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City Releases RFQ for Comprehensive Master Planning Process
by Jackie PiquesProfessional Planning Consultants sought to lead City in public process, creation of City’s first Comprehensive Master Plan.
MEDFORD – Last week, the City of Medford officially launched its Comprehensive Master Planning process through a Request for Qualifications of professional consultants to undertake a public planning process for the City. Consultants would work with the Medford community to prepare a Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Medford.
The Comprehensive Master Planning process, which would be begin after a consultant is selected, is expected to take approximately 12-18 months and result in a long-range vision for the City with corresponding policy and guidance for implementation of the Plan over the next 10 years. The Plan will provide a basis for decision-making about climate adaptation and mitigation practices, land use planning and redevelopment, budget preparation and capital improvement planning for public facilities and services, and economic development for the City of Medford’s future.
“Planning for Medford’s future not only means setting a roadmap for development and updating our zoning, but by putting an emphasis on public engagement through this Comprehensive Planning process we will work together to create clear structures and processes that provide for all of our residents, businesses, and stakeholders,” said Mayor Lungo-Koehn. “Through this process we can make sure that Medford is and remains a great place to do business, a community that provides critical jobs and affordable housing, a city that celebrates arts and culture and honors diversity and equity, and that upholds our history while enhancing our green spaces and our business districts. There is so much more potential on our horizon and I am excited to work with the community, and our future consultant, to move this process forward.”
“Medford has undergone a number of discrete planning efforts over the past ten years, focusing on a number of areas of importance,” said Alicia Hunt, the City’s Acting Director of Community Development. “However, it is time to look at the big picture, to understand how all these efforts fit together and to hear from residents about where they see the future of Medford. We need this big picture to guide the day-to-day decisions and to attract good employers and solid developers to our city.”
The City of Medford’s Comprehensive Master Planning process will place a large emphasis on public participation, and will select a consultant who has a history of engaging with the public and community, using techniques designed to engage with a diverse population that is representative of the City of Medford, and who is prepared to engage in communication techniques dictated by the impact of the current global health emergency.
The Plan will build on recent and ongoing planning efforts, including the creation of a Housing Production Plan, the recently completed Open Space and Recreation Plan Update (2019), the recently completed Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (2019) and the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2021) that is nearing completion.
A Request for Qualifications for a Comprehensive Planning consultant is available at www.medfordma.org/departments/bids-and-proposals/. The City hopes to select a consultant by mid-November 2020.
Medford city services are available to all residents, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, language ability, economic situation, or immigration status.
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