News Updates News Coverage Boston Globe article: "Newton grapples with an identity crisis" 9.15.19 Boston Globe article: "Developer’s plan for Riverside Station site is scaled back, but the opposition isn’t likely to end" 9.9.19 WGBH - Morning Addition: "When It Comes To Housing In The Suburbs, How Dense Is Too Dense?" 6.10.19 Boston Globe article: "Newton chamber joins Charlie Baker's housing fight" 5.2.19 Boston Globe article : "Newton residents want to ‘have a say’ on Riverside plan" 4.26.19 Newton Tab article: "Developer files Riverside application before visioning done" 4.3.19 Boston Globe article: "Newton's mayor delays revamping citywide zoning" 3.22.19 Newton Tab article: "Crowd offers feedback about Newton’s Riverside site" 2.14.19 Boston Globe article: "Developer’s Riverside plan triggers debate in Newton" 1.18.19 Newton Tab article: "Some concerned over short timeframe of Riverside visioning process" 12.28.18 Mark Development Plans 2019 Click to view the city's Riverside page, which includes Mark Development's plans for the site. Scroll down to see the latest set of plans. LFIA Riverside Committee submits alternative zoning petition! As an alternative to Mark Development's petition for zoning changes, the Riverside Committee submitted a zoning amendment petition that is based on a development with a smaller total square footage (650,000), a residential focus (441 units), and sufficient commercial space to offset city costs and retail to support residents. Our goal is to create a livable community at Riverside, including a community center and meaningful open space, while preserving the qualities of Grove Street and the abutting communities of Lower Falls and Auburndale. Download the slides and narrative presented on June 4th to the City Council's Zoning and Planning Committee, the text of the zoning petition, and the memorandum filed in support of the petition. Press Releases Here is the press release the committee distributed in response to Mark Development's filing for a special permit on 3.29.19 |
