Assorted Plans & Studies – Holyoke Redevelopment

South Holyoke Housing Development

The Urban Renewal plan (URP) states the following objectives for South Holyoke: This area includes the central por...

Historic Preservation

This plan updates and expands upon the City’s 1991 Historic Preservation Plan based on current conditions in the...

Urban Tree Assessment

(photo: Mary Serreze, the Republican) The City of Holyoke contracted Davey Resource Group to review current and hi...

Mt. Tom Power Plant

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in partnership with the City of Holyoke, recently launched a study...

H.H. Richardson Bldg.

This report explores potential new uses and suggests strategies for transforming the former station into a valuable...

Depot Square Historical

The goal of the project is to study is to explore the history and historic buildings that composed "Depot Square",...

Vacant Building Re-Use

The City of Holyoke, along with MassDevelopment, worked on this study to encourage property owners in the downtown...

Whiting Farms Survey

This 18.7 acre lot on Whiting Farms Road is currently owned by the Holyoke Gas and Electric, and is currently zoned...

NESEA Competition

To engage the next generation of designers and engineers in the key energy issues and strategies of the day, NESEA...

HID Ideabook

Placemaking is a process of turning physical spaces into meaningful places as a tool to foster innovation. This p...

Green Streets Guide

Green Streets are streetscapes designed to infiltrate stormwater close to its source using green infrastructure, wh...

CODE Services Reviews

Empty and/or underutilized former industrial mill buildings adorn the City of Holyoke. As part of the City’s urba...

Innovation District

The following document presents an innovation-based economic development strategy to enhance job opportunities and...

Center City Vision Plan

The Center City Vision Plan of 2009 was prepared to set the framework for the revitalization of the historic core o...

South Holyoke

Completed in March of 2008, the purpose of the South Holyoke Revitalization Strategy was to mobilize the community...

Artist Space Analysis

In 2011, the City of Holyoke issued a survey in an effort to seek the opinions of artists, creative persons, and ar...

City Market Analysis

In 2010, the City of Holyoke hired RKG Associates, Inc. in association with Vanesse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) to assist...

Passenger Rail

The restoration of passenger rail service in Holyoke is possible due to the realignment of the Knowledge Corridor R...

Lyman Terrace

Having been built in 1939, Lyman Terrace is the oldest of the Authority’s public housing properties. Uniquely loc...