Edgartown Commercial Highway District Plan
Location: Edgartown, Massachusetts
Date Completed: 1989
Client: Edgartown Planning Board, Edgartown, MA

The business district forms the gateway to Edgartown.

The historic port of Edgartown, located on Martha's Vineyard island, Massachusetts, was experiencing the beginnings of strip commercial development along the main highway into town. Dodson Associates, Ltd. worked with the planning board and business community to develop a plan for redesigning future growth in the district in order to reduce traffic congestion and respect the traditional visual and environmental character of the town. Working with a land-use lawyer, Dodson Associates helped translate the physical planning and design recommendations into revised zoning by-law and site plan review standards which were overwhelmingly adopted by the voters at town meeting. The plan is currently being successfully implemented by the planning board.

Typical future development.

Recommended future development.

Detail of traffic and site plan analysis. Click image for full view.