transportation .............................................................................................................................................. 62 Snow and ice removal ........................................................................................................................................... 63 Parking ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64 Existing Conditions: Residential Development .................................................................... 67 Summary of the 2006 Multifamily Inventory Study ........................................................................................ 67 Summary of the CDBG Consolidated Plan 2010-2014 ................................................................................. 67 Homebuyers programs .......................................................................................................................................... 68 Homeowner assistance loans and grants ........................................................................................................... 69 Mayor’s Housing Task Force ................................................................................................................................. 69 Rental Unit Inspection Ordinance ........................................................................................................................ 70 Malden Housing Authority Properties ................................................................................................................. 71 Agencies serving Malden’s homeless and low-income individuals ................................................................ 72 Affordable housing ................................................................................................................................................ 73 Homelessness in Malden ........................................................................................................................................ 74 Existing Conditions: Economic Development ....................................................................... 76 Summary of the 1998 Malden Square Zoning and Design Plan.................................................................. 76 Summary of the Malden Government Center Study ....................................................................................... 82 Recent downtown redevelopment and revitalization initiatives .................................................................... 86 Malden Small Squares Initiative .......................................................................................................................... 88 Malden Master Plan, 2010 3 Table of Contents River’s Edge ............................................................................................................................................................. 89 Citywide redevelopment ....................................................................................................................................... 91 Smart growth ........................................................................................................................................................... 91 Permitting initiatives ............................................................................................................................................... 93 Existing Conditions: Community Facilities and Public Services ........................................... 94 Critical structures ..................................................................................................................................................... 94 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................................ 95 Sign design review ..............................................................................................................................................