Councilors review Court Square renewal plan, no vote

Select Board · Meeting of March 10, 2026

Springfield councilors reviewed the Court Square Urban Renewal Plan without taking a vote. Chief Development Officer Tim Sheehan and consultant Michael Wang of Form & Place described a 30-year plan for downtown's northeast corner, including a two-way Chestnut Street, a new park and housing near Union Station. Sheehan said "We're not talking about 1,500 units coming in the foreseeable future," putting a realistic pace at 1,000 to 1,500 units over 10 years.

About 20 on-street parking spaces on Chestnut could be reduced if two-way traffic reaches State Street. A zone change affecting heavy-industrial land that bars housing goes to the full council for a hearing on March 23.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.