Housing Diversity Complete Neighborhoods Neighborhood Connectivity Vibrant Downtown Natural/Historic Conservation and Accessibility Resource Efficiency
1. Work to revitalize Franklin’s Downtown core and adjacent neighborhoods.2. Support the creation of mixed-use Neighborhood districts throughout Town that integrate small commercial uses near residential areas.3. Boost tourism by highlighting, enhancing, and expanding amenities, events, and attractions.4. Build organizational capacity to support and strengthen the Town of Franklin’s business retention and attraction initiatives, activities, and strategies.5. Encourage the redevelopment of underutilized properties and otherwise explore opportunities to expand Franklin’s commercial and industrial bases.6. Adopt strategies that will promote workforce development, attract skilled workers to the region and increase employment options for the Town’s current residents.
1. Increase Housing Diversity to encompass a range of housing types, sizes, and price points to accommodate the diverse needs and preferences of residents, including Innovative housing solutions, such as tiny homes, co-housing communities, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and co-living arrangements, to offer housing options suited to specific needs or lifestyles within the community.2. Expand and Enhance the Downtown and Neighborhoods by prioritizing them for housing development and investments in neighborhood character that include improving infrastructure, amenities, community engagement, and quality of life for residents.
LAND USE
1. Preserve and enhance existing unprotected natural and open space resources in Franklin.2. Encourage development of diverse housing options in areas of Town where property is underutilized or needs redevelopment, and where public transit is available.3. Promote mixed-use development in appropriate areas.4. Encourage expansion and retention of current businesses and attraction of new businesses in appropriate locations.5. Provide guidelines on Franklin character and develop a more clearly defined review process.6. Make the permitting process more transparent, streamlined and in alignment with overarching Town goals.
1. Protect, preserve, and enhance Franklin’s natural environment and biodiversity through land and water management, regulation, and public education.2. Provide quality arts and cultural resources as a vital part of the creativity and growth of our community.3. Preserve and protect community historic resources while respecting and planning for future growth.4. Advocate for the preservation and protection of Franklin’s natural, cultural and historic resources.5. Implement growth management, sustainable development and low impact development techniques to preserve, protect, and enhance the Town's natural, cultural, and historic resources.
1. Increase public awareness of and access to open space and recreational resources.2. Preserve and enhance existing unprotected natural and open space resources in Franklin.3. Provide opportunities for inclusive and accessible passive and active recreation to meet the community’s evolving needs.4. Implement sustainable practices in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of Franklin’s public parks and playgrounds.5. Work to obtain the funding and other resources necessary to implement the open space and recreation goals, objectives and actions outlined above.
1. Regularly reference and use the Master Plan in developing annual budgets and prioritizing capital improvements, programs and services.2. Obtain sufficient resources to implement the Master Plan’s priority capital improvements, programs and services.3. Maintain, update and expand the Town’s utilities, infrastructure and facilities to satisfy the demands of the Town into the future in alignment with previously established plans for conservation or preservation.4. Superb delivery of public services.5. Maintain the quality of Franklin’s municipal buildings, public school facilities, and all other town owned properties, and utilize facilities as effectively as possible.6. Ensure the superb delivery of public education, from Pre-K through adult.
1. Make the Town increasingly more walk-able and bike-able by creating and maintaining safe interconnected pedestrian and bicycle routes between key destinations within Franklin, including residential areas, Downtown, employment centers, commuter rail stations, schools, parks and recreation facilities, and commercial areas.2. Work to improve existing, and develop new, public transportation for the Town's residents and visitors, as well as the business community and their employees.3. Improve and maintain the Town's public roadway system to assure adequate service, maximize public safety, accommodate desirable growth, and serve existing and future land use patterns.4. Improve vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian circulation in the Downtown and neighborhood areas.
1. Decarbonize all Town/school buildings and facilities.2. Adopt and support sustainable development policies and practices.3. Support and encourage sustainable practices among residents and businesses.4. Strengthen resilience to climate change impacts.5. Support programs to reduce waste.