At their February 5, 2024 meeting the Arlington Redevelopment Board dissolved the Master Plan Implementation Committee and its working groups.

Master Plan Implementation Committee

The Master Plan Implementation Committee (MPIC) was formed by the Arlington Redevelopment Board in September, 2015, to implement the recommendations of the Arlington Master Plan, Your Town Your Future, adopted by the Redevelopment Board  (Arlington's Planning Board) on February 4, 2015, and endorsed by Town Meeting on May 11, 2015. More recently, Connect Arlington, the Sustainable Transportation Plan, was endorsed by the Select Board at its July 19, 2021 meeting. Connect Arlington supplants the Traffic and Circulation section of the Master Plan with a more robust and detailed explanation of existing transportation conditions and goals and strategies for the transportation system in Arlington. The MPIC is a key implementing committee of the plan in partnership with the Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee, Transportation Advisory Committee, and Clean Energy Future Committee. View the Connect Arlington plan.

The MPIC meets quarterly to review the Implementation Table. The Implementation Table is organized into actions that are in progress, ongoing activities, annual reporting activities, activities to be assigned or reassessed, actions on hold indefinitely, and completed actions. The Lead Entity and any support is identified, the Approximate Timeline is noted as is whether Town Meeting action is required. Finally, necessary resources and status is noted.

Contact Jennifer Raitt for any questions about the Master Plan Implementation Committee at 781-316-3090 or at jraitt@town.arlington.ma.us.

Report to 2022 Annual Town Meeting

Master Plan Implementation Committee Report to 2022 Annual Town Meeting

MPIC Subcommittees

The MPIC has formed a number of subcommittees to advance recommendations in the Master Plan. These are:

Historic and Cultural Resources Working Group

This group will create an action plan and advance the Master Plan strategies related to the Town’s Historic and Cultural Resource Areas.

Mill Brook Corridor Study Group

This group will look at past studies of the Mill Brook Corridor, and take the next steps toward their implementation.  The Mill Brook was recognized in the Master Plan as a “hidden gem [with the] potential to spawn transformative change".

Residential Study Group

Following a resolution of the 2016 Annual Town Meeting, the Residential Study Group was formed to recommend revisions to the Zoning Bylaw that address concern for neighbor impacts of new residential construction in established neighborhoods.

Zoning Bylaw Working Group

Following the recodification of the Arlington Zoning Bylaw (ZBL), the Zoning Bylaw Working Group will review and propose amendments to the ZBL as identified through the Master Plan and the recodification processes.

Zoning Recodification Group

This group oversaw the completion of a comprehensive zoning update. The recodified Arlington Zoning Bylaw (ZBL) was updated and revised to be clearer, internally consistent, reflective of the Master Plan, and in compliance with M.G.L. Chapter 40A and current case law. The recodified ZBL was adopted by Special Town Meeting on February 12, 2018 and approved by the Attorney General in June 2018.