Watertown Square Area Plan: new poll

Tell Us What You Think about the Present and Future of Watertown Square!

Thank you to all members of the community for your continued feedback on the Watertown Square Area Plan. The City appreciates your candid feedback as we all work to build a more livable and walkable Watertown Square. We’d like to get your full input as we begin to develop our proposed plan.

We’re starting a new and different online survey to collect people’s opinions about key issues in Watertown Square. The online Polis engagement platform identifies clusters of people with similar opinions on an issue. The Polis survey launched today, Thursday, October 26, 2023.

Take the Survey

If you could not attend the October 17 kick-off event, we encourage you to watch the broadcast here. Additionally, you can complete the kick-off survey if you have not done so already through the end of the day today, October 26, here. Please note that the kick-off survey will close at the end of the day today as we shift gears to the Polis survey!

Watertown Square Area Plan Kick-off Event – Presentation Recording and Survey Available

On behalf of the City of Watertown, we would like to thank everyone who joined the Watertown Square Area Plan Kick-off Event on October 17, 2023. We appreciate the community's dedication to improving Watertown Square.

If you were unable to attend the event, you can view a recording of the kick-off event here.

Additionally, we would like to hear your thoughts on the kick-off event and Watertown Square via the following survey. 

The ambitious plan for Watertown Square will look at all physical and human-centered aspects of the study area, with a special emphasis on the configuration and design characteristics of the public realm - including streets, sidewalks, and open spaces - as well as the buildings that define and activate it.

Moving forward, Watertown Community Conversations will begin scheduling Kitchen Table Conversations (KTCs): Thank you to everyone who signed up as a KTC host. Stay tuned for future announcements to participate in a KTC and visit Watertown Community Conversations to learn about other community projects.

Watertown Square Area Plan Kick-off Event – A (more) Walkable Watertown?

Where:         64 Pleasant Street

When:          Tuesday, October 17, 2023

What:           5:00-6:00 PM – Welcome reception with local foods and live music
6:00-8:00 PM – Plan kick-off: A (more) Walkable Watertown?

Join us for the public launch of the Watertown Square Area Plan on Tuesday, October 17 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at 64 Pleasant Street.

Welcome Reception from 5:00 to 6:00 PM will include live entertainment and light bites from local Watertown Square restaurants! 

Then, during the Plan Kickoff, hear from project team representatives including walkability guru Jeff Speck and Utile project lead Tim Love, as they discuss the current condition of the Square, hear how communities can reimagine important spaces, and learn about the team's next steps! 

If you choose to drive, there is ample parking in front of the building (former Sasaki building) or in the adjacent DCR pool parking lot directly to the west of the building off of Pleasant Street. If you park in the DCR lot, there are stairs to the front door just to the left of the parking lot entrance.

If you cannot attend, or would rather listen in to the conversation virtually,  you can watch through WCATV's Government Channel (RCN 13, Comcast 22), and via live stream here.

Let us know what you think by completing this survey here.

 Kitchen Table Conversations (KTCs): Please join Watertown Community Conversations for an innovative way to speak with your neighbors about and provide input on the Watertown Square Area Plan. To sign up as a Kitchen Table Conversation (KTC) host, fill out this form by this Friday 10/20/23 at https://forms.gle/fjUuoUpNEuiHPUYn9 or stay tuned for future announcements to participate as a KTC attendee. All information will be kept strictly private and confidential. If you have any questions about hosting, please contact Stephanie Venizelos at svenizelos@watertown-ma.gov or Zeke Mermell at zmermell@watertown-ma.gov.