Winchester Small Developments

[WinchesterPlanning]

Happy Spring, everyone!

On April 29, Winchester Town Meeting members voted to approve the Planning Board's proposed compliance to the MBTA Communities Act. The now approved overlay zones for 1,220 residential units, roughly 3/4 of which are located within a half mile of the Winchester Center Station commuter rail stop. More information can be found on the Planning Department's website.

 

[Justbuildit]

Thanks for the update and for finding an agreeable path to compliance. Winchester is so fortunate to have two commuter rail stations providing fast, frequent service into and out of Boston. It's great that the zoning overlay makes it possible for more people to have access to such convenience.

Out of curiosity, what is the voting body and what was the final vote count/breakdown?

 

[WinchesterPlanning]

Thanks for the update and for finding an agreeable path to compliance. Winchester is so fortunate to have two commuter rail stations providing fast, frequent service into and out of Boston. It's great that the zoning overlay makes it possible for more people to have access to such convenience.

Out of curiosity, what is the voting body and what was the final vote count/breakdown?

Winchester has a representative Town Meeting of 192 members. The final vote for Article 4 (MBTA Communities Act) was 129-31.

 

[BostonObserver]

Thanks for the update and for finding an agreeable path to compliance. Winchester is so fortunate to have two commuter rail stations providing fast, frequent service into and out of Boston. It's great that the zoning overlay makes it possible for more people to have access to such convenience.

Out of curiosity, what is the voting body and what was the final vote count/breakdown?

It’s virtually one station with a small gap between them

 

[Justbuildit]

Thank you for your helpful contribution. Just for the sake of extra pedantry, "virtually one station" does, indeed, equal two stations. Great content!

 

[BostonObserver]

Thank you for your helpful contribution. Just for the sake of extra pedantry, "virtually one station" does, indeed, equal two stations. Great content!

have you ever seen wedgemere station and winchester station? I doubt if the trains ever get up to speed between the stations