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Open House
Share Open House on Facebook Share Open House on X (formerly Twitter) Share Open House on Linkedin Email Open House linkFirst Open House
Thursday, October 29
2-7pm
Lynn Museum
590 Washington St, Lynn, MA 01901
Spanish interpretation available.Primera sesión informativa
Jueves 29 de octubre
Lynn Museum
590 Washington St, Lynn, MA 01901
Hay servicio de interpretación al español disponible.First Open House
Thursday, October 29
2-7pm
Lynn Museum
590 Washington St, Lynn, MA 01901
Spanish interpretation available.Primera sesión informativa
Jueves 29 de octubre
Lynn Museum
590 Washington St, Lynn, MA 01901
Hay servicio de interpretación al español disponible. -
Resident Focus Group
Share Resident Focus Group on Facebook Share Resident Focus Group on X (formerly Twitter) Share Resident Focus Group on Linkedin Email Resident Focus Group linkPlease join us for a resident focus group about the South Harbor Implementation Plan. This small group session will be focused on providing information and gathering feedback from residents who currently live in the South Harbor neighborhood.
Resident Focus Group
Thursday, September 24 | 6pm
Demakes Family YMCA - Community Room
40 Neptune Blvd, Lynn, MAFrom the main entrance of the YMCA, go past the welcome desk and take a right to find the community room.
If you are not a resident in this neighborhood, consider joining us at a future open house or submit yourContinue reading
Please join us for a resident focus group about the South Harbor Implementation Plan. This small group session will be focused on providing information and gathering feedback from residents who currently live in the South Harbor neighborhood.
Resident Focus Group
Thursday, September 24 | 6pm
Demakes Family YMCA - Community Room
40 Neptune Blvd, Lynn, MAFrom the main entrance of the YMCA, go past the welcome desk and take a right to find the community room.
If you are not a resident in this neighborhood, consider joining us at a future open house or submit your comments here.
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Por favor, acompáñenos en un grupo focal para residentes sobre el Plan de Implementación del Puerto Sur. Esta sesión en grupo reducido se centrará en proporcionar información y en recopilar comentarios de los residentes que actualmente viven en el vecindario del Puerto Sur.
Grupo Focal de Residentes
Jueves 24 de septiembre | 6pm
Demakes Family YMCA – Sala Comunitaria
40 Neptune Blvd, Lynn, MADesde la entrada principal del YMCA, pase el mostrador de bienvenida y gire a la derecha para encontrar la sala comunitaria.
Si no es residente de ese vecindario, considere acompañarnos en una jornada futura de puertas abiertas o envíe sus comentarios aquí.
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South Harbor Urban Renewal Plan
Share South Harbor Urban Renewal Plan on Facebook Share South Harbor Urban Renewal Plan on X (formerly Twitter) Share South Harbor Urban Renewal Plan on Linkedin Email South Harbor Urban Renewal Plan linkPursuing Urban Renewal as a Tool for Lynn’s Future
At our recent community meeting about the South Harbor Implementation Plan, we heard a clear message from residents: the City should explore every available tool to address the vacant and blighted sites that have sat idle along our waterfront for too long. One of those tools — which many communities across Massachusetts have used successfully — is urban renewal.
What’s Next: Establishing an Urban Renewal Authority
Right now, we don’t have the ability to use urban renewal in Lynn because the City doesn’t have a redevelopment authority. To change that,Continue reading
Pursuing Urban Renewal as a Tool for Lynn’s Future
At our recent community meeting about the South Harbor Implementation Plan, we heard a clear message from residents: the City should explore every available tool to address the vacant and blighted sites that have sat idle along our waterfront for too long. One of those tools — which many communities across Massachusetts have used successfully — is urban renewal.
What’s Next: Establishing an Urban Renewal Authority
Right now, we don’t have the ability to use urban renewal in Lynn because the City doesn’t have a redevelopment authority. To change that, the City Council will soon consider a vote to establish a redevelopment authority.
Creating this authority is simply the first procedural step that allows us to even begin exploring urban renewal as an option. It doesn’t approve any specific projects or grant any new powers on its own — it just opens the door for further planning and community discussion.
Building on the Strengths We Already Have
Rather than creating a brand-new board, our plan is to delegate the authority’s powers to the existing EDIC (Economic Development and Industrial Corporation) Board. This approach allows us to build on the EDIC’s existing expertise in economic development, site readiness, and real estate — and to avoid duplicating boards or adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
What Comes After the Council Vote
If the City Council approves the creation of the authority, that’s when the real community conversation begins. We’ll hire a planning consultant to help lead the development of an Urban Renewal Plan — a detailed roadmap that will take the South Harbor Implementation Plan to the next step and ensure our community has the authority we need to facilitate transformative development in the waterfront.
That process will include multiple public meetings and opportunities for community input. Everyone will have the chance to help shape the plan and ensure it reflects Lynn’s values, history, and vision for equitable, inclusive growth.
Only after the plan is developed would it go before the EDIC board for review and a vote. From there, the plan would also need formal approval from the Planning Board, the City Council, and the state before it could be implemented.
