One Year Later: Reflecting on the Future of Transportation Commission report and what lies ahead for the Commonwealth
Dec
16
10:00 AM10:00

One Year Later: Reflecting on the Future of Transportation Commission report and what lies ahead for the Commonwealth

  • Suffolk University Sargent Hall (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

One year ago, Governor Baker’s Commission on the Future of Transportation released its recommendations for how to prepare the Massachusetts transportation network for the challenges of 2040. Join us to hear leaders reflect on the past year and consider what opportunities lie ahead.

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Small Business Saturday
Nov
30
to Dec 1

Small Business Saturday

November 30th is Small Business Saturday—support and celebrate local small businesses! Parking at City lots, garages, meters will be free November 28-December 1 to encourage downtown shopping. The City is also offering free bike share rides and discounted membership to residents and visitors.

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Opportunity Zone Community Meeting
Sep
24
6:00 PM18:00

Opportunity Zone Community Meeting

Salem will be hosting a community meeting to learn about Salem’s Opportunity Zones, their development opportunities, and how investment in these zones can support community development goals. Attendees will leave this meeting with the language and technical understanding to not only navigate the opportunities inherent in these zones, but also to understand how to focus reinvestment in these areas of our community.

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Housing Workshop
Apr
23
6:00 PM18:00

Housing Workshop

Join the City of Salem and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for a free  workshop about housing. Following a public forum on March 5 where residents talked about different tools to create more affordable housing, the City of Salem wants to continue the conversation with a workshop focusing on two specific tools of interest—inclusionary zoning and accessory dwelling units

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Housing Forum
Mar
5
7:00 PM19:00

Housing Forum

  • Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join the City of Salem and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) for a free public housing forum on where participants will learn about the need for housing in Salem and how housing supply impacts prices and rents, strategies that can help create more affordable housing, and information about inclusionary zoning, a tool municipalities can utilize to encourage the creation of affordable units.

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Housing Workshop
Jan
30
6:30 PM18:30

Housing Workshop

  • Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Residents are invited to join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and City staff for a housing workshop to present on upcoming City housing initiatives, trade-offs associated with Affordable Housing development, and talking points to respond to housing concerns.

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Public Meeting: Northern Downtown Vision
Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00

Public Meeting: Northern Downtown Vision

  • Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Salem Redevelopment Authority is hosting a Northern Downtown Vision meeting at the Community Life Center on Tuesday, October 16th at 6:00pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive input that will be used to develop goals to guide future redevelopment of the former Superior Court and County Commissioners Building as well as additional potential development within the Northern Downtown area.

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