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Community Profile:
Nashua New Hampshire,is bordered by Hollis to the west and the Merrimack River and Hudson to the east.  Nashua was originally part of the 1673 grant to Edward Tyng, which included 200 square miles of land called Dunstable.  In 1741, Dunstable was cut in half when the MA-NH border was drawn; the northern portion containing present day Nashua retained the name Dunstable.  In 1836 the town was renamed Nashua, which is a Nashaway Indian word for “beautiful river with a pebbly bottom” and “land between two rivers.”  Today, Nashua is the second largest city in New Hampshire with over 87,000 residents.  Nashua was twice named Money Magazine’s “Best Place to Live in America” and is the only city in the country to win this honor more than once.  Nashua is home to several large employers, including BAE Systems North America, Southern NH Medical Center, and Hewlett-Packard.  The city balances its urban amenities with abundant parks and natural areas, such as the 325 acre Mine Falls Park.

iTRaC Project Overview:
City of Nashua staff formed a subcommittee to develop educational tools, designed to assist board members and the general public with a range of transportation planning topics.  Two documents, entitled “City of Nashua Guide to Transportation Planning” and “City of Nashua Guide to Traffic Calming,” have been developed to educate citizens about the basic principles of traffic and transportation planning.  The “Guide to Transportation Planning” covers topics such as linkages between sound land use and transportation planning, context sensitive solutions, and the fundamentals of traffic studies and traffic control devices.  The “Guide to Traffic Calming” provides full page summaries of a variety of traffic calming measures, including bulbouts, curb extensions, raised crosswalks, and streetscaping. 

In addition, four PowerPoint presentations have also been developed on the following topics: the Land Use and Transportation Connection; Traffic Devices, Signals, and Roundabouts; Understanding Speed Limits; and Understanding Traffic Studies.  City of Nashua staff will be able to utilize these presentations at board meetings when relevant topics are being discussed.  



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