A Thoughtful, Transparent Process
Our goal is to take a careful, transparent, and community-driven approach to exploring urban renewal — one that learns from the past, listens to residents, and focuses on building a stronger, more vibrant Lynn for everyone.
We’ll continue to share updates and meeting information at LynnInCommon.com as this process moves forward.
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Meeting Recap: September 15, 2025
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We hosted a community meeting on September 15, 2025 at the Demakes Family YMCA. Planning staff welcomed 32 residents, property owners, and elected officials to that session and shared a progress report of what has happened since the SHIP plan was completed.
We also identified some key challenges and next steps, which includes shoreline restoration, expanding affordable housing opportunities in the neighborhood, implementing our street grid improvements, and tackling some key stuck properties throughout the district. Finally, we shared some possible next steps with attendees, which included the possibility of utilizing an economic development plan or urban renewal plan toContinue reading
We hosted a community meeting on September 15, 2025 at the Demakes Family YMCA. Planning staff welcomed 32 residents, property owners, and elected officials to that session and shared a progress report of what has happened since the SHIP plan was completed.
We also identified some key challenges and next steps, which includes shoreline restoration, expanding affordable housing opportunities in the neighborhood, implementing our street grid improvements, and tackling some key stuck properties throughout the district. Finally, we shared some possible next steps with attendees, which included the possibility of utilizing an economic development plan or urban renewal plan to support acquisitions and provide more resources to turn vacant sites into more productive developments.
The audience had many questions and points of feedback during the large-group meeting as well as in opportunities to connect before and after the formal meeting. We answered question about the SHIP, its intended timeline, and particularities of how urban renewal or economic development plans work. Our discussion touched on other priorities, including transportation access, workforce development, and ensuring job access for Lynners.
To see the content we presented, you can download the slides or check out our video version, created in partnership with LCTV, below.
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The Final Plan In Summary | El Plan Final en Resumen
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Our priorities for this district, based on feedback we received from the community in this process, previous engagement processes about this neighborhood, and Vision Lynn, are:
- Mixed-use and transit oriented development
- Safer, more convenient mobility
- Job growth and economic development
- Neighborhood connectivity
- Housing affordability
- Strengthened tax base
- Parks and waterfront access
- Climate resilience and shoreline protection
The SHIP identifies a number of projects to help unlock the potential of this district.
- Complete the Harbor Park.
- Fix the street grid by bringing back original rights of way to better manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- Redo theContinue reading
Ver traducción al español abajo.
Our priorities for this district, based on feedback we received from the community in this process, previous engagement processes about this neighborhood, and Vision Lynn, are:
- Mixed-use and transit oriented development
- Safer, more convenient mobility
- Job growth and economic development
- Neighborhood connectivity
- Housing affordability
- Strengthened tax base
- Parks and waterfront access
- Climate resilience and shoreline protection
The SHIP identifies a number of projects to help unlock the potential of this district.
- Complete the Harbor Park.
- Fix the street grid by bringing back original rights of way to better manage vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
- Redo the Lynnway to make it safer and more convenient.
- Create a publicly-accessible River Works commuter rail station to provide better transit access north and south of the tracks.
- Create deeply affordable housing.
- Foster transformational residential and commercial development by rewriting zoning and continuing to be proactive about supporting development in the neighborhood.
- Make it feel like a real neighborhood by supporting existing residents and incorporating public art.
- Ensure climate resilience using floodplain management and green infrastructure and protecting our shoreline.
- Establish the ferry to Boston as a year-long, week-long transit option.
- Support the thoughtful redevelopment of the Gearworks site.
En español - El Plan Final en Resumen
Nuestras prioridades para este distrito, basadas en las opiniones que recibimos de la comunidad durante este proceso, los procesos de participación anteriores sobre este vecindario y Visión Lynn, son:
- Desarrollo de uso mixto y orientado al transporte
- Movilidad más segura y conveniente
- Crecimiento laboral y desarrollo económico
- Conectividad entre vecindarios
- Vivienda asequible
- Fortalecimiento de la base fiscal
- Parques y acceso al frente marítimo
- Resiliencia climática y protección de la costa
El SHIP identifica una serie de proyectos para ayudar a liberar el potencial de este distrito.
- Completar el Parque del Puerto.
- Reparar la red de calles recuperando los derechos originales de paso para gestionar mejor el tráfico vehicular y peatonal.
- Rehacer el Lynnway para hacerlo más seguro y conveniente.
- Crear una estación de tren suburbano River Works accesible público para proporcionar un mejor acceso al norte y al sur de las vías.
- Crear viviendas profundamente asequibles.
- Fomentar el desarrollo residencial y comercial transformador reescribiendo la zonificación y continuando siendo proactivos en el apoyo al desarrollo en el vecindario.
- Hacer que se sienta como un vecindario real apoyando a los residentes existentes e incorporando el arte público.
- Asegurar la resiliencia climática mediante la gestión de las llanuras inundables e infraestructuras verdes y protegiendo nuestra costa.
- Establecer el ferry a Boston como una opción de tránsito durante todo el año y toda la semana.
- Apoyar la reurbanización de Gearworks.