completed 2010
Utile was selected by a client team comprised of representatives from state and local agencies to undertake a physical and economic study of the downtown core of New Bedford.
Among the assets of the downtown is the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park, a working waterfront and UMass Dartmouth College of Visual & Performing Arts.
Utile assessed the physical conditions of the study area to arrive at a series of physical and programmatic recommendations to revitalize the area. The result was a catalogue of underutilized sites, out of which five sites were focused on with specific speculative development scenarios to bring economically feasible projects to downtown New Bedford.
The New Bedford Downtown Planning Study was completed in 2010
Architect/Planner: Utile
Client: City of New Bedford, Mass TDI
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