A Plan to Revitalize Holyoke’s South High Street

Streets serve many roles in a community, acting as a means for transportation and connection, as well as for individual, community, and cultural expression. Main streets serve as a representation of the city and have the potential to act as a spatial marker of the values and lives of the residents. The opportunity to revitalize High Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is an opportunity to think critically about the community’s identity, and to serve the interests of all those who live, work, and visit in Holyoke.The class Revitalizing Urban Main Streets, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) led by Jeff Levine, has partnered with the City of Holyoke for a study of South High Street. The project has been in close communication with the Office of Planning and Economic Development, One Holyoke, and the Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) representative for the City of Holyoke. Read more here.

The Holyoke TDI District is the southern gateway into the city’s downtown that starts from the end of I-391 and stretches toward Appleton Street, offering affordable rental and homeownership opportunities, mixed-use development, and a dense commercial corridor. While precise boundaries of the district have not yet been finalized, all segments of the South High corridor have been impacted by vacancies, blighted properties, and perception. In revitalizing the district into a thriving gateway, the Holyoke TDI Partnership aims to stimulate private investment to this area, focus public resources, create entrepreneurial opportunities, and sustain local wealth in the hands of residents and business owners.

Massachusetts Development wants to hear from Holyoke residents. Please take 5 minutes to complete this survey on your perception of the TDI District. MassDevelopment and TDI Team are working with a data agency and need a baseline of information to measure progress.

Please share with other residents, they need as many residents participation. Below are two links, you can respond in the language that suits you best.
 
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English: https://forms.gle/M8NTyE89UtXjaLPf8 
 
Spanish: https://forms.gle/cSq3VoBm3SPVJ6eK9 

Kevin Moforte
Holyoke TDi Fellow
MassDevelopment
The Commonwealth’s Development Finance Agency & Land Bank
99 High Street, Boston, MA 02110
Mobile: 781-309-3157
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