artsunion a cultural economic development initiative for union square, somerville
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ArtsUniona cultural economic development
initiative for Union Square, Somerville
Union Square, Somerville
Partners
Artisan’s Asylum
ArtsUnion Strategy
Long TermInfrastructure
Short TermImmediate
ProgrammingPedestrian ActivityBranding
ZoningProperties Industry Development
Evaluation
Festivals
Call to Producers Model
Markets
Street Furniture
Tours
Zoning
Zoning• City-wide, support creation of live/work and
work only artist studios- Design guidelines, density bonuses, parking relief
• Support arts-related used in Union Sq through creation of arts overlay district– Parking relief, revised table of uses
• Include arts-related uses in new transit oriented development parcels (TODs)– requires 5% of gross square footage for arts
related uses
Design IndustrySize of the Somerville Design Industry, 2001-2007
350
400
450
500
550
600
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Num
ber
of E
mpl
oyee
s
35
40
45
50
55
60
Num
ber
of E
stab
lishm
ents
Number of Employees
Number of Establishments
Design Annex
Surprises
Shift of 12,000+ sq feet
Businesses Embracing Public Space
Artisan’s Asylum
Fringe Union
Next Steps
