3. Explore: Future Land Use Map

Can/does the bike trail connect to the trails in the Town Forest?

I like the idea of bringing more small businesses to town. Especially in a centralized location (Like downtown Hudson)

I'd love to see some local streets become more walker and bike friendly-- some roads (Whitman, Sudbury rd) are so narrow. I wnder if they could be widened a couple feet on each side to make room for walkers, runners, bicycists. I feel like it's a matter of time before someone gets hit

The area to the east of Elizabeth Brook has a variety of different wetlands crossing it which would make it difficult to develop without causing significant environmental harm. Additionally, the access to Great Road is situated such that there would be visibility challenges for vehicles pulling out were a new road to intersect there. I understand these were primary reasons it wasn't developed back in 2016/2017. That said, I think it would be fantastic to have this property conserved and connected to the Spindle Hill conservation area. It'd be great to have walking or bike trails through this area.

Please no more development on Boxboro Road. After the development of the Regency at Stow (blasting, jackhammering and large trucks) we’ve had enough. The Road, Boxboro Road is falling apart! This country road is already getting cut through from and to the town of Boxborough Thank you!.

Where can we highlight the history of local agriculture in our town?

Where can a designated cultural district go?
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Love all of the local agriculture in Stow too! How can these farms be more connected to the community? Can we find public space to hose farmers markets or connect residents to farmers for CSA programs?

Love to see the defined areas for economic development, but I'd love to see that expanded even more throughout the town - doesn't need to be big chains coming in (I'm personally not opposed to a little of that, but can understand how others might be) but how can we incentivize independent or even regional businesses looking to expand (for example places similar to: Nan's, Microcreamery, etc.) to come to Stow.

It would be great to improve the walkability/bikeability of Whitman Street since it connects many neighborhoods and is a main route to get from those neighborhoods to lower village.