Report: Mass Bay Campus Should Be At Corner of Concord & Howard Downtown
The recommendation of the Urban Land Institute's technical advisory panel is that the best location for Mass Bay Community College's new downtown Framingham campus, to revitalize the area, is at Concord and Howard streets.
The best way to revitalize downtown Framingham is for Mass Bay Commnity College to establish its campus at the corner of Concord and Howard streets, recommended the technical advisory panel of the Urban Land Institute. The panel spend all day Tuesday in Framingham, including touring several sites downtown and made its recommendation to Selectmen Tuesday night. The corner of Concord and Howard streets is the current location of Sewfisticated, the former Fabric Place. Mike Gatlin, chair of the Framingham's Economic Development and Industrial Corporation, said the Panel's final report is expected in about six weeks. Panel member Ryan Pace, an attorney, said Framingham has a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" with Mass Bay Community College's …
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