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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It’s good to have Joni Mitchell stuck in your head
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">Joy Duperault, CFM,
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">State NFIP Coordinator</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0070C0">857-286-0326 or joy.duperault@mass.gov<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob May via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 2, 2024 3:12 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserv (massplanners@masscptc.org) <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Unpaving paradise<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy New Year Everyone, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The City of Brockton has been working on a project to convert a tired old surface parking lot into a vibrant public space called Sycamore Grove.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oddly enough, for some reason, the project has generated some controversy. Go figure.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Apparently, it will be the end of the world if we lose 24 of the 500 parking spaces we have within 1,000 linear feet of this location.
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<p class="MsoNormal">What I hope you all can help me with are examples of other communities that have turned parking lots into public spaces. I know of one in Cambridge (Starlight) and one in New Bedford (Customs House Square), but I would love to have a
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your help. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*Great, now I've got Joni Mitchell stuck in my head <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#E69138">Click here to see:</span></b><span style="color:#222222"><br>
</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/vimeo.com/citybrockton/wherebetterbegins__;!!CPANwP4y!T-sdk9q2TVowWdr5Mys1f_XNVm-Rx1DKk-A3qKVrrbTg6R_I_Hyfi4zs-Z69s9uOneyDHx-fqy1u5UbcdkkkyvJvvzyKGA$" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Where Better
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