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Community
Turnover
last date of sale for
all properties — How can a constantly changing
community think long-term? |
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Housing
Affordability
household incomes &
housing values — Preserving community means
preserving a mix of people as well as places. |
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Designated
Historic Resources
surveyed or protected historic
properties, including local landmarks, local historic districts
& heritage
landscapes |
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Historic
Villages
how Newton's history still shapes its
land use patterns — All of Newton's neighborhoods
are historic, but they're not all the same. |
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Changing
Historic Fabric
estimated age of buildings
& recent demolition permits — Nearly all
development in Newton is re-development. |
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Designated
Open
Space
Newton's existing parks,
playgrounds, conservation areas, golf
courses, cemeteries, etc. — Open space is scarcer
in some neighborhoods than in others. |
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Undesignated
Open Space
all land in Newton that is
neither part of an existing park or
conservation area, nor occupied by buildings or pavement |
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Historic
Water & Wetlands
the "1892 map of the 2010
floods" — Newton's natural systems have been
massively re-engineered since the
19th century, but sometimes nature overwhelms our engineering. |
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Current
Water, Wetlands & Watersheds
the five streams that
connect Newton neighborhoods to each other
& to the Charles River, mostly through underground culverts
— Newton's
watersheds are invisible to most residents, except during floods. |
