Western Woburn Greenways Study Presentation and Full Report

View the online version of the PowerPoint presentation of the May 5th Woburn Greenways Here

And read the full report here

In spring 2010, the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst was asked to complete a landscape planning study, the
“Western Woburn Greenway Study” for the City of Woburn, MA. The study was undertaken by
a team of graduate students, supervised by Professor Jack Ahern. The goals of that study are as
follows.

The City of Woburn currently has two large parcel groups of undeveloped land, Whispering Hill
(the north focus area) and Winning/Shannon Farms (the south focus area) that are, or may
become, available for acquisition (see “Scope of Project” below). The first goal of the study was
to analyze these focus areas and conduct suitability assessments for potential land uses that meet
the needs of the residents of Woburn, as well as meet the goals specified by the town’s 2004
Open Space and Recreation Plan. The analysis and land use recommendations could be used by
the city in current and future land acquisition decisions.

The second goal of the study was to evaluate strategies and actions for connecting these focus
areas with linkages to each other, to other existing open spaces in Woburn, and to other green
spaces in neighboring towns. These linkages could be obtained with Green Streets and
Greenways serving as connectors.