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Roslindale Village Report Project Details Client: Roslindale Village Main StreetProject Location: Roslindale Village, Boston, MADeliverables: Economic development report As part of the the first year core requirements in the Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning Program at Tufts University, all master of arts graduate students must take part in the Field Projects course. The course is designed to provide students with a real world planning/policy experience, working directly with a local client on a project or study of their choosing. Groups are made up of four to five students with a professor and teachers assistant as guides. The student groups must perform a literature review on the project topic, determine the issues and needs of the client, create a methodology to illicit data, and analyze the data so as to make recommendations and proposals for the client. My team of five students worked with the Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) program in the neighborhood of Roslindale in Boston, Massachusetts. RVMS is one of the first Main Streets programs in the United States and has been active in the neighborhood for decades to help draw in new business and create a better experience in the Village. Key Areas of Focus Access Business Selection Identity Methods Used Demographic Research Visitor/Shopper Surveys Business Owner Surveys Case Study Research Community and Public Figure Interviews Parking Inventory & Observations Pedestrian Environment Data Scan The area is currently experiencing a transition encompassing its economic development and physical identity, as well as the demographic makeup of its population. This report examines these shifts using three separate viewpoints (key ares of focus. The first component of this study inventories district transportation and analyzes physical accessibility. Through this assessment it was determined that the area is highly car-dependent, though there is not a lack of available parking. Additionally, it was found that Roslindale Village is very walkable. The identity of the changing area population is also evaluated in this study through interviews and surveys as well as demographic research. An inventory of current Roslindale Village business selection is also collected. In reviewing the identity and business selection of the Village, the report notes differences between the diversity of the population and business and service offerings. The results of these three assessments focused on access, identity and business selection are evaluated to provide recommendations for maintaining and enhancing the vitality of Roslindale Village through the present transition so that the district can best serve both current and future area populations as an active center of the community. The full report, “Destination: Roslindale Village, A Roadmap For A Vibrant Village,” is available HERE.

Roslindale Village Report

Project Details

Client: Roslindale Village Main Street
Project Location: Roslindale Village, Boston, MA
Deliverables: Economic development report

As part of the the first year core requirements in the Urban + Environmental Policy + Planning Program at Tufts University, all master of arts graduate students must take part in the Field Projects course. The course is designed to provide students with a real world planning/policy experience, working directly with a local client on a project or study of their choosing.

Groups are made up of four to five students with a professor and teachers assistant as guides. The student groups must perform a literature review on the project topic, determine the issues and needs of the client, create a methodology to illicit data, and analyze the data so as to make recommendations and proposals for the client.

My team of five students worked with the Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) program in the neighborhood of Roslindale in Boston, Massachusetts. RVMS is one of the first Main Streets programs in the United States and has been active in the neighborhood for decades to help draw in new business and create a better experience in the Village.

Key Areas of Focus

  • Access
  • Business Selection
  • Identity

Methods Used

  • Demographic Research
  • Visitor/Shopper Surveys
  • Business Owner Surveys
  • Case Study Research
  • Community and Public Figure Interviews
  • Parking Inventory & Observations
  • Pedestrian Environment Data Scan

The area is currently experiencing a transition encompassing its economic development and physical identity, as well as the demographic makeup of its population. This report examines these shifts using three separate viewpoints (key ares of focus. The first component of this study inventories district transportation and analyzes physical accessibility. Through this assessment it was determined that the area is highly car-dependent, though there is not a lack of available parking. Additionally, it was found that Roslindale Village is very walkable. The identity of the changing area population is also evaluated in this study through interviews and surveys as well as demographic research. An inventory of current Roslindale Village business selection is also collected. In reviewing the identity and business selection of the Village, the report notes differences between the diversity of the population and business and service offerings. The results of these three assessments focused on access, identity and business selection are evaluated to provide recommendations for maintaining and enhancing the vitality of Roslindale Village through the present transition so that the district can best serve both current and future area populations as an active center of the community.

The full report, “Destination: Roslindale Village, A Roadmap For A Vibrant Village,” is available HERE.