MYSTIC RIVER CORRIDOR STRATEGY PROJECT
Building a Brighter Future for the Lower Mystic River
The Mystic River Corridor Strategy Project is a project directed by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and funded under the District Local Technical Assistance program created by Chapter 205 of the Acts of 2006 and a contribution from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
“The health of the [Mystic] river will be a major contributor to the economic vitality and quality of life for the cities through which it passes, and this health will be sustained by cooperative collaboration among the six cities and numerous regional partners.”
-MAPC
The Mystic River Corridor Strategy Project is a collaborative effort between MAPC, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Cities of Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville. The Corridor Strategy is intended to create a collective vision for the river corridor and a strategy to achieve that vision. Working with the BRA, the cities and a wide array of stakeholder organizations (including MyRWA), MAPC will help the communities develop a targeted strategy that will advance the goal of realizing the full potential of the Mystic River. This represents a project that the Mystic River Watershed Association is actively involved in and supportive of.
An outcome of this project includes the development of an information clearinghouse and web-based dynamic map of the Lower Mystic. To view the map (Google Earth plug-in required) see: http://maps.mapc.org/myrc/.
For more information on the project, including reports, presentations and maps click here or paste this link into your browser: http://www.mapc.org/smart-growth/environment/mystic-river.
View the Mystic River Corridor final report from June 2009 here.