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For Immediate Release June 1, 2009.

On Monday, June 15, 2009, the Town of Branford will hold a public forum on the 2009 Town Green Study now drawing to a conclusion. The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. at the Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford. This latest plan incorporates revisions made in response to public comments offered at a public meeting on March 24, 2009.

The 2009 Town Green Study addresses the last phase of the Town Center Revitalization Plan initiated in 1983 and includes the area bounded by Main, South Main, and Montowese Streets as well as the municipal parking lot at the corner of South Main and Montowese Streets. Earlier phases of Town Center Revitalization, which included a municipal parking lot, brick sidewalks, benches, and decorative outdoor lighting, were completed in the early 1990s.

As First Selectman Anthony DaRos noted, “Much of what you see on the Green today was never planned. Changes happened haphazardly over the years to meet particular needs without regard for the big picture. Our goal here is to lay down a template for future improvements and reverse some of the mistakes of the past.”

A primary goal of both the 1983 and 2009 plans is to enhance the continuity of green space along Main Street by reducing the expanse of asphalt at the intersection of Town Hall Drive, Taintor Drive and Blackstone Avenue with Main Street. The plan also incorporates improvements to pedestrian and driver safety, emergency access to buildings, and parking.

For more information on the study, visit the Town of Branford web site at www.branford-ct.gov. There you will find a copy of the latest concept plan, drafted by consultants to the Town, Clough Harbour and Associates, as well as the study design goals, design principles, facts and figures, and a summary of findings from the Yale Urban Design Workshop 2007 Town Green Study.

